The Americas - Catalyst

Sarah Everard and Dismantling Harmful Rhetoric on Gendered Violence

April 5, 2021November 10, 2021 Claudia Velimirovic

The kidnapping and murder of Sarah Everard sparked national outcry, evident in the protests, social media posts, and media articles written in response to her death. Her death quickly became a symbol of the violence that women face at the hands of men, and the system that upholds it.

Interview with Kate Grantham

April 1, 2021 The Catalyst Editorial Board

The Catalyst team met with Kate Grantham to discuss her paper “Industrial Animal Agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon: Environmental and Ethical Disaster” to be featured in the upcoming Spring 2021 edition of Chrysalis.

Bill C-230: Confronting Environmental Racism in Canada

April 1, 2021November 10, 2021 Jemima Maycock

Environmental injustice and racial injustice tend to be recognized as separate issues, therefore Bill C-230, which puts them in conversion with one another, is crucial. However, this bill is only our starting point and there is a long ways to go.

Genocide As A “Cultural Norm”: U.S. Selective Intervention in Global Humanitarian Crises

March 24, 2021November 10, 2021 Aakanksha Mathur

The contradiction in both declaring the violence against Uyghur Muslims in China as genocide and then defending limited US involvement because of different “cultural norms” is a stark reminder of the Janus-faced developmental diplomacy that forefronts US interests and provides yet another convenient facade for non-interventionist policy.

QAnon and the Threat Conspiracy Poses to American Democracy

March 20, 2021November 10, 2021 Claudia Velimirovic

In the US imagination, conspiracy theories have been contrived as harmless efforts to explain the unknown. But the power conspiracy theories carry has been made evident by the emergence of QAnon.

Vaccinegate: Vaccination Outrage in Argentina and Peru

March 18, 2021November 10, 2021 Ariana Castillon

Over the last few weeks, two vaccination scandals have broken out in Peru and Argentina. Multiple high-ranking officers and wealthy private citizens were granted access to vaccines months before the immunization campaign in both countries began. In Peru’s case, … Continue reading

Candid – Episode 2: Peruvian Bebop

March 16, 2021November 10, 2021 Alexander Taurozzi

Join us for episode 2 of the Candid podcast. Ariana and Alex discuss the developing political environment of Peru, the overturn of three presidents in the span of two weeks, and the rise of protests globally in a fight for democracy and the people's choice.