Danielle DeMuth, visiting assistant professor of women's studies, led a trip with five students to Nicaragua in August. The trip, facilitated by Witness for Peace, focused on the impact of globalization and U.S. foreign policy on women's lives. Sarah Mattingly '05, Liz McPhillips '05, Latoya Malcolm '06, Wangechi Thuo '06 and Caroline Beaudrias '06 traveled with DeMuth.
According to DeMuth, "In the course of our time there, we spoke with a broad range of Nicaraguans, including: unemployed and underemployed women, farmers, maquila (sweatshop) workers and managers, union leaders, small business owners, fair trade cooperative owners, teachers, students, health care workers, writers, activists, feminists, economists, lawyers and other middle class professional as well as with officials at the U.S. Embassy. The resounding message of our visit was that Nicaraguans are working hard to lift their country out of poverty (it is the second poorest country in this hemisphere). They shared their perspective with us because 'Americans are not apathetic to injustice.'"
