19Mar2013
Live Below the Line Campaign: Spend 5 Days Feeding Yourself on $1.50 a Day
Global Poverty Project
The Global Poverty Project's 'Live Below the Line' is an innovative awareness and fundraising campaign that's making a huge difference in the fight against extreme poverty.

19Mar2013
Study: A Quarter Million US Guns are Smuggled into Mexico Every Year
McClatchy Newspapers
Mexican officials have long blamed lax gun laws in the US for the availability of weapons in Mexico, which has only one gun store and considers gun ownership a privilege, not a right.

19Mar2013
Richard Rodriguez: The Messiah Will Come From the South
New America Media
We Americans have long told ourselves that we are a God-favored people, a churchgoing, moral people. But last week when the old cardinals of Roman Catholicism looked for the future of their church, they looked south.

19Mar2013
Establishing Crimes of Femicide and Homophobia is Urgent - Commission Against Discrimination
La Jornada
It is urgent that Mexican states that do not yet consider femicide and homophobic crimes approve such laws and review and reform the mechanisms that transfer the blame to the victim, says the National Council to Prevent Discrimination.

19Mar2013
Celebrated Mexican Nun was Baroque Sensation, but Catholic Church Put a Stop to That
Toronto Star
The Catholic Church silenced Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz in Mexico 300 years ago, and the same institution declines to heed her message now.

19Mar2013
Voice Activated Smartphone Developed for the Blind
Reuters
A Polish company has developed the world's first fully voice-operated smart phone. The 'See You' phone allows the blind and visually-impaired easy access to the mobile functions of standard smart phones.

19Mar2013
Tourism Secretary Plans to Refresh & Rebrand Mexico
Holidays Press
Caudia Ruiz Massieu has pointed out that the country is working on moving away from just the emphasis on beach and sun towards other tourism niches like archeology, luxury, sports, culture, conventions among others.

19Mar2013
Brilliant Soil: The Dream of an Indigenous Woman
Tierra Brillante
By custom, thousands of artisans in Mexico still use lead based glazes in their pottery without knowing the damage that this toxic element causes to their health. Herlinda, an indigenous Purepecha potter, is one of the few artisans in her community who uses alternative lead-free glazes.


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