"When you get trapped in the destruction, open the door to creation. "
Anais Nin, French writer,1903-1977
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...
María Suárez Toro, Escribana 10 de julio 2018 Perdieron tanto que ni siquiera habían alcanzado a contabilizarlo todo cuando llegó el grupo de CRAFTCO Guatemala a trabajar con ellas en la escuelita convertida en albergue cuando los embates de Volcán de Fuego a escasos...
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 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...
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...
María Suárez Toro, Escribana October 13, 2017 Casa Julia and three other women's shelters are closed for lack of electricity and generators, including Casa Luisa Capetillo and Hogar Nueva Mujer (New Woman’s Home). Hogar Ruth (Ruth’s Home) opened with 35 women, but has...
