American dance company, Tickle the Sleeping Giant, led by choreographer Trajal Harrel, performs its work “Twenty Looks or Paris is Burning at the Judson Church” January 7, 8, and 9 in the GAM Cultural Center during the International Festival of Theater “Santiago a Mil.”The group, originally from New York, is characterized by a style that ... Read More»

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan visited Chile from January 4-7, 2014 at the invitation of Chilean Minister of Housing and Urban Development Rodrigo Pérez Mackenna. The Secretary met with President Sebastian Piñera and other officials in Santiago and toured reconstruction projects completed in the wake of Chile’s 2010 earthquake and tsunami in the ... Read More»

Over a century and a half after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, millions remain in bondage — children forced to take part in armed conflict or sold to brothels by their destitute families, men and women who toil for little or no pay, who are threatened and beaten if they try to escape. ... Read More»