Outstanding commitment of solidarity activists recognised
On 15 July the Nicaraguan Embassy held a virtual award ceremony for five UK and Ireland solidarity activists for their long commitment to Nicaragua. Those who received the awards were: * Claire Plumb, former development worker of the Leicester Masaya Link Group. Claire played a key role in developing and strengthening the...
We eat what we grow: food sovereignty, Sandinista Revolution
Testimonies of the campesinas of the Community of Marlon Alvarado Today together with hundreds of thousands of other Nicaraguans, the rural community of Marlon Alvarado in the department of Carazo will be celebrating the 41st anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. The community, part of the 46,000 member Nicaraguan Rural Workers Association (ATC),...
UK twin town support for Nicaragua COVID-19 related projects
Over the past new months NSC affiliated twin towns and other groups have adapted the ways that the work in order to provide ongoing solidarity for Nicaraguan organisations and communities. This has focused particularly on support for COVID-19 related projects. Bristol Link with Nicaragua (BLINC) Key areas of work: liaising closely with...
Rio Coco designated first UNESCO Geopark, Central America
On 7 July, the Río Coco Geopark, northern Nicaragua, was officially designated by UNESCO as the first Geopark in Central America. The Rio Coco joins 146 locations across 41 countries that form part of the UNESCO Global Geopark Network. This recognition is the culmination of years of work by the Nicaraguan government...
Renowned Nicaraguan poet and priest Ernesto Cardenal dies aged 95
‘We come from the stars, and to them we shall return.’ Ernesto Cardenal Three days of national mourning have been declared by the Nicaraguan government to mark the death at the age of 95 of one of Latin America’s best known poets. Born to a wealthy Nicaraguan family, Father Cardenal became a...
Nicaragua organic Fairtrade coffee farmer visits London
Nicaraguan Fairtrade coffee farmer Gloria Talavera visited London 20 – 22 February as a guest of the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign. Gloria belongs to the Union of Agricultural Co-operatives (UCA) SOPPEXCCA which has 650 members producing organic Fairtrade coffee for export and organic cacao, fruit and vegetables for local consumption. Women from the...
The Nicaraguan deaf children who invented a new language
In the 1980s deaf children in Nicaragua invented a completely new sign language of their own. This remarkable achievement allowed experts a unique insight into how human communication develops. US linguist Judy Shepard-Kegl documented the emergence of what is now known as Nicaraguan Sign Language. In this BBC video she explains how...
British mercenaries who trained the contra
NEW BOOK 'Keenie Meenie: the British Mercenaries who got away with war crimes' by Phil Miller published by Pluto Press ‘Like its mysterious name, Keenie Meenie Services escaped definition and to this day has evaded sanctions. Now explosive new evidence - only recently declassified - exposes the extent of these war crimes,...
Latin America Agroecology Institute (IALA) sends thanks to NSC
In September 2019 we sent a fundraising appeal to our supporters for UK solidarity work with IALA through the Nicaragua Rural Workers Association (ATC). Twenty per cent of the funds – US$900 - was a contribution towards the costs of practicums for 22 IALA students who worked with rural co-operatives and...