ACTIVE: Community Consultations2018-11-26T22:34:44+00:00

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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 Hunt

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Additional reading about community consultations

7December, 2010

Communities present results of referenda – Comunidades presentan resultados de consultas

Representatives of the municipality of Cabricán prepare banners for the march to the Congress. Graham HuntRepresentantes del municipio de Cabricán arman pancartas para la marcha al Congreso. On Monday, November 29, representatives of the municipalities of Cabricán, Santa Cruz del Quiché, and Uspantán submitted to the Congress, the Ministry of [...]

7December, 2010

Huitán rejects mining – Huitán rechaza la minería

The urban center of Huitán.  In the background, to the left of the church, stands Calel mountain, one of the municipality's primary water sources.  Calel is likewise home to a mining license of the same name.  Graham HuntEl casco urbano de Huitán.  En el trasfondo, a mano izquierda de la [...]

5December, 2010

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 (ADH), after traveling from Huehuetenango to San Cristobal de las Casa, where we joined a [...]

25November, 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 el 25 de noviembre en el marco del Dia Internacional de la no Violencia contra [...]

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