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 [...]
Release the Political Prisoners! Freedom! Saturday, July 23, 2016 Last night, the seven authorities, in their majority Maya Q'anjob'al men, who have been legitimately defending the earth and resistance hydro-electric and mining companies were all set free. Mynor, Domingo, don Tanyo, Arturo and don Chico Palas were all [...]
For the past ten years, BTS has heard from Guatemala partners about the impacts that Canadian mining companies have had on their communities. We’ve heard about water sources drying up, contamination of water, land and air; we’ve talked with mothers who can’t understand why their kids are getting sick and [...]
Truth, Reconciliation and Mining: A Challenge by Mayan Women Tuesday, June 2 at 6:30pm. First United Church Ottawa (347 Richmond Rd.); Easily accessible by bus. Directions:www.firstunitedchurchottawa.org/contact-us Sponsored by First United Church Ottawa, KAIROS, MiningWatch Canada, 2013 Mining the Connections Guatemala Study Tour. You are invited to this event with [...]
THE BREAKING THE SILENCE ANNUAL GATHERING Registration Form Here. FRI. JUNE 12TH, 7PM - SUN., JUNE 14TH, 1PM at TATAMAGOUCHE CENTRE JOIN INVITED GUEST CRISANTA PEREZ AND THE BTS COMMUNITY BTS friends, plan now to attend the Breaking the Silence Annual Gathering. After a wonderful celebration of 25 years last June, [...]
BTS is thrilled to announce that Crisanta Perez will be joining us for the BTS Annual Gathering at Tatamagouche Centre June 12-14. Please join us (register here)! Crisanta will also be speaking throughout the Maritimes. Agenda is below. If you have read or heard about Goldcorp's Marlin Mine, you know [...]
Thursday, February 20, 2014 Sipakapa is still not for sale...Neither are San Rafael Las Flores, Nueva Santa Rosa, Mataquescuintla, Jalapa nor Santa Rosa de Lima. NISGUA: http://nisgua.blogspot.com/2014/02/sipakapa-is-still-not-for-sale.html In 2005, the communities of Sipakapa carried out one of the first community consultations on mining in Guatemala, taking a stand against Canadian [...]
Directors of CALAS and Plurijur, Dr. Yuri Melini and Carlos Loarca, denounce Mayor of San Miguel Ixtahuacan Press Conference: Plurijur, Calas, Consejo Maya Sipacapense, Fredemi (Version Espanola Aqui) Thursday, February 6, 2014, Casa Cervantes, Guatemala City Article 4 of the political constitution of the Republic of Guatemala [...]
Directores de CALAS y Plurijur, Dr. Yuri Melini y Lic. Carlos Loarca, denuncia alcalde de San Miguel Ixtahuacan Conferencia de Prensa: 6 de febrero, 2014 Plurijur y Calas denuncian Alcalde por Exigir Trabajo Forzoso de los ciudadanos de San Miguel Ixtahuacan. (Escucha el audio: preguntas sobre las [...]
The People Of Sipacapa, Via The Mayan Council Of Sipacapa, Informs: (Translated by Rights Action) To all sisterly and brotherly peoples, national and international authorities, national and international social and human rights organizations; To the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, the Ministry [...]
