Mission
As stated on its website, NACLA's mission is "to provide information and analysis on the region, and on its complex and changing relationship with the United States, as tools for education and advocacy - to foster knowledge beyond borders."
NACLA intends to provide information and tools in order to understand the world and therefore change it. Through information/media activism and popular education, NACLA believes that knowledge is essential for change.
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