Read our blog
Leocadio Juracán released on bail but the struggle for justice continues
Leocadio Juracán released on bail but the struggle for justice continues Leocadio with his lawyers on August 18th following the trial in Izabal. Photo credit: CCDA Last Wednesday, August 13th, 2025, Leocadio Juracán, campesino activist and agrarian reform coordinator for the Campesino Committee of the Highlands (CCDA), was [...]
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 [...]
Cooperant update: A Meditation on Justice and Memory in Rabinal
Cooperant update: A Meditation on Justice and Memory in Rabinal By: Marina Luro, Rabinal Community Legal Clinic Cooperant Since arriving at the Rabinal Community Legal Clinic (ABJP), I have frequently reflected on what justice means. In Canadian law schools, and I imagine law schools in most of the Global North, [...]
Presence as resistance: Connecting service learning with global change
Presence as resistance: Connecting service learning with global change Every year, students in the Department of Global Development Studies at St. Mary’s University (SMU) participate in an experiential learning initiative connected to the “Fair Trade and Free Trade” course taught by Dr. Gavin Fridell. This involves volunteering at the Halifax [...]
Intern update: Finding Justice, Learning Peace.
BTS Intern, Cristi at her "despedida lunch" with the team at the Rabinal Community Legal Clinic (ABJP). Intern update: Finding Justice, Learning Peace. As I transition back to life in Canada after finishing my placement at the Rabinal Community Legal Clinic (ABJP), memories of people, places, and events [...]
Intern update: Reflections on my time at IMAP
BTS Intern, Georgia working at the IMAP offices in San Lucas Tolíman. Intern update: Reflections on my time at IMAP ~ reverse culture shock and how you can get to know a person through translating their words (not in that order) When I began what affectionately became known [...]
PAPXIGUA press release: “In the name of life, land and water—the resistance continues.”
Xinka Parliament (PAPXIGUA): “In the name of life, land and water—the resistance continues." Press release: SANTA ROSA, GT, June 8, 2025 — Today, we commemorate eight years of peaceful resistance by the Xinka People here in Casillas to the Escobal mining project located in San Rafael Las Flores and operated [...]
After more than 40 years of struggle, Maya Achí women achieve justice
Maya Achi women come together outside the courthouse. After more than 40 years of struggle, Maya Achí women achieve justice On May 30th, 2025, the Maya Achí women of Rabinal presented themselves for the last time at the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City to hear the [...]
BTS 2024 Year in Review
We're so excited to share the BTS 2024 Year in Review, celebrating our accomplishments and recognizing the incredible contributions of our partners, staff, cooperants, interns, volunteer committees, and donors! The report also provides an overview of the Guatemalan context, including a summary of the Arevalo administration's actions during the first [...]
Intern Update: Putting in the Work for the Sake of the Trees
The Atitlán and Tolimán volcanoes, towering over IMAP fields. Putting in the Work for the Sake of the Trees By: Georgia Sachs, Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute (IMAP) Intern I understand that I am the first person in the BTS network to spend substantial time at the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute [...]