From Venezuelan Violence to American Mass Shootings
My family left Venezuela for a safer place. But my years as a student in Florida, very close to a high school in Parkland, were marked by fear
Life
Guayabo
As more and more of us experience the pain of moving abroad, no matter how hard we wanted to emigrate, we need to find a word of our own to define our feeling
What Overturning Roe v. Wade Means for Latinas in the U.S.
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, this would add to an increasing list of difficulties for women, especially non-white immigrants
Yekuana Baskets Make It to Milan’s Salone Satellite
While mining profoundly damages the environment and culture of the Caura basin, a Yekuana craftswoman organized the women in her community to produce and sell their weaving in Venezuela and abroad. Meet the unstoppable Dawa
Is Venezuela Doing Better?
Given that this question is becoming more frequent and is triggering more intense fights, we took a survey among our circles. What we found taught us a lot about how Venezuelan reality is perceived from the inside and outside
Forced Migration and Our Life Projects
For many, the ‘Venezuelan dream’ has been damaged by the need to migrate. That dream, that project that we didn’t know we had for our lives, is our right. A right worth fighting for
Working for a Call Center in the U.S. from Venezuela
For an English speaker in the Andean city of Merida, it looked like a great opportunity to put bread on the table. I had no idea the kind of hell it could be
Those Who Leave Venezuela Carry a Stamp on Their Forehead
Among the six million+ Venezuelans who have left their country, there are displaced citizens and refugees; but institutions, politicians, and social agents decide to deny them this status, feeding a vicious circle of human rights violations
The Elastic Families of Venezuela's Forced Migration
Some have been stretched out so much that they’ve broken, others are reuniting abroad, and some others have been replaced by community networks. This is how the family is changing in Venezuela
How Violence Separates or Displaces Venezuelan Families
Security forces, gangs and guerrillas were forcing people out of cities, villages and Indigenous communities even before the massive migration waves
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