(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) In 2015, the MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE FOR THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TECOLUCA, DEPARTMENT OF SAN VICENTE, was approved. In spite of including articles referring to the distance that must exist between sugarcane plantations and the communities, the strip of one hundred meters of cultivation that […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Every August, Teosinte commemorates its anniversary of repatriation. During last year’s celebration, they showed some videos and photos showcasing the lives of refugees in the camp of Mesa Grande (Honduras). This, with the purpose of sharing this with new generations and making sure that they don’t forget what those who founded […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Today, a new group of young people signed an agreement with the scholarship program of CRIPDES San Vicente. These young folks were chosen by the community boards to receive a partial scholarship that will help them to finish their high school, this is specially important this year when the school packages […]
The District Attorney’s ofice requested today to the first civil chamber that former ARENA president Antonio Saca and his wife return 4,559,621.65 US Dollars that they have not been able to justify. This money seems to have been laundered through their personal accounts and through their radio corporation SAMIX. (Source) Ana Ligia de Saca […]
(IN ENGLISH BELOW) En noviembre de 2019, el periodico “The Guardian” publicó un artículo titulado “Cómo los tanques de pensamiento de la derecha radical cambiaron al partido conservador“. Este artículo habla del rol que estos tanques de pensamiento (como FUSADES) tuvo en la separación del Reino Unido y la Unión Europea, lo que ahora […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Teosinte elected their new community board. They are: Secretary General (President): Humberto Mejía Minutes Secretary (and sistering rep): Sandra Nohemy Guardado (not pictured) Finance secretary: Rosa Adela Herrera Education secretary: José Osmaro Flores Legal affairs: Flor Idalia Ayala Health secretary: Osmin Sibrian Women’s secretary: Erika Yamileth contreras Teosinte eligió […]
Lee abajo en español- Historically, the community of Marianella has been known for its high level of community organizing. Since its beginning, this community has worked on community development through strengthening organization with different sectors of the community. Youth organizing has not been the exception. 31 years after its repopulation, new generations of people in […]
We currently think of “popular education” as an educational approach that has the purpose of awakening people’s minds, raising awareness and driving their organizational process. During the war, El Salvador had its own popular educators. Their main purpose was sharing with others the basic knowledge they already had. You can learn more about that and […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) During our 2019 delegation focused on migration, participants had the opportunity to visit the Santa Marta community in San Vicente. There, SOA Watch participants Patricia Rodriguez and Beth Harris told youth about the continental summit SOMOS ABYA YALA that was being planned for December. Thanks to this link, Douglas Cruz could […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Last december, the Bangor committee (sistered with Carasque) brought a delegation and one of its participants shares her perspective from the trip with us: I traveled to El Salvador in December, 2019 with a Sister Cities delegation. This was my first trip to the country and my first trip with […]