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Tonight, October 20th Salon: “Reclamation Issues at Guatemala’s Marlin Mine”

Join us as Rob Robinson, leader of the GeoTech team that has been monitoring and researching the cracked houses surrounding the Marlin Mine in Guatemala since 2005 and has researched the issues surrounding the reclamation of the mine, shares a general overview of mining issues, a history of transnational corporations repeating itself in Guatemala, the… »

July Salon/DJPC’s Summer Film Series featuring “abUSed: The Postville Raid”

photo courtesy www.AbusedThePostvilleRaid.com

On May 12, 2008, 389 undocumented workers were arrested and placed in handcuffs and chains by 900 heavily armed ICE agents at Agriprocessors, Inc., the largest kosher slaughterhouse and meat-packing plant in the country.  In just 4 days, nearly 300 of these workers were fast-tracked through the US legal system, convicted of… »

May Salon This Thursday: “Guatemala Accompaniment Project: Stories from the Field”

Ashley Williamson and Jason Boccaccio are returned accompaniers who will be sharing stories from their time with NISGUA’s Guatemalan Accompaniment Project (GAP). GAP accompanies communities to deter human rights violations. Ashley and Jason will share their own personal stories from Guatemala and answer any questions about GAP and… »

Rural Healthcare in Indigenous Guatemala

Rural Healthcare in Indigenous Guatemala
Photo courtesy of www.cprguatemalaproject.org
Domingo Alvarez Ajanel and Pedro Bernal Raymundo, indigenous Mayans and members of the lead health team, will share about the work they are… »

March Salon: “David v. Goliath: Stories of Success, Grief and Hope Surrounding Gold Mining in Guatemala”

Alejandro Alfaro, a Guatemalan and former employee of COPAE (the San Marcos’ Catholic Diocese’ Pastoral Commission of Peace and Ecology) will share his experiences working with the communities in Guatemala’s Western Highlands who are opposing the chemical mining taking place in their territories. The story of their lives is a… »

Mining Delegation 2011 Application Deadline – Video Interview with Brad Lawton-

Click here:  Guatemalan Mining Delegation to watch a video about DJPC’s Guatemalan Mining Delegation in 2011.
Click here for application: Mining delegation… »

Go to Guatemala with DJPC!

Denver Justice & Peace Committee Mining Delegation to Guatemala
In Guatemala, hundreds of mining concessions have been granted to transnational gold, silver, nickel, and zinc companies, threatening the social and environmental health of rural populations. Delegation participants will visit the municipalities of Sipakapa and San Miguel Ixtahuacan in the department of San Marcos as well… »

DJPC in Guatemala!

Two CAMINOS members traveled to Tesorito, Guatemala on a Promesa Delegation over the summer. Read about their trip, Promesa, CPRs, and the type of projects DJPC is involved in around… »

Urgent Action: Human Rights Defenders Threatened in Guatemala

Amnesty International sent out the following urgent action today about death threats against the staff of the Asociacion para el Estudio y Promocion de la Seguridad en Democracia (SEDEM) and the Unidad de Proteccion de Defensoras y Defensores de Derechos Humanos (UDEFEGUA). DJPC encourages you to send a letter to Guatemalan authorities requesting the protection of those… »