About Lucía
Crossing Paths: Migration and the climate crisis

Instagram: @luciaixchiugt
Location: Guatemala

I am a Maya K’iche’ woman, part of one of Guatemala’s largest Indigenous groups. I am an artist, cultural manager, singer, community journalist, and architect, born in Totonicapán, Guatemala. As a pioneer in art and the climate crisis (since 2012), I have been an activist in art and culture since the age of 11.

My activism and work in journalism in defence of our territory intensified after the massacre on 4 October 2012, at the Alaska Summit, when the Guatemalan army attacked the Indigenous people of Totonicapán. I also served as a leader in the student movement at the public university, becoming the first Indigenous woman to represent my faculty.

“My activism and work in journalism in defence of our territory intensified after the massacre on 4 October 2012, at the Alaska Summit, when the Guatemalan army attacked the Indigenous people of Totonicapán.”Lucía Ixchiu

Currently, I am the Indigenous Coordinator of BILM and the international advocacy coordinator for Festivales Solidarios. I have been in exile since 2021 due to the judicial dictatorship in Guatemala.

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