Guatemala - Take Action
Solidary with our sisters & brothers in Guatemala
Speaking for all the people of Guatemala, members of the Affiliate Guatemala Chapter have relayed the very difficult time their country is going through.. Their democracy is on the line. Please read the the call to action below from MOGC (Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns) and consider signing the action suggested.
Ask Pres. Bident to support the Guatemalan people.
Thousands of Guatemalans have taken to the streets in peaceful protest for the defense of their democracy. The protests - led by Indigenous leaders - are in response to interference in the election victory of anti-corruption presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo. Join us in standing in solidarity with them.
They call for the resignation of Attorney General Maria Consuelo Porras and other political officials who have attempted to subvert the election results by raiding the country’s electoral authority and criminalizing Arevalo’s party, in a slow-moving attempt to block the peaceful transfer of power. The Attorney General has a documented history of prosecuting anti-corruption attorneys and judges and is on the U.S. State Department’s list of corrupt and anti-democratic actors.
We are hearing from Maryknoll missioners and affiliates in Guatemala that pressure from the United States can make a difference, and that such pressure is needed right now.
In solidarity,
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns