I am a retired clinical social worker and a writer living in Vermont.
I went to Guatemala in 2004 as a volunteer teacher with the Maya Educational Foundation English Language Program. During those first days, one of my students introduced himself as a survivor of the Guatemalan civil war; I realized that I had more to learn than to teach, and so I began to listen.
During several trips back to Guatemala with the Guatemala Solidarity Project and independently, I collected testimonies from university students, their families, and other survivors. These testimonies have been published in my book What War? Testimonies of Maya Survivors (Full Circle Press, 2009). It is available from the author, through local booksellers (The Norwich Bookstore, The Dartmouth Bookstore, Yax Te' Books), and on Amazon.com. A Spanish translation ¿Cual Guerra? Testimonios de Sobrevivientes Mayas was published in Guatemala (Cholsamaj, 2009).
Staughton Lynd, author, historian, and peace activist:
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Upcoming Events
- An exhibit of my photographs titled People of Bisan will be shown at the Underground Gallery in Lebanon NH from September 11 through September 17, 2009.
- Reading from What War? at the Norwich Bookstore in Norwich, VT on September 23 at 7pm.
- Reading from What War? at the Bradford Vermont Library, Wednesday October 7 at 6:30
- People of Bisan will be shown at Russo Gallery at Dartmouth College in the Haldeman building October 12 through October 30, 2009.
- Reading from What War? at Dartmouth College in mid-October, 2009.
- Reading from What War? at the Strafford, VT library at 7:15pm on October 27, 2009.
- Reading from What War? at Temple University, Philadelphia on October 29, 2009 at 11:00.
- Reading from What War? at Harvest Hill Retirement Community on November 13