Tagged With: politics
Amsterdam: “We’re not more tolerant because we’re morally superior. We’re just more clever.”
Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** Willem, my Amsterdam guide, seems bent on convincing me that the Netherlands has always been a model of tolerance and inclusion. At most stops along our three and a half hour walk, he makes mention of some example of forward-thinking on the part of the Dutch. There’s the … Continue reading
Graffiti
Text & Photos: Francisco Collazo Translation: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** Spanish Harlem, New York City Graffiti is like a place: each “tag” has its own language. One of the characteristics of graffiti is that it reflects the social and mental state of the society in which it’s made to a certain extent. “DEMOCRACY does not … Continue reading
Havana in Transition/La Habana en Transicion
Text: Martin Pei de la Paz Photos: Brayan Collazo English version; vease abajo para la version en espanol ** Hurry, Havana is changing! Two things come to mind for most people when they hear the word “Cuba”: old cars and the famous “camellos” (camel buses), the cargo trucks converted into public transportation. But the end … Continue reading
“Basta Ya!”: “Enough is Enough!”… March for Peace in Guadalajara
I was more than a little bummed that our trip to Guadalajara would have us away from Mexico City on the night of the Iluminemos Mexico march. Starting at the statue of the Angel and proceeding to the Zocalo, thousands of Mexicans were expected to descend upon the capital and unite in a peaceful, non-political … Continue reading
