Water Defenders Celebrate Ruling Against U.S. Gold Company’s Claim
January 15, 2026
Note: After a seven-year battle, this victory of the Peaceful Resistance La Puya over a specious claim for damages from U.S. mining company KCA […]
Tag: Guatemala
Latin America’s New Trade Agreements with the U.S. in times of protectionism
December 12, 2025
The World in Focus | Analysis column President Donald Trump has informed the public of historic trade agreements reached with Argentina, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Guatemala, […]
In Urgent Times, Slow Rhythms, Experiments to Ritualize Hope
July 28, 2025
In urgent times, I will speak from a place of “we,” not to universalize my experience but to recover a sense of coexistence. In […]
A Mining Lawsuit in Guatemala Shows How Trade Courts Put Big Corporations First
December 13, 2022
Nevada-based mining firm is suing Guatemala for more than $400 million, the first suit of its kind for the impoverished Central American country. The company contends that the Guatemalan government didn’t do enough to protect its investments in the country. But that’s news to my community and others who faced violent police repression when we nonviolently demonstrated to keep these mining operations from poisoning our health and water.
Urgent Communication: Solidarity With El Estor, Izabal, Guatemala Just Associated (JASS)
November 15, 2021
El Estor: The peaceful resistance of the Q’eqchi ‘people under siege is everyone’s struggle