What does Latin America have to teach us about community transformation?

Latin America leads the world in transformative community organizing. I was first introduced to Paulo Freire’s work in 1997 (when I studied in Northeast Brazil with School for International Training), and have been viewing the world through a Freireian lens ever since.

I continue to be challenged and inspired by activists from Latin America and the Caribbean.

The recent issue of the Community Development Journal has some fascinating articles on the significance of the community work being done all over the Latin America region, and how these examples can contribute to a dynamic, ever-growing body of knowledge about grassroots social change.