The crisis in Southern Cameroons, which has resulted in a violent confrontation between armed pro-independence groups and the Cameroonian forces over the last 9 months, is not giving any sign of moving towards a solution —rather the contrary is true. Since the date of the symbolic declaration of Southern Cameroonian independence of 1 October, at least hundreds have been killed in a conflict that has been dragging on since the 1960s and has a lot to see with the centralization of power at the hands of the Cameroonian state. Continua llegint

A relay race that hopes to raise more than 100,000 euros to help boost Breton language use is starting in Quimper 4 May. Ar Redadeg (The Race, in Breton) will be covering some 1,800 km throughout Brittany, coinciding with the 10th anniversary of its inception. But not everything is about running, as Ar Redadeg will be featuring side events —concerts, exhibitions, talks, games to name a few— until 12 May, when the race is set to end in Plouguerneau. Continua llegint

This is a story about a North American Native people, the Miami, which (almost) lost its language. Which, out of individual and collective efforts, is trying to revive it through an incipient work in which, for the first time in decades, some children are being raised in Myaamia and some adult Miami are learning essential notions of the language. It is as well a story of racism and inequality, oppression and dispossession, but also of struggle and solidarity to break down barriers at university. We are republishing this article by Mary Annette Pember on Yes! Magazine. Continua llegint