Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala

Participate in the Fall Speakers Tour
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NISGUA FALL SPEAKING TOURS

Each year NISGUA hosts Guatemalan activists who travel throughout the U.S. speaking to church, solidarity, law, women's, university and an array of other groups about grassroots work and the general situation in Guatemala. They discuss their work for democracy, human rights and socioeconomic justice, a task that in recent years has become much more dangerous.

The tours function to raise money for Guatemalan grassroots groups, to educate the U.S. public about Guatemala and to reach out to new groups and involve them in the Guatemalan solidarity movement. We invite you to become a part of this project. Why participate? Consider the benefits:

Get the most up-to-date information on cutting edge issues in Guatemala.
Help magnify the voices of Guatemalan partners on subjects that matter most to them.
Establish direct, long lasting ties to Guatemalan social justice organizations.
Provide needed financial support to Guatemalan organizations working on the most sensitive, important issues in Guatemala today – impunity, anti-corporate globalization, land and labor conflicts, etc.
Take advantage of the speaker’s visit to meet with local and national government representatives and update them on the situation in Guatemala.
Educate the broader U.S. public through local, regional, and national media work.
Rejuvenate local activists. Get them involved in NISGUA’s national campaigns on Guatemala.
Use the tour to challenge your organization’s capacity and skills. Do something your organization has never done before – organize a different type of public event, reach out to the media, meet with your Congressional representatives, organize a city council resolution, carry out a direct action. And rely on NISGUA’s national office for help and advice in carrying out any activity new to your group.
Strengthen NISGUA’s national network of activist communities.
Use the tour to help set your group’s organizing agenda for the following year.
Help cultivate leadership skills in those Guatemalans participating in the tour, especially Guatemala women who have often not had much, if any, opportunity to develop these important abilities.
Help Guatemalan partners strengthen their work by meeting with potential institutional funders.

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print \| close window Participate in the Fall Speakers Tour ............................................................................................ NISGUA FALL SPEAKING TOURS Each year NISGUA hosts Guatemalan activists who travel throughout the U.S. speaking to church, solidarity, law, women's, university and an array of other groups about grassroots work and the general situation in Guatemala. They discuss their work for democracy, human rights and socioeconomic justice, a task that in recent years has become much more dangerous. The tours function to raise money for Guatemalan grassroots groups, to educate the U.S. public about Guatemala and to reach out to new groups and involve them in the Guatemalan solidarity movement. We invite you to become a part of this project. Why participate? Consider the benefits: Get the most up-to-date information on cutting edge issues in Guatemala. Help magnify the voices of Guatemalan partners on subjects that matter most to them. Establish direct, long lasting ties to Guatemalan social justice organizations. Provide needed financial support to Guatemalan organizations working on the most sensitive, important issues in Guatemala today – impunity, anti-corporate globalization, land and labor conflicts, etc. Take advantage of the speaker’s visit to meet with local and national government representatives and update them on the situation in Guatemala. Educate the broader U.S. public through local, regional, and national media work. Rejuvenate local activists. Get them involved in NISGUA’s national campaigns on Guatemala. Use the tour to challenge your organization’s capacity and skills. Do something your organization has never done before – organize a different type of public event, reach out to the media, meet with your Congressional representatives, organize a city council resolution, carry out a direct action. And rely on NISGUA’s national office for help and advice in carrying out any activity new to your group. Strengthen NISGUA’s national network of activist communities. Use the tour to help set your group’s organizing agenda for the following year. Help cultivate leadership skills in those Guatemalans participating in the tour, especially Guatemala women who have often not had much, if any, opportunity to develop these important abilities. Help Guatemalan partners strengthen their work by meeting with potential institutional funders. Tour Flyer 2005 Tour Flyer 2004 Tour Flyer 2003 Tour Flyer 2002 Tour Flyer 2000 print \| close window