January 2012
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Jason Glaser - La Isla Speaking Tour
Join in on one of La Isla’s many speaking events over the next few weeks…..
Aquinas College - January 27th, 2012 at 9:30 to 11 a.m - Grand Rapids, MI
http://www.aquinas.edu/
Cooley College - January 31st, 2012 at 12 Noon - Grand Rapids, MI
http://www.cooley.edu/
Calvin College - January 30th, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. - Grand Rapids, MI
DeVos Communication Center, Room 170,...
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LA ISLA IN THE NEWS
IPS - JAN 2012 - El Salvador: Pesticides Fill Graveyards in Rural Villages
Sitting in the shade under a tree at a careful distance, Francisco Sosa watches his son prepare the land for planting by spraying the weeds with an herbicide from a tank carried on his back. The 60-year-old Salvadoran farmer would like to help his son Saúl, 25, but on doctor’s orders, he can’t. Like...
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LA ISLA IN THE NEWS - Reuters - Dec 23 2011
Dec. 23 - An unexplained kidney disease epidemic hits Nicaragua’s impoverished sugar-growing town of La Islas with locals blaming pollution. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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A Cycle of Death: Inside Nicaragua's Sugar Cane...
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Written by Jason Glaser
The video here focuses on the community of La Isla de Viudas (The Isle of Widows) outside of Chichigalpa, Nicaragua, but it is a powerful introduction to a much larger global issue. Sadly, the stories shared are in no way isolated or limited to this area. Throughout the sugarcane industry in Central America child labor is rampant, widows...
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You're Invited!
You’re Invited: A Benefit for La Isla Foundation
January 31 2012
WHEN: TUESDAY, January 31, 2012 — 7:30 – 10:00 P.M.
WHAT: LEARN ABOUT THE WORK OF LA ISLA FOUNDATION
WHERE: THE PYRAMID SCHEME (68 Commerce SW) Grand Rapid’s hottest new entertainment venue - www.pyramidschemebar.com
Bonus: Tuesday is 1/2 off drinks night
FEATURING A SILENT AUCTION:
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