october 2011 recommendaons: fair trade shopping, books ......the “granitos” are the many...
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October2011Recommenda1ons:FairTradeShopping,Books&Films
FeaturedProgram:MercadoGlobal,Guatemala
ThisMonth’sRecommenda1ons:
♀ FairTradeShopping♀Books♀ Videos&Films
FairTradeShoppingFromthismonth’sfeaturedprogram,MercadoGlobal:Everypurchasedirectlysupportsthetalentedar9sansbehinditscrea9on.
BeadsofStrengthNecklace.Sixteenthreadsofhand‐strungCzechglassbeadsandSwarovskicrystals.MadebythewomenofSanJorge.
ZigzagBrocadePillow.“ForthearIsansofAItlánithasbeenagreathelptobeableto
workwithMercadoGlobal–theorderswehaveworkedonhavehelpedussupportourfamilies.”‐CandelariaTacaxoy
OurthankstoCarolynMayersforthefollowingFairTradeShoppingRecommenda9ons:
Howaboutahand‐wovenapron?Scrolldow‐3rdfromtheboRom:hRp://www.garudainternaIonal.com/fair_trade_kitchen_texIles.htm
Maybeanewcell‐phonebag!Availableintwosizes/styles:hRp://www.oneworldprojects.com/products/phones.shtml
Ofcourse,Guatemalahassomeofthebestcoffeeintheworld.Whynotservesomeatyourdinner?hRp://www.groundsforchange.com/shop/product.php?pid=1
Finally,asaladbowlandservers!Readtheproducerstorythenscrolldown!hRp://www.oneworldprojects.com/products/wood‐guatemala.shtml
RecommendedBooks
Fic1onWhentheGroundTurnsinItsSleepbySylviaSellers‐GarciaThisimpressivedébutisnarratedbyNí9doAmán,ahigh‐schoolteacherborninGuatemalabutbroughtupinAmerica.Readingabouttheatroci9esofthenineteen‐eigh9eswarfareinhishomeland,Amánreturnsthere,inorder,hesays,"tofillthesilences"leNbyhisparentsandby"thewidemarginsofthenewspaper."Arrivingin1993inanisolatedvillagenearhisparents’birthplace,heismistakenforthetown’snewpriest,andfindshimselffurtheringtheillusion.Sellers‐Garcíaisconcernedwiththejigsawnatureofviolenthistory.Thevillagersconfessmysteriousillnesses;Amángivesrefugetoaninjuredpriestfromaneighboringtownthatnoonewilltalkabout;andthestageissetforthedrama9cunravellingofnearanddistantsavageries.‐‐TheNewYorker
TheLongNightofWhiteChickensbyFranciscoGoldmanAttheheightofGuatemala'smilitarytyrannyduringthe1980s,GuatemalanaristocratRogerGraetzleaveshiscomfortablehomeinBostonforhishomelandtoinves9gatethedeathofFlor,thebeau9fulorphanwithwhomhewasraised.TheLongNightofWhiteChickensisanoveltrulybornoftwoworlds:ItisthestoryofRogerGraetz,raisedinaBostonsuburbbyanaristocra9cGuatemalanmother,andhisrela9onshipwithFlordeMayo,thebeau9fulyoungGuatemalanorphansentbyhisgrandmothertolivewithhisfamilyasamaid.‐‐Powell’sBookstore
Nonfic1onTimeAmongtheMayabyRonaldWrightRonaldWright’sTimeAmongtheMayaisastoryoftravelsthroughthewholeMayaregion–Guatemala,Mexico,BelizeandHonduras–delvingintothegloriouspastandexploitedpresentoftheMayaandtheirobsessionwith9me.‐‐LonelyPlanet
SacredMonkeyRiver:ACanoeTripwiththeGodsbyChristopherShawInSacredMonkeyRiver,ChristopherShawexploresbycanoethejunglecladbasinoftheRíoUsumacinta,acradleofancientMayaciviliza9onalongtheMexico–Guatemalaborder.‐‐LonelyPlanet
BeyondtheMexiqueBaybyAldousHuxleyProbablythemostquotedtravelogueonGuatemalaisAldousHuxley’sBeyondtheMexiqueBay.Wriceninthe1930s,manyofHuxley’sdescrip9onsholdtruetoday,par9cularlyofMayasitesandnaturalwonders,suchasLagodeA9tlán.‐‐LonelyPlanet
Films&Videos
GranitoAmericanfilmgoersmaynotknowwhata“granito”is,butPamelaYates’snewdocumentaryofthatnamecomeswithasub9tlewhosemeaningcouldnotbeclearer:“HowtoNailaDictator.”Thetyrantinques9onisGen.EfraínRíosMonc,whofor17bloodymonthsintheearly1980sledamilitaryjuntainGuatemala,andthe“granitos”arethemanyhuman‐rightsadvocates,metaphoricalgrainsofsandwho,byworkingtogether,havenowmanagedtobringhimupongenocidechargesinaSpanishcourt.‐‐TheNewYorkTimes
WhentheMountainsTremble:ThestoryofNobelPeacePrizewinnerRigobertaMenchú“Granito”isthusbothacompaniontoandacommentonMs.Yates’sfirstfeature‐lengthfilm,“WhentheMountainsTremble.”Shotnearly30yearsago,attheheightofGeneralRíosMonc’srule,thatdocumentaryoffersanunrivaledglimpseofGuatemala’sturmoilfromthevantagepointofboththemilitaryleadersandtheMarxist‐Leninistguerrillastryingtounseatthem.‐‐TheNewYorkTimes
ElNorteTwoindigenousyouthswhofleeGuatemalaintheearly1980sduetoethnicandpoliIcalpersecuIon.TheyheadnorthandtravelthroughMexicototheUnitedStates,arrivinginLosAngeles,California,ageranarduousjourney.ElNortereceivedanOscarnominaIonforBestOriginalScreenplayin1985.