This is a group of people that live in the Madison Wisconsin area and have a common interest in Guatemala, its people and issues. We initially got together in October 2005 to coordinate our activites to help our friends in Guatemala who were affected by the floods and mudslides associated with Hurricane Stan. We continue to meet and share information.

The Madison Guatemala Network (MGN) works to raise awareness about the culture, history and conditions of the people of Guatemala and Guatemala’s relationship with the United States. The Network builds mutually beneficial ties between people of both countries as part of global movements for democracy, environmental sustainability, and social and economic justice.
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“Collective Memory and Collective Resistance” – Guatemala Human Rights Activist to Speak in Madison”

From April 30- May 4 2, Madison will be hosting speaker Domingo Tum Mejia as part of a national tour to amplify voices from the Guatemalan grassroots and build international solidarity with struggles for truth and justice in Guatemala. The tour is being organized by the Network in Solidarity with the people of Guatemala (NISGUA) with collaboration with the Madison-Guatemala Network (MGN).Several groups are hosting talks by Mr. Mejii which are open to the public:

**2:00 pm Friday, May 1st “Collective Memory and Collective Resistance” --- 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Dr., Madison, WI 53706 University of Wisconsin , in cooperation with  LACIS (Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program)
**9:00 am Saturday, May 2nd  “Collective Memory and Collective Resistance” ---  Covenant Presbyterian Church, 326 S. Segoe Rd., Madison WI.
**5:00 pm  Sunday, May 3rd   ”Collective Memory and Collective Resistance” and abUSed - The Postville Raid”  ---  St. Mark's Church. 605 Spruce St , Madison, WI