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What's happening at the cooperative.
«Learning to think like foreign ministers»: Hernán Alberto Terneus taught a class on international conflicts at Liberté
Consultant Hernán Alberto Terneus —United Nations specialist in science and development— gave an open class at Liberté on how international conflicts are born, managed and resolved. From Spinoza and Kant to Ukraine, Gaza and «the money trail», an invitation to think the world like foreign ministers and stop seeing it from your own small corner.
Thinking security from inside prison — fifth year of the Liberté Diploma
Diana Márquez and Ricardo Augman, who share the general coordination, talk about the fifth year of a one-of-a-kind program: coordinated from inside a penitentiary unit by people in prison, crime victims, and formerly incarcerated people. An inside view of the project.
«Labor "Modernization" as the Destruction of Social Gains»: a class by two labor lawyers at Liberté
Labor lawyers Cynthia Benzion and Leonardo Elgorriaga taught an open class on labor reform in Liberté's territory. More than eighty people — between Zoom and in-person at Batán — traced a century of labor law, from Article 14 bis to the Ley de Modernización Laboral, with a focus on what those who live off their work stand to lose, including people in prison.
Introducing Dossier Liberté: documentary investigations with every citation verifiable
Cooperativa Liberté launches a new editorial imprint: Dossier Liberté. These are documentary investigation pieces built from verifiable public sources. Every quote is transcribed word for word, attributed with the honesty of flagging when it is a chained citation, and backed by a permanent snapshot on archive.org or archive.ph so it stays verifiable even if the original URL breaks in the future.
The Programa de Salud Mental launches in June: from pilot to permanent program
Eighteen people in prison completed, between October 2025 and May 2026, the pilot of Cooperativa Liberté's Community Mental Health Program, sustained by Cooperativa Liberté and community contributions, with administrative coordination by Mutual AMI. Care was provided entirely by videoconference. The permanent program starts in June.
Marathon for Peace: the world's first inside a prison
Two editions (March 2019 and November 2022) in which incarcerated people, victims, formerly incarcerated people, family members, professional marathon runners, and judicial officials ran together. Overseen by the Marathon Runners Federation. A third edition is in preparation.
Cooperative and Liberté Community equal Resistance
Oral history, used by Laura Benadiba in Liberté, allows the community to build its own history and strengthen its peaceful resistance, highlighting freedom as an act of dignity and resistance in a context of confinement.
"Restorative Justice is a Tool to Rebuild the Social Fabric"
Dr. Márquez highlights the importance of Restorative Justice in strengthening the social fabric and promoting more supportive communities, exemplifying its application in the Liberté Cooperative and in programs that inspire change in hostile environments.
A Meeting with Elena de La Aldea: Healing and Growth at Liberté
Elena de La Aldea, psychologist and trainer in group therapies, shared her experience in healing and personal growth at Liberté, highlighting the importance of collective work and the bond with maternal figures in a workshop that encouraged reflection and the exchange of personal experiences.
Curso de Electricidad Domiciliaria en Liberté: Una Oportunidad para la Inserción Laboral
Un curso de electricidad domiciliaria en Liberté busca capacitar a los participantes para insertarse rápidamente en el mercado laboral, aprovechando la alta demanda en el sector y ofreciendo herramientas básicas para generar ingresos y mejorar su situación económica.
Erica Ávila Echeveste destacó la importancia de la soberanía alimentaria en Liberté
Erica Ávila Echeveste destacó la importancia de la soberanía alimentaria y el trabajo pionero de Liberté en prácticas de autogestión y alimentación saludable, resaltando su papel como referente en estrategias colectivas y sustentables en la comunidad.
Liberté: "Herramientas para el Cambio"
El curso de panadería en Liberté, reconocido oficialmente, ofrece a internos conocimientos que pueden facilitar su reinserción social y económica, destacando la importancia de la enseñanza para el crecimiento personal y el cambio.