David Rochkind News Today

Heavy Hand, Sunken Spirit documents the social costs and consequences of Mexico's violent drug war. We recently talked to Detroit-born, Haiti-based photographer David Rochkind about his experience photographing a conflict that he says is increasingly "melting two worlds together, making a singular Mexico defined as much by violence and tension as by history and culture."

The 11th annual Bethesda Film Festival kicks off this evening in downtown Bethesda. Seven short documentaries by local filmmakers highlight stories about history, nature, and social justice. Screenings of all seven films will take place on both Friday and Saturday evening at 7 PM at the Imagination Stage (4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda), and will be

Land grabs in Haiti cause women to further suffer violations of environmental and women’s rights and exacerbate climate vulnerability.