Solidarity
Links to organizations, films, and books below are offered as resources to educate and engage visitors to our website. There is a variety of information on historical, cultural, political, and economic issues related to the U.S and Latin America. Explore.
Organizations
The Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) participates in a global movement for human rights and fair and just economic systems. Linking grassroots movements in Guatemala and the U.S., they promote positive social change in both countries as well as solidarity that is mutually respectful and beneficial.
The Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group (AIDG) works in Guatemala to help individuals and communities get affordable and environmentally sound access to electricity, sanitation and clean water.
MADRE works in Guatemala and other countries supporting community development programs and training that enable women to play leadership roles in their families, communities, countries, and the international arena. This approach enables their sister organizations to meet immediate needs in their communities while developing long term solutions to the crises they face.
Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic, and environmental justice around the world.
Café Conciencia is an international non profit organization that works in solidarity with worker-owned coffee cooperatives in Guatemala to help them achieve social and economic justice.
It is the aim of Entre Mundos to link socially and culturally active organizations in Guatemala together with useful resources, and to provide a forum and information center for people wishing to become involved in social, cultural and political projects. Promoting the value of volunteer work for community and project development.
Pop-Wuj (pope-woo) is a collectively owned and operated Spanish school in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Through a mix of intensive language study and social service projects, students come to a better understanding of the political, social, and cultural realities of Guatemala.
La Florida, Ecotourism Project
The community of La Florida runs a small ecotourism project and they are always happy to greet new visitors and volunteers. For more information on visiting or volunteering you can contact us.
Films
Black Gold: Wake up and Smell the Coffee
Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary
Books
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
by Eduardo Galeano
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala
by Stephen Schlesinger
Guatemala: Never Again!
by Archdiocese of Guatemala
I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala
by Elisa Burgos Debray
In Search of Providence: Transnational Mayan Identities
by Patricia Foxen
We Were Taught to Plant Corn Not to Kill: Secrets Behind the Silence of the Mayan People
by Tax'a Leon London
Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability, and Survival
by Dan Jaffee
Organic Coffee: Sustainable Development by Mayan Farmers
by Maria Elena Martinez-torres
The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee
by Stewart L. Allen
We also highly recommend exploring Latin American literature. There is such an immense quantity of extraordinary writing that we have resorted to leaving you with a link to wikipedia's "Latin American Literature" which is overflowing with history of literary movements and prominent authors. Personal recommendations include the works of: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Elena Poniatowska, Carlos Fuentes, Jose Donoso, Renaldo Arenas, Isabelle Allende, and Gloria Anzaldua.
