Voice of a Mountain

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I took Chloe to see this documentary film at a really cool cafe Star Lounge in Chicago on Friday July 18, 2008. It is a well done documentary on the struggles of Guatamalan people after 36 years of civil war. I admire my friends for their dedicated work for the Guatamalan people and working class people all over the world. Please support their fair trade goods store Maya Essence in Chicago.

Maya Essence
4357 N. Lincoln Ave
Chicago, Il. 60618

"Voice of a Mountain" directed by Tyler Rumph and Michael Field The world premiere public screening of A documentary about life after the 36 year civil war in Guatemala. ..:: El estreno del documental "Voz de una Montaña" que trata sobre la vida despues de los 36 años de guerra civil en Guatemala. ::....

Also, we will be featuring a short film by Documigrante
Tambien presentaremos un corto-metraje --- Willy Barreno
www.voiceofamountain.com
Presented by: Casa Guatemala, M.I.G.U.A., and Maya Essence

Voice of a Mountain is a documentary of the lives of rural Guatemalan coffee farmers who took up arms against their government in a civil war that lasted 36 years. This film explores Guatemala's dark history from the perspective of those who saw armed revolution as their only hope for change in a nation suppressed by years of poverty and dictatorship. Ex-combatants talk about the reality of the country that led to their involvement in the war, and the response of genocide from the Guatemalan government against it's people.

El documental "La voz de la montaña" es la historia de la vida de unos campesinos cafetaleros que tomaron las armas en contra el gobierno en una guerra civil que duro 36 años. Este documental explora la oscura historia desde la pespectiva de aquellos que vieron la revolución armada como la unica esperanza para erradicar la pobreza bajo años de dictaduras militares. Los excombatientes hablan sobre la cruda realidad de un país y que los llevó a involucrarse en la guerra , y la respuesta del genocidio de parte del gobierno de Guatemala en contra de su gente.

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Maxwell is now 6 years old! His Fear Factor birthday party was a ton of fun for all the kids who went through obstacle races, finding an eyeball in a bucket of liquid goo, eating mystery liver and 30 day old moldy cheese, and picking spiders out of a big bowl of worms with your teeth! Alyssa and Aidan were the big winners of the Fear Factor prize! Congratulations!
Maxwell would like to thank all who came and for all the presents.
>> view photos from the party here <<

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See my Tourist Photos here