Interview Series – Where Joy Meets Struggle: Mother Earth Festival (Part 1)
Part 1: Origins and Evolution of a Community Struggle About this Interview This conversation took place during the 11th Mother Earth Festival, held in June 2025 in the community of Copal AA “La Esperanza,” Guatemala. Organized annually by the local elementary school, Instituto Básico “Nuevo Amanecer”, the festival brings together the community around environmental care through panel discussions, student [...]
ADH Proposal Towards a National Water Law / Propuesta de la ADH hacia una Ley Nacional de Aguas
[Español abajo] In recent years, Guatemala has been experiencing growing water scarcity, driven both by climate change and by the unregulated use of water by extractive industries and monocultures. Since 1991, Guatemalan legislators have introduced 13 bills aimed at creating a Water Law, yet none have been passed. The most recent attempt was made in 2017 with Initiative 5070, [...]
✨ Apply Now: GAP Internacionalista 2026 – Solidarity in Action // ¡Postúlate ahora! GAP Internacionalista 2026 – Solidaridad en Acción ✨
[Español más abajo] Calling Organizers Committed to Justice: Apply to Join our 2026 GAP Internacionalista Cohort Organizers in the United States and in Guatemala have a great deal at stake. Across Guatemala and the U.S., communities are rising up to defend life and territory—and facing violent backlash for doing so. From Indigenous land defenders resisting mining, and dam construction [...]
ADH Statement: In Defense of Indigenous Peoples on Their International Day / Comunicado de la ADH: En Defensa de los Pueblos Indígenas en su Día Internacional
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. THE DEPARTMENTAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLES OF HUEHUETENANGO IN DEFENSE OF THE TERRITORY AND FOR THE AUTONOMY AND SELF-DETERMINATION OF THE PEOPLES – ADH – sends a fraternal and courageous greeting on the INTERNATIONAL DAY OF [...]
🌍 July Solidarity Update // Actualización Solidaria de Julio 🌍
July holds special meaning in Guatemala, marked by “El Día Fuera del Tiempo” (The Day Beyond Time), on the 25th—a sacred close to the Maya Calendar’s 13 moons and 364 days, inviting reflection, remembrance, and renewal. This month, communities honor the disappeared, celebrate resilience against state terror, and amplify youth-led struggles for environmental justice and self-determination. From defending [...]
Statement from the Maya Ch’orti’ Indigenous Council of Olopa: Criminalization for Opposing Mining / Comunicado del Consejo Indígena Maya Ch’orti’ de Olopa: Criminalización por Oponerse a la Minería
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. THE MAYA CH'ORTI INDIGENOUS COUNCIL OF OLOPA, CHIQUIMULA COMMUNICATES As Indigenous Authorities representing 16 Maya Ch'orti' communities of the municipality of Olopa, Chiquimula, we continue in RESISTANCE AGAINST MINING. In 2016, we denounced human rights [...]