COPAG carries out its first territorial mission in the community of Trois-Sauts

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French Guiana — From April 16 to 20, The Invisible Thread (TINTA) accompanied the new representative organization of the indigenous peoples of French Guiana, COPAG, in its first territorial mission in the community of Trois-Sauts. COPAG, the Coordination of Indigenous Peoples Organizations of Guyana, was formally established in August 2021 after coming together in the …

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Gender Inclusion workshop with the Indigenous Youth Front of the Archipelago (BPAN)

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Bogor, Indonesia — In January 2022, for the first time in its 10-year history, BPAN elected a woman, Michelin Sallata, to lead the Indonesian indigenous youth movement. However, gender equality within the communities and the organization is still not considered a relevant issue to be brought to the discussion table. The Indigenous Youth Front of …

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Women leaders of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities create a common agenda

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Talamanca, Costa Rica — Leaders of the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica, the Amazon Basin and Brazil met to discuss the effects of the climate crisis in their territories and to demand spaces in international decision-making platforms on climate change. The agreements of the leaders take into consideration the effects suffered by climate change from their …

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First Film Festival of the Unión Maya Itzá Cooperative, re signifying history

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On the occasion of the twenty-seventh anniversary of the Cooperative Unión Maya Itzá, the young leaders of the Mesoamerican School of Leadership and the Network of Community Communicators of ACOFOP «Red Compa» organized on April 6, 2022, the «First Film Festival» in the history of the UMI, as the community is known in the region. …

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Planning meeting & workshop for the installation of a community intranet

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Petén, Guatemala — On March 25th and 26th, 2022, the learning group on Community Connectivity of the youth of the forest communities of Petén met at the ACOFOP offices to outline the next steps on their path towards the planning and installation of the First Community Intranet promoted by the young leaders of the Mesoamerican …

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Activism and digital tools for the strengthening of indigenous languages ​​in Mesoamerica

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Conversations, February 17 & 18, 2022 Within the framework of the International Mother Language Day, whose emphasis on the year 2022 promotes reflection on the use of technology for multilingual learning, we take the opportunity to celebrate the cultural and linguistic diversity of the forest territories of Mesoamerica, and bring together in this space experiences …

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First International Exchange on Community Connectivity and Communication

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November 22 – 27, 2021. Chiapas, Mexico — Concurring on the need to strengthen exchanges of experiences to better understand emerging connectivity technologies, young people from Petén, Guatemala, who are part of the Mesoamerican School of Leadership (EML) of the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB), crossed the Usumacinta River to explore experiences of …

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Exchange with community women from the Vaupés region and creation of the first Women’s Association of the Colombian Amazon

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Vaupés, Colombia – In March 2021 The Invisible Thread (TINTA) through its Weaving Ties initiative, held a two-day workshop for the women of ATICCAM, the Association of Indigenous Traditional Authorities of the Communities of the Area of Direct Influence of the Mitú Micro Hydroelectric Power Plant; in the Vaupés  Department in southeastern Colombia, bordering Brazil. …

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