Advocacy
BTS undertakes advocacy efforts in solidarity with our partners in Guatemala. We recognize that injustice in the north and south are linked, and these struggles are inextricably connected. As a network based in Canada, a key focus of our work is geared towards holding the Canadian government and corporations accountable.
BTS advocacy work includes activities such as:
- urgent actions, sign-on letters, MP meetings
- meeting with the Canadian Embassy, keeping them abreast of human rights issues in Guatemala and expressing our concerns
- working collaboratively with other organizations and members of coalitions based in Canada, Guatemala and globally
- organizing delegations to Guatemala and raising awareness within our own communities including speaking tours in the Maritimes by community leaders from Guatemala
- keeping the BTS network informed of issues of concern to our partners through our monthly newsletter, network call-ins and social media
- supporting and amplifying our partners’ work
Latest actions
TAKE ACTION: Email officials to demand release of CCDA’s Leocadio Juracán
On August 13, Leocadio Juracán, Agrarian Reform Coordinator of the Campesino Committee of the Highlands (CCDA), was detained at La Aurora Airport as he was leaving the country to participate in a Translocal Social Movement Learning conference in South Africa. Leocadio is being criminalized for his work as a land [...]
Long Live La Puya: Organizations Around the World Celebrate 12 Year Anniversary of La Puya Peaceful Resistance
"La Puya Lives Because It Resists" reads a mural, Photo credit: Romi Fischer-Schmidt Organizations and individuals from around the world, including BTS, came together to offer words of admiration and solidarity with the La Puya Peaceful Resistance. For 12 years, the communities of San José del Golfo and [...]
TAKE ACTION: Call Canadian Government to Act in Support of Indigenous Communities and Guatemalan Democracy
TAKE ACTION: Call Canadian Government to Act in Support of Indigenous Communities and Guatemalan Democracy Last week, the BTS community learned about the devastating murder of Noé Gómez Barrera, Xinka ancestral authority and community leader. We ask you to stand with his loved ones and the Xinka People by writing [...]