Lithium and Human Rights: Violations in the public purchase of electric vehicles.
Active project in Catalonia and Argentina (Kolla indigenous communities, Salinas Grandes).
WHAT WE DO
Projects
We defend rights
We defend the rights of indigenous peoples, promoting their empowerment to bring their struggles and visions closer together with their own voice. We propose more fair and sustainable alternatives in the current context of economic, social and environmental crisis. We do this through a constant exchange with the peoples, getting closer to each other in the defense of mother earth and self-determination, and by spreading the word about the need to care for the environment, social justice and a transformation towards more supportive and inclusive societies.
Indigenous self-organization for irrigation management
Active project in Ecuador. Provinces in Imbabura and Pichincha.
Mayab justice and own communication. Indigenous empowerment in defense of rights in Guatemala.
Active project in Guatemala. Department of Quiché, Alta Verapaz, Chimaltenango and San Marcos.
Justice against the criminalization of indigenous leaders
Active project in Guatemala, Central, Western and Northern regions of the country.
Defense of the collective rights of the peoples with a gender approach. Awareness, training, research and advocacy.
Active project in Catalonia: Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Cardona, Bellaterra, Lleida, Girona and Tarragona.
Women and indigenous peoples. Empowerment in own communication for the defense of Rights
Active project in Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia, Catalonia and New York.
Mayab justice and own communication. Indigenous empowerment in defense of rights in Guatemala.
Active project in Guatemala. Department of Quiché, Alta Verapaz, Chimaltenango and San Marcos.
27/02/2023
Defense of the collective rights of the peoples with a gender approach. Awareness, training, research and advocacy.
Active project in Catalonia: Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Cardona, Bellaterra, Lleida, Girona and Tarragona.
27/02/2023
Women and indigenous peoples. Empowerment in own communication for the defense of Rights
Active project in Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia, Catalonia and New York.
27/02/2023
Mayab justice and own communication. Indigenous empowerment in defense of rights in Guatemala.
Active project in Guatemala. Department of Quiché, Alta Verapaz, Chimaltenango and San Marcos.
Justice against the criminalization of indigenous leaders
Active project in Guatemala, Central, Western and Northern regions of the country.
Women and indigenous peoples. Empowerment in own communication for the defense of Rights
Active project in Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia, Catalonia and New York.
Defense of the collective rights of the peoples with a gender approach. Awareness, training, research and advocacy.
Active project in Catalonia: Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Cardona, Bellaterra, Lleida, Girona and Tarragona.
27/02/2023
Women and indigenous peoples. Empowerment in own communication for the defense of Rights
Active project in Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia, Catalonia and New York.
27/02/2023
Lithium and Human Rights: Violations in the public purchase of electric vehicles.
Active project in Catalonia and Argentina (Kolla indigenous communities, Salinas Grandes).
Defense of the collective rights of the peoples with a gender approach. Awareness, training, research and advocacy.
Active project in Catalonia: Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Cardona, Bellaterra, Lleida, Girona and Tarragona.
Indigenous self-organization for irrigation management
Active project in Ecuador. Provinces in Imbabura and Pichincha.
We articulate our actions from a comprehensive perspective in a global setting and support rights processes.
In order to achieve these strategic objectives, we establish 4 fundamental instruments:
Cooperation
We support processes of social organization, training and political participation, (especially with women), legal defense of territories, sustainable agricultural production, teacher training and our own communication (radios, televisions, social networks and indigenous cinema ).
Communication
We carry out campaigns, actions, film forums, workshops and film festivals understanding communication as a key instrument to spread, raise awareness and inform about the reality and alternatives that come to us with their own voice from the indigenous peoples.
Incidence
We carry out general acts, specific reporting campaigns, and establish relations with administrations to defend specific cases of rights violations.
Research
We listen, research, collect, publish and disseminate materials that help us better understand the situation of the towns and decide the priorities of our actions.
Research
IndiRec Scholarships
Scholarships for Masters and PhD students to research contributions from indigenous peoples.
With the aim of implementing an applied research based on field work, alterNativa and the Group of Studies on Indigenous and Afro-American Cultures (CINAF) of the University of Barcelona (UB) , work together on the IndiRec Scholarships for students master's and doctorate in anthropology.
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InterSaberes
Plural dialogues on global crises.
As a training resource, alterNativa and the CINAF of the UB organize these annual conferences to exchange knowledge about global crises and debate with indigenous international guests and local academics from different perspectives.
The days include conferences, round tables, film forums, workshops with students and other activities open to the public.
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International Conventions
There are more than 5,000 indigenous peoples in the world, who are often marginalized and suffer discrimination in countries’ legal systems. Governments must implement laws and policies that make the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) a reality.
