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New Ad Campaigns Take Aim at Machismo in Latin America

By Mariela Rosario | 02/17/2011 - 19:55 | 0 Comments

New ad campaigns sweeping across Latin America are taking on a centuries-old code of machismo propulgated by outdated ideas of male and female power dynamics.

First, Chile launched a campaign that declared, "Maricón, el que maltrata a una mujer." Watch the PSA below:

Women from Mexico Begin Hunger Strike at White House

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Mexican American Women Begin Hunger Strike at White House

By Mariela Rosario | 11/10/2010 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

A group of ten Mexican American women have begun a hunger strike in front of the White House to protest the poverty and violence that has plagued the U.S./Mexico border for years.

Their goal is to increase federal funding for border towns. Cindy Arnolds, the organizer of the hunger strike, told...