Monthly Archives: February 2011

Urgent concern for safety of human rights defenders of San Miguel Ixtahuacán following peaceful protests

Update, 1 March 2011: According to the most recent information, all of the detained individuals have been released.  Two people were severely beaten, but their condition is not critical.  National and international organizations have arrived in the community.  Please see … Continue reading

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Amnesty Intl. Urgent Action: Indigenous Community Activists Murdered

UA 39/11 AI Index: AMR 34/001/2011 of 22 February 2011 GUATEMALA: INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS MURDERED Three human rights defenders from a Maya Q’eqchi’ rural community were killed in Rio Dulce, Izabal, eastern Guatemala. The activists, all university students and campaigners … Continue reading

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Cairn Garden, Middle Fork Snoqualmie

Rock cairn garden in wintry Middle Fork Snoqualmie forest. by Anonymous

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Cascadia sweet Cascadia

Olympic Range from the shore of the inner Salish Sea, Cascadia

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New publication – Cascadia Solidaria: Poems and Translations

I woke this early this morning, feeling strangely moved to create art, to finally finish a poetry zine project that I’ve been working on in bits and pieces over the last few years.  I was excited to be in Cascadia … Continue reading

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¡Que viva Victor Leiva!

Update 4 July 2010: Help circulate a letter demanding justice for the murder of Victor, and sign online! “El Mono” Victor Leiva of Guatemalan youth arts collective Caja Lúdica, killed on the night of February 2, 2011. The system The … Continue reading

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