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
Photo Storytelling: Witnessing Resistance – Stories of Justice, Memory, and Community
This photo storytelling highlights a visit to organized communities in the Kaqchikel region within the Association for Justice and Reconciliation (AJR) at the end of July 2025. Through these images, Internacionalista Tas shares their experience, reflecting on their reactions and insights from this inspiring encounter. Memorial to victims [...]
Interview Series – Where Joy Meets Struggle: Mother Earth Festival (Part 1)
Part 1: Origins and Evolution of a Community Struggle About this Interview This conversation took place during the 11th Mother Earth Festival, held in June 2025 in the community of Copal AA “La Esperanza,” Guatemala. Organized annually by the local elementary school, Instituto Básico “Nuevo Amanecer”, the festival brings [...]
ADH Proposal Towards a National Water Law
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. In recent years, Guatemala has been experiencing growing water scarcity, driven both by climate change and by the unregulated use of water by extractive industries and [...]
✨ Apply Now: GAP Internacionalista 2026 – Solidarity in Action ✨
Calling Organizers Committed to Justice: Apply to Join our 2026 GAP Internacionalista Cohort Organizers in the United States and in Guatemala have a great deal at stake. Across Guatemala and the U.S., communities are rising up to defend life and territory—and facing violent backlash for doing so. From Indigenous [...]
ADH Statement: In Defense of Indigenous Peoples on Their International Day
Unofficial translation by the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA). You can find the original statement in Spanish further below. THE DEPARTMENTAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PEOPLES OF HUEHUETENANGO IN DEFENSE OF THE TERRITORY AND FOR THE AUTONOMY AND SELF-DETERMINATION OF THE PEOPLES – ADH – sends [...]
🌍 July 2025 Solidarity Update
July holds special meaning in Guatemala, marked by “El Día Fuera del Tiempo” (The Day Beyond Time), on the 25th—a sacred close to the Maya Calendar’s 13 moons and 364 days, inviting reflection, remembrance, and renewal. This month, communities honor the disappeared, celebrate resilience against state terror, and [...]
