TAKE ACTION: Tell Canadian Authorities to Call on New Guatemalan AG to Review, Resolve and Provide Reparations for Criminalization Cases
New Attorney General and Head of Public Prosecutor's Office, Gabriel García Luna Context As of May 2026, Guatemala has a new Attorney General (AG), Gabriel García Luna, ending [...]
Cooperant update: Uncovering the Mysteries of Miércoles de Chilate
By: Meara Donovan, BTS Cooperant (2026) If you’re reading this, it’s likely that miércoles de chilate doesn’t ring a bell. Since my first day in Rabinal a whole 9 months [...]
Solidarity Letter: 9th Anniversary of the Peaceful Xinka Resistance to the Escobal Mine in Casillas, Santa Rosa
Dear members of the Peaceful Xinka Resistance to the Escobal Mine in Casillas, Santa Rosa, We, the undersigned international organizations, express our deepest respect and admiration for the nine years [...]
Cooperant update: Los Encuentros Commemoration
By: Meara Donovan, BTS cooperant (2026) “Mira, ¡un perro de Río Negro!” (Look, a Río Negro dog!) “¡Y un palo de Río Negro!” (And a stick from Río Negro!) The [...]
2026 Dalhousie Fieldschool to Guatemala: Day 12
By Emily Moore Today we went to visit the Canadian Embassy in Guatemala City. We spent the morning preparing our questions together and going over the specific topics we wanted [...]
2026 Dalhousie Fieldschool to Guatemala: Day 11
By Sylvia Daigle Garcia Instead of learning on the ground, we returned to the academic side in our visit to Guatemala. We’ve seen how working and learning on the ground [...]