On Thursday, November 27, 2025, Maya women from different places came together: Ixil women in Tuscarawas County, (Maya Ixil) Virginia, and (Maya Mam( Guatemala. Our gathering was a space to honour the sacred lands and remember the first inhabitants of Turtle Island (U.S.). During our conversation, we reflected on the difficult experiences our communities face. We spoke about the case of Margarita Asicona (Ixil Maya), who endured an unjust legal process in Florida (2025). We a

November 2025 — Ohio, United States Comunidad Sol, as an Indigenous organization, addresses the public today with respect and recognition for the displaced Indigenous LGBTQ2S community. We do not speak for them nor occupy their space; our role is to accompany, open paths, and support processes that emerge from their own leadership, culture, and memory. The situation faced by this community is critical. Indigenous LGBTQ2S youth are expelled from their homes, beaten, criminaliz

Dear Consults of Guatemala in Florida, U.S. Greetings. From the state of Ohio, the legally registered indigenous organization Comunidad Sol, in coordination with our ally the Ohio Immigrant Alliance, have followed with great preoccupation the judicial process of Margarita Asicona Avilés, a 38 year-old Maya Ixil woman originally from Chajul, Quiché.   On November 10, it became known to the public that her hearing was paused for the lack of interpreters. This situation is alarm