This Giving Tuesday, join the Highland Support Project in bringing hope to Indigenous communities in Guatemala, Arizona, and Richmond.
We invite you to join our live stream event as we share exciting updates on our projects. We will come together virtually to celebrate the impact of your support and showcase the incredible work being done by the Highland Support Project team and our dedicated community partners.
Livestream: Zoom or Facebook Live | Time: 12pm to 7pm EST | Date: December 3, 2024
Mark your calendars for this inspiring event and don't forget to spread the word within your community!
How to Give: Donate via Global Giving
Agenda Activities
times listed in EST12:00 pm - Women's Circle: Spiritual guidance at the start of activities, emphasizing our commitment to working for the well-being of communities and the common good. In Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán.
12:30 pm - Pasacuach School: There will be children's dances, the kick-off of a soccer game, team introductions, and sharing forecasts about the game's results via Instagram. Plus a kite workshop with the kids at school and a short narration of the meaning behind them.
During this segment, we will share and highlight the progress achieved with the Local Government in Santa Catarina.
1:30 pm - Cooking Class
Healing with food, featuring a recipe with beans from Ramona farm and preparing an ancestral hot beverage called atoles. With Guadalupe, Misgna, and CMA participants in Pasacuach.
3:00 pm - Presentation on Solstice and Mwater:
Usage and management of data, and university trips to develop this capacity.
3:30 pm - Videos showcasing traditional Guatemalan cuisine:
Misgana, cultural reports on ingredients and dishes.
3:45 pm - Richmond projects
Richmond Garden
Deep Ecology and Bird Migration Presentation
Rally in The Alley video + events in The Alley
MCOR symbolic check presentation.
Announcement of new funding for project in Santa Catarina: Social investments and efforts to organize this initiative.
Water collection in Espumpuja
4:00pm - Feral University talks
Graphic Sovereignty: Indigenous Stories in Visual Culture with Shayla Bischoff
Cultivating Change: From Campus to Community
4:45 pm - Interview with Marchante en Línea participants.
5:00 pm - Blessingway Baskets launch
Lesly from Brazil (if connection allows)
Presentation of products in the baskets.
Ancestral Tea Presentation.
Presentation on "Obstetric Violence"
Isabel shares about medicinal plants.
Nurses trip in January
5:45 pm - Mayan Hands Baskets: Made with pine leaves. Link to fundraising efforts.
6:00 pm - HSP Public Board meeting with hot chocolate in Guatemala and Richmond.
That’s a wrap! Thank you for joining!