On Guatemala’s Pacific Coast, key drivers of migration are connected to the US
The US market for sugarcane and bananas has encouraged plantation owners on Guatemala’s Pacific Coast…
Civic participation on the local level is fundamental to democracy
We must transform an illusory democracy based only on the vote to genuine democracy based…
Racism responds when Guatemala’s downtrodden block roads
Blockade in Nahualá, Sololá, Guatemala. May 11, 2016. Photo by Ollantay Itzamná. Commentary by Ollantay…
COPINH: Defending Lenca Lands
Cover Photo: Berta Cáceres. Photo: Prachatai via Flickr By Nicole Tse In the wake of…
Why did they murder Berta Cáceres?
A solidarity banner for Berta Cáceres in Guatemala City's Constitution Square, 2016. Photo by Patricia…
“The Fourth Invasion” – Guatemala’s water crisis in context
By Richard Brown Thousands of people from throughout Guatemala, mostly rural and indigenous men and…
Cantel and the March for Water: I Drink Water, So I’m Joining The March
By Esteban Sacalxot When I was younger, my father would take my brother and me…
A major march for land and water beings next week
Over 80 organizations that make up the Popular Grassroots Assembly (Asamblea Social y Popular) have…
Repression against CODECA: The criminalization of organization
By Leiria Vay -- Comunicadora social de CODECA EM: See the Editorial Note for context.…