BTS Delegation to Guatemala – Day 3

November 12, 2019 By: Andrea Currie Once again, we awakened to a lovely day in this beautiful country that evokes such a mix of powerful feelings.  We are absorbing as best we can, the stories our partners here are telling us about the horrific trauma of massacres, sexual violence and [...]

2021-04-12T18:10:46-04:00November 14th, 2019|Delegation, General blog|

BTS Delegation to Guatemala – Day 2

November 11, 2019 by Lydia Jenkinson We gathered this morning at 6am in the courtyard of our Rabinal hotel. Our water bottles were filled and we all had shoes on suitable for hiking. We knew our itinerary for this day was filled with meaning-filled things but I don't believe we [...]

2021-04-12T18:14:05-04:00November 12th, 2019|Delegation, General blog|

BTS 2019 Delegation to Guatemala- Day 1

November 10. 2019 It's a beautiful day in Guatemala! Many of us journeyed here from Eastern Canada, through an earlier-than-we'd like snowstorm.  The sun and blue skies that greeted us were a very welcome change! We all-with the exception of one group member, to join up with us a touch [...]

2021-04-12T18:13:56-04:00November 11th, 2019|Delegation, General blog|

“Your struggle inspires us,” write members of the BTS 2018 Delegation

Participants in the BTS 2018 delegation wrote a letter in solidarity for members of the Xinka and community resistance at Casillas and the Constitutional Court, who are peacefully protesting against Tahoe Resources' Escobal Mine. The delegation met some members of the resistance in front of the Constitutional Court on May 16th. [...]

2021-04-12T18:16:44-04:00July 26th, 2018|Delegation, General blog, Signed Letters|

Day 8: Arriving in San Lucan Toliman

By Anissa Aldridge “How do I feed a family with 10 quetzales?” I asked a woman selling rice, beans and produce at the market in San Lucas Toliman. A smile lit up her face and with a twinkle in her eye she stood there with two of her small children [...]

2021-04-19T12:11:11-04:00May 17th, 2018|Delegation|

Day 7: A Day off in Antigua

by Maureen Larkin Today was our day off during the BTS delegation. We had a leisurely breakfast and set off shopping. Antigua is a drug for the addicted shopper. It's a tourist town: there are many beautiful sights to be seen and the streets are thronging with people and sellers. [...]

2021-04-19T12:11:21-04:00May 17th, 2018|Delegation|
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