Tag Archives: Guatemala
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Campesinos Refusing To Disappear: Guatemala’s Polochic Valley One Year After the Evictions
5March 26, 2012 by tristan savage
by Tristan Call. Posted Simultaneously at Upside Down World Juan lived in the village of Paraná until August, when for …
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The Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Inspiration
1March 3, 2012 by tristan savage
from Tristan Call posted simultaneously at sfablog.org, the blog for the Student-Farmworker Alliance My years of involvement in the Campaign …
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Food Crisis in the Polochic Exacerbates as Government Repression Continues
1August 12, 2011 by tristan savage
by Tristan Call and Katy Savage published simultaneously on Upside Down World The massive evictions of 800 families from 14 …
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Q’eqchi’ Leaders Massacred in Guatemala on the 3-year Anniversary of Ramiro Choc’s Imprisonment
1February 16, 2011 by tristan savage
Thousands of Q’eqchi’ peasants near Livingston, Guatemala had been anticipating February 14, 2011 as a possible day of joy and …
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Free Q’eqchi’ Leader and Political Prisoner Ramiro Choc!
5February 7, 2011 by tristan savage
Friends- Our compañero Ramiro Choc will have been in prison in Guatemala for 3 years on Valentines Day. Please take …
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US-funded Biodiesel Colonialism
Leave a commentJanuary 10, 2011 by Kate Savage
“As corrupt corporations and politicians shift wealthy nations to greater ethanol and biodiesel use, the US government believes that harvests …
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Accompanying the Peasant Movement Part 2: Conquistador with a Briefcase
1June 29, 2010 by Kate Savage
Saquimo Setaña is a community in northern Guatemala facing eviction by a local plantation owner. Three community members—Jesus Yat, Oscar …
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Accompanying the Peasant Movement Part 1: Growing Trees in a Cage
3June 23, 2010 by tristan savage
Ramiro Choc is in prison in Guatemala City for his work in the peasant movement fighting imperialism and environmental destruction. …
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