Journalist and analyst. She has contributed to La Jornada, Grupo Reforma, Proceso, and Newsweek en Español. She is a co-author of various collective works on human rights.
Radio Coamil: “Sonic Resistance”. How Music Keeps Mexico’s Social Movements Alive
Text by Melina GilPhotos by Víctor Ibarra Humanize. Connect. Accompany. Politicize. Let the chords liberate. Let them repair what they did not break. Let powerful notes hold space for dissonance, rebellion and the people who refuse to surrender. At Casa Quinqué, a community cultural center in Guadalajara, four musicians recently gathered with the hosts of […]
'Without Corn, There Is No Country:' Native Maize Revitalization in Guadalajara
As part of the National Day of the Corn events on Sunday, Sept. 29, from a cornfield planted in the median of one of the city’s biggest thoroughfares in center of Guadalajara, Mexico, the Colectivo Coamil Federalismo—an autonomous project focused on urban agriculture—demanded the protection of corn at the national level. Through a cultural and […]