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Ethnicity, Language, and Economic Well-being in Rural Guatemala Ethnicity, Language, and Economic Well-being in Rural Guatemala: RAND report on difference in objective and perceived economic well-being, in an environment of economic growth of the late 1980's and early 1990's. (Society and Culture)[PDF] http://www.rand.org/labor/DRU/DRU2845.pdf The Mayan Connection - Los Cimientos Alliance The Mayan Connection - Los Cimientos Alliance: Antigua-based international group working with Maya K'iche people to recover their land in Los Cimientos. Gives dispute history, and describes ways to get involved. (Society and Culture) http://www.livezone.com/maya/ Sex Discrimination in Guatemalan Maquilas Sex Discrimination in Guatemalan Maquilas: Information about U.S. clothing manufacturers (and two food processing companies) contracting with maquilas in Guatemala that discriminate against women on the basis of their reproductive status. (Society and Culture) http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/guatemala/ Negotiation Rights: The Guatemalan Peace Process Negotiation Rights: The Guatemalan Peace Process: Conciliation Resources' analysis includes complete text of the accords, a timeline of the peace process, and consideration of the impact on various social groups. (Society and Culture) http://www.c-r.org/accord/guat/accord2/contents.shtml Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala: An organization formed to coordinate local activism on Guatemala in the United States. (Society and Culture) http://www.nisgua.org GayGuatemala.com GayGuatemala.com: A gay virtual magazine for Guatemala and the hispanic gay community. (Society and Culture) http://www.gayguatemala.com Nim Po't, - The Center for Maya Textiles Nim Po't, - The Center for Maya Textiles: Consignment store of contemporary and antique Maya dress, located in Antigua. Many photos of weaving and embroidery, arranged by village, with commentary on designs. (Society and Culture) http://www.nimpot.com Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA: a non-profit, humanitarian organization monitoring, documenting and reporting on human rights in Guatemala, also works for political asylum, womens issues, and torture survivors. (Society and Culture) http://www.ghrc-usa.org Breaking the Cycle Breaking the Cycle: Houston Chronicle special report on civil war and beginning of peace. (Society and Culture) http://www.chron.com/content/interactive/special/humanrights/guatemala/guatemala.html Vamos Adelante Vamos Adelante: US nonprofit which aids people in remote areas of Esquintla. Describes history, projects, and how to get involved. (Society and Culture) http://www.vamosadelante.org MayaWorks MayaWorks: Community development nonprofit which organizes handicraft producers, provides microloans and training, and sponsors tours of participating communities. Describes programs and offers retail and wholesale purchasing online. (Society and Culture) http://www.mayaworks.org Club Rotario Guatemala Nordeste Club Rotario Guatemala Nordeste: Service group provides information on meeting times, goals, and projects. [English/Spanish] (Society and Culture) http://www.rotaryguatemala.org Center for Mayan Women Communicators Center for Mayan Women Communicators: A non-profit which functions as a center for women to unite and to develop skills in communications technology to enable better representation in the world and in the media. In English and Spanish. (Society and Culture) http://www.interconnection.org/cmcm/ GeoNative - Guatemalan Indians GeoNative - Guatemalan Indians: Overview of language families, and comparison of Spanish and indigenous place names. [English/Basque] (Society and Culture) http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9479/mayagua.html Ak'Tenamit Ak'Tenamit: A non-profit international development organization working to reduce poverty among Q'eqchi' Maya in Eastern Guatemala. Describes programs, organizational structure, and how to get involved. (Society and Culture) http://www.aktenamit.org Masons on a Mission Masons on a Mission: Description of a project by a multinational group of Masons in Guatemala to replace traditional cooking methods with more healthy ones. (Society and Culture) http://www.midcoast.com/masonsonamission Peace Brigades International, Guatemala Peace Brigades International, Guatemala: An international organization offering unarmed protective accompaniment to human rights activists, unions, students, women groups, refugees, and communities threatened with violence in Guatemala. (Society and Culture) http://www.peacebrigades.org/guatemala.html ADECO ( Asociación Amistad de Cristo Obrero ) ADECO ( Asociación Amistad de Cristo Obrero ): The mission of this organization is to contribute to the integral development of the disadvantaged people and communities of Central America and the Caribbean. (Society and Culture) http://www.e-adeco.org/en/ Guatemala Canada Solidarity Network Guatemala Canada Solidarity Network: Canada-wide organization in support of peace-building initiatives of Guatemalan popular movement. Human rights, tours and campaigns, analysis, newsletter. (Society and Culture) http://www.gcsn.org/index.html Guatemala Genealogy Guatemala Genealogy: Guatemala genealogy resources at RootsWeb. (Society and Culture) http://www.rootsweb.com/~gtmwgw From the Household to the Factory From the Household to the Factory: Human Rights Watch charges in this report that women in Guatemala's largest female-dominated labor sectors face persistent sex discrimination and abuse. (Society and Culture) http://hrw.org/reports/2002/guat/