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The Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network (BTS) is a voluntary network of people in the Maritimes who began to organize in 1988 to support the efforts of Guatemalans struggling for political, social, and economic justice.
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The Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network (BTS) is a voluntary network of people in the Maritimes who began to organize in 1988 to support the efforts of Guatemalans struggling for political, social, and economic justice.
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BTS 2025 Year in Review
The last year was one of renewed connection, hard-won progress, and steadfast solidarity in both Guatemala and Canada. From standing [...]
We’re Hiring! Interim Maritimes Coordinator
Interim Maritimes Coordinator Employment type: Temporary, Contract (from June 15, 2026 to April 30, 2027) Location: Must be based in [...]
2026 StFX Fieldschool to Guatemala: Day 7
By Sophie Purcell Our final day in Guatemala was a meaningful way to close out the experience. We traveled to [...]
Get the latest from our blog
BTS 2025 Year in Review
The last year was one of renewed connection, hard-won progress, and steadfast solidarity in both Guatemala and Canada. From standing [...]
We’re Hiring! Interim Maritimes Coordinator
Interim Maritimes Coordinator Employment type: Temporary, Contract (from June 15, 2026 to April 30, 2027) Location: Must be based in [...]
2026 StFX Fieldschool to Guatemala: Day 7
By Sophie Purcell Our final day in Guatemala was a meaningful way to close out the experience. We traveled to [...]
“If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”
Aboriginal activists group, Queensland, 1970s
“Peace is possible – a peace that is born from the truth that comes from each one of us and from all of us. It is a painful truth…it is a liberating and humanizing truth…It is a truth that challenges each one of us to recognize our individual and collective responsibility and to commit ourselves to action.”
Bishop Gerardi, April 24, 1998
“Breaking the Silence means listening to those who’ve been silent for far too long, and once the silence is broken, it is amazing what you can hear.”
Scott Zoltok, Intern at the New Hope Foundation (2012-2013)
“Breaking the Silence means listening to those who’ve been silent for far too long, and once the silence is broken, it is amazing what you can hear.”
Scott Zoltok, Intern at the New Hope Foundation (2012-2013)
“If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”
Aboriginal activists group, Queensland, 1970s
“Peace is possible – a peace that is born from the truth that comes from each one of us and from all of us. It is a painful truth…it is a liberating and humanizing truth…It is a truth that challenges each one of us to recognize our individual and collective responsibility and to commit ourselves to action.”
Bishop Gerardi, April 24, 1998