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...

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 11, 2016 | Immigration, Independent journalism, Resistance, United States | 0 Comments

It is shocking. It is appalling. It is despicable. It is scary. But it is most terrifying to the millions of people who face threats to their lives with promises to deport them all, to build a wall, to block them from entering the fortress of the US. It was working...

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 | June 4, 2016 | Immigration, Independent journalism | 0 Comments

It is my wish…that my mom will always be with me…that our family can stay together…that my dad could be with me again…. that I don’t have to be afraid anymore…   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtEOWz0WL0U&feature=youtu.be "A Child's Wish," a PSA from the "This is My...