The following excerpt is from a May 3, 2010 article published by Grassroots International. To read the article in its entirety, please click here.
Last week, I met with representatives from the National Women’s Commission of the Via Campesina – Guatemala. The Commission comprises women from four different peasant and indigenous organizations…
The women of the Via Campesina – Guatemala have denounced the national government for neglecting the results of 40 community referendums, each demanding the immediate halt to mining and agribusiness operations in their native indigenous territory. These transnational companies hope to confuse or sedate communities with false promises of development. In fact, however, foreign investments in mining, hydro-power dams and agribusinesses threaten to uproot families from their native land and destroy local environments, all without the full and informed consent of local communities.
Women representatives of the Via Campesina – Guatemala are leading the way for an overall change in the development policies for Guatemala…
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