(En español aquí) The community of Las Anonas de Santa Cruz (sistered with Philadelphia) celebrated its 28th anniversary of repopulation. Many things took place. Here’s a short summary: May 1st – female football tournament with 8 different teams May 2nd – Vigil May 3rd – Mass with around 150 attendants May 4th – male football […]
On May 6th, Clare Norelle will join Ian Davies and Marc Rosenthal’s COR II class on El Salvador. Clare Norelle is a bilingual yoga teacher who offers Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY), an evidence-based adjunct treatment for complex trauma, to Medicaid clients in Dane County. She is also helping to develop the El Salvador […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) One of the founders of the Arlington Committee has passed away: Judith passed away on April 28, 2019. Dear daughter of Mary (Colgan) and the late John R. Paradis. Beloved wife of Bob Carter of Arlington. Loving mother of Abby Carter and her partner Ronan Hanley of North Carolina and Rob […]
We want to recommend you these materials from “Teaching for Change” to discuss U.S. Foreign policies that have affected the Central American region for several years. This series of lessons invites students to investigate the role of the United States in Guatemala and El Salvador in the 20th century. The unit launches with a […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Thanks to the support of AIETI, the women’s table of CRIPDES has been able to get together once again in the central office after two years. This meeting enabled them to analyze all the work that has been done in the regional offices during all this time, despite the lack of […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Our sistering promoter in San Vicente, Lurvi, informed us yesterday that Guajoyo is about to complete the building of more than 20 latrines in the community. This project is financed by the Austin committee. The other pending project for this year is putting up a structure to hold the water tank for […]
(La versión en español aquí) Last year, on October 2nd, I sat down with Miguel Mejia from SALVAIDE. Then, we talked about april 19th, 1989, the day military forces raided the CRIPDES’ offices and captured him, then-president Isabel Hernandez and others. Our talk has been condensed for clarity. We were in the middle […]
El 2 de octubre del año pasado me senté a platicar con Miguel Mejía de SALVAIDE. En esa conversación hablamos de aquel 19 de abril de 1989 en que las autoridades hicieron una redada en las oficinas de CRIPDES, en la que lo apresaron a él y a varios más, incluyendo a Isabel Hernández, entonces […]
On april 3rd, Ronald Douglas Johnson got closer to be appointed as U.S. Ambassador in El Salvador. Our friend Joan Laurion, from the Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project (MASCP) shares a letter she sent to her congressman urging him to vote against it. You might also use it to reach out to your representative(s). Dear […]
By Judy Brubaker I’m in a small village in El Salvador with 3 friends through a Sister city program between here and Concord, New Hampshire. We were lucky to be here on the one day of the year that 3 women’s credit groups were meeting to have the women pay back their loans. Many […]