Shortlisted for “Jim Deva Prize for Writing That Provokes” (BC and Yukon Book Prizes) 

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April 13, 2022
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Testimonio: Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala
Shortlisted for “Jim Deva Prize for Writing That Provokes”
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The “Jim Deva Prize for Writing That Provokes” is awarded “to the author(s) and/or illustrators of an original work of published writing (poetry, fiction or nonfiction for adults or children, including graphic novels or picture books) that challenges or provokes the ideas and forces that shape what writing, art, and/or society can become.” [link removed] ([link removed])
Liisa North writes:
Catherine Nolin and Grahame Russell have woven together riveting testimonials from thirty Guatemalan and Canadian journalists, lawyers, academics, filmmakers, human rights defenders, and Indigenous community leaders who have stood up to fight the “projects of destruction” that are called “development” by Canadian mining companies, their defenders in the Canadian Embassy in Guatemala, and the Guatemalan and Canadian governments. Their witness reveals a trail of land grabbing, water contamination, environmental destruction, repression of community organizations, and even assassinations—a trail with which Canadians and our courts must deal.
Liisa L. North, professor emeritus, politics, York University, and founding fellow, Center for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean

Maude Barlow writes:


So reading Testimonio was a very personal experience for me and brought back the outrage I felt at the governments of Guatemala and Canada for allowing these atrocities to continue. The book tells the story of what the UN has called ‘state planned and carried out genocide’ against Guatemala’s Indigenous People during the 36-years of government repression against the Guatemalan people and military conflict with a small armed rebel group, and the book tells the story of the continuation of human rights abuses even after the formal “peace accords” were signed in 1996. It is a very powerful indictment of a system of oppression and environmental destruction that continues to this day. Testimomio serves as a challenge to Canadians to call out our governments for not putting a stop to these abuses by our mining industry and calls to us to take action. A must read.
Maude Barlow, Activist, Water defender, Author, @MaudeBarlow
Testimonio: Canadian Mining in the Aftermath of Genocides in Guatemala
Between the Lines, 2021 / ISBN: 9781771135627
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