Project Description
Community Consultations: A model of resistance under attack in Guatemala
A bill currently before Guatemalan Congress seeks to co-opt the consultation process and violate the rights of indigenous communities to free, prior, and informed consent. Add your voice in calling on the Guatemalan government to respect the results of community-organized consultations.
Three ways to take action:
1. Print out the postcard and mail it to NISGUA’s office for delivery
2. Read more about the incredible role that consultations play in community organizing to protect land, life, and self-determination
3. Sign the extended action! Petition available here.
Photo: Graham HuntAdditional reading about community consultations
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 [...]
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 [...]
Statement from the Xinka People: Support for Persecuted Indigenous Authorities // Comunicado del Pueblo Xinka: Apoyo a Autoridades Indígenas
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. // Puedes encontrar el comunicado original en español más abajo. Xinka Alaya' Wiriki' Voice of the Xinka Nation of Guatemala MANG TORO ALAXA DEMONSTRATIONS ARE NOT [...]
Statement from the Coordinator of Ixil Organizations on the 12th Anniversary of the Genocide Verdict // Comunicado de la Coordinadora de Organizaciones Ixiles en el 12° Aniversario de la Sentencia por Genocidio
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. // Puedes encontrar el comunicado original en español más abajo. Coordinating Committee of Ixil Organizations With the energy of our grandmothers and grandfathers of the ka’va’l [...]
April Solidarity Update // Actualización Solidaria de Abril 2025
[Español a continuación] In the April Solidarity Update: 🌱 ACODET’s General Assembly elected new Board members for 2025-2027. The representatives signed a statement and reaffirmed their commitment to defending territory, water, and life against threats like dams and corruption, demanding respect for indigenous rights and condemning violent evictions. ACODET [...]
Statement: The Xinka People do not consent to the “El Escobal” Mining Project // Comunicado: El Pueblo Xinka no da su consentimiento al Proyecto Minero “El Escobal”
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. // Puedes encontrar el comunicado original en español más abajo. The Xinka Parliament of Guatemala After more than fifteen years of peaceful resistance defending our rights—to [...]
