Boston-Area Showing of Documentary on Mayan Resistance to Gold Mining in Guatemala

March 13th Screening of Sipakapa No Se Vende/Sipakapa Is Not for Sale in Lynn
(Image credit: Sipakapa No Se Vende/Sipakapa Is Not for Sale)

As we get ready for our Guatemala action at this year’s Get on the Bus, please join members of Amnesty International Group 133 and the Guatemala Solidarity Committee of Boston for a screening of the documentary Sipakapa No Se Vende/ Sipakapa Is Not for Sale this Friday evening, March 13th at 6:00 p.m., in Lynn, MA.

Lynn is the adopted home of many people from Sipakapa and other areas of San Marcos, Guatemala. The event is being organized by local members of the Guatemalan community, and the evening will include Guatemalan food and the film screening.

The event will be held at Family & Children's Service of Greater Lynn, Inc., 111 North Common St., Lynn, MA 01902. A map from the Amnesty Northeast Regional Office to the event site is available by clicking here.

Sipakapa No Se Vende/ Sipakapa Is Not for Sale focuses on the Mayan Sipakapense people’s resistance to gold mining activities in their community by Glamis Gold, Ltd./Goldcorp. (The film is mostly in Spanish with English subtitles.)

For more information about Sipakapa No Se Vende/Sipakapa Is Not for Sale and the issues it covers, please follow these links:

· http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1N8I54zong (part 1 of the film; other parts also available on YouTube)

· http://www.nativenetworks.si.edu/Eng/orange/sipakapa_no_se_vende.htm

· http://www.woolastook-presbytery.ca/wo-sipakapa-declaration.pdf

· http://www.rightsaction.org/articles/goldcorp_vs_democracy_03_30_08.html


For more information, please contact Kelly at kelly@amnesty133.org.

Movie showing at Brandeis: "No More Tears Sister"

Hello All,

I was asked to write for the blog in order to inform everyone about what is going on with the Brandeis Chapter in terms of getting ready for GOTB and hopefully to share some successful ways to get the word out about GOTB. And this just happens to be my first blog ever...so here goes!

In order to inform fellow students about the issues we are focusing on with GOTB and to get out the word about GOTB in general our chapter decided to hold a movie showing on one of the focus cases. Anna, the GOTB'09 Coordinator, helped us get our hands on a copy of the film "No More Tears Sister," which recounts the life of renowned human rights activist Dr. Rajani Thiranagama and her work for human rights in the midst of the conflict in Sri Lanka. Before the film we talked a bit about GOTB and this year's focus cases then played the video posted on www.gotb.org to show students exactly what this event is. We also had two letters for people to sign and send to the president of Sri Lanka, one demanding protection of civilians, the other demanding freedom for political prisoners.

In terms of logistics, it was very easy (not to mention free!) to get the rights to show the film publicly. If you want to show this movie with your group contact the GOTB Coordinator (gotb_AT_amnesty133.org) to get the film and then go to www.amdoc.org/outreach/events/register.php/ to register your group with American Documentary Inc. and then register the event.

Good luck!