Publications: Guatemala’s Indigenous Women in Resistance: On the frontline of the communities struggle to defend mother earth and her natural resources

Guatemala’s Indigenous Women in Resistance: On the frontline of the communities struggle to defend mother earth and her natural resources,

Peace Brigades International (PBI), May 2010, by María Giovanna Teijido and Wiebke Schramm

This report examines in details the roots of indigenous communities’ opposition to the installation of large cement plants, mines or hydroelectric projects on their lands. Particular focus on the role played by women.