by Margie Thompson | April 1, 2018 | Immigration, Independent journalism, United States | 0 Comments

By Margie Thompson, ESCRIBANA In honor of International Women’s Day 2018, four immigrant women in sanctuary in Colorado united their voices virtually via video in an historic encounter across the miles to launch the  People's Resolution: Creating a Path Forward on...

by Margie Thompson | July 31, 2018 | Immigration, Independent journalism, Mexico-US border, United States | 0 Comments

By Kathy Bougher Kathy Bougher is a journalist, correspondent for ESCRIBANA, feminist activist, and educator who has traveled throughout Central America working with women’s groups in the region on reproductive rights and other social justice issues. She spent several...

by Margie Thompson | February 10, 2018 | Climate change, Independent journalism, Puerto Rico | 0 Comments

By María “Cuca” Súarez Toro for Claridad, ESCRIBANA February 5, 2018   A novel initiative developed by the owner of the Jardin y Vivero Plantas de Caparra, Teresa Suárez Toro could become an example for families and communities to contribute to the reforestation of...

by Margie Thompson | November 9, 2017 | Immigration, Independent journalism, Puerto Rico, Violence Against Women | 0 Comments

María Suárez Toro ESCRIBANA November 1, 2017   The contagious sound of the women who came to meet at the Dominican Woman's Center on Monday, October 30 filled the air. They met with hugs, kisses, laughter and hundreds of anecdotes about the ups and downs of daily life...

by Margie Thompson | December 21, 2016 | Immigration, Independent journalism, United States | 0 Comments

It’s like being totally lost in a dark forest with enormous twisted trees that are constantly moving and growing, blocking the way. Women mostly from  Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador are fleeing horrendous violence in their countries out of desperation and terror...