dylan's blog

Piccadilly Hotel

dylan — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:15:27 +0000

The ongoing closure of low-rent apartments in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside has been dealt another setback, at least temporarily.

Video of Guatemalan Village Destruction

dylan — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:58:47 +0000

A youtube video, originally posted on Rights Action's site. It goes hand in hand with the January 11 Paley article on Canadian mining company Skye Resources' involvement in the aggressive eviction of several indigenous Guatemalan communities.

Cochabamba Unrest

dylan — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:24:38 +0000

The Andean Information Network, once its website is up and running again, has a few more articles about the current developments in Cochabamba, Bolivia. As well, this blog offers a good conglomeration of news stories, including translations from local press, on a variety of topics related to the country's politics.