En Español

The case of a Indigenous Guatemalan community radio host criminalized for his work is garnering international attention from a coalition of organizations working on freedom of expression, human rights, and Indigenous Peoples' rights. In September of 2015, Oscar Mejía (Maya K’iche) was detained during a raid at community radio station in Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala.  Radio Swan Tinamit, property of the community, promotes the u

Call for Project Concepts. Deadline: August 31, 2018

En Español abajo

Cultural Survival is pleased to announce the Keepers of the Earth Fund (KOEF) Call for Project Concepts. The KOEF is a small grants fund that supports Indigenous values-based community development. These grants have supported Indigenous-led projects on the leading edge of solutions to the most pressing issues for Indigenous Peoples everywhere. 

Photo courtesy of Mama Mochila.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Jess Cherofsky // 617.441.5400 x 15 // jess@cs.org

Weavers and Sculptors from Colombia to Zimbabwe Showcase Artwork in Tiverton, RI

Global market welcomes Indigenous artists from over 60 cultures

For Immediate Release
June 25, 2018 Cambridge, MA
Contact: Jess Cherofsky
Jess@cs.org 
 

Migrants and asylum seekers are protected by international human rights, refugee, and humanitarian law. We believe that all people should be treated with dignity and respect, no matter what their country of citizenship, their country of residence, their legal status, ethnicity, or their economic conditions. International human rights law was created to protect the most vulnerable populations, and the United States has a moral and legal obligation to uphold those standards and to treat with dignity any human beings fleeing conditions of violence and economic injustice. 

The Red Willow Womyn’s Family Society, Mill Bay, British Columbia, Canada