HIJOS is a group of youth dedicated to defying official silence on the Guatemalan genocide and to honoring the memories of their own “disappeared” parents through acts of resistance.
Mural depicting Guatemalan President Arbenz and symbolizing the reign of military terror following the CIA backed coup in 1954, Collaborative art by HIJOS, Zone 1, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Copyright © Donna De Cesare.
HIJOS is a group of youth dedicated to defying official silence on the Guatemalan genocide and to honoring the memories of their own “disappeared” parents through acts of resistance.
A note on copyright and authorship.
Content originally from Desitiny’s Children: A Legacy of War and Gangs.
Visual histories of war’s aftermath to unsettle, inspire and challenge fate, by connecting minds and hearts with activism.
Permanent link: http://www.destinyschildren.org/en/timeline/coup-d-etat-and-civil-war-in-guatemala/arbenz-mural/
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