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
Conectades por el agua y la esperanza: Reporte de la gira Generaciones en lucha
En clases de la universidad, en santuarios de iglesias y a orillas de los ríos y bosques, el pueblo de Carolina del Norte aprendió cómo el pueblo originario Xinka de Guatemala sigue protegiendo con éxito el agua y la tierra ante la mina Escobal. El pueblo de Estados Unidos [...]
Connected by Water and Hope – Generations in Struggle Speaking Tour Report
In university classrooms, on church pews, and at the edges of rivers and forests, the people of North Carolina learned how the Indigenous Xinka People of Guatemala continue to successfully protect water and land from the Escobal mine. The people of the United States are hungering for living examples of success against [...]
🌺 October Solidarity Update / Actualización Solidaria de Octubre 🌺
[Español a continuación] In this month of October, Maya Peoples celebrate Waqxaqib’ B’atz’, the New Year of the sacred Chol Q’ij calendar — a time to renew our collective commitment to life, community, and dignity. Each new cycle invites us to reflect on what has been learned, honor those [...]
Conmemorando dos años del Paro Nacional de 2023: “Defender hasta lo último la democracia de nuestros pueblos”
Este octubre se cumplen dos años del Paro Nacional Indígena de 2023 en Guatemala, una movilización histórica que reunió a miles de personas en todo el país en defensa de la democracia, la dignidad y los derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas. Durante 106 días, Autoridades Indígenas y liderazgos comunitarios [...]
Marking Two Years Since the 2023 National Strike: “Defending Our Peoples’ Democracy to the Very End”
This October marks two years since the 2023 Indigenous National Strike in Guatemala, a historic mobilization that brought together thousands of people across the country in defense of democracy, dignity, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples. For 106 days, Indigenous Authorities and community leaders from different peoples coordinated peaceful [...]
ADH Statement: October 12 & 20 — Resistance and Self-Determination / Comunicado ADH: 12 y 20 de Octubre — Resistencia y Libre Determinación
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. PRESS RELEASE Before national and international public opinion, we make known: This 12th and 20th of October, the DEPARTMENTAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLE OF HUEHUETENANGO IN [...]
