El nueve de enero/January 9th
¡Feliz cumpleaños a ... Rigoberta Menchú! (Rigoberta Menchú Tum) (1959- )
"Peace cannot exist without justice." - Rigoberta Menchú
A winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize, Rigoberta Menchú promotes indigeneous and women's rights around the world. She is a K'iche political activist from Guatemala who first became well-known by telling her story to anthropologist Elizabeth Burgos for the 1983 book Yo, Rigoberta Menchú (Read more HERE). Menchú's mother, father, and brother were killed in 1979 and 1980 during Guatemala's 36 year civil war (1960-1996). Her father had been a community organizer who was a model for Rigoberta in speaking out against the government-led atrocities. In 1981, Menchú was exiled and escaped to Mexico, along with tens of thousands of Guatemalans, mostly indigenous Mayans. There she continued to organize and speak out for the rights of indigenous people in Guatemala (read the complete story of Rigoberta Menchú's life HERE). After winning the Noble Peace Prize in 1992, Menchú returned to Guatemala and established the Rogoberta Menhú Tum Foundation, which promotes the improvement of living conditions for indigenous people through education and other initiatives. She ran for president in both 2007 and 2011. Menchú often travels the world for speaking engagements (click HERE to read a 2017 Reuter's article on Menchú advocating for more land ownership by women). She is a member of PEACEJAM, a nonprofit organization that works with youth to promote peace.
Click HERE to watch a short video (in Spanish) about Menchú's life.
Click HERE to read some of Rigoberta Menchú's more famous quotes (in English).
For resources for teaching Spanish, Level 1 through AP, CLICK HERE.
 |
| Photo from https://nobelwomensinitiative.org/laureate |
A winner of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize, Rigoberta Menchú promotes indigeneous and women's rights around the world. She is a K'iche political activist from Guatemala who first became well-known by telling her story to anthropologist Elizabeth Burgos for the 1983 book Yo, Rigoberta Menchú (Read more HERE). Menchú's mother, father, and brother were killed in 1979 and 1980 during Guatemala's 36 year civil war (1960-1996). Her father had been a community organizer who was a model for Rigoberta in speaking out against the government-led atrocities. In 1981, Menchú was exiled and escaped to Mexico, along with tens of thousands of Guatemalans, mostly indigenous Mayans. There she continued to organize and speak out for the rights of indigenous people in Guatemala (read the complete story of Rigoberta Menchú's life HERE). After winning the Noble Peace Prize in 1992, Menchú returned to Guatemala and established the Rogoberta Menhú Tum Foundation, which promotes the improvement of living conditions for indigenous people through education and other initiatives. She ran for president in both 2007 and 2011. Menchú often travels the world for speaking engagements (click HERE to read a 2017 Reuter's article on Menchú advocating for more land ownership by women). She is a member of PEACEJAM, a nonprofit organization that works with youth to promote peace.
Click HERE to watch a short video (in Spanish) about Menchú's life.
Click HERE to read some of Rigoberta Menchú's more famous quotes (in English).
For resources for teaching Spanish, Level 1 through AP, CLICK HERE.
Comments
Post a Comment