May 11, 2024 Buenas tardes desde Guatemala! I am one week into the delegation and I struggle to find words to describe how great the people are here and how absolutely gorgeous this country is! I am feeling grateful beyond measure to have been included in this amazing adventure. Today [...]
Mothers Day and Mining Resistance The delegation visits Colís. Friday, May 10 was Mother’s Day here in Guatemala and the day that we went to go visit Colís, which is a community that has been in resistance to mining for some years. We had an early start to the day [...]
The delegation visits the Rabinal Community Legal Clinic offices. Today was an emotional one in many ways. We heard of the genocidal attacks on the Maya people from three perspectives. One perspective was from Isabel Osorio, wife of Jesus Osorio Tecu, who survived the attacks to flee into [...]
We arrived in Guatemala late last night (May 4) and stayed at the Casa San Benito in Guatemala City. After a breakfast of tortillas, beans, eggs and papaya, we loaded into our mini-bus and drove to the town of Rabinal, the centre of the Maya Achí community. In the afternoon, [...]
What’s it all about? The Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network (BTS) invites you to learn about the struggle for social and economic justice and human rights in Guatemala. Although this delegation is physically and emotionally demanding, it offers an opportunity to open oneself deeply to the struggles of Guatemalans [...]
Third in a series by Jim HodgsonRead the second post here Many supporters of Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking The Silence Network (BTS) and other solidarity groups across Canada know Leocadio Juracán and the organization he has been part of since 1989: the Comité Campesino del Altiplano – CCDA (Highlands Committee of Small [...]
Seven lay catechists and three priests murdered four decades ago in Quiché were beatified by the Roman Catholic Church on April 21, 2021. Among them was Fr. Juan Alonso (right), a Spanish missionary priest who served the parish in Lancetillo. Second in a series by Jim Hodgson Read [...]
Photo: Delegation visits the Xinka Parliament (Photo credit: Xinka Parliament) From February 22-29th, a Canadian delegation visited communities and organizations resisting the Escobal mine in Guatemala. The delegation was organized by BTS and Mining Watch. Charlotte Connolly writes about the experience. The week-long delegation to the Escobal Mine, facilitated by [...]
November 20, 2019 By Laura Robinson Today we met with the Canadian Embassy in Guatemala with the goal of sharing the stories we had been trusted with during this delegation. After leaving Antigua yesterday, we spent the evening preparing questions in order to ask how the Canadian government was handling [...]
November 18, 2019 By Somadina Muojeke Learning about the Rio Negro massacre which was linked to a hydroelectric project, exploring resistance coffee farms and honouring activist Topacio Reynoso, spending time with communities facing evictions by large plantation owners and communities demanding the right to free, prior and informed consent who [...]
