Month: January 2021

Haz cliq aquí para leer la versión en español. Mexico still authorizes more than 3,000 insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides for agricultural, forestry, domestic, gardening, urban, and industrial uses. Among them are at least 183 active substances classified as highly dangerous in international agreements, and 111 which are prohibited in other countries, according to government records and recent reports. Fernando Bejarano, coordinator of the Pesticides and Alternatives Action Network in Mexico (RAPAM), speaks positively of the December 31 presidential decree to ban Glysophate in public institutions and work toward its elimination in the private sector. But he questions the governmental mechanisms in place to address the agrochemicals situation in Mexico. “The current government is ...

Haz cliq aquí para leer la versión en español. Mexico still authorizes more than 3,000 insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides for agricultural, forestry, domestic, gardening, urban, and industrial uses. Among them are at least 183 active substances classified as highly dangerous in international agreements, and 111 which are prohibited in other countries, according to government records and recent reports. Fernando Bejarano, coordinator of the Pesticides and Alternatives Action Network in Mexico (RAPAM), speaks positively of the December 31 presidential decree to ban Glysophate in public institutions and work toward its elimination in the private sector. But he questions the governmental mechanisms in place to address the agrochemicals situation in Mexico. “The current government is ...

On this precise date 25 years ago Repertorio was in rehearsals for a new production that would unknowingly change the theatrical history of the nation. On February 28th, 1996 Carmen Rivera's La gringa premiered at Repertorio Español. La gringa tells the timeless story of a young New York woman searching for Puerto Rican roots and captures the yearning of the second-generation for a connection to its heritage. Because of its unfading and relevant value to adult and student audiences, La gringa is the longest Off-Broadway Spanish language play (as well as one of the longest running productions in New York regardless of language) and is adored by so many generations. The production has been seen by more than 130,000 people at Repertorio's intimate resident theater, as well as another 100,0...

On this precise date 25 years ago Repertorio was in rehearsals for a new production that would unknowingly change the theatrical history of the nation. On February 28th, 1996 Carmen Rivera's La gringa premiered at Repertorio Español. La gringa tells the timeless story of a young New York woman searching for Puerto Rican roots and captures the yearning of the second-generation for a connection to its heritage. Because of its unfading and relevant value to adult and student audiences, La gringa is the longest Off-Broadway Spanish language play (as well as one of the longest running productions in New York regardless of language) and is adored by so many generations. The production has been seen by more than 130,000 people at Repertorio's intimate resident theater, as well as another 100,0...