“Those of us from Bangor who participated in a similar immigration-focused delegation last year found some of our thinking about the issues re-arranged by our experience. It also prepared us to be able to offer with confidence multiple presentations on the immigration crisis that a variety of community groups have found compelling. We urge folks to go!” […]
We are once again preparing for a great popular education workshop in Cinquera. WHAT IS THIS ABOUT? The week we are planning will be a combination of workshop sessions and time spent with people in several rural communities, learning about their lives, the ways they support themselves, their history, in particular of the civil […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Last friday I had the chance to talk with Osmin Sibrian, from the water board of Teosinte, San Francisco Menéndez, a community sistered with Arlington. That’s how I got to learn more about the water situation in the area. The first challenge is that main pipes are 80 years old and […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Last weekend the Austin committee visited its sister comunity, Guajoyo, in San Vicente. There we had an exchange with two members of the community Santa Monica, organized by CRIPDES regional office in San Vicente, to learn about their experience with water projects and handling its scarcity. New visitors got to meet […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) In 2018, several youth from our program graduated from high school. This year new people were elected to take their place by the boards of the beneficiary communities. The young folks that are receiving a small amount that helps with their transportation or educational material are: NOMBRE 1 Maria Jose Panameño 2 […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Marianella community celebrated its 30th anniversary of repopulation. The week was packed with different activities that the Junta Directiva of the community and the committees put together to keep alive the spirit of community, solidarity, and most importantly, organization. From February 23rd to March 3rd, community members gathered at the main soccer […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Written by Jacey Anderson / translated by Mario Guevara On Friday, February 22, Zulma Hernández (CRIPDES-Sur) and Zulma Tobar (USESSC) led a training for the staff of Workers Defense Project (WDP), a Texas non-profit that focuses on migrant worker rights. Twenty young organizers participated as “las Zulmas” (with support form Jacey […]
Today, Zulma Hernández (from CRIPDES Sur La Libertad), Zulma Tobar (Sister Cities’ staff in El Salvador), Jonathan Falk and Jacey Anderson led a 6-hour PopEd workshop for about 20 members of the staff of Workers Defense Project, a Texas grassroots organization that works with immigrant workers to help them defend their rights. The workshop focused […]
