They don’t get to see magnificent new vistas or stay in hideous, cheap guesthouses…but they are an integral part of the project and seem to be having fun with it. The biggest task for now is transcription, but they are encouraged to expand to write historical backgrounders, and provide context via images and short essays […]
Anaka Allen, Kayley Ingalls, War: The AfterpartyParts three and four of the the Afterparty interview with former Sandinista and now democracy activist Benjamin Lugo. You can read the first parts here: http://thevisionproject.com/2015/01/05/benjamin-lugo-on-the-betrayal-of-the-sandinista-revolution-and-the-tenuous-hope-for-nicaraguan-democracy/ Thanks to Afterparty project intern Anaka Allen for transcribing the interview. PART 3 Dictatorship Brian: What was the decision-making process for (Nicaragua President and former Sandinista guerrilla leader) Ortega to finally […]
Anaka Allen, Ben Lugo, Brian Gruber, Granada, Kayley Ingalls, Nicaragua, Ortega, Sandinistas, War: The AfterpartyI had a flight to Panama in the morning, and was finishing my work in Managua. But there was an opportunity to meet with Ben Lugo in Granada. So I finished my interview with broadcasting icon Carlos Chamorro and boarded a ‘chicken bus’ for my dinner with Benjamin. After a rollicking bus ride, I sat […]
Anaka Allen, Ben Lugo, Brian Gruber, contras, Granada, Managua, Nicaragua, Reagan