Question one
Article: Land Loss and Garifuna Women’s Activism on Honduras’ North Coast
In respect to the issues pertaining to the human rights issues covered in the sixteen communities mentioned in the article, how well can the government step in to address matters pertaining to the poverty levels and sufferings in the catchment? Consider gender equity as well as social justice in handling this question.
Question two:
Article: The Garifuna Fight back. By Helenn Drusine
Capitalizing on Helen’s arguments, it is clearly portrayed that Maylor Florentina, Trujillo are highly frustrated and hungry about all the problems they face. In addition to the malaria fever and dengue, contaminated water as well as cultural erosion is quite evidential. What are some of the best strategies that they should take so as to replenish all their rights back?
Question three
Article three link: http://hondurashumanrights.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/honduras-the-coup-detat-its-inheritors-and-the-criminalization-of-social-protest)
Based on the universal definition of the employed subordination of the female as reflected in the article provided in this context, is there a possibility of matrifocal societies applied by Ortner such as Juchit?
Question four:
Article: Land Loss and Garifuna Women’s Activism on Honduras’ North Coast
Most of the residents of Garifuna village suffer inadequacy of portable water alongside other problems. In global terms, what are some of the possible resolutions that might have led to the opening of the fifteen kilometer road project in relation to the natural resources?
Work cited
Hellen, Drusilla. The Garifuna fight back: third text, vol 19 issue 2. 2005
Schild, Verónica.. “Gender Equity” With no Social Justice: Women’s Rights in the
Neoliberal Age.2000
Scheerer, Carey, ‘Sambo Census.’ Unpublished Research Document, 2005
Thorne, Eva 2005, ‘Land Rights and Garifuna Identity, 2005
Warren, Kay B, Indigenous Movements: Pan-Maya Activism in Princeton: Princeton University Press. 1998
