March is a key moment for the beginning of a new solar cycle in the Maya calendar—a time of renewal, balance, and planting begins. It’s a reminder that the processes that sustain life require memory, patience, and community. From Guatemala, this month invites us to continue walking alongside those who, in the face of impunity and dispossession, keep defending life, territory, and dignity.
In this Solidarity Update, each story is an invitation to keep planting a more just future together.
⚖️ After decades of impunity, survivors of the Maya Ixil genocide are taking their struggle to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). In the face of repeated attempts by the judicial system to halt the pursuit of truth, the persistence of survivors affirms that memory does not stop. Their voices continue to demand truth and accountability. Read the press release here.
🌱 The La Puya Resistance has achieved a key victory against a U.S. mining company! In a recent event, communities and experts reflected on this process and the challenges of international arbitration, and materials from the discussion are now available. Years of peaceful organizing demonstrate the power of defending territory.
🤝🏾 A delegation from the UUCA (Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington) visited Guatemala and engaged with processes of memory, justice, and healing. Together with NISGUA, they visited the FAFG (Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala), among other spaces. The experience reaffirms the power of solidarity—ties that cross borders and transform.
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