Dialogues of knowledge in Santiago Atitlan

Impressions from a social movement workshop in Guatemala

Tags: Central America & Mexico, Civil Society Building

This week, the Civil Society Building programme organizes and Research in Progress seminar in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. This event brings together representatives of three major movements in the region: the Guatemalan Indigenous People’s movement, the Women’s movement from Nicaragua, and the Costa Rican Movement against CAFTA.

Since last year, key actors from these movements have been engaged in guided ‘dialogues of knowledge’ to reflect on social movement development. This highly participative process, drawing on ongoing experiences, is being facilitated by ISS researchers and HIVOS’ regional office in San Jose.

This workshop provides a space for sharing and feedback on research progress, before the teams will finalize their research reports in the months to come. For now, the process of dialogue in the magical and historical place of Santiago Atitlan provide ample opportunity for the knowledge team to share impressions and reflections. Follow our blogs here.