Comunicado de prensa con motivo del 8º Aniversario de la Resistencia Pacífica del Pueblo Xinka: “En nombre de la vida, la tierra y el agua, la resistencia continúa.”
El día de hoy, 8 de junio de 2025, conmemoramos ocho años de resistencia pacífica del Pueblo Xinka aquí en Casillas frente al proyecto minero El Escobal ubicado en San Rafael las Flores y operado por la empresa transnacional Pan American Silver. Esta fecha representa no sólo un aniversario, sino un símbolo de dignidad, persistencia y memoria colectiva. [...]
Press Release on the occasion of the 8th Anniversary of the Xinka People’s Peaceful Resistance: “In the name of life, land and water—the resistance continues.”
Today, we commemorate eight years of peaceful resistance by the Xinka People here in Casillas to the Escobal mining project located in San Rafael Las Flores and operated by the transnational company, Pan American Silver. This date represents not only an anniversary, but a symbol of dignity, persistence and collective memory. The Xinka People, one of the four [...]
May Solidarity Update / Actualización Solidaria de Mayo
[Español a continuación] Dear NISGUA friends, May is a powerful and beautiful month. In Guatemala, the rains return and the land turns green. It’s also a time of remembrance—when communities honor their history and continue their struggle with strength and dignity. For NISGUA, May is especially meaningful as we carry out our May Match campaign. Your solidarity during this [...]
Statement: “We demand Justice for Achi Women” // Comunicado: “Exigimos Justicia para las Mujeres Achi”
You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. // Puedes encontrar el comunicado original en español más abajo. WE DEMAND JUSTICE FOR ACHI WOMEN Today, May 30, 2025, after four months of hearings, the second trial of the Achi Women’s Case comes to an end, against the former paramilitaries: Pedro Sánchez Cortez, Simeón Enríquez Gómez, and Félix [...]
Perspectivas de les acompañantes: Sobre ser “cuellos rígidos”
Ethan estuvo en Guatemala como Internacionalista con NISGUA durante 2024–2025. Escribió esta última carta en enero de 2025, reflexionando sobre su experiencia y sobre las personas y movimientos que dejaron una profunda huella en elle. El 28 de noviembre de 2024, la Corte Primera de Apelaciones (cuyos miembros tienen todos conexiones con actores corruptos y militares) se reunió para [...]
Accompanier perspectives: On Being Stiff Necked
Ethan was in Guatemala as an Internacionalista with NISGUA during 2024–2025. They wrote this final letter in January 2025, reflecting on their experience and the people and movements that left a deep impression on them. On November 28th, 2024, the First Court of Appeals (whose members all have connections to corrupt actors and the military) convened to decide whether [...]