28 May 100 Years of Solitude, Colombia Beloved Land
Let me start with a personal note: I first arrived in Cartagena, Colombia many years ago shortly after being enthralled by Gabriel García Márquez’s magnificent novel “100 Years of Solitude,”...
Skylight Blog
Stories and updates from our team.
07 Apr Immigration Lawyer Carlos Spector Declares Asylum Case of Maya-Ixil Human Rights Defenders “The Most Significant I’ve Ever Had”
We share the latest developments in the asylum case for Francisco Chávez and Gaspar Cobo, whom we are following as part of our feature film BORDERLAND....
28 Feb An Interview with Social Justice Advocate Ted Quant, Featured in Skylight’s Film “Resurgence”
An interview with the protagonist of Skylight's 1981 film about the fight for workers' rights and KKK attacks on organizers in the American South. ...
22 Feb Skylight Sues Customs and Border Protection to Release Records of Militarized Raids on Humanitarian Aid Station
We filed suit after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) failed to respond to a FOIA request for these records....
20 Nov A Letter from the Indigenous Women’s Platform to Kamala Harris
An open letter from some of Guatemala's leading indigenous women leaders to Vice President Elect Harris about cooperation and greater inclusion of indigenous women needed for Central America's progress. ...
13 Nov Passing it On: An Interview with Filmmaker Monica Wise Robles
The filmmaker's short film debut is about indigenous leader Lupita Vásquez who confronts corrupt military leaders, mobilizes resistance, and cultivates a new generation of organized and vocal Maya activists....
