Solidarity Update: October 2018
Solidarity Update news recap: NISGUA’s Fall Speaking Tour Kicks Off in November; AJR President, Edwin Canil, speaks on the fight for justice for genocide in "Learning From Survivors" talk; NISGUA welcomes a new GAP cohort; Former accompanier and NISGUA fellow Claire Bransky holds "500 Years Screening: Life in Resistance from Guatemala to Minnesota" event; Violent attacks committed against Peaceful Resistance of Ixquisis; [...]
“So much to learn” – Meet the Organizers of Our Fall Speaking Tour
For decades, NISGUA has used grassroots speaking tours as a tool to build cross-border, people-to-people connections between social movements in the U.S. and Guatemala. With the support of scores of volunteers, activists, and organizers, NISGUA speaking tours have cultivated deeper understandings of the common forces our communities are up against, as well as the nuances of working under distinct [...]
Maya Mam environmental activist José Gómez of ACODET to tour the U.S.
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: David Imhoff, (510) 763-1403, david@nisgua.org Event Details: Maya Mam Indigenous Water Defender to visit Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico & Washington (Guatemala City/Oakland, CA): José Gómez, Maya Mam community leader and co-coordinator of the Association of Communities for Development and the Defense of Land and Natural Resources (ACODET), will tour the western United States in November to [...]
Evento de NISGUA: Aprender de Sobrevivientes – Una Conversación con Edwin Canil
Luego de la sentencia en el caso por genocidio Ixil en septiembre, NISGUA invitó a su base a reflexionar sobre la importancia de esta decisión con el presidente de la Asociación para la Justicia y Reconciliación (AJR), Edwin Canil. Edwin habló sobre la lucha de las y los sobrevivientes para romper el silencio sobre genocidio. Notó que la [...]
NISGUA Event: Learning from Survivors – A Talk with Edwin Canil
Following the recent ruling in the Ixil genocide case late last month, NISGUA invited its base to reflect on the significance of the decision for members of the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) with the organization's president, Edwin Canil. Edwin spoke about survivors' long struggle to break the silence about genocide. He noted that the recent sentence is [...]
“La lucha que llevamos es una misma.” – Entrevista con José Gómez de ACODET
Antes de nuestra gira de charlas, "Cómo frenar una represa a través de la resistencia indígena," NISGUA tuvo una conversación con el invitado especial, José Gómez, dirigente del pueblo Maya Mam, representante de la Asociación de Comunidades para el Desarollo y la Defensa de la Tierra y los Recursos Naturales (ACODET), para hablar sobre la importancia de la consulta [...]