H.I.J.O.S. (HIJOS was a group that we meet with in Guatemala City. They are youth whose parents were disappeared. They are working to break the silence about all those who were disappeared, the miliary who was never brought to justice, and to continue to fight their parents were working for).
Hij@s de toda America Latina,
que se solidaricen ya!
A los padres, devuélvenles
la dignidad detrás de sus luchas
Este es un proyecto simbólico, la
única manera de tener un cambio es
destruir el sistema
para continuar la lucha en la voz de nuestros padres y
recuperar sus memorias, la justicia, y la verdad.
Es una lucha simbólica
sin armas
con palabras
y el poder de la memoria.
a powerful repetition of voices. history?
no-holds-barred nonviolence
tagging for your father
tagging for your mother
unforgettable, unforgivable, government issue assasination
"no olvidamos, no perdonamos" -- memoria historica.
tragic history, uncertain future
de cenizas salen HIJOS
not halted by the past,united in
the presence, gives hope for the future
La Casa del Migrante (This house, in Guatemala city, was a safe place for migrants on their way north, or back home after being deported. I talked with a women from El Salvador who was with her two children and husband seeking asylum. They were threatened by gangs in El Salvador. Many gang members are being deported from the U.S (like LA), and starting huge gangs in their own country. They come with the support of money and gangs in the U.S and have systematic and controlling methods in their home countries. The U.S. is not soley at fault, but we are definitely a big part of the problem.)
A safe space, a home to many
how many?
"En la iglesia catolica -- NADIE es Extranjero"
3 nights on the way there of back -- Guatemalans understand
migrants, refugees, because of the civil war.
and more -- the proceso de conscientizción in these tierras
held a gun. The giant is only invisible when you are sitting on its own eyeball.
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What do we want? Space to dream and work on alternatives.
How can we build houses, schools, and hospitals if we are
living to pay off our country´s debt?
¿pero que paso a los 183
que nunca vinieron?
Neoliberalism in Guatemala facilita que
las grandes empresas can rob el pueblo
through tax paid contratos con el
goverment
a place for the misplaced
a refuge for the refugee
Cajolá (An atonomous community in Guatemala, who does not allow the Guatemalan police to come to their village. They are working to be self sufficient, and avoid sending more youth north to the United States---creating altervatives to migration)
Nosotros queremos una revolución, un cambio
están escogiendo la dignidad en los raíces
de la vida del pueblo
quemos crear trabajo para prevenir la migración de
nuestros niños
reunited families
Resisting Mexican eggs by producing our own
makes our community stronger are self-sufficient
Re-defining the Guatemalan Dream, in Guatemala
building a future that remembers its past
Autonomy -- authority from within, so no fear of idas
from outside.
In fact, we decide.
Hijo, cuando regreses, recuerda -- tráigame un "toaster," y los planes de este "space shuttle."
A sweet synthesis, the positive overlap of two worlds
Synthsis that speaks to hope and
a more just world.
Guatemala no es un país pobre. Es un país rico sólo que los flores, las plantas, las montañas, están en pocas manos.
La guerra se acabó pero la lucha sigue.
Necesitamos un gobierno que representa el pobre, los campesionos, no solo el sector de dinero.
No se puede seguir dando pain killers a una enfermedad seria. Se necesita una solución.
Una solución:¨Live in a way where my choices don´t hinder another, and rather support a system, a movement, and a lifestyle where others, animals, and the natural world live in a place that is just and fair.¨
Los sueños viven, y si nos unimos sí se puede cambiar...
Los murales son puentes, nuestra tierra, nuestras vidas.
´´No nos pueden sacar--si nos sacan, gritamos a los cuatros vientos.´´
Pero en realidad , no sabemos que va a pasar
Cuenots de unos entrentamiento entre un pueblo y su país, el dinero y la gente.
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