Maya Mam People Declare Mining-Free Territory
Graham HuntOn May 18, 2011, in a massively attended ceremony carried out among the temples of Zaculeu, the Maya Mam People of Huehuetenango declared their territory mining-free. In the presence of community, municipal and ancestral authorities from Mam territory, as well as delegations from other departments, community leaders presented the "Declaration of the Mam People Free from Mining." The document [...]
Pueblo Mam de Huehuetenango se declara Libre de Minería
Graham HuntEl 18 de mayo del 2011, en un acto multitudinario celebrado entre los templos de Zaculeu, el pueblo Maya Mam de Huehuetenango se declaró libre de minería. En presencia de autoridades comunitarias, municipales y ancestrales del mismo área Mam, así como delegaciones provenientes de otros departamentos, se dio lectura a la "Declaración del Pueblo Mam Libre de Minería" reproducida [...]
Media from NISGUA tour, Mining and Violence: Indigenous Women Resist
We are excited to present multi-media available from our recent speaking tour.Concluding the Latin American Solidarity Conference in Washington, D.C., activists participated in the SOA Watch's march on the White House, demanding the closing of the School of the Americas-Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (SOA-WHINSEC). See interview with tour speaker Victoria Cumes during the march, minute 1:56.Nos da mucho [...]
On fourth anniversary of community referendum of Ixcán, communities and organizations denounce environmental degradation
Two men (background, right) fish at the confluence of the Copón (foreground) and Chixoy (back) rivers, in the municipality of Ixcán, El Quiché. Community members denounce that the Copón river has become contaminated as a result of the Palo Viejo I hydroelectric dam, upriver on the Finca San Francisco plantation in the municipality of San Juan Cotzal. Graham HuntOn May [...]
A cuatro años de la consulta comunitaria de Ixcán, comunidades y organizaciones denuncian deterioro ambiental
Dos hombres (trasfondo, mano derecha) pescan en la confluencia de los ríos Copón (primer plano, color café) y Chixoy (fondo, color azul), en el municipio de Ixcán, Quiché. Vecinos denuncian que desde hace un año las aguas del río Copón les llegan contaminadas y alegan que el deterioro del río se ha producido a raíz de la construcción de la [...]
NISGUA Spring 2011 Tour, Mining and Violence in Guatemala: Indigenous Women Resist
NISGUA's Spring 2011 tour on the East Coast featured speaker Victoria Cumes, of the Tz'ununija' Indigenous Women's Movement. Victoria spoke on mining and violence in Guatemala, emphasizing the unique ways in which women are impacted by large-scale development projects. A network of NISGUA activists hosted thirty-seven events in over 16 cities and towns from Vermont to North Carolina. Thank [...]