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Proteger a Nuevo Amanecer - Solidarity Music Video Ex-Refugee Community

7/20/2020

 
Bringing together the voices of Nuevo Amanecer with many of our longtime supporters in Seattle: Aldo Sánchez, vocals and guitar; Toni McGowan, piano; Daisy Shangrow, cello; and Claude Ginsberg, violin. Click here for the English lyrics to the tune, which is based on the song “Volver,” made famous by Victor Fernandez, Los Lobos, and many others.

​Joe Szwaja changed the original lyrics to tell the story of Nuevo Amanecer. Edited by Dan McGowan.

Disponsible en Español aquí.

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Song lyrics and English translation:
Esta gente tan valiente (These such brave people)
Ni común ni corriente (Neither common nor ordinary)
Va a Vencer (Will triumph) 
Contra un virus tan malvado (Against a very evil virus)
Que a todos ha causado (That has cause everyone)
Un gran temer (Tremendous fear)

Porque son tan entrañables y (Because they are too beloved)
Demasiado incansables  (and far too tireless)
Pa perder  (To lose)

Y es un pueblo tan tan lindo (And they are such a beautiful town and people)
Y por eso yo les brindo (And that’s why I offer you)
Mi Canto a Nuevo Amanecer (My song for New Dawn)

Y proteger y proteger (And to protect and protect)
a Nuevo Amanecer  (The town of New Dawn)
Merecen nuestro apoyo Aldo (They deserve our support)
Y aunque no sea un gran rollo  (And though it won’t be a big roll)
Sí queremos proteger (Yes we want to protect)
A Nuevo Amanecer (The Town of New Dawn)
Esta gente tan valiente (These such brave people) 
Ni común ni corriente (Neither common nor ordinary)
Va a Vencer (Will triumph)

Contra un virus tan malvado (Against a very evil virus)
Que a todos ha causado (That has caused everyone)
Un gran temer (Tremendous fear) 

Porque son tan entrañables (Because they are too beloved)
Demasiado incansables  (And far too tireless)
Pa perder  (To lose)

Pero el trabajo solidario (But the work of solidarity) 
Es ahora muy necesario (Is now very necessary)
Para Nuevo Amanecer (For New Dawn)
Y proteger y proteger  (And to protect and to protect)
a Nuevo Amanecer (The town of New Dawn)
Agradecemos su  apoyo  (We appreciate your support)
Y aunque no sea un gran rollo  (And even if it’s not a big roll (of cash))
Si Debemos Proteger  (We have to protect)
A Nuevo Amanecer (The Town of New Dawn)
Agradecemos su  apoyo   (We appreciate your support)
Y aunque no sea un gran rollo (And even if it’ not a bog roll (of cash))
Sí Debemos Proteger (Yes we have to protect)
A Nuevo Amanecer (The Town of New Dawn)
 
Pero el trabajo solidario (But the work of solidarity)
Es ahora muy necesario ( Is now very  necessary)
Para Nuevo Amanecer ( For New Dawn)
Y proteger y proteger       (And to protect and to protect
a Nuevo Amanecer (The town of  New Dawn)
Agradecemos su  apoyo  (We appreciate your support)
Y aunque no sea un gran rollo  )And even if it’s not a big roll ( of cash)
Si Debemos Proteger  (We have to protect)
A Nuevo Amanecer ( The Town ofNew Dawn)
Agradecemos su  apoyo   (We appreciate your support)
Y aunque no sea un gran rollo (And even if it’ not a bog roll (of cas)
Sí Debemos Proteger (Yes we haveto protect)l
A Nuevo Amanecer ( The Town of New Dawn)​

Emily Willard successfully defended her PhD dissertation based on her Experience in Nuevo Amanecer

5/31/2020

 
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We are excited to share the great news that our querida amiga Emily Willard has successfully defended her PhD dissertation on women’s experience of conflict, indigenous politics, and transitional justice in Guatemala at the University of Washington.
 
As part of her dissertation research, Emily worked with the community of Nuevo Amanecer to record, preserve, and share stories about their experiences of the conflict and genocide in Guatemala told by multiple generations of the women. Emily first connected with community members after meeting New Dawn Guatemala President Joe Szwaja during a visit to Nuevo Amanecer, when she was studying Spanish at Proyecto Lingüístico Quetzalteco (PLQ). She visited the community multiple times, especially on their celebratory anniversary of the founding of their community. (Read Emily’s article about the 20th anniversary in 2018.) Supporters and New Dawn board members usually visit for the anniversary, but there will be no visit or celebration in 2020 due to COVID-19.

Emily’s passion for human rights is evident in her groundbreaking work with University of Washington’s Center for Human Rights (UWCHR), where she spearheaded the use of US Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to investigate local and international human rights issues. She trained generations of UWCHR interns in the exciting and tedious work of FOIA research.
We are honored that Emily has supported New Dawn Guatemala by speaking at many of our events and on videos such as our water video. She has collaborated with us on various fundraising and solidarity actions.  
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Emily is a special person who has made a positive impact in Nuevo Amanecer. We are honored to call her our friend and excited to learn about the next chapter in her quest for social justice in Latin America.

Congratulations, Dr. Emily Willard!

Sad News from PLQ

4/10/2020

 
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Reposted from PLQ's Facebook post.

"With sorrow, we would like to share with the entire PLQ family and community that our colleague and friend, Ana Margarita Coyote, passed away this Tuesday, April 7. We will miss her smile in the classrooms and courtyard of the school, her devotion to teaching and sharing Spanish with her students, her love for PLQ, her team spirit, and her sincere way of showing up as a friend. Her passing leaves us with profound pain, but at the same time, it encourages us to commit to living life with deep passion, as Anita would have wanted us to keep doing. Our most sincere condolences to our colleague and friend, Estuardo Lopez, and to all of Anita’s family, for their profound loss."

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