Education In Action
Education in Action is a group of volunteers working in collaboration with grassroots organization in Guatemala for social justice and land rights
Education in Action was established in 2006 by Spanish instructor Roberto Miranda. Education in Action is a housing project in Guatemala that is administered by a group of Canadian volunteers. Throughout the year, volunteers organize activities to raise awareness and funds for purchasing construction materials to build houses in some of the poorest communities in Guatemala with the support of the Comité Campesino del Altiplano (CCDA), a grassroots’ coalition working to protect the rights of farmers in Guatemala. Participants pay their own travel costs and donate their own time to work hand in hand with Mayan families to build homes, construct community gathering spaces, pick coffee beans, and other CCDA projects. Like most Mayan communities in the Highlands, families are forced to make a living on small plots of parched land, eroded by wind and exposed to extreme elements much of the year. These areas have long been marginalized, lacking basic infrastructure and services, and exposed to military incursions by the Guatemalan army in the seventies and eighties. Since the signing of the peace treaty, the CCDA has organized communities in 11 districts of the country, providing support on questions of land rights, credit, training and educational scholarships as well as the defense of Mayan culture and agricultural practices. The CCDA has also organized cooperatives that produce fairly-traded, organic coffee known as Café Justicia, which is sold across Canada in support of the Mayan Farming communities. OUR MISSION: Support the efforts of grassroots organizations to improve livelihoods of Mayan campesinos in Guatemala through initiatives based on social justice and fair trade. OUR VISION: Using education as a bridge to social change. Our vision is to work in solidarity with coffee producers through targeted field projects and sale of fair trade organic coffee in Canada. Education in Action is committed to learning through cultural immersion and community outreach in the spirit of partnership and respect for indigenous peoples.
06/30/2026
From Canada, we send our deepest condolences to the entire family of Doña Alberta and to all our comrades at CCDA Guatemala. Her seed returns to the earth, but her strength and example will flourish in all of us who had the honor of knowing her, especially several members of the public sector workers from Canada PSAC - AFPC. May you rest in Power Doña Alberta 🙏🏽👊🏾
¡HASTA SIEMPRE, COMPAÑERA ALBERTA SICÁN SULUGUI! ✊🏽🌾
Hoy despedimos con profundo respeto a Alberta Sicán Sulugui, Socia Fundadora del Comité Campesino del Altiplano (CCDA), mujer campesina que dedicó su vida a sembrar organización, dignidad y resistencia en defensa de la tierra y los derechos de nuestros pueblos.
Su partida deja un vacío, pero también una responsabilidad: continuar la lucha que ella ayudó a construir. Porque las mujeres y hombres que fundaron esta organización demostraron que la unidad del pueblo es más fuerte que el despojo, la injusticia y la represión.
A su familia, especialmente a nuestros compañeros de lucha Lesbia Morales y Elvis Morales, les expresamos nuestra solidaridad y abrazo fraterno en este momento de dolor.
Las y los fundadores no mueren mientras su ejemplo siga organizando al pueblo. Su legado vive en cada comunidad, en cada lucha por la tierra y en cada paso hacia la justicia social.
¡Su lucha vive, el CCDA sigue! ✊🏽
Café Justicia Roasting (Last call) -
Café Justicia Roasting (Last call) Reminder: Last call for fresh Café Justicia coffee, please submit your order via our Café Justicia Order Form by 12:00 noon, Sunday, April 5, 2026.
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Café Justicia Roasting (Reminder) Reminder: If you want fresh coffee, please submit your order via our Café Justicia Order Form by 12:00 noon, Sunday, April 5, 2026.
Café Justicia Roasting -
Café Justicia Roasting Education in Action will be roasting Café Justicia soon. If you want fresh coffee, please use our Café Justicia Order Form and send us your order by 12:00 noon, Sunday, April 5, 2026. Café Justicia is available in the following formats at CAD$19.00/Lbs.
Café Justicia Roasting (Last Call) -
Café Justicia Roasting (Last Call) LAST CALL: For this Café Justicia roasting cycle. If you want fresh coffee, please submit your order via our Café Justicia Order Form by 12:00 noon, Sunday, February 1 2026.
Café Justicia Roasting -
Café Justicia Roasting REMINDER: Café Justicia for this roasting cycle. If you want fresh coffee, please submit your order via our Café Justicia Order Form by 12:00 noon, Sunday, February 1 2026.
Café Justicia Roasting -
Café Justicia Roasting Education in Action will be roasting Café Justicia soon. If you want fresh coffee, please use our Café Justicia Order Form and send us your order by 12:00 noon, Sunday, February 1, 2026. Café Justicia is available in the following formats at CAD$19.00/Lbs. (Please note the new price.)
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