Mexico is a diverse country and as such, each region is coping with COVID19 in different ways with the resources they have. Today, I will describe the coping mechanisms of my hometown, Tamazulapam Mixe, a little indigenous community located in the mountains of “Sierra Norte” in Oaxaca, Mexico. Many people know us as ‘the never…
On 30 March 2020 Zimbabwe, a country of 14.3 million people, the government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by imposing a mandatory lockdown for 21 days. This mandatory lockdown movement was only restricted to essential service providers; health care, security services and agriculture were designated as part of the essential services. Two days later the…
The POLLEN node at the School of Human Ecology at Ambedkar University Delhi has launched of the online Masterclass Series on Critical Agrarian Studies this semester. The Series brings together eminent academics and teachers who work on rural/ agrarian issues in the Global South. For more info about the online course https://politicalecologynetwork.files.wordpress.com/2020/10/masterclass-poster-main.pdf For applying, visit this link: https://forms.gle/z7Pnv1EybzDTziFr7