Since March 2, 2012, residents from around the proposed site of the El Tambor Mine had maintained a peaceful, 24-hour blockade at the entrance to the mine, which is owned by the Reno-based engineering firm Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA)…. Read More ›
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Norwegian Fund Divests from Tahoe Resources
Latest from the Tahoe on Trial website is an exhortation to North American shareholders in Tahoe Resources to follow Norway’s Council on Ethics’ lead and divest. Canadian and U.S. investors are urged to make use of a report published last… Read More ›
Mining interests in Guatemala challenged by indigenous direct democracy
We featured a piece, here, recently by James Rodríguez about a Consulta that took place in Santa María Chiquimula. This is by Jeff Abbott on Waging Nonviolence. Conflicts over mining are expanding across Guatemala. According to a recent report by… Read More ›
Mayan Communities use Democracy as a Tool to Safeguard their Territory
The image above comes from an article by James Rodríguez (MiMundo.org) and refers to a consultation in Santa Maria Chiquimula, Totonicapán, Guatemala. The ballot reads: “Are you in favor of metal mining exploitation, the installation of geothermal energy generators, construction… Read More ›
Voices of the Resistance – Tahoe on Trial
OYOW: VOICES OF THE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT IN GUATEMALA (Special Assignment) from Maggie Padlewska on Vimeo. Maggie Padlewska shot the above film about the affect of the Tahoe Resources Escobal Mine in San Rafael Las Flores and the community resistance to… Read More ›
Tahoe: Silencing opposition to corporate interests
In a cheat sheet for Kevin McArthur on Tahoe Resources’ tactics to silence opposition in Guatemala, Jennifer Moore writes on rabble.ca about how Tahoe Resources, with the help of the Guatemalan government and the powerful Guatemala Chamber of Commerce, has… Read More ›
Activists prompt Guatemala U-turn on GM crops
Guatemalan lawmakers throw out a law concerning the property rights of GM crops, after widespread protests against what many saw as a guarantor of corporate interests over local small farmers. This article recently published in Eye on Latin America celebrates… Read More ›
To Move Forward
A piece by Simone Dalmasso accompanies some great photographs and was published recently in Plaza Pública. In 1957, the mayor of Nebaj described the socioeconomic situation of the people in the area, “..the majority of the indigenous people of this… Read More ›
Defense of Indigenous and Land Rights in Guatemala – Aura Lolita Chávez
Aura Lolita Chávez is a leader of the Council of K’iche’ People for the Defense of Life, Mother Nature, Land and Territory (CPK) of Guatemala. The CPK coordinates processes of dialogue, good faith community consultations and collective actions against the… Read More ›
Tahoe on Trial – a great new resource
Guatemalan plaintiffs seek corporate accountability in Canada for violence A fantastic new blogsite has recently been launched by Breaking the Silence, NISGUA and MiningWatch Canada revolving around the struggle taking place in the municipality of San Rafael las Flores in… Read More ›
Guatemala Solidarity Network 