06
May
May
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.
23
Apr
Apr
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 […]
14
Apr
Apr
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 […]
23
Feb
Feb
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 […]
18
Feb
Feb
This morning the Environmental Alliance – made up of 5 environmental coalitions in El Salvador – invited Salvadorans to hear the environmental platforms of candidates to the Legislative Assembly from various political parties. Of the seven who were invited, only three showed up, a silence that spoke clearly to those present and to the thousands […]
12
Feb
Feb
This Valentine´s Day, U.S. –El Salvador Sister Cities wants you to know that your solidarity is Love. You care about people and places that may be far away from you. You know that even though our brothers and sisters in Latin America may live worlds apart from us, ultimately our destinies our intertwined. These are […]
03
Feb
Feb
By Catie Johnston The past year has been an interesting time for those of us who follow US foreign policy with Latin America. Last summer´s spike in child migrants from countries of the Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala) led to media and political coverage of the area unprecedented since the Central American […]
27
Jan
Jan
CRIPDES San Vicente is excited to welcome their newest team member, Douglas, as the youth and scholarship promoter. It is an especially proud moment for the scholarship program, as Douglas is a graduate of it and owes much of his leadership formation to CRIPDES. Douglas Eduardo Espinosa Alvarado is from the community of San […]
02
Dec
Dec
Salvadoran organized communities are asking their partners in International Solidarity to help them defend their democracy. Traditionally, the midterm elections like the ones coming up March 2015 have been the most contentious and most vulnerable to fraud and voter intimidation. International observers are needed more than ever! Join Sister Cities experienced staff and network this […]
02
Dec
Dec
This is the second municipality in El Salvador to declare itself free of mining. Territorial organization to strengthen local democracy is a key strategy for anti-mining activists in the country’s unpredictable political environment. By P. Cabezas International Allies Against Metallic Mining in El Salvador The municipality of San Isidro Labrador was declared free of […]