DIARIO CO-LATINO and YSUCA reported about UCRES statement regarding the upcoming elections: Within the framework of the project “Active and Strengthened Citizenship to Promote a Culture of Peace in seven municipalities of La Libertad and San Salvador”, led by the Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES) and the Union of Rural Communities of […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Today, the first assembly with the highschool scholarship recipients from San Vicente was held. This group of young people will receive financial support to buy materials and to purchase credit for their online studies. In this first assembly they decided the dates of the assemblies for the rest of the semester […]
The organizations working in solidarity with the people of El Salvador invite you the following online events towards the upcoming elections of congresspeople in El Salvador: Wednesday 17th: Demands and analysis from the youth towards the upcoming elections Wednesday 24th: The situation of Human Rights and the Environment towards the upcoming elections Wednesday, March 10th: […]
By Dennis Chinoy In March 2020, after the Bangor committee had recently visited Carasque, Dennis Chinoy wrote the following article that invites us to reflect on the similarities of the history of El Salvador and its small communities and the difficult social situation in the United States. As El Salvador commemorates one year since […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) PRONUNCIAMIENTO DE LAS ORGANIZACIONES ESTADOUNIDENSES DE SOLIDARIDAD CON EL PUEBLO DE EL SALVADOR Ante el grave hecho de violencia electoral ocurrido la tarde del domingo 31 de enero, las organizaciones de los Estados Unidos de América: CISPES, Ciudades Hermanas, SHARE y Voces en la Frontera, expresamos que: Condenamos enérgicamente […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) January 31, 2021 brought shocking acts of violence to El Salvador. Deustche Welle reports that a team of DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS (DWB) was attacked at 3 am in the Ilopango area. Luis Romero, coordinator in the country, indicated that his colleagues, “after the violent incident, were treated by DWB medical personnel […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) On January 24, Carasque held elections for a brand new board. Miguel Franco is the new president and the other positions will be determined soon. The CCR accompanied this organizing effort. Carasque is sistered with Bangor, in Maine. El domingo 24 de enero se realizaron elecciones de junta […]
The Salvadoran government has not transferred 8% of the national budget to the 262 municipalities for eight months. The amount owed is approximately $ 160 million. This amount is known as “FODES”. The Salvadoran president argues that there are not enough funds and the municipalities have stated that this is the president’s way to pressure […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) After President Bukele said that the peace accords were a sham, many people took to social media to remember what the war meant for many of them and the importance of such accords for the construction of the country we have today. In addition, several events were organized to commemorate the […]
(ORIGINALMENTE PUBLICADO POR YSUCA) Kimberly Vásquez would have turned 8 in August, but her body could not support the jugular catheter for dialysis that she kept for 11 months. Renal failure ended her life on March 23, 2020, in the midst of a pandemic. She was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome at three years of […]