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Nov 22, 2010
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On October 28, a Guatemalan court sentenced two former National Police agents to 40 years in prison for the 1984 forced disappearance of student and labor leader Edgar Fernando Garcia.
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Nov 19, 2010
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On November 10, 2010, thanks to the support of the amazing team at ACOFOP (La Asociación de Comunidades Forestales de Petén - acofop.org) I was lucky enough to get a seat in a survey flight taking place with two researchers from CONAP (Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas - conap.gob.gt), and piloted by a privately hired Captain from the Area, Armando Mas.
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Nov 17, 2010
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Members of a Salvadoran environmental organization travelling to meet with the Guatemalan government, to protest a new [Goldcorp Inc.] gold mine, were kidnapped and robbed by men wearing Guatemalan police uniforms. They are members of the Center of Investigations into Investment and Commerce (CEICOM) and were travelling with journalists from Salvadoran TV Channel 10.
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Nov 16, 2010
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He spends most of his days educating youth throughout Guatemala, now sponsoring the schooling of more than 70 kids. In his free time, he builds wheelchairs for people in the country. When his workday is done, he heads home, where he finds 12 to 15 kids waiting for dinner every single night.
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Nov 16, 2010
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Retreat with Lama Mark Webber at Lake Atitlan, call me at 5632 3180 for more information.
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Nov 11, 2010
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In 2010 OSEA initiated the Teaching English Service Learning Program for students who seek on-site, field practicum experience in second language teaching, bi-lingual education, and educational ethnography.
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Nov 11, 2010
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The foundation of any democracy is an informed citizenry. In Guatemala, community radio is the best tool to provide rural, Indigenous Guatemalans with the news and information that they need. Despite promises made in the Guatemalan Constitution and the Peace Accords, the telecommunications law does not allow licenses for nonprofit community radio.
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Oct 29, 2010
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A heated discussion on Guantanamo took place this morning at the headquarters of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington D.C. At the centre of the debate was Djamel Ameziane, an Algerian citizen detained in Guantanamo for the past eight years without being charged with a crime.
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Oct 25, 2010
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GASPAR GONZALEZ “13 B’AKTUN: MAYA VISIONS OF 2012 AND BEYOND
RONALD SITLER “ THE LIVING ...
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Oct 25, 2010
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I’m working on a project that seeks to construct a unified history of the revolutions in Central America from 1979-92.
Nov 22, 2010 0On October 28, a Guatemalan court sentenced two former National Police agents to 40 years in prison for the 1984 forced disappearance of student and labor leader Edgar Fernando Garcia.
Nov 19, 2010 1On November 10, 2010, thanks to the support of the amazing team at ACOFOP (La Asociación de Comunidades Forestales de Petén - acofop.org) I was lucky enough to get a seat in a survey flight taking place with two researchers from CONAP (Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas - conap.gob.gt), and piloted by a privately hired Captain from the Area, Armando Mas.
Nov 16, 2010 0Retreat with Lama Mark Webber at Lake Atitlan, call me at 5632 3180 for more information.
Nov 11, 2010 0The foundation of any democracy is an informed citizenry. In Guatemala, community radio is the best tool to provide rural, Indigenous Guatemalans with the news and information that they need. Despite promises made in the Guatemalan Constitution and the Peace Accords, the telecommunications law does not allow licenses for nonprofit community radio.