In 2025, NISGUA organized a speaking tour across North Carolina with Sheny Lemus, a Xinka representative from CODIDENA (Diocesan Commission in Defense of Nature). Through events in universities, churches, and community spaces, the tour shared the ongoing struggle of the Xinka people to defend their territory and water from the Escobal mining project.
The tour strengthened international solidarity networks following the Xinka community consultation that categorically rejected the mine. You can read the tour report here.
📸 Sheny Lemus speaks at a university event during NISGUA’s North Carolina speaking tour.