Copa Sandino football in Bristol raises Ā£1,500 for Nicaragua
Despite Covid isolations and Met Office warnings of lightning and thunder- storms over 150 people turned out for the 33rd Copa Sandino football for Nicaragua tournament organised by the Bristol Link with Nicaragua (BLINC). The afternoon was bathed in Bristol sunshine as people tried the pop- up Colombian food stall and...
No to US imposed regime change, yes to celebrating 42nd anniversary of the Revolution
Today, 19th July,Ā is the 42nd anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution NSC joins nearly 200 US based organisations in calling for the US to stop interfering in Nicaraguaās internal affairs by promoting regime change. Why NSCās partner organisation the Rural Workers Association (ATC) will be celebrating todayĀ The ATC denounces the danger...
Climate Justice: the Nicaraguan perspective
In December 2020, UN general secretary, Antonio Guterres, warned that humans are waging a āsuicidalā war against the natural world, which is ādevastating our planet. Nature is striking back with gathering fury, biodiversity is collapsingā¦.ā --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicaragua is a small Central American country roughly the size of England and Wales with a...
Webinar Nicaraguan women: transforming lives, protecting the land
Wednesday 16 June, 7 - 8.30pm BST Organised byĀ Friends of the ATCĀ and theĀ Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign Join us to find out about the long struggle of the women of the Gloria Quintanilla Co-operative whose organising has transformed the lives of their whole community through their commitment to food sovereignty, agroecology, gender equality and...
NEW VIDEO āNicaraguan women: transforming lives, protecting the landāĀ
The video tells the story of the long struggle of the women of the Gloria Quintanilla Co-operative whose organising has transformed the lives of the whole community through their commitment to food sovereignty, agroecology, gender equality and land rights. Based in the rural community of Santa Julia south of Managua, the...
What would a successful outcome of COP26 look like?
According to *Dr Paul Oquist, the former head of the Nicaraguan COP Delegation and author of Equilibra: The Philosophy and Political Economy of Existence and Extinction, there are two keys to saving climate change negotiations. The first is increasing the level of ambition, commitment and action to cut carbon emissions particularly...
Wind, sun, water and volcanoes: Nicaragua’s renewable energy programme
An April report of the International Energy AgencyĀ report, predicts Ā that global energy related carbon emissions Ā are Ā set to sky-rocket in 2021. It could mark the second biggest annual rise in global energy related emissions in history, predominantly driven by Ā increased use and investment in coal by the US and China. Such...
Tribute to Dr Paul Oquist, tireless advocate for social, economic & climate justice
It is with great sorrow that we report that Dr Paul Oquist died in Managua on 13 April at the age of 78. A truly great man, always very warm, humble, respectful and with an encyclopaedic capacity to absorb, analyse and communicate complex information. In NSCās work on climate justice and...
NSC hurricane funds help build climate resilient agriculture & food sovereignty
In November 2020 two catastrophic hurricanes of unprecedented strength struck Nicaragua, a consequence of the climate crisis. This came at a time when the country was already reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic and US sanctions. Winds of up to 155mph and torrential rain struck at the worst possible time and destroyedĀ ...
Nicaragua begins rolling out Covid vaccination programme
On 2 March the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health (MINSA), began vaccinations prioritising highly vulnerable patients in two hospitals in Managua. These were Sputnik-V vaccines from the Russian Federation and 200,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by India. A further shipment of 135,000 doses arrived on 16 March as part of the World...