Mission
GSN’s mission is to connect scholars and others interested in Guatemala and to provide a forum for Guatemalan voices to be heard internationally.
The organization’s goals are to:
foster communication and share information among scholars and others whose research and practice centers on Guatemala;
amplify the reach of Guatemalan voices beyond the country’s borders, especially in discussions of Guatemala and the broader Latin American region;
and, support indigenous Maya intellectual and academic activity.
GSN was formed in 1982 as an outgrowth of the United States-based National Teach-In on Guatemala. That event, held in 1981, was organized in response to the genocidal violence that threatened the lives of so many Guatemalans.
Activities
GSN’s principle activities include:
distribution of a weekly newsletter;
coordination of a biennial international conference held in Guatemala, where GSN members and other participants share their work;
sponsorship of scholarly panels and presentations at the Latin American Studies Association’s International Congress and the annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association;
and, financial and intellectual support of educational endeavors and academic work of Maya students and scholars, especially through our long-term partnership with the Maya Educational Foundation.