We arrived in Guatemeala City nearly three weeks ago after spending two weeks in Quetzeltenango for two weeks and one week at the Mountain School. A lot has happened here since coming to Guatemala. In Quetzeltenango we celebrated the independence day, where there was a lot of celebrations in the streets, including marching bands, musical bands, dancing, and a lot of good food.
This past weekend we participated in an Encuentro de Juventud for four days of intensive workshops, where we discussed issues that are important to youth here and that effect us. The various issues that were discussed were about: health, repression, communication, globalization, Indigenous cosmovision (worldview), preservation of culture, language, and customs. Resulting from the discussions were a Declaration of the Encuentro de Juventud, which was discussed at a press conference this past Monday.
Today we participated in an Encuentro Pre Cumbre to discuss issues that were important to Indigenous women that came to participate in the Social Forum. After the Cumbre we went to the University of San Andres where there were a lot of bands playing, speeches, and dancing. The best part of the night was meeting-up with our friends that we met at the Encuentro de Juventud and seeing a Garifuna band and dancers on stage.
We are having a lot of fun in the city right now with all of the excitement of the Social Forum and Encuentros.
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