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Title: Vamos a un suicidio colectivo: Rigoberta Menchú Tum/Premio Nobel del Paz 1992.(Entrevista)
Author: Irma Ortiz
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: October 16, 2002
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: 49Issue: 2574Page: 27(3)

Article Type: Entrevista

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Thomson Gale on July 2, 2006. The length of the article is 782 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Replantear políticas de seguridad nacional: Anita Menchú/directora ejecutiva de la Fundación Rigoberta Menchú Tum.(Entrevista)
Author: Antonio Cerda Ardura
Publication: Siempre! (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 2, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 53Issue: 2768Page: 24(2)

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For the past ten years Jonathan Moller has photographed communities uprooted by war in Guatemala. The result is Our Culture Is Our Resistance, a collection of portraits taken during that decade, revealing stories of life and death, of hope and despair, and of struggles for survival, respect, and truth. The beauty and strength of Moller's photographs and the accompanying texts not only document and preserve the faces and events associated with this land and its history, but also display for the viewer the humanity and dignity of these largely Mayan indigenous peoples. Featuring one hundred forty-seven tritone portraits, Our Culture Is Our Resistance also includes a preface by Guatemalan Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum;short essays by Ricardo Falla, Francisco Goldman, and Susanne Jonas; and prose and poetry by Humberto Ak'abal, Heather Dean, Julia Esquivel, Eduardo Galeano, Francisco Morales Santos. In addition, the book includes testimonies and reflections by Guatemalan community members and survivors, as well as statements by , Eduardo Galeano, photographer Sebastião Salgado, and William F. Schulz, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA. Among the sponsors and official endorsers of Our Culture Is Our Resistance are Amnesty International, the Soros Foundation, Global Exchange, The Nation Institute, the Photo Review, Witness for Peace, and Cultural Survival. Exhibition at The Redux gallery, New York, November 11-December 1, 2004 ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

Latin American holocaust
Few US citizens are aware that, just 20 years ago, there was a mass killing that took place in Guatemala to serve elite interests of Western "civilization."It seems the corporate cowboys of the Wild West won't rest until every indigenous population is destroyed.There is hardly a group of people outside of the economic system designed by massive conglomerates that is safe.Civic organizations like "Cultural Survival" and "Amazon Watch" do a great job of showing respect for those humans who have a way of being in the world that, while it doesn't satisfy Wall Street, provides contentment for many people (and important lessons for the rest of humanity).
It's been good to see a resurgence of indigenous activism and solidarity over that past decade, including the election of Evo Morales in Bolivia.
"Our Culture is Our Resistance" is a beautiful book that I purchased during a fundraiser of the Denver Justice and Peace Committee - one of countless groups in the world that are doing important work to create some moments of peace and understanding every now and again.
I was so glad to discover that the text is bilingual, so I'm going to buy additional copies here on Amazon for friends of mine in Latin America, and Spanish-speaking immigrants here in the empire.
As citizens of the world's militaristic superpower, we have an obligation to make some efforts to break down the lack of awareness that creates the climate for injustice.

"While in Guatemala, I saw clearly that violence and war caused tremendous pain and left many wounds.Fear and pain still permeate the culture, and the deep psychological and cultural wounds have already begun to pass to a new generation. . . I have come to believe that we must all strive to bring witness to this world, and we must raise our voices in a collective cry for peace with justice for all human beings."
-Jonathan Muller, from the Introduction

As another teaching tool, I'd also recommend the DVD "When the Mountains Tremble."

Powerful images and testimony
This book shows the true power of photography to capture human emotion in all of it's extreme forms. Definitely brings meaning to the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. He captures his subjects in deep and dramatic ways.

Fantastic and horrifying
Very talented visual artist with a strong humanistic message.Not to be missed.

Moller the man of mystery
Jonathan Moller is a sexy beast who has a giant heart! ... Read more