Bahia Street in Washington DC
January 5, 2010 | Bahia StreetBahia Street visits the Capitol
In December 2009, Rita won the Ivy Inter-American Humanitarian Award, bringing her to Washington DC for a week. Here she is joined by Seattle board member Melanie Wyffels, Program Director Nancy Bacon, International Director Margaret Willson, and our new friend Maria. We spent the week meeting with leaders working on issues related to Brazil, women, and poverty.
Global Violence: Connections between the US and Brazil
May 7, 2009 | Bahia StreetAddressing poverty in Brazil– or anywhere for that matter– involves holistic solutions that bring citizens from all of our countries together to work for equality and better quality of life for everyone. One example of how we are all interconnected lies in the relationship between drugs, guns, and violence here and the same issues in the shantytowns of Brazil. Seattle International Foundation president Bill Clapp recently wrote in the Seattle Times about the connection between the drug trade in the US and the drug trade in Central America. Interwoven with the drug trade is violence and the gun trade, and how U.S. legislation regarding guns affects our neighbors to the south. Gun violence is a huge challenge for impoverished shantytown residents. A recent article in the Global Politician discusses the connection between violence and a depressed economy. To quote that article: “To make the matter worse, countries in Central and Southern America top the league for gun homicides, with Colombia suffering from a mortality rate of 50 deaths for every 100,000 people, according to United Nations figures. The statistics for gun deaths in Honduras , El Salvador , Brazil , Venezuela , Guatemala, Jamaica and Ecuador are only marginally less. For many ordinary citizens of these nations, however, the quality of life is getting worse due to the constant fear of the firearms. In the increasingly desperate towns and villages, people are killing one another in record numbers and the social costs of gun violence are alarming.”
Deadly Floods Strike NE Brazil
May 7, 2009 | Bahia StreetFloods are once again affecting Brazil’s northeast. Shantytowns are built precariously up steep hillsides, and these rains cause tremendous devastation to impoverished people living in these communities. CNN Link
Climate Change News
June 2, 2008 | Bahia StreetBahia Street was recently mentioned in an “International Educator” article about university programs that teach students about climate change. Bahia Street has partnered for two years with the University of Washington’s Department of Chemistry in a program that brings students to Brazil to learn about climate change in the context of local culture.
WBAI Radio Broadcast with Margaret
December 3, 2007 | Bahia StreetOn December 3, 2007, Margaret Willson was interviewed on WBAI, New York’s alternative radio station. Click here to listen. Go to the December 3, 2007 show and scroll ahead to the 30 minute mark.
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