Fidel Castro’s death has led us to lay eyes once again on his iconic figure. In the last few days, a plethora of photos of his persona has flooded TV, digital, and printed media. Not surprisingly, most of these are of a younger Fidel, in military gear, and always in action: smiling, talking, walking, thinking,

On Wednesday November 16, Juan Haro from immigrant women-led Movement for Justice in El Barrio led a discussion on successful strategies taking on multimillionaire landlords and government entities & policies that support them in the fight against displacement and gentrification. Movement is a primarily low-income, immigrant, majority-women organization working against gentrification and for local housing

Dear Jackson School Community, As we come to terms with the results of the highly contentious election, I wanted to write to you to reaffirm that the Jackson School will always be an open and welcoming place for people of all backgrounds. University of Washington President Cauce, Provost Baldasty and other university leaders have posted

Award winning American author, journalist, and lecturer Adam Hochschild spoke to UW students and faculty on November 9th at Smith Hall. His best-known works include King Leopold’s Ghost, To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914–1918, Bury the Chains, The Mirror at Midnight, and The Unquiet Ghost.  

Maudí Tzay, a Guatemalan community psychologist with the Community Research and Psychosocial Action Team (ECAP), spoke at UW last October 19th (Thomson Hall 101 4:30pm). Her presentation touched on the crucial role of healing in movements for transitional justice and the healing opportunities that justice holds for survivors of state violence. Earlier this year, a major

Oct 5, 2016 I was born on the same year the FARC guerrillas were formed in Colombia, marking the beginning of a new period of violence that has lasted 52 years. I don’t know the country without war, and I was thrilled about the peace agreement reached earlier this year between the government and the

On September 13th 2016, Colombian Ambassador Juan Carlos Pinzón addressed the Seattle audience on the past, current status, and the future of Colombia. The longest war in Latin America is over. After four years of negotiations, the Colombian government and the FARC rebel group reached a peace agreement that if ratified, will put an end

Jackson School Assistant Director for African Studies and Latin America & Caribbean Studies Monica Rojas-Stewart received the annual Jackson School Student Association Student Service Award in recognition of her outstanding service to students. In addition, Excelencia Tumi USA, a Peruvian organization that recognizes accomplishments of Peruvians in the U.S., has awarded Dr. Rojas-Stewart with the 2016

On May 6th 2016 two prominent scholars from the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico) professors John Ackerman and Irma Sandoval engaged students, faculty, staff and community members at the University of Washington on a very provocative and enlightening discussion on the current social and political situation in Mexico

On April 28th 2016, Afro-Brazilian poet Salgado Maranhão and translator Alexis Levitin spoke on “Brazilian Poetry in translation” event sponsored by the Spanish and Portuguese studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, The Center for Global Studies, the Simpson Center for the Humanities