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Guatemala: The Activism of Massacre Survivor Jesús Tecú

Maya Achí activist Jesús Tecú Osorio is a survivor. When he was a child, he witnessed the Río Negro Massacre, one of the most horrific massacres of Guatemala's armed conflict. Many of his friends, his 2-year-old brother, and his young parents were ...

From RENATA AVILA, Global Voices Online,  22 Sep 2009

Guatemala: For Some Artists, Picasso was Wrong

Some Guatemalan artists are out to prove that Pablo Picasso's quote "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers" is incorrect. For many, computers and the internet are the answers to a lack of spaces and galleries for relatively unknown ...

From RENATA AVILA, Global Voices Online,  3 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Pablo Picasso,  John Lennon

Guatemala: The Murder of Father Rosebaugh in the Ixcán

Photo of Father Lawrence Rosebaugh and used with permission by Pastoral Social del Ixcán Fellow priest from the same order and blogger, Joaquín Martínez Vega of Postulación General OMI [es] remembers Rosebaugh: Ironías de la Vida: el P. Lorenzo ...

From RENATA AVILA, Global Voices Online,  3 Jun 2009
Related Topics: OMI,  Creative Commons

Bubisher: A Bus of Books for Children in Western Sahara

Bubisher means “a bird bringing good news.” According  to Roge Blog, it is also the name of a Saharaui poetry book. But for hundreds of children living in refugee camps in Western Sahara, it is the name of a bus full of books, explains Haz lo que ...

From RENATA AVILA, Global Voices Online,  29 Apr 2009

Guatemala: Collaborative Publishing of the Book TRANS 2.0

In celebration of World Book Day, Guatemalan author and blogger Julio Serrano asked 50 of his friends and readers to publish different parts of his book TRANS 2.0 on their blogs. This new publishing project brings together enthusiasts of ...

From RENATA AVILA, Global Voices Online,  23 Apr 2009

Guatemala: A Violin in Silence After Murder of Youth

Photo by Midiman and used under a Creative Commons license La casa de estudios musicales de Hans se llenó de familiares, conocidos, amigos y compañeros de Orquesta tras el funeral. Interprentando una melancólica pieza, prorrumpieron en llanto aquellos ...

From RENATA AVILA, Global Voices Online,  19 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Creative Commons,  United Nations

Guatemala: Opposition to Mining Operations

A recent BBC story reported on skin infections showing up in several indigenous communities in Guatemala. Many from the community and other activists are placing blame on the Canadian open-pit mining company, Goldcorp for the health problems. These new ...

From RENATA AVILA, Global Voices Online,  15 Mar 2009
Related Topics: BBC

Guatemala: President Colom Apologizes for the Bay of Pigs

In preparation for the Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961, the government of Guatemala allowed the CIA to train Cuban exiles on their soil for the operation. Even though the invasion failed, the memory still remains. Nearly 50 years later, the current ...

From RENATA AVILA, Global Voices Online,  19 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Carlos Slim,  Benito Mussolini,  Central Intelligence Agency,  Fidel Castro,  Creative Commons

Guatemala: Experiences in Birdwatching

Biological diversity has enabled Guatemala to stand among the 25 countries with the most variety of natural resources in the world. Millions of species living in its varied ecosystems, more than 700 species of birds, mammals like the jaguar, tapir and ...

From RENATA AVILA, Global Voices Online,  26 Jan 2009

Guatemala: Powerful Images of War Victims Leave Some Uncomfortable

En 1990, Miquel Dewever-Plana, fotógrafo francés de origen catalán, conoció en México a varios refugiados mayas guatemaltecos y decidió involucrarse a favor de los derechos humanos. Durante dos años Miquel documentó el proceso de exhumación de muchas ...

From RENATA AVILA, Global Voices Online,  11 Jan 2009
Related Topics: United Nations

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