By César Gómez (Maya Poqomam, CS Staff)
As time goes by, communications evolve. Facebook, Instagram, X, WhatsApp, are some of the platforms that, second by second, minute by minute, interconnect millions of people around the world, bringing the borders of countries closer. However, these new technologies require the purchase of data, making their use dependent on the market and excluding the vast majority of the population who cannot afford them.
My name is Celia Flor Díaz Pérez, and I am a Maya Tsotsil woman from Los Altos de Chiapas, of the Chamo' culture. I will be 35 years old in April. I introduce myself as Celia Nichim (which means flower in Tsotsil) in some places that do not require my legal name since my surname is part of the colonial imposition.
On February 28, 2024, EU Member States have sent a clear message: no change is needed in business conduct – despite the years-long debates and negotiations between the co-legislators and the stark defy the resounding support for the Directive from governments, trade unions, civil society, large, medium and small businesses, and individual citizens.
This afternoon, EU diplomats met at the Coreper to decide and endorse the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
For Immediate Release:
February 28, 2024
By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar, CS Staff)
By Tia-Alexi Roberts (Narragansett, CS Staff)
February 13 is World Radio Day!
Today marks the 13th annual celebration of World Radio Day as proclaimed by UNESCO. This year's theme is "Radio: A century informing, entertaining and educating."
By Cesar Gomez (Maya Pocomam, CS Staff)
Reposted from www.sirgecoalition.org.
Indigenous Peoples’ right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) provides a framework for the considerations and processes required when investors and governments seek to develop projects that may affect Indigenous communities, lands, territories, and resources. For this reason, Indigenous leaders must be prepared to advocate for their individual communities' FPIC priorities on their own terms from a fully informed and proactive position.
By Chenae Bullock (Shinnecock)
By Mariana Kiimi Ortiz (Ñuu Saavi, CS Staff)
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on Massachusett land, in Cambridge, MA, and we thank the past, current, and future Indigenous stewards of this territory.
