No safe third country agreements with Central America
A sign reads, "The interference by the United States buries the people's peace." No safe third country agreements with Central America In July 2019, the Guatemalan Interior Minister [...]
Our 2019 Accomplishments
Women in Copal AA gather around a table laden with fruits and drinks after a conversation with the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) representatives. Our 2019 Accomplishments: Racial justice, cross-border organizing, [...]
Guatemala resists U.S. border imperialism
Three hundred community members organized by the ADH took over the Mesiilla check point on the Guatemala-Mexico border on August 9, protesting the "third safe country" agreement, systemic impunity & the invasion of [...]
2019 Delegation: Environmental Indigenous Leadership
Diné delegates hold their flag representing the Navajo Nation outside of the Copal AA school. Photo credit: Chantelle John 2019 Delegation: Environmental Indigenous Leadership This March, NISGUA partnered [...]
Social Movements Fight Institutionalized Impunity
Martina Bar Sunun, first spokesperson for the board of the AJR, marches with a sign representing the AJR. Social Movements Fight Institutionalized Impunity In the midst of a [...]
2018 Accomplishments
Our 2018 Accomplishments In 2018, NISGUA created opportunities for horizontal exchange, for political education, and for growing into a lifelong commitment to organizing for a just world. This year, as communities faced [...]
18 Years Seeking Justice in the Courts
People from the community of Choatalúm meet with human rights lawyer Edgar Pérez as the first case of forced disappearance goes to trial (Credit: Amanda Kistler) 18 Years Seeking Justice [...]
Community Consultations: A model of resistance
Maya K’iche’ and Maya Uspanteko citizens vote in an October 2010 referendum in Uspantán, El Quiché. More than 25,000 residents voted to reject mining and hydroelectric megaprojects in the municipality. Photo: Graham Hunt [...]
Water is Life
In Guatemala, the decades-plus organizing of ACODET offers concrete lessons to movements defending land and neighborhoods. ACODET has staved off the imposition of the Xalalá Dam and strengthened a regional movement for indigenous self-determination. They not only denounce the waste and pollution of water, but also lift up the need to protect indigenous life and strengthen community defense.
2017 Accomplishments
Members of the NISGUA staff and board meet with the Departmental Assembly of Huehuetenango (ADH). Our 2017 Accomplishments This year, our work continued to focus on drawing deeper connections [...]