Wilf (second from right) and BTS members and supporters on the 2016 Boat Cruise Dear BTS community, We write to you with full but heavy hearts as we share the news that on June 15th Wilf Bean, longtime BTS member and life partner of BTS founder Kathryn Anderson, passed on. [...]
Jeremias Tecu with Lynne Duffy and Susanne Litke signing copies of In the Arms of Inup On May 28th, 2022, Eve Mills Allen and Jeremias Tecu attended the Breaking the Silence Annual Gathering for the first in-person book launch of In the Arms of Inup. Released in 2021 by [...]
Bluenose Marathon 2021: Thank you! (Marla LeBlanc, Yvette Michaud, Kathryn Anderson, Janette Fecteau, Anne MacDonald Martin, Yves LeBlanc, Troy Deware, Melanie Deware, and Paul Martin in Halifax) (Eliza MacLauchlan, Myrna Wicks, Jim Wicks, Rosalind Waters, Leo Cheverie, Ryan MacRae, Claire Byrne. Photo credits: Lou Richard) [...]
Solidarity Through Coffee On December 6th, 2021, we held an online webinar focused on learning, interacting, and taking collective action. During this webinar facilitated by Keely Carter, we discussed how BTS coffee, produced in partnership with the Highland Committee of Small Farmers (CCDA) and JustUs! [...]
We are very excited to announce the recipients of the 6th annual Topacio Reynoso Pacheco Award! Since 2016, this award has recognized and supported the efforts of youth groups in Guatemala who engage in creative resistance to defend their territory by inspiring youth to organize and use art for the [...]
Dedicado en honor a la vida y lucha de Topacio Reynoso Pacheco, este premio se presenta anualmente desde el 2016 a un grupo juvenil en territorio guatemalteco que trabaje para proteger el medio ambiente y su comunidad a través del arte, la música o cualquier forma creativa de resistencia. [...]
For almost two decades, mining companies have been holding on to mining concessions in eastern Guatemala, manipulating administrative and legal processes in their favor. In the context of rising prices for precious metals in 2021, one project is activating mining activities without meeting legal requirements or obtaining clear approval [...]
Written by: Indigo Christ and Laura Robinson The Highlands Committee of Small Farmers (CCDA) protesting at the American Embassy in Guatemala during Vice President Kamala Harris's visit. Their signs read “Kamala They are lying to you! There is corruption, political prisoners, malnutrition, hate crimes, [...]
By: Tianqi Liu On Monday, May 31st, 2021, the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) released the draft model legislation to provide lawmakers with a blueprint for a new Canadian corporate accountability law (Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Legislation, or mHREDD). The law has received broad support across 150 [...]
Statement of Solidarity with Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network The Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network expresses its solidarity with Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc following the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the federally-mandated residential school located in Kamloops, British Columbia. We stand in solidarity with First [...]
