New! The Nicaragua Network Presents:
“We Have Other Plans”: Communities Implement Alternative Development
A new film, with accompanying study guide, produced for the Nicaragua Network
and the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign. ordering information
This film explores current projects in Nicaragua that put true development in the community’s hands. Effectively saying “We have other plans” to the Washington Consensus and its imposed neoliberal model, the communities in the film are an uplifting example of how development can be achieved by alternative means. The projects portrayed include everything from thriving fair trade coffee cooperatives to neighborhood women’s support groups. The film puts the focus on how and why these projects are successful, and ultimately applicable in many other communities around the world. The study guide delves into the details on cooperative structures, water recycling and solar energy.
Hand in hand, the film and study guide offer information and inspiration to share among communities that are fighting unjust development policies. To facilitate this exchange, both the film and the study guide are offered in Spanish and English; we also hope to make them available in Portuguese and Haitian Creole.
Produced by Green Valley Media, 28 minutes, available in DVD or VHS. The film and study guide are available together for $25. Make a gift of the Spanish version! For $50, you can get the video and study guide for yourself, and we'll also send a set to a community in Latin America (of your choice, if you so wish).
Online ordering is available on our Subscriptions and Sales Page (scroll down). Or contact the Nicaragua Network directly, at nicanet@afgj.org or by calling 202-544-9355. Or send a check for the indicated amount to Nicaragua Network, 1247 "E" Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003. (Specify exactly what you're ordering, including the language(s) desired.)