Creating Unity Between Bolivians
Zoom conversations with Bolivians on Twitter, discussing how to create apolitical unity in Bolivia … Read More Creating Unity Between Bolivians
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Samy Schwartz – The Blonde Indian
The Blonde Indian, is a documentary which I’m producing, that follows the chronicles by Bolivian photojournalist Samy Schwartz, as filmed by Samy, of an indigenous march to protect rainforest homelands. This foot march began on August 15, 2011 and took several months to complete. It started in the rainforests of Tipnis, Bolivia and culminated in the… Read More Samy Schwartz – The Blonde Indian
Who is Lorena Guzman
She was born in the temperate valley region of Cochabamba, Bolivia, and raised in a post-colonial Amazonian city, Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Santa Cruz brims with lush vegetation housing macaws, monkeys, sloths, piranhas and jaguars. The Power of Language- By the age of 12 she had lived in 3 countries including Peru & Australia.… Read More Who is Lorena Guzman
Mission Statement
Core Concept~ Passionista Femme International focuses on women’s voices and perspectives not echoed in the mainstream media. It’s an emerging platform for empowering, positive cross cultural communication. Passionista Femme International covers the culture of the heart and the art of culture. The belief that the diverse expression of human beings is beautiful and that we… Read More Mission Statement
SI o NO Bolivia?
Escribo estas palabras, a horas de que empiece la votación del referendum para cambiar la constitución en Bolivia, y decidir si Evo Morales puede ser re re re elegido. Viendo lo que esta sucediendo en Bolivia me parte el alma. He pasado la mayor parte de mi vida afuera de Bolivia, pero no soy una… Read More SI o NO Bolivia?
Bolivian Mother’s Day, a fight for Independence
Mother’s Day celebrations evoke different sentiments around the globe in the quest to honour those who have given their life to give life. In my home country, Bolivia, Mother’s Day is both a celebration of gratitude to present day mothers with the usual fanfare of flowers, chocolates, cards etc, and one of gratitude to the… Read More Bolivian Mother’s Day, a fight for Independence
Defining Happiness on Australia Day
On January 26 Australians awaken to exclamations of happiness and expectations for happiness. This is soon followed by remembrance of the effect of this devastating historical date on the indigenous peoples of this land prior to British settlement. Whilst in some sectors that feeling will linger, in others it will be washed aside with a… Read More Defining Happiness on Australia Day
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 46664
As the life of the greatest man of our generation, is precariously on the line, I recall the incredible day when I shook his hand. That same hand which he would hold up, fist clenched and raised and you could hear Mayibuye i Africa! coming from his eyes almost with a faint echo of the joyous… Read More Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 46664
Becoming Visible
It wasn’t a particularly warm day, but at the altitude of 4058 mt above sea level, the sun in downtown La Paz, Bolivia, burns strongly on your skin. I was hot, hungry and getting flustered with the cholita women who kept hiding from me as i approached to take their photo. In their belief system… Read More Becoming Visible
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