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Jackie Moran

Religion in Latin America: Hola, Luther | The Economist - 0 views

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religion Christianity Protestant Evangelical Pentecostal

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      Jackie Moran on 02 Oct 09
       
      This article connects to our course topics because it talks about religion and different countries' religious affiliation. It appears that some Latin American countries no longer associate Christianity as their dominant religion, and that other religions are arising.
  • Jackie Moran on 02 Oct 09
     
    This article discusses how in 2008, Chile declared October 31st to be a public holiday in honor of "the evangelical and Protestant churches," even though Chile is the only country in Latin America that still has a significant Christian Democratic party. The article also provides statistics for several countries and their religious affiliation. For example, 15% of Chileans said they were evangelicals, along with Brazilians and Guatemalans claiming to be 15% and 20% respectively. Furthermore, most Latin America Protestants are Pentecostals.
Jackie Moran

ID21 - communicating development research - 1 views

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alcoholism substance abuse violence urban men

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      Jackie Moran on 02 Oct 09
       
      This website pertains to our course because the problems of alcohol and drug abuse in Latin America are discussed. Violence is very prevalent in many Latin American countries, and a good deal of it can be associated with alcoholism and substance abuse. By gaining a better understanding of why people in the region abuse drugs and alcohol, it is possible that some of the violence can be stopped.
  • Jackie Moran on 02 Oct 09
     
    This site addresses how drug and alcohol abuse in Latin America is widespread among the urban poor, and how the two contribute to daily violence. In poor neighborhoods in the Colombian cities of Medellín and Bogotá, approximately half of the population uses drugs--mainly marijuana, followed by cocaine and amphetamines. It is believed that heavy drinking in Guatemala is associated with Mayans, indigenous people trapped in poverty by discrimination and armed conflict.
leah williams

Signs of Hope for Mexico City - Articles - God's Word - Urbana.org - 3 views

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Evangelical Religion Faith Urban Violence

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    This website is an evangelical Christian fellowship that focuses in on outreach in Mexico. It tells of the opportunities available now that Mexico is no longer striving to be secular, as they were in earlier years before the revolution (because of how much control the Catholic Church had on the government). It is written for people who are looking to do missions in Mexico, but I think it is a good resource for looking at the evangelical outlook on how they see their mission in Mexico, and to compare it with the results that the Mexican people are getting out of it.
leah williams

The Reformation of Machismo - 2 views

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Men Christianity Masculinity Faith Gender Relations

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    This article discusses the change that happens when Latino men convert to Evangelical Christianity, and the effects it has on women and family life. Because Evangelical beliefs consider drinking and partying is wrong, the man stays home with his family. Women also become more confidant of speaking out against their husbands to keep them in line, and not to fall back to their old ways. An interesting point that was made in the article was the relief that men felt when going away from their machismo ways- "In Colombia, machismo is, over the long run, very demanding and difficult for all under its sway, including the males who must perform this role"
leah williams

Latin America to hold summit to fight crime - CNN.com - 0 views

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Violence Urban Gangs Crime Substance Abuse

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    This article was written in response to the violence/crime related actions that are happening because of the increased amount of drug and substance abuse in Latin America. The article states that in January (when the article was written), the presidents of Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama were to meet in Panama to discuss what should be done and what measure should be taken to help. One major problem brought up by the article is that the instability that is happening particularly in Mexico could be a danger to the US because of the shared border.
Elizabeth Hughes

Rapture and Renewal in Latin America - 0 views

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Evangelical Pentecostal Cultural Change Gender Relations Christianity

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      Elizabeth Hughes on 01 Oct 09
       
      This article discussed the high rates of conversion to Evangelicalism in Latin America. The article also discusses how Evangelicalism/Pentecostalism has redefined Latin American communities. The communal worships and services have brought people of different classes, races, and ethnicities together. We can see here how Evangelicalism has not only changed people's behaviors and practices within the Latin American culture, but also how they interact with one another.
  • Elizabeth Hughes on 01 Oct 09
     
    This article discussed the high rates of conversion to Evangelicalism in Latin America. The article also discusses how Evangelicalism/Pentecostalism has redefined Latin American communities. The communal worships and services have brought people of different classes, races, and ethnicities together. We can see here how Evangelicalism has not only changed people's behaviors and practices within the Latin American culture, but also how they interact with one another.
Gabriela Torres

HERE IS YOUR NEW LIST OF TAGS - 48 views

Masculinity Christianity Evangelical Protestant Men Violence Venezuela Religion Urban Alcoholism Gender Relations Cultural Change Gangs Crime Substance Abuse Pentecostal Faith

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leah williams

The Impact of Women's Education on Fertility In Latin America: Searching for Explanations - 0 views

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birth control child birth fertility poverty gender

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    This aritcle discusses women in Latin American and how their education effects their fertility rate. Generally, poorer women who lack education have more children than richer women who had the chance of education. This is evidentally true for other cultures, but particularly for women in Latin America because men are very dominant and if a child is to be educated it is more likely to be the boy instead of a girl. The aritcle gives details about the essential need for women to have education, not only to break social bias against class, but also to promote development of countries and reducing fertility rates.
Gabriela Torres

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Culture Art War Violence Opinion

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    Fascinating social commentary on Latin America. Fantastic photography featured on 09/16/09
Gabriela Torres

Correa vs. Social Movements: Showdown in Ecuador | North American Congress on Latin Ame... - 0 views

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Constitutional Reform Indigenous Social Movements Ecuador Mining Government Poverty Gender

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    Debates around the history and composition of Ecuador's new constitution.
Laura Donovan

HIV & AIDS in Latin America - 0 views

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AIDS_HIV Homosexuality Machismo Condom Prostitution

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  • Tvon Scott on 08 Sep 09
     
    Many people in Latin America are living with HIV and although this region is often overlooked, it has a very high number of people living with the disease. Most levels of the infection in Latin America are found in men who have sex with men or MSM. This information, though, is often hidden due to the 'machismo' culture of men in Latin America.
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  • Laura Donovan on 16 Sep 09
     
    This site is an informative website promoting HIV/AIDS awareness. This article in particular focuses on the increasing number of people living with AIDS in Latin America. Not only does it account for the growing number of cases, but it also discusses the common causes of the disease transferal such as men who have sex with other men, the low percentage of people using condoms and the industry of sex workers.
  • Jordan Costello on 16 Sep 09
     
    this article talks about the prevelance of HIV/AIDS in latin america. It says that HIV is found mostley in "men who have sex with other men" and how not many people know this because of the machismo mentality in latin america.
  • Morgan Somer on 16 Sep 09
     
    More than half of Latin Americans living with HIV live in the regions four largest countries. The highest levels of HIV are found within men who have sex with men. Latin American countries make little effort to provide AID services that address the needs of men who are sexually active with other men. Drug use is also a major factor in the spread of HIV.
Laura Donovan

Domestic Violence: An Ongoing Threat to Women in Latin America and the Caribbean - Popu... - 0 views

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(Domestic Violence) Crime (Women's Rights) Gender Silance

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  • Jessie Davidson on 03 Sep 09
     
    To date, nearly 30 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean region have enacted laws against domestic violence or have characterized the violence as a crime. Despite these laws, many women in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to be failed by the legal system. (October 2001)
  • Laura Donovan on 16 Sep 09
     
    This is an article discussing the lack of protection for women against acts of domestic violence in Latin America. The article addresses the difficulty for women to report these crimes due to lack of rights and enforcement of the laws.
Elcey Williams

National Compadres Network - 0 views

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Gender Roles Machismo Gender Patriarchy Education

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    This source is a network of Latino males who seek to change the way men (specifically Latino men) are viewed as dominated by volatile sexuality. They work to educate male children and provide them with stable, male mentors, and in doing so seek to improve the lives of families and communities .
Morgan Somer

Preventing HIV through education in Latin America and Caribbean - 0 views

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sexuality education AIDS_HIV government policy sex

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    Latin American leaders are trying to prevent HIV in Latin America and the Carribean through sexual education and health promotion programs in schools. Childhood and adolescent years are the most important years of developing, therefore it is imperative to provide education on sexuality. The Costa Rican Government signed an agreement allowing leaders to educate 15-25 year olds on HIV and how to use a condom.
  • Morgan Somer on 16 Sep 09
     
    Latin America Ministers pledged to provide broad sex education in schools. Having sexual education can give the children an accurate idea of how bad the issue of HIV/AIDS is, and how they could prevent it. The education will cover a broad range of issues such as how HIV is transmitted and how to use a condom. The governments in Latin America and Caribbean are showing huge leadership in this field to provide the children and adolescents will information that will help this growing epidemic.
Sophie Bergelson

As Latin Nations Treat Gays Better, Asylum Is Elusive - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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Homosexuality Government Policy AID_HIV Immigration Healthcare

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    In the past, the United States has granted political asylum to gays and lesbians from Latin America who could prove that they faced discrimination and persecution in their own countries because of their sexual orientation. Many of the asylum seekers were Mexican men who were HIV positive and were able to get the medical treatment they needed in the US. However, now that Mexico has taken some steps towards being more accepting of homosexuality, political asylum for Mexicans is harder to get.
Courtney Connors

Latin American Herald Tribune - 21 Hurt in Bombing after Brazil Gay Pride Parade - 0 views

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Homosexuality Gay Rights Human Rights Political Movements Legislation

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  • At least 21 people were injured when a homemade bomb exploded at a spot where participants gathered after the gay pride parade in Brazil’s largest city, authorities said Monday
  • Present at the time of the attack were dozens of people who had taken part a few hours earlier in the 13th edition of the gay pride parade that, with close to 3 million participants, is considered the biggest demonstration in the world in defense of gays
  • the bomb was thrown from a building on the square
  • Courtney Connors on 16 Sep 09
     
    Although the other bookmarks for this session have exemplified the positive transition that the gay rights movement has had over time within reference to liberating legislation and basic human rights, this article shows a negative impact that has also occurred. In Brazil, a gay pride parade was held with over three million participants and was going well until a bomb was thrown from a building and injured 21 people in the process. Such an act exemplifies that no matter how far the rights movement has come over the past twenty or so years, there will still be right wing conservative opposition in the near future.
Courtney Connors

Foreign Policy: Gays in Latin America: Is the Closet Half Empty? - 0 views

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Homosexuality Gay Rights Human Rights Political Movements Legislation

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  • The region is becoming gayer. It's not that there are more gays and lesbians living in Latin America (we would never know)
  • he region is becoming more gay-friendly
  • Latin America was the land of the closet and the home of the macho
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  • In 1998, Ecuador's new constitution introduced protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation. In 1999, Chile decriminalized same-sex intercourse. Rio de Janeiro's state legislature banned sexual-orientation discrimination in public and private establishments in 2000. In 2002, Buenos Aires guaranteed all couples, regardless of gender, the right to register civil unions. The policy changes just kept coming. In 2003, Mexico passed a federal antidiscrimination law that included sexual orientation. A year later, the government of Brazil initiated "Brasil sem homofobia" (Brazil without homophobia), a program with nongovernmental organizations to change social attitudes toward sexuality. In 2006, Mexico City approved the Societal Cohabitation Law, granting same-sex couples marital rights identical to those for common-law relationships between a man and a woman. Uruguay passed a 2007 law granting access to health benefits, inheritance, parenting, and pension rights to all couples who have cohabited for at least five years. In 2008, Nicaragua reformed its penal code to decriminalize same-sex relations. Even Cuba's authoritarian new president, Raúl Castro, has allowed free sex-change operations for qualifying citizen
  • regime change
  • homophobia
  • A recent survey in Brazil, the country with the largest gay-pride parades in the world, showed that 58 percent of respondents still agree with the statement, "Homosexuality is a sin against the laws of God," and 41 percent with "Homosexuality is an illness that should be treated."
  • Courtney Connors on 16 Sep 09
     
    This article proposes the idea that an increasing number of Latin American countries have become more acceptive of gay and lesbian ideals. Due to regime changes, the once "closeted macho" countries now welcome such legislation as protections against sexual discrimination; the decriminalization of same-sex intercourse; grants to health benefits, parenting, and so on in countries like Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, and NIcaragua.
claude adjil

HIV/AIDS in Haiti and Latin America by César Chelala - The Globalist - 0 views

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AIDS_HIV Health Care Poverty Sexual Education Homosexuality

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    In the past decades, HIV infections are on the rise in Latin America and the Caribbean, however, Haiti, one of the countries hardest hit by the epidemic is witnessing falling infection rates. 2.2% about 190,000 Haitians are suffering from HIV/AIDS, according to UNAIDS. Infection rates are more slowly to decline in rural areas than in urban areas, but progress for battling the disease has been significant for a country with such high poverty levels. The percentage of pregnant women who have tested HIV positive has declined by half over the last ten years. The majority of the population, however, lacks proper sexual education. In countries where the prevalence rates are lower, the epidemic is concentrated among socially marginalized populations, such as gay males. Currently, Argentina, Brazil, Columbia and Mexico have the largest epidemic due partly to the fact that they have larger populations. Since Latin American and Caribbean nations are not a singular culture, attention to the HIV epidemic has not been homogeneous.
Morgan Somer

Women's eNews - Illegal Abortions Rampant in Latin America - 0 views

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abortion reproductive fertility contraception sexuality

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      Written by a feminist news group called Women's E-News, this article highlights widespread illegal abortion throughout Latin America, particularly in Chile and Peru. Although based around women, the article talks about the limits on access to contraception in Latin America, and the fears surrounding contraception circulating through the modern Latin American man.
  • ervention. Public health advocates cite the study as proof that abortion rates can be lowered through improved availability, delivery and quality of contraception and the establishment of post-a
  • thomas hatley on 15 Sep 09
     
    This article-out of a feminist news group called Women's E-News-highlights widespread illegal abortion throughout Latin America, particularly in Chile and Peru. Although based around women, the article talks about the limits on access to contraception in Latin America, and the fears surrounding contraception circulating through the modern Latin American man.
  • Jordan Costello on 16 Sep 09
     
    This artical talks about abortions and where it is prohibited and allowed. It talks about women and how abortions in latin america are considered immoral and looked down upon, which in turn leads women to getting abortions illagaly.
  • Morgan Somer on 16 Sep 09
     
    In Latin America five thousand women die from underground abortions every year. The article explains that women who consider having an abortion could end up being convicted since it is illegal and shunned upon. Despite these legal risks Latin America continues to experience abortion rates that are much higher than the majority of countries where it is legal.
Morgan Somer

BBC NEWS | Health | Mexico prison tackles HIV ignorance - 0 views

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abortion reproductive fertility contraception sexuality

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  • Morgan Somer on 16 Sep 09
     
    In Latin America five thousand women die from underground abortions every year. The article explains that women who consider having abortion could end up being convicted since it is illegal and shunned upon. Despite these legal risks Latin America continues to experience abortion rates that are much higher than the majority of countries where it is legal.
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