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SUMMARY:Xinka Delegation: Canada Must Respect Indigenous Self-Determination in Guatemala
DESCRIPTION:The Maritimes–Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network (BTS) will be hosting two Indigenous Xinka leaders from Guatemala during their national speaking tour (delegation details below and tour link here). Marta Muñoz and Marisol Guerra will share their struggle to defend their communities and self-determination in the face of Canadian mining interests. Their visit is an opportunity to deepen conversations about Indigenous rights, environmental justice, and international solidarity.\nYou are warmly invited to a community potluck dinner and public talk on September 15.\n September 15 – Potluck Dinner, Banner Making, and Public Talk\nWhen: Monday, September 15\n6:00pm–7:00pm: Potluck dinner & banner-making in support of the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change (MWAC), as part of the Draw the Line global day of action on economic and climate justice. Learn more here.\n7:00pm–8:30pm: Public talk with Xinka leaders Marta Muñoz and Marisol Guerra. \nWhere: Conserver House, 180 Saint John St., Fredericton\nSeptember 2025 – Xinka Delegation Description\nCanada Must Respect Indigenous Self-Determination in Guatemala\n#PuebloXinkaDijoNo\nAfter nearly seven years in a court-ordered consultation process, the Xinka Indigenous People of Guatemala have denied consent for the restart of Canadian Pan American Silver’s Escobal mine in southern Guatemala. The Xinka are now calling for its permanent closure. The company and Canadian authorities must respect their decision in accord with their rights to self-determination.\nFrom September 11-23, 2025, two Xinka women leaders, Marisol Guerra and Marta Muñoz, will visit the Maritimes, Toronto, and Ottawa to raise awareness about their struggle for self-determination and the health of their communities. They will speak to their concerns about the silver mine, threats and attacks against the Xinka People, the challenges they have faced during the consultation process, and their hopes for the future.\nThe risks of mining without the consent of the Xinka People are already clear based on the early years of the Escobal project.\nThe Escobal mine, originally owned by Tahoe Resources, was forced into production in early 2014 using violent repression by private security, police, and military, as well as a campaign to defame and criminalize community leaders. Several members of the resistance, including 16-year-old Topacio Reynoso, were murdered during this time. A shooting attack by the company’s security on peaceful protesters outside the mine in 2013 led to a civil lawsuit against the company in British Columbia courts. Pan American Silver settled the case with the Guatemalan plaintiffs in 2019.\nWho will be joining the delegation?\nAura Marisol Guerra is an Indigenous Xinka woman and human rights defender from the community of Santa Rosa de Lima. She is the President of the Xinka Women’s Commission and was named by her community to participate in the seven-year consultation process over the future of Pan American Silver’s Escobal mine.\nMarta Muñoz Montenegro is an Indigenous Xinka woman and human rights defender from the community of San Antonio Las Flores, Mataquescuintla, who was named by her community to participate in the seven-year consultation process over the future of Pan American Silver’s Escobal mine.\nDelegation endorsed by:\nAmericas Policy Group coalition (APG)\nAtlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC)\nBC Casa-Cafe Justicia\nCanadian Network for Corporate Accountability (CNCA)\nCarleton University, Institute of Political Economy\nCentre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC)\nCodevelopment Canada\nComité pour les droits humains en Amérique latine (CDHAL)\nCommon Frontiers\nCooper Institute\nDalhousie University, Department of International Development Studies\nEarthworks\nGlobal Economy Program\nInstitute for Policy Studies\nInter Pares\nMaritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Network (BTS)\nMining Injustice Solidarity Network (MISN)\nMining Justice Action Committee\nMining Justice Alliance\nMiningWatch Canada\nSaint Mary’s University, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies\nSaint Mary’s University, Department of Political Science and Global Development Studies\nSt. Thomas University, Sustainability and Environmental Studies Program\nTrent University, Global Development Studies Department\nTrent University, Human Rights and Global Justice Department\nUniversity of Ottawa, Observatory on Violence, Criminalization and Democracy\nVictoria Central America Support Committee (VCASC)\nVictoria Peace Coalition\n
URL:https://nbmediacoop.org/events/xinka-delegation-canada-must-respect-indigenous-self-determination-in-guatemala/
LOCATION:180 Saint John St., Fredericton
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