Author Archives: Lara

The power structure has historically sought to associate protest and dissent with violence by using different concepts as synonyms, thus equating violence with dissent and non-violence with reformist processes. Five key concepts will therefore be distinguished below: Violence. Violence is understood as the deliberate use of physical or psychological force against individuals, groups or communities with the intention of causing harm. Galtung distinguishes between three levels: Direct violence. Explicit acts involving actions that cause physical or psychological harm to individuals … Read more

We are not spectators! We are responsible for what happens in the immediate reality around us! We are the organized resistance against a system that devastates communities, plunders ecosystems, and strips human life of dignity. Every day we must walk together, guided by the idea that only continuous, organized, and united action will stop the abuses of the predatory machinery of transnational corporations, which are so well protected by the actions or complicit passivity of state governments and international organizations. … Read more