Orquestas Infantiles y Juveniles is a programme offering children in the villas of Buenos Aires an opportunity to develop through free music training with professionals. Chris Barrett reports.
by Chris Barrett, 26 November 2012.
Orquestas Infantiles y Juveniles is a programme offering children in the villas of Buenos Aires an opportunity to develop through free music training with professionals. Chris Barrett reports.
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by Lucas Radicella, 21 November 2012.
Boivia has sanctioned a new environmental law designed to protect land and encourage development in harmony with Mother Earth and the concept of ‘Good Living’. Lucas Radicella reports.
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by Celina Andreassi, 19 November 2012.
Despite recent progress, the transsexual community in Argentina still faces big challenges in areas such as health, education, and employment. Celina Andreassi looks at the ongoing search for equal rights.
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by Brit Weaver, 05 November 2012.
‘Todos Juntos’ is an NGO that has set up dental clinics in Buenos Aires’ slums. Brit Weaver talks to its founder, Fiona Ambrosi, about changing the world one tooth at a time.
Posted in Development, TOP STORY, Urban Life, Villas2 Comments
by Hugh Davies, 31 October 2012.
Hugh Davies analyses the soy-based agricultural model that is behind the displacement and murder of peasant farmers in the north of Argentina.
Posted in Current Affairs, Human Rights, News From Argentina, TOP STORY3 Comments
by Chris Barrett, 25 October 2012.
Photos of puma hunting in Patagonia published on social networking sites sparked outrage around the country. Chris Barrett investigates what’s behind the indiscriminate killings.
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by Taylor Dolven, 25 October 2012.
Each week, the Indy features and promotes one project on crowdfunding website Ideame, with the aim of helping the creators finance and achieve their dreams. This week: two bicycle ‘activists’ looking to document a 2,800km mission to spread ideas on sustainability from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro.
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by Kyle Younker, 23 October 2012.
Argentina’s biometrics system, SIBIOS, came into law in 2011. Implemented with no public debate, it involves the collection of biometric data for easy identification in public spaces. Kyle Younker investigates.
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by Celina Andreassi, 12 October 2012.
Last weekend, an estimated 25,000 women descended upon the northern city of Posadas, in Misiones province, for the National Women’s Encounter.
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by Anna Johansson, 11 October 2012.
Each week, the Indy features and promotes one project on crowdfunding website Ideame, with the aim of helping the creators finance and achieve their dreams. This week: Reciclario – bags for recycling.
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As we continue our focus on art and design, we revisit Kate Stanworth's 2007 interview with Lucio Boschi about his black and white photographs of lesser-known cultures in Argentina.