Melissa Vida
@melissavida.bsky.social
Passionate about local resilience, soil regeneration, and narratives. A journalist & editor (Global Voices). Also, a mom of a little human in this beautiful, turbulent world. I'm new on BlueSky.
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July 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Decolonizing the internet, one post at a time.
Help us shift the narrative — for good.
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#KeepGVStrong
Help us shift the narrative — for good.
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One of the best pieces of writing this year. If you've ever gone for a jog to feel just a bit better mentally, this is for you.
The Spanish version of this story comes from the wonderful org Periodismo del Barrio; here's the English translation by our fantastic Latin America editor, @melissavida.bsky.social. As the daughter of a Cuban refugee, and someone who has on occasion done running-as-therapy, this story means so much.
A runner’s highs and lows in escaping Cuba
"Going for a jog at dawn wouldn’t fix anything, I knew that, but it would stretch the horizon."
globalvoices.org
July 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
One of the best pieces of writing this year. If you've ever gone for a jog to feel just a bit better mentally, this is for you.
"Central American workers were never meant to leave their countries. Their labor was intended to be exploited where they lived. When people flee those conditions (...) they are refusing the role assigned to them. Migration, in this sense, becomes an act of defiance." beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
Punishment and Control: From US Interventionism to ICE Raids in Los Angeles
The current wave of ICE raids in Los Angeles is not merely about enforcement. These migrants are being punished not for breaking the law, but for trying to survive outside the structure built to conta...
beta.elfaro.net
July 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Central American workers were never meant to leave their countries. Their labor was intended to be exploited where they lived. When people flee those conditions (...) they are refusing the role assigned to them. Migration, in this sense, becomes an act of defiance." beta.elfaro.net/en/opinion-e...
a "scienticide" - Milei’s government’s punishing budget cuts have forced researchers to take up work as electricians, school teachers or Uber drivers
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘I don’t want my training to go to waste’: the Argentinian scientists working side jobs amid Milei’s sweeping cuts
Javier Milei’s government’s punishing budget cuts have forced researchers to take up work as electricians, school teachers or Uber drivers
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
a "scienticide" - Milei’s government’s punishing budget cuts have forced researchers to take up work as electricians, school teachers or Uber drivers
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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We're starting a big campaign tomorrow but since I'm here, please donate to @globalvoices.org, we provide news with no ads and no trackers and we'd like to be able to keep doing that! globalvoices.org/donate/
July 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We're starting a big campaign tomorrow but since I'm here, please donate to @globalvoices.org, we provide news with no ads and no trackers and we'd like to be able to keep doing that! globalvoices.org/donate/
Reposted by Melissa Vida
Wilmer Aram Ajú facilitates workshops on the ancient Mayan writing system to generate greater curiosity about the language and its relationship to Mayan art.
K'iche’ Maya glyphs to reconnect art and language: Wilmer Aram Ajú's project in Guatemala
Wilmer Aram Ajú facilitates workshops on the ancient Mayan writing system to generate greater curiosity about the language and its relationship to Mayan art.
globalvoices.org
July 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Wilmer Aram Ajú facilitates workshops on the ancient Mayan writing system to generate greater curiosity about the language and its relationship to Mayan art.
"AI will live your life for you"
I’m convinced that people like Zuckerberg do not get/actively dislike what it means to be human and are determined to inflict their terrifyingly inhuman fantasies of technology controlling our lives on the entirety of humanity
July 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"AI will live your life for you"
GUYS this is a beautiful story of resilience, solidarity and poetry. the kind of story that makes my little editor heart leap of joy. globalvoices.org/2025/06/27/n...
Neighbors come together to defend urban trees in Caracas, Venezuela
The indiscriminate cutting of three rubber trees in the capital of Venezuela reveal the challenges facing a city that must embrace its urban trees
globalvoices.org
June 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
GUYS this is a beautiful story of resilience, solidarity and poetry. the kind of story that makes my little editor heart leap of joy. globalvoices.org/2025/06/27/n...
Met with a beautiful circle of mostly moms this weekend. We grieved wars, heard survivors, and held space—thanks to local feminist groups. By the end, we danced and giggled. My 1.5-year-old laughed with abandon. A small moment of healing in community.
June 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Met with a beautiful circle of mostly moms this weekend. We grieved wars, heard survivors, and held space—thanks to local feminist groups. By the end, we danced and giggled. My 1.5-year-old laughed with abandon. A small moment of healing in community.
Old-growth forests deserve legal personhood!
The Trump administration will rescind protections that prevent logging on nearly a third of national forest lands, including the largest old growth forest in the country, the agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins, announced this week.
June 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Old-growth forests deserve legal personhood!
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June 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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June 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Just a reminder that we have a @globalvoices.org Starter Pack, if you want to make sure you catch everything from our dedicated community of global journalists, researchers, and activists: go.bsky.app/UnMznFc
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Bombing for peace is like burning books to promote literacy.
June 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Bombing for peace is like burning books to promote literacy.
While having a stroll in Madrid, I noticed these huge artworks reimagining Picasso's Guernica in Gaza's context. The pain of mothers is universal. This is my latest story for @globalvoices.org - the last painting shown was the one that most touched me. globalvoices.org/2025/06/22/s...
Spanish artists reimagine Picasso's Guernica against the genocide in Gaza
In Madrid, eight striking artworks depict the pain of the countless mothers in Gaza losing their children to senseless violence.
globalvoices.org
June 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
While having a stroll in Madrid, I noticed these huge artworks reimagining Picasso's Guernica in Gaza's context. The pain of mothers is universal. This is my latest story for @globalvoices.org - the last painting shown was the one that most touched me. globalvoices.org/2025/06/22/s...