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) [...]
(Photo from BTS partner IMAP, Meso-American Permaculture Institute) The last year has been challenging in many ways. Some things in life can be changed and made better, while others remain out of our control. We can however have an impact on the human right struggles in [...]
2020 has been an extremely challenging year in Guatemala. The Covid-19 pandemic has created desperate conditions. All of our BTS partners are now engaged in vital work providing basic supports and necessities, in addition to ongoing work building livelihoods and fighting for justice. Through this, we [...]
Five months after our initial response actions, our partners and staff in Guatemala confirm that the situation throughout the country continues to drastically deteriorate, despite the Guatemalan government’s assurance otherwise. It is evident that Guatemala along with the majority of Latin American countries are entering a long haul, with [...]
Dear BTS Network members & friends, The last couple of months have incurred drastic shifts in the lives of people across the globe in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Guatemala, the impacts of this new context have progressed rather quickly and after more than two months under various [...]
Dear BTS Friends, Right now, your commitment to justice, hope, and solidarity on a local and global scale is more important than ever. The Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network has supported the efforts of Guatemalans struggling for political, social and economic justice since 1988. We are bound by a long-term [...]
As a friend of Breaking the Silence, we write you once again asking for your contribution to BTS in 2015. This is a difficult political climate for everyone fighting for social justice. However, with your help, we can continue our long-term work, grounded in hope and authentic relationships with our [...]
Click here to read our 2013 Report. Please take some time to read through our 2013 Report - we have had a very busy network in 2013! Read updates from coordinators (if you are interested in reading the full coordinators reports on activities, please let me know), local committees, accompaniment, [...]
