Choc family initiates legal process against Canadian mining company for assassination of Adolfo Ich Chamán – Familia Choc inicia proceso legal en contra de compañía minera canadiense por el asesinato de Adolfo Ich Chamán
On December 1, 2010, Angélica Choc announced the initiation of legal proceedings against the Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals Inc. and its Guatemalan subsidiary, Compañía Guatemalteca de [...]
Communities present results of referenda – Comunidades presentan resultados de consultas
Representatives of the municipality of Cabricán prepare banners for the march to the Congress. Graham HuntRepresentantes del municipio de Cabricán arman pancartas para la marcha al Congreso. [...]
Huitán rejects mining – Huitán rechaza la minería
The urban center of Huitán. In the background, to the left of the church, stands Calel mountain, one of the municipality's primary water sources. Calel is likewise [...]
Global Forum for Life, Environmental and Social Justice: Foro Global por la Vida, la Justicia Ambiental y Social
La Via Campesina is coordinating one of the alternative Cancún forums, bringing real solutions to climate change from the world's farmworkers. La Via Campesina ha coordinado uno [...]
Cambia el Sistema, No el Clima! No a REDD! Banco Mundial Fuera del Clima!: Change the System, Not the Climate! No to REDD! World Bank out of the Climate!
Change the System, Not the Climate! No to REDD! World Bank out of the Climate! These are the messages echoing in Cancún today, the first day of [...]
NISGUA and Assembly of Huehuetenango (ADH): Vamos a Cancún!
Global social justice mobilizations have arrived in Cancún to participate in alternative activities running parallel to the current round of UN climate negotiations, also known as COP16. [...]