Awasqa is a digital platform that seeks to democratize the media through the construction of a collaborative network with indigenous and environmental movements and organizations of the continent, generating a free space for publication in which to share written, audiovisual, visual and sound information, recognizing the diversity of languages and forms of communication, and breaking language barriers to promote linguistic justice and participatory communication.
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Sofía Jarrín
Cofundadora y coeditora. Me formé yo sola como periodista comunitaria y productora de radio desde 2004. Hice la cobertura de muchos (muchos) eventos y protestas para Indymedia, WMBR en MIT, Pacifica Radio, ALER en Ecuador, entre otros. Mis artículos se han publicado en medios alternativos como Z Magazine, Dollars & Sense, TruthOut.org, Democracy Now! y NPR World. Mi trabajo en Awasqa es principalmente de voluntariado y soy traductora académica/editora de textos a tiempo completo.
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Articles by Awasqa
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Awasqa’s Scholars Program Allows Community Journalists to Explore and Grow their Craft in Writing and Storytelling
The Awasqa scholarship program has highlighted and made tangible the importance of supporting community communicators from underrepresented communities. Awasqa invited a group of young students and professionals from Abya Yala, between the ages of 18 and 28, with some experience in communication and journalism, to develop and share their work. The program’s purpose has been…
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Meet the First Generation of Awasqa Youth Scholars
It is with great joy that we want to introduce the first eight young Awasqa Youth Scholarship recipients! The main objective of the Awasqa Youth Scholarship is to create networks across Latin America and to give visibility to the work of Black and indigenous youth who are leading in the fields of community journalism, communication…
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Community-Based Human Rights Impact Assessment of Canadian Mine in Oaxaca
San José mining project. Report on the violation of human rights in the communities of Ocotlán, Ejutla and Tlacolula, Oaxaca Executive Summary This report assesses the impact on human rights of the “San José” and “San José II” mining projects belonging to the Compañía Minera Cuzcatlán SA de CV – a subsidiary of Fortuna Silver…