Until we are all free: Pulling the colonial roots of gender violence in Guatemala and Canada
The following is a speech given at the Women on the March Until We Are All Free: Rally for Equality ...
Tag: Guatemala
Guatemalan government moves to expel witnesses to police violence at US-Canadian mine site
Last week, Guatemalan authorities informed two Peace Brigades International (PBI) volunteers that their temporary residence permits were cancelled and that ...
Public memorial held in Toronto after assassination of teenage activist resisting Goldcorp/Tahoe Resources mine in Guatemala
Toronto - On May 1st, as Goldcorp announced the year’s profits at their annual shareholder meeting in Vancouver, more somber ...
International solidarity with victims of Hudbay Minerals-CGN as criminal trial against former head of security is delayed
Angelica Choc, the widow of Adolfo Ich, issued a call for unity: “Let all of us ...
Tale of indigenous-led resistance in Guatemala provides lessons for anti-fracking struggle at home
Resistance to industrial encroachment in Guatemala. Author Stephen Law sees similarities in the anti-fracking resistance in ...
Angelica Choc’s fight is our fight too: Mayan widow suing mining company in Canada stands with Wabanaki shale gas resisters
Fredericton - "I am a revolutionary," Angelica Choc, a Maya Q'eqchi' grandmother from Guatemala, declared to students, professors, anti-shale gas ...
Indigenous Mayan families take HudBay to court in Canada
Angelica Choc is one of 13 Indigenous Mayans making human rights claims against Canadian mining company ...
Wave of attacks against women activists in Guatemala
The intensity of violence against female activists is on the rise in Guatemala. Lolita Chavez, member of the K’iche’ People’s ...
Guatemalan fights for justice for women in her homeland
Last week as part of International Women's Day celebrations, Guatemalan women's rights activist Norma Herrera made an appearance at the ...
Indigenous protesters blockading mine owned by Vancouver-based Goldcorp assaulted, taken hostage
On Feb. 28, 2011, communities took action to pressure the government of Guatemala to carry out the Precautionary Measures MC-260-07 ...
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