Western Regional Assembly statement on the state of siege
On September 4, 2019, Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales declared a state of siege in 22 municipalities and 5 departments of Guatemala. The decree came after an event in Semuy II, El Estor, Izabal, in which three Guatemalan soldiers were killed and multiple community members were injured and criminalized. There are many conflicting narratives about this event, most of which [...]
Solidarity Update: August 2019
News recap: After presidential elections we amplify our partners' analyses as to what they expect from the new government; we also share voices of people in resistance to U.S. Intervention along the Guatemalan border; an update on a significant case against Tahoe Resources, now owned by Pan American Silver; an invitation to contribute to the GAP scholarship fund. [...]
One year later, Xinka land defenders against Escobal mine return to Constitutional Court
The march begins to form outside of the Supreme Court of Justice. A sign reminds of the negative impact that the mine has on the local watershed. One year after the historic Constitutional Court (CC) decision that suspended the Escobal mine and ordered a consultation of affected Xinka peoples [...]
Accompanier Perspectives: climate change and Indigenous organizing
Accompanier Olivia Pandolfi (they/she or elle/ella) writes about climate change and indigenous resistance in Quiché, Guatemala. In the text you'll read about extractivism, linguistics, and a multiple-hour Google Earth tour of Guatemala's river systems. ————— As the nine of us sit, crowded into the small meeting room on stools and cushions, it is slowly getting hotter. The projector churns out [...]
Apoya la justicia racial: Christina Reyes lanza el Fondo de Becas GAP
Una semilla de transformación y liberación se plantó hace dos años, cuando compartimos la visión de solidaridad de NISGUA y nuestro compromiso con un marco de justicia racial para toda la organización. Nos comprometimos a aumentar la participación de personas de color y camaradas de bajos ingresos / clase trabajadora en el Proyecto de Acompañamiento de Guatemala (GAP). Sus donaciones [...]
Invest in Racial Justice: Christina Reyes launches GAP Scholarship Fund
A seed of transformation and liberation was planted two years ago, when we shared NISGUA’s vision for solidarity and our commitment to an organization-wide racial justice framework. We committed to increasing participation of People of Color and low income/working class comrades in the Guatemala Accompaniment Project (GAP). Your donations to this initiative generated the resources we needed to work [...]