Throughout the Maritimes, BTS members and supporters express their solidarity with long-time BTS partner, the Campesino Committee of the Highlands (CCDA). In May, three members of the CCDA were killed- José Can Xol, Mateo Chamán Paau and Rámon Choc Sacrab were all active members in their communities and involved in the struggle for the defense of [...]
– Aboriginal activists group, Queensland, 1970sIf you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.
– Bishop Gerardi, April 24, 1998Peace is possible – a peace that is born from the truth that comes from each one of us and from all of us. It is a painful truth…it is a liberating and humanizing truth…It is a truth that challenges each one of us to recognize our individual and collective responsibility and to commit ourselves to action.
– Scott Zoltok, Intern at the New Hope Foundation (2012-2013)“Breaking the Silence means listening to those who’ve been silent for far too long, and once the silence is broken, it is amazing what you can hear.”
– Bertolt BrechtHay hombres que luchan un dia y son buenos. Hay otros que luchan un año y son mejores. Hay quienes luchan muchos años y son muy buenos. Pero hay los que luchan toda la vida: esos son los imprescindibles.
Statement for the Antigonish Rally for Migrant Justice #FamiliesBelongTogether
This statement was prepared by Stacey Gomez (BTS Maritimes Coordinator) for the Antigonish Rally for Migrant Justice on June 30, 2018, a global day of action to speak out against US & Canadian immigration policies. As we gather today, lets remember Claudia Gomez Gonzalez, a 20 year old Indigenous woman from San Juan Ostuncalco, Guatemala [...]
Our 2018 BTS Boat Tour is now sold out!
We are now sold out of tickets! Hope to see you next year! …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Join Captain Andy Rankin and BTS friends on the Brown Eyed Girl for the BTS Boat Cruise Fundraiser on August 18, 2018. We will have a tour of the the coast of Western [...]
2018 Topacio Reynoso Pacheco Youth Award Winners- Movimiento AJODER
The winner of the 2018 Topacio Reynoso Youth Award is the Movimiento AJODER (Asociación para el Desarollo y Rescate Social), a youth organization based in Coban, Alta Verapaz. The youth group uses art and political action to promote human rights, and in particular the rights of youth, women, and Indigenous Peoples. The Movimiento AJODER [...]
Call-out: Emergency Accompanier Needed for CCDA (Highland Small Farmers Committee)
Over the past month, three members of the CCDA have been killed- José Can Xol, Mateo Chamán Paau and Rámon Choc Sacrab were all active members in their communities and involved in the struggle for the defense of land and territory against landowners. Repeated requests by the CCDA for the Guatemalan government to resolve land [...]
