(español abajo) On March 25, the Bukele government deployed 5,000 soldiers and 1,000 police across several communities in Chalatenango in response to two homicides. US-El Salvador Sister Cities is concerned with militarization in one of the historically most organized areas of El Salvador. Community members in San Jose Las Flores have shared that there is […]
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Mar
Mar
*Español abajo* The following message is from CRIPDES to the international community regarding the current realities in El Salvador. CRIPDES denounces to the international community the democratic deterioration El Salvador is going through after a flawed electoral process, full of irregularities and that strengthens an authoritarian system that, in addition to controlling the three branches […]
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Mar
Mar
*Español abajo* Two years ago, the Sister Cities network started an annual week of action to remember the anniversary of the March 24, 1980 assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and support our friends in El Salvador. This year, we are raising money to support the salaries of two grassroots organizers with our primary Salvadoran partner, […]
04
Mar
Mar
*Español abajo* In this post, we include three resources discussing different aspects of climate change and organizing. 350 Webinar: Why Internationalism? 350 is an international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-centered renewable energy for all. Across the globe, we’re seeing the impacts of […]
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Mar
Mar
ABAJO EN ESPAÑOL As we learned about The Current Realities in El Salvador through the Popular Education Model waves of emotions flowed: admiration for the perseverance of the social movement under the State of Exception, anger and frustration at human rights violations—so many innocents detained unjustly, joy and love on reuniting with friends and making new connections in our sister […]
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Feb
Feb
EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO Presidential and legislative elections that took place in El Salvador on Sunday, February 4 were characterized by many irregularities before, during and after.
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Feb
Feb
(Español abajo) On January 24, US-El Salvador Sister Cities hosted our January Member Meeting. Over 40 people attended this event, titled Democracy at Risk: Salvadoran Elections 32 Years After the Peace Accords. Please email sistercities@gmail.com if you would like to watch the event recording. The event included a conversation with Lorena Araujo, the current president of […]
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Jan
Jan
The US-El Salvador Sister Cities Network is continuing the search for a new co-coordinator to work in our El Salvador office. This position will be based in San Salvador, to start in ealy spring 2024. Please find the full job description below, and share it with anyone you think may be interested. We are accepting […]
(español abajo) Today and tomorrow mark 42 years since the atrocities of El Mozote. On December 11 and 12, 1981, over 800 men, women, and children–all civilians–were killed by the Salvadoran Army in what is now considered to be one of the worst massacres of the twentieth century in Latin America. The battalion that was […]
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Dec
Dec
(Español abajo) Greetings Friends of Sister Cities, US-El Salvador Sister Cities wishes you a peaceful holiday season. During the Salvadoran civil war, Salvadoran organizers from our primary partner CRIPDES recognized the need for grassroots international solidarity to stop the Salvadoran and US governments’ violence. It was their organizing that led to the formation of US-El […]