Thirty years after her first visit to the Maritimes, Sandra Moran returned to the East coast this past June, this time as BTS' invited guest for our annual speaking tour. Sandra, who first visited the Maritimes as a member of the revolutionary musical group Kin Lalat, is an accomplished musician, [...]
Report back for Guatemala Coordinator Lisa Rankin From October 25-28, I had the opportunity to accompany the Nobel Women’s Initiative during the Guatemala leg of their tour to Central America. The Nobel laureates and delegation members first travelled to Honduras, where they met with human rights organizations and government officials. [...]
From December 9-10, 2017, members of BTS met in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia for a workshop on diversity and inclusion. The workshop, facilitated by Mohamed Yaffa and Paula Gallant, aimed to build a shared vision of how diversity and inclusion will be considered in our work as a network. You can read [...]
By Lisa Rankin, BTS Co-Coordinator A lot has been happening over the past few weeks in Guatemala regarding community resistance to Canadian mining companies. Here I have complied some brief updates and links for further updates to keep folks informed. Please also take action following the link! As events are [...]
Read about the Sepur Zarco trial here. Yes, there was genocide and sexual violence in Guatemala! Si hubo genocidio y violencia sexual en Guatemala! Former military officials convicted of crimes against humanity in sexual slavery trial – ordered to pay damages to victims. March 2, 2016 – Guatemala City By [...]
Read more about other days at trial here. Sepur Zarco Trial Day 13: “Obedience does not release responsibilities.” By Kristine Johnston Guatemala City - Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Today began with a video testimony from Augustín Chen, a male survivor. His story began in 1982, the year he said the [...]
read about other days at the trial here. Sepur Zarco Trial Day 12: “I came here to tell what happened to me so that it wouldn’t be repeated. I don’t want this for the future.” By Kristine Johnston Guatemala City, Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Today began with an expert witness, [...]
Read more about other days of the trial here. Sepur Zarco Trial Day 11: “What I lived is real, it is not imagined.” Guatemala City, Monday, February 15, 2016 By Kristine Johnston Today, the 14 surviving complainants in the case were present in court which, for me, was a powerful [...]
Read reports from other days of the trial here. Day 9 – Sexual violence was systemic and repeated Guatemala City February 11, 2016 As the Sepur Zarco case moved toward the end of the second week of witnesses for the prosecution, the lines to get into the courtroom were shorter [...]
Read report backs from other days of the trial. Days 6 – Expert witness testimony begins Guatemala City By Fabienne Doiron and Lisa Rankin Monday, February 8 marked the sixth day of the Sepur Zarco trial, and the beginning of expert witness testimony. The first person called to the stand [...]
