tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.comments2024-01-06T16:31:44.671-08:00Spanish For Social ChangeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger449125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-88211823995895378212024-01-06T16:31:44.671-08:002024-01-06T16:31:44.671-08:00another good one I heard lately: subsistence farme...another good one I heard lately: subsistence farmer. misses the folks that aren't farmers, but I like it better than the family farmer Witness was using. Sara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-51610972695036710292023-12-21T12:01:21.876-08:002023-12-21T12:01:21.876-08:00I also doubt that * will catch on, in part because...I also doubt that * will catch on, in part because it is often used, at least in English posting, to hide an expletive, as in, "He's a real a**h***!" I'm with you that "e" seems like the least bad solution. At least you can say it. How would you say, "junt*s," "junt@s," or "juntxs"?Tedd Juddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396815655028435271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-32837257092688489822023-12-10T14:52:56.876-08:002023-12-10T14:52:56.876-08:00I recently saw dissemination and promotion for soc...I recently saw dissemination and promotion for socializacion, which I like. In theory socializacion involves some discussion but it's far too often just one way communication. Sara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-34558475922893242072023-10-25T17:57:22.050-07:002023-10-25T17:57:22.050-07:00I'm not a translator but I spent several month...I'm not a translator but I spent several months in an indigenous community in the Ecuadorian Amazon: I would maybe describe it as a 'communal centre'? Because 'community centre' sounds like a building with a youth club and table tennis tables hahaDominicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-69620907223632240202023-09-19T08:23:38.933-07:002023-09-19T08:23:38.933-07:00just read another version, by Elena Tjandra: "...just read another version, by Elena Tjandra: "rural district". Hmm. Sara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-86650990626059555362023-06-24T09:39:26.120-07:002023-06-24T09:39:26.120-07:00A useful description from Diana Ojeda: "corre...A useful description from Diana Ojeda: "corregimientos are peri-urban settlements, smaller than urban centers or municipal capitals, but at the same time large enough to integrate several rural and dispersed communities located in the surroundings."Sara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-27985631808649590562022-07-04T16:40:56.836-07:002022-07-04T16:40:56.836-07:00tambien he visto edadismo y prejuicio etario. Todo...tambien he visto edadismo y prejuicio etario. Todos tienen un googlage parecido - ustedes que dicen?Sara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-69610920885937565242022-02-11T07:12:14.082-08:002022-02-11T07:12:14.082-08:00Dear Sara, thanks so much for sharing! I totally a...Dear Sara, thanks so much for sharing! I totally agree with you. The distinction is important, although I also understand that "translation" is more widely understood and that's why some orgas prefer to use. But we need to keep insisting! <br />Solidarity. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02339552207228715953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-32800192649645720422022-02-03T12:10:23.471-08:002022-02-03T12:10:23.471-08:00Oooh, Thank you for this lovely hopeful Image of n...Oooh, Thank you for this lovely hopeful Image of new growth! What a gift.<br />Sara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-82349165539233767492022-02-03T11:58:57.504-08:002022-02-03T11:58:57.504-08:00What a coincidence. I was just writing about the p...What a coincidence. I was just writing about the paramo this week and frailejones always come as a vivid representation of the paramo. Whenever I see pictures of the paramo I always see frailejones and yes I prefer the idea of mountain sunflowers rather than "Big Monks." The one Nico mentioned on an earlier comment is more like a cold-climate agave, although the hairy leaves do resemble a little frailejones. On a positive note, over the last five years travelling to Sumapaz and Cruz Verde Paramo in Colombia (one of the biggest paramo complex in the world) I have seen thousands and thousands of new frailejones growing on previous pastures and potato crops. Nonetheless, threats as the ones you mentioned are still present.<br />franciscojgomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257014006078561650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-60640070381230237362022-01-31T18:11:05.060-08:002022-01-31T18:11:05.060-08:00Did not know this! But just googled images of the ...Did not know this! But just googled images of the African one and they're certainly similar but not exactly the same. Still, very cool. Thanks for drawing that connection. And yes, way more rain cloud than Sun!Sara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-59091309333631973832022-01-31T17:06:18.687-08:002022-01-31T17:06:18.687-08:00Seems more like a Raincloud Flower to me...
Remem...Seems more like a Raincloud Flower to me... <br />Remember: Espeletia for the Andes; and Giant Lobelia for Afroalpine <br />They look the same!Nico Jahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960006531369466470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-48022778877993566162022-01-19T15:10:45.618-08:002022-01-19T15:10:45.618-08:00oooh, I like that option, thanks for sharing Nico!...oooh, I like that option, thanks for sharing Nico! abrazoSara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-24902321555225798782022-01-18T19:45:39.344-08:002022-01-18T19:45:39.344-08:00no good options. I use rural citizens, dwellers, a...no good options. I use rural citizens, dwellers, and farmers... I agree that campesino should probably be part of the English language at this point.Nico Jahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960006531369466470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-50721965668840992212022-01-08T13:01:42.014-08:002022-01-08T13:01:42.014-08:00Maybe for whiteness if you're talking about pa...Maybe for whiteness if you're talking about paint color! <br />Sara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-86414657808779479732022-01-07T14:56:45.600-08:002022-01-07T14:56:45.600-08:00Blancura es la palabra aceptadaBlancura es la palabra aceptadaEternally Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752217958492503100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-3293331481479666992021-12-02T17:41:17.249-08:002021-12-02T17:41:17.249-08:00this article keeps it Spanish and then describes i...this article keeps it Spanish and then describes it as:<br />a frosty, high-altitude wetland ecosystem. <br /><br />Doesn't convey how rare or magical it is but clear.<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/02/courage-colombia-female-human-rights-defenders-aoe?emci=bef0a418-8553-ec11-9820-a085fc31ac93&emdi=745b3a46-8653-ec11-94f6-0050f2e65e9b&ceid=4614199Sara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-84603475273330128502021-09-27T09:04:05.185-07:002021-09-27T09:04:05.185-07:00Me gustó harto!Me gustó harto!Nico Jahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960006531369466470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-182688092366493102021-09-23T00:37:28.403-07:002021-09-23T00:37:28.403-07:00hola a todxs! yo (como "representante" p...hola a todxs! yo (como "representante" pálido de europa central) llevo leyendo sobre este tema unos ratos. me también parece que no existe un término adecuado independiente del lugar donde se lo usan. <br />acabo de tener una idea (solo un idea) en el marco de este thread muy importante:<br /><br />"gente de diversidad global" es decir (simplemente) "gente".<br />desde luego, no dice mucho pero al menos se mueve no dentro de la caja de los colores.Wolfgang Fuchsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-81978658235615070062021-09-07T01:37:41.235-07:002021-09-07T01:37:41.235-07:00Beautiful and brilliant.
Perfect slogan against cl...Beautiful and brilliant.<br />Perfect slogan against climate change too. AONeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15442093735223447830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-4139820576225486362021-07-01T10:58:36.228-07:002021-07-01T10:58:36.228-07:00Kath likes rally for this in Colombia Kath likes rally for this in Colombia Sara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-1594793349499443412021-03-30T18:35:05.777-07:002021-03-30T18:35:05.777-07:00they are! use the search bar in the upper left :)they are! use the search bar in the upper left :)Sara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-34200273351004589852021-03-30T18:31:29.985-07:002021-03-30T18:31:29.985-07:00thanks Robin, that's spectacular! so glad I fi...thanks Robin, that's spectacular! so glad I fished your comment out of the likely spam comments filter. :) sorry for the delaySara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-47389304671899440012021-03-30T18:26:19.046-07:002021-03-30T18:26:19.046-07:00Is beer really related to farming? I don't thi...Is beer really related to farming? I don't think they're growing the hops! But also the other ex-combatant biz that gets a lot of attention is the one where they make clothes, frequently called a proyecto productivo. Sara Koopmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008784833045029962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006816913284501804.post-52475150497835062112021-03-30T17:09:57.149-07:002021-03-30T17:09:57.149-07:00And then you have the problem of the use of "...And then you have the problem of the use of "productivo" to refer to proyectos productivos... such as this translation here: <br /><br />"Tumaco is analyzing how to scale up existing productive activities, such as cacao and wax palm." <br /><br />Productive! It's like when you do anything outside of procrastinating! LOLNico Jahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960006531369466470noreply@blogger.com