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> Attacks against human rights defenders in Guatemala have doubled over the last five years. NISGUA's teams of on-the-ground international human rights monitors work to deter violence in communities, courtrooms and at public events. > Former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who ruled during the bloodiest period of the war, currently holds a seat in the Guatemalan Congress. He is wanted for genocide and crimes against humanity. > The Xalalá hydro-electric dam is rejected by 90% of the local population because it would displace thousands of indigenous people and damage farmlands and forests. > Almost 400 mining concessions have been granted to transnational gold, silver, nickel, and zinc companies in Guatemala, posing severe threats to rural communities' social and environmental well-being. |
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Participate in the NISGUA
Speakers' Tour
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Introduction
Every year, NISGUA hosts Guatemalan activists who travel throughout the
U.S. speaking about grassroots work and the general situation in
Guatemala to a wide array of groups.
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more. . .
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2011 NISGUA Tours
The
Spring
2011 Women and Mining Tour, tentatively set for late
March, early April, will travel the East Coast, though we do have some
flexibility. The
tour will focus on mining in Guatemala, exposing how women, in
particular, are organizing to respond to the impacts. Let
us know if you
would like to become a tour host; click
here for more information about hosting the 2011 tour (Word
document). Contact tours[at]nisgua.org to make sure the tour visits
your area!
We
would also like to gauge interest in smaller scale
tours on other themes in the Midwest, West Coast and Southwest, so
please let us know if you would be interested!
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Tour Host
Responsibilities
Volunteering to organize a stop on the speaking tour can be exciting
and fun. At the same time, it sometimes seems overwhelming and a lot of
work. Here are some pointers from experienced tour hosts on how to
prepare for a speaker’s visit. With some planning and
consideration, tour events in your town can be successful and enjoyable
for both you and the speaker.
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more. . .
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Tour Advocacy and
Media Successes
Our speaking tours aim to bring Guatemalan voices for justice and human
rights
to a larger audience. Media coverage of tour speakers helps their
messages reach
hundreds of thousands of people who might have missed tour events.
Media work
can also inspire local advocacy to advance justice in Guatemala and the
U.S.
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more. . .
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NISGUA's 2010 Mining and Indigenous Rights Tour, "The Struggle for Self-Determination in Guatemala", featured a member of the Regional Assembly in Defense of Natural Resources from the western department of Huehuetenango who talked about mining and natural resources in Huehuetenango and the response of indigenous communities to mining in
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2009 NISGUA Tour
NISGUA invited the group Historical Memory, a grassroots organization from Nebaj in Guatemala's central highlands. The group reconstructs collective memory as a tool to address current issues, such as mega-“development” projects and the militarization of public security.
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2008 NISGUA Tour
NISGUA hosted two activists who spoke about grassroots opposition to two mega-“development” schemes - the Xalala hydroelectric dam and open-pit mining - that have caused environmental and social damage.
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2007 NISGUA
Tour
Two Guatemalan activists spoke about efforts to hold former military
officials accountable for genocide and crimes against humanity, and the
ongoing struggle for economic justice in Guatemala.
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more. . .
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2006 NISGUA
Tour
Two Guatemalan activists pushed to hold Guatemala’s former
military officials accountable for genocide and crimes against
humanity, and stop the highly controversial Xalalá
hydroelectric dam, which threatens to displace communities and disrupt
the ecosystem, yet remains shrouded in secrecy.
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more. . .
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2005 Tour: 500
Years of Resistance
Four Guatemalan civil society leaders traveled around the U.S. and
Canada to share stories of resistance and struggle against oppression.
The speakers addressed ending gender-based violence and the GLBT
community in Guatemala, finding alternative economic models to CAFTA,
indigenous resistance to mining, and the effects of migration on
Guatemalan society.
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more. . .
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