December 2010
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 the International Foro for Climate Justice and the [...]
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. NISGUA is here with the Assembly of Huehuetenango [...]
November 2010
No Violence against Women: No violencia contra las mujeres
"They didn't kill me for being a narco. They killed me for being a woman."Hundreds marched on November 25, to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Centenares de personas marcharon [...]
Cabricán: Quetzaltenango’s First Referendum / Primera consulta en Quetzaltenango
"The K'iche People's Council...Our land is our home.Good Faith Community Referendum in Santa Cruz del Quiche.""Consejo de Pueblos K'iche's... nuestra tierra es nuestra casa!Consulta Comunitaria de Buena Fe para Santa Cruz del Quiché"Delmi ArriazaThree consultas (community referendums) [...]
Santa Cruz del Quiche: Reorganizing Historic Resistance / Reorganizando la resistencia histórica
On October 22, 2010, more than eighty communities held simultaneous referendums on mining and hydroelectric dams planned for the municipality of Santa Cruz del Quiche. Years of organizing and popular education preceded the day-long event.El [...]
Uspantan: 25,000 Demand a Different Development / 25,000 exigen un desarrollo digno
Mayan ceremony held the night before the referendum.Se lleva a cabo una ceremonia la noche antes de la consulta. Graham HuntOn October 28, one day before the referendum, helicopters and planes flew over one of [...]