On March 8th, thousands of men and women took to the streets to celebrate International Women’s Day and demand the passage of a new bill called the Law of Gender Equality and Equity. The new legislation would guarantee the rights of women to equal pay, equal education, equal access to land and equal political representation. […]
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By the Communications Team of the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining In the context of President Barack Obama’s visit to Salvadoran lands, congressional representatives of the United States sent a communiqué to the mandatory in which they expressed several important demands related to the country’s current socio-political situation. The representatives urged the U.S. president […]
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By the Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project The last weeks here in Madison have been a unique experience for us. Last November we had an election in which a conservative named Scott Walker became the governor of Wisconsin. Even before he took office on Jan. 4, he began implementing an agenda that favored the rich rather […]
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Statement from the MPR-12 Alliance, (Popular Resistance Movement of October 12th), an alliance of Salvadoran social organizations that came together to resist the approval of CAFTA in 2005. In El Salvador, Fiscal Problems are the Most Contradictory and Important to Address Our country is in one of the most difficult moments with regard to […]
By Alexandra Early President Obama’s visit to El Salvador this week has become a focal point for protest organizing by Central American social movement organizations and their North American allies, who are equally outraged about U.S. trade policy and military meddling in the region.Local environmental and community organizations have joined together with allies like U.S. […]
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International tribunal rejects Milwaukee mining company’s $100 million claim against El Salvador International community continues to demand reparations for environmental damage Washington, DC: On March 15, 2011, a tribunal at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) rejected Commerce Group Corporation’s claim against the government of El Salvador, essentially tossing out the […]
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Dear Sister Cities members, To commemorate Sister Cities 25th Anniversary, the Sister Cities Committee is creating a book about Sister Cities’ history with testimonies and stories from U.S. committees and our Salvadoran partners. We need your contributions to make this book possible. Here are some suggestions to get you started writing: Write about how and […]
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Report Back from the January 2011 Honduras Accompaniment Project Delegation By Alexandra Early (SC Staff) and Ann Legg (SC board member) The government sells itself by saying they have advanced in terms of human rights, that they have created mechanisms to protect human rights, and they say they are concerned about reconciliation in Honduras. They […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – While a World Bank tribunal deliberates on whether to allow a Milwaukee gold mining company’s controversial $100 million lawsuit against the government of El Salvador to move forward, local and international activists continue to pressure the company to withdraw the suit. Commerce Group Corporation is pursuing its suit under the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America […]
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Our allies in the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining (the Mesa) are very concerned about a recent wave of death threats and crimes against members of El Salvador’s anti-mining movement as well as other violent crimes recently committed in Cabañas. Similar crimes in 2009 that went uninvestigated, including robberies, kidnappings, and death threats against members […]