(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Our friends continue their hard work during our tour. Yesterday, at Western Connecticut State University they met with both students and a team of teachers, who showed interest in the popular education schools that we were developing before the pandemic hit. In both classes, the groups wanted to discuss the loss […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Today we bring you more photos from our 2022 Speaking tour. Lorena and Zulma had the opportunity to speak with various groups of students, with people interested during a hybrid event (in person and on zoom) and also spoke with the local media. We will continue to share the news of […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) So far, the mini-tour developed by Zulma Tobar and the president of CRIPDES, Lorena Araujo, has allowed them to visit friends who, despite health problems, have continued to support solidarity work with El Salvador, as is the case of our dear Susan Klaw and Edwin Argueta. In addition to this, our […]
Una pequeña selección de fotos / A small selection of pictures: Puede ver nuestro video de la marcha en Instagram (IG Reel available HERE)
This year Chicago-Cinquera Sister Cities continues to participate in the Pedal for Peace project which this year celebrates 35 years of people and organization in Chicago coming together to fundraise in support of projects in Latin America and Immigrant Rights. The project continues this unique tradition of connecting people to the work for human rights […]
USESSC is happy to invite you to our upcoming event! Come and have a virtual coffee with us while you get to practice (or learn!) a bit of Spanish while talking about El Salvador. Don’t be afraid to join even if you know just a couple of words. We want you to have a good […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) As previously mentioned, we are preparing a small tour and we are finalizing some details with the help of friends and committees in the United States. The two speakers will be our very own Zulma Tobar and CRIPDES’ president Lorena Araujo. Lorena Araujo is the current president of the Association […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) On July 26, relatives of Salvadorans unfairly arrested during the current State of exception marched in front of the Human Rights Office and later went to the Legislative Assembly with a letter for the congresspeople. No representative spoke to them. Relatives of people detained during El Salvador's state of exception […]
Being a young person in El Salvador is not an easy thing. Several CRIPDES regionals report of scholarship recipients who have told them they will no longer be part of the programs because they decided to migrate, either because they see no job opportunities, or due to violence or harassment either by gangs or by […]
We know it’s difficult to find reliable news. USESSC has a collection for you if you want to catch up with what’s happening in El Salvador and with U.S. foreign policy: ‘It’s a war on the people’: El Salvador’s mass arrests send thousands into despair (The Guardian) Tom Phillips, on the State of Exception […]