This video was edited by one of our students with footage shot mainly by our collaborators in Santiago Zamora. It was a storytelling warm-up about their community via the 5 senses, for the larger media project we are working on together.
On Friday, during our first meeting in Santiago Zamora we briefly discussed with the cooperative that they need to be strategic about what they make in terms of pricing. As
We want to help Ixoki A’J Quiemo L’ (the Mayan weavers cooperative in Santiago Zamora) brand themselves so as to create stronger promotional materials for them to distribute in Antigua
Friday afternoon was our first visit to Santiago Zamora with the artisan group with whom we are working. After a wonderfully folkloric trip on the jam-packed public bus, we arrived
We kicked off our work in Santiago Zamora by working with the community to create a video of who they are, what their town is about, and what they want
We are excited to announce that the women in Santiago Zamora have come to an agreement on a name for their association: Ixoki A’J ru xel Quiem or “Señoras Tejedoras
This is the summer 2010 team that will be working in Antigua and Santiago Zamora, Guatemala until late June. This year we have 7 students and 1 faculty member, all