Cuban Revolution at 60, A Call for Pitches, and Recent Web Articles

Event: The Cuban Revolution at 60

Join us on Thursday, March 7 and Friday, March 8 at NYU for an international conference that will bring together scholars of the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean to revisit existing narratives of Cuba's revolution, highlight avenues opened up by recent work, and open up a broader discussion about the methodological and theoretical possibilities that have opened by the fading of Cold War polarizations.

This event is free and open to the public. Please register here. Click here for more information. 

Call for Pitches: Labor in the Americas

NACLA is seeking pitches for articles for our upcoming print issue focusing on labor in the Americas. The accepted pieces will be 2,500-3,500 words, and can take on various formats—articles, interviews, photo essays—that engage with this topic. Click here for more details!

NEW ON NACLA.ORG
	Sex Workers Unionize in Guatemala Katie Schlechter   February 25, 2019 Criminalization and a lack of protection by law enforcement makes sex workers in Guatemala and beyond vulnerable to violence. But one group has decided to organize to make their work safer.
	López Obrador’s Public Enemy Number One Philip Luke Johnson   February 21, 2019 As Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador ramps up his “war” on oil theft in the wake of the Tlahuelilpan explosion, will he remain loyal to his campaign’s promise to demilitarize the state?
	Unfinished Business: The New York State DREAM Act Marlen Fernández   February 19, 2019 After years of activism led by undocumented youth, New York State has finally passed a version of the DREAM Act, which gives undocumented students access to financial aid. Yet in the broader struggle for immigrant rights, there is much work left to be done.
	La Colectiva Matamba Resiste (traducción) Julia Zulver   February 18, 2019 En Bogotá, una colectiva de mujeres afrocolombianas moviliza en contra del racismo estructural y la opresión.
	“What better function for art at this time than as a voice for the voiceless”: The Work of Chicano Artist Malaquías Montoya Bill Berkowitz   February 15, 2019 A profile of Malaquías Montoya, the Chicano artist whose work focuses on amplifying the voices of Chicanx farmworkers and Mexican immigrants.
	Venezuela’s Popular Sectors and the Future of a Country Rebecca Hanson and Francisco Sánchez   February 13, 2019 Just a few years ago, the vast majority of working-class barrios in Caracas were ardent supporters of Chavismo. Today, they are split—but they don’t trust the opposition either.