Guatemala’s murder rate is ten times the world average. The harsh streets of Guatemala City are packed with drugs, gangs and guns. Caja Lúdica is a youth arts collective, using arts and carnival activities to promote a culture of peace… Read More ›
Culture
Linguistic diversity on the airwaves
It has been estimated that one half of the 6000 languages spoken in the world are under threat of extinction from globalisation, greater movement of people and mass communication in the dominant language of countries which are linguistically diverse. One… Read More ›
Days of Papering
This is from a new photomontage from James Rodríguez and MiMundo. Next month, it will be 10 years since HIJOS Guatemala began their struggle in search of memory, truth and justice with reference to crimes against humanity committed by… Read More ›
Mural monseñor Gerardi
Flickr: Surizar "Uno de los tres murales pintados en la parroquia de San Sebastián, en conmemoración del undécimo aniversario de la muerte de monseñor Juan Gerardi. Los murales son obra de la artista italiana Alessandra Vecci y el pintor guatemalteco Máximo… Read More ›
BBC World Service to broadcast about the Police Archives
The BBC World Service is to broadcast a documentary about the police archives, much in the news recently. Entitled "The Atrocity Archives" it will be broadcast on 6 Apil. You can find out the programme details, listen to a trailer… Read More ›
A short reflection from Guatemala
I´ve been here on holidays for a few weeks now and what is unavoidable is the level of violence that is portrayed on the media, especially in the newpapers. It even seems difficult to make a count of the numbers…. Read More ›
New film about Juana Mendez
Juana Mendez will be remembered in Guatemala as the first woman who succeeded in achieving a conviction against a serving police officer for mistreating her in custody. During her detention at the police station in Nebaj she was raped and… Read More ›
The White Nun and the Tahitian Vanilla
What, you might wonder, have nuns to do with exotic spices, and even more so, what have either to do with Guatemala? The answer is orchids, in both cases they are plants which became important well beyond the dark, damp… Read More ›
¿Indígena, garífuna, ladino, español, gringo, chino o árabe?
I came across this wonderful little video on the guate360 website. How we identify ourselves is an important part of understanding who we are. For people in Guatemala, there are at least three possibilities – ladino, indigenous, or Guatemalan. Why… Read More ›
Pre-tour event at Movimentos at the Salmon and Compass
In a special pre-tour event on 6 November at 7pm, GSN will be presenting the film ‘Estrellas De La Línea’ / ‘The Railroad All Stars’ along with Movimientos at the Salmon and Compass, as part of a special event to… Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 