Guatemala

ROCLA Spring 2023 Newsletter

ROCLA's Spring 2023 Newsletter - ROCLA's 50th Anniversary Rice & Beans Celebration on June 23! Providing members and friends with an expanded quarterly newsletter that covers many more Latin American countries and timely issues such as climate change, migration and cultural change.

ROCLA October 2019 Program

Guatemala: Is There Hope for the Mayans? Tom Ward Chair of Guatemala Partners at Gates Presbyterian Church & member of the ROCLA Steering Committee Wednesday, October 2nd 7:00PMDowntown United Presbyterian Church121 North Fitzhugh St., Rochester, NY The mission...

Solidarity without Borders • Solidaridad sin Fronteras

Border Militarization in Huehuetenango – Call Your Reps

Letter from Martha Schmitz, NISGUA (Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala) Hello, Hope this email finds you all well. I am writing to inform you all of growing U.S. militarization in northern Guatemala along the border. Guatemalan communities and...

October Program: Is There Hope For Mayan Communities In Guatemala?

Announcing ROCLA's October Program: Is There Hope For Mayan Communities In Guatemala? With the recent murder of Maya Ixil activist Juana Raymundo, and the deaths of 14 other human rights defenders in Guatemala this year, the country is increasingly hostile for...

Guatemala Memorial Photo

500 Years, POV movie about Guatemala

500 Years, the much anticipated third film from Director Pamela Yates, continues the epic saga of indigenous resistance in Guatemala that began with When the Mountains Tremble (1983), followed by Granito: How to Nail a Dictator (2011; POV 2012). All three films...