🌞 June Solidarity Update
On June 21st, which in the Maya calendar fell on the day 7 Tz'i', the summer solstice marked a moment of transition between the cycles of nature. For Maya peoples, the observation of the sun, moon, and stars has long been a source of knowledge [...]
Statement from ADH: In Defense of Our Common Home, the Peoples of Huehuetenango Condemn the Pacto de Corruptos
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLES OF HUEHUETENANGO IN DEFENSE OF THE TERRITORY AND FOR THE AUTONOMY AND SELF-DETERMINATION OF [...]
Statement from ACODET: 18 Years of Resistance — Communities Speak Out on Land, Water, and Political Crisis in Guatemala
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. ACODET – ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEFENSE OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DECLARATION OF THE [...]
Statement from Coordinación Genocidio Nunca Más: Justice for the 45,000 Forcibly Disappeared
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. WHERE ARE THE 45,000 FORCIBLY DETAINED-DISAPPEARED PERSONS? On June 21, National Day Against Enforced Disappearance, families of victims, survivor collectives, and social [...]
Solidarity Letter: 9th Anniversary of the Peaceful Xinka Resistance to the Escobal Mine in Casillas, Santa Rosa
Dear members of the Peaceful Xinka Resistance to the Escobal Mine in Casillas, Santa Rosa, We, the undersigned international organizations, express our deepest respect and admiration for the nine years that you have maintained the resistance camp and for the over fifteen years that you [...]
Statement from Casillas Resistance: 9 Years of Resistance—The Xinka People Still Say NO to Mining
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. For life and our land, here we are! Press release marking the 9th anniversary of the Xinka people’s peaceful resistance and the [...]