The website, “When we were Young / There was a War”, is an immersive bilingual documentary website that enlightens and engages viewers as they learn about the armed conflicts and their aftermaths in Guatemala and El Salvador. It includes poignant… Read More ›
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Guatemalan Feminist Rapper Tearing Down Walls
Rebeca Lane | Photo: Cynthia Vance / Courtesy Rebeca Lane Guatemalan Feminist Rapper Tearing Down Walls By: Heather Gies for TeleSUR Rebeca Lane is a feminist rapper, poet, artist and activist based in Guatemala City whose art and resistance as… Read More ›
Nómada – bringing a vision for change
The launch of a book about Guatemala’s 2015 civil movement – 140 Days of Spring (140 Días de Primavera) In August 2014, Guatemala journalism welcomed a new arrival in the form of Nómada – a new on-line publication which provides… Read More ›
‘Tell us a story with your mobile phone’
POY Latam (Pictures of the Year Latin America) was created in 2011 to celebrate the documentary and artistic photography of Latin America and has become the largest and most important competition in the region. Under the title, ‘Tell us a… Read More ›
‘Burden of Peace’ – Review
Burden of Peace crowdfunding trailer English from Framewerk on Vimeo. The film ‘Burden of Peace’ had its International Premiere in London this evening in front of a full cinema in London as part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival…. Read More ›
‘Burden of Peace’ – International Film Premiere
Burden of Peace crowdfunding trailer English from Framewerk on Vimeo. The Human Rights Watch Film Festival London is presenting the International premiere of ‘Burden of Peace’. The film follows Guatemala’s first female attorney general, Claudia Paz y Paz. After taking… Read More ›
CAWN Newsletter
The latest Newsletter from CAWN (Central America Women’s Network) is now out and worth spending time on. Contents include: • Women, Land Struggles and State Violence • On the eve of the Genocide Trial: Revival of hope for justice for… Read More ›
‘The Golden Dream’ (La Jaula de Oro)
Immigration is a burning issue in the North, whether Europe or the US, but very seldom do we come across a film which tells the stories of poor migrants, never mind in such a poignant and gritty way. The four… Read More ›
The Golden Dream
Opening in the UK on the 27th June 2014 is Diego Quemada-Diez’s astounding and gripping debut feature, The Golden Dream (La Jaula de Oro). From Peccadillo Pictures comes a piercing and poetic road movie that follows the fortunes of four… Read More ›
El Quetzal – Spring 2014
The spring issue of El Quetzal, from Guatemala Human rights Commission (GHRC) is available. It highlights current and upcoming challenges to judicial reform in Guatemala, as well as the role that women are playing in the country’s transitional justice processes…. Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 