On Separation.
As many of you know, I will begin working with the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) this fall, as an international accompanier - a member a network of international accompaniment organizations and powerful activists, communities, and organizations in Guatemala. I am thrilled to learn from these groups and individuals fighting for justice and accountability and the defense of life and territory over the next several months. You can read more about NISGUA and accompaniment here . I am beginning this blog again in hopes that it will be an informal platform through which to keep my community aware of what I am up to in Guatemala and how I am processing through what I experience, wrestle with, witness, feel, do, see, etc. I will have a more formalized method of communication that may be published through the organization, but I would like to use this space as a more raw expression of my thoughts and feelings. Thus, this first entry wi