The plane landed. Applause echoed from the back of the Beoing 757 aircraft, and quickly migrated to the front. What a fitting moment – after painstaking planning and preparation, I had arrived! I bid the friendly passenger who sat next to me a warm farewell, and eventually met with Suzanne Geoghegan, president of the Binghamton-El […]
Sister Cities would like to send a HUGE thank you to the members of Congress who took the time address the human rights abuses by military police in Honduras. These nineteen congressmen and women drafted and signed the letter to US Secretary of State, John Kerry, addressing the issue of US support for more military […]
Come join Sister Cities on the 2015 Midwest speaking tour! Claudia Elizabeth Castro will be leading the discussion on continued Salvadoran efforts for sustainable development. When and Where: Chicago, IL: Sep 30- Oct 3 Madison, WI: Oct 4- Oct 6 Big Rapids, MI: Oct 7 Grand Rapids, MI: Oct 8 Lawrence, KS: Oct 9- Oct […]
Sister Cities is excited to welcome three new team members to El Salvador this month! Joining us is one new staff, who will be based in the San Salvador office, and two interns who will be working in Arcatao. Gilberto is grateful for the opportunity to be able to return to El Salvador. His interest […]
The Sister Cities National Gathering: October 10-11, 2015 in Lawrence, Kansas And don’t forget! 30-year anniversary of Sister Cities & INTER-National GatheringSummer, 2016 San Salvador & CRIPDES sistered communities. <—Social Justice Dog will be there! Watch our website and Facebook page for registration information and details.
A group of CRLS students recently visited Las Flores over April break. The delegation included CRLS juniors Maribel Rawson-Stone, Emma Ramsdell, and Jesse Simmons; CRLS media staff member Erica Modugno; CRLS alumna, researcher, and activist Stephanie Guirand; Amigos School music teacher Sharon Hamel; Nancy Ryan, Register Forum Correspondent Cathy Hoffman, and Rachel Wyon, founders of […]
Hello Sister Cities family, My name is Delia Landers, newest (and youngest!) member of the US El Salvador Sister Cities Board of DIrectors, and I am writing to you all because I have a unique opportunity you can take part in this June.
Article 69 of the Salvadoran Constitution establishes that the State will control for the quality of FOOD and ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS that could affect health and wellbeing. The Salvadoran social movement, made up of urban and rural, religious and political, young and old, is now demanding that to this article be added the human right to […]
Yesterday, 132 international organizations sent a letter to El Salvador’s legislature expressing support for a proposal to enshrine the human rights to food and water in the country’s Constitution. The groups, which represent 18 countries as well as several regional and international alliances, include immigrant, environmental, labor, religious, family farmer, development, and solidarity organizations. “El […]
Stong Interest in Local Organic Foods in El Salvador By the MOFGA-El Salvador Sistering Committee Interest in organic farming and gardening and in permaculture is strong in El Salvador. That was one of the principle lessons that four members of the MOFGA-El Salvador Sistering Committee learned while visiting our sister organizations and other groups […]