The Cambridge, Arlington, Watertown and Belmont, Massachusetts Sister Cities invite you and your fellow activists to attend the 2010 National Gathering on the long weekend of October 8 to 10th. We’ll be hosting you in Cambridge and are planning both meetings and activities that we hope will continue to solidify our National Network, inspire us […]
David Pérez-Diario Co Latino http://www.diariocolatino.com/es/20100723/nacionales/82506/?tpl=69 (Unofficial Translation) The National Roundtable Against Mining, with support from various international organizations, demanded that the Canadian Embassy in El Salvador stop favoring from Pacific Rim and other mining companies, since they only cause pollution and damage the health of the population. Since the left-wing government has said it will […]
By Konchok Lama For twelve students from the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and the three chaperons, the Sister Cities Youth Delegation was a great opportunity to learn the simplicity, success and struggles of El Salvador in the Cambridge Sister City – San Jose Las Flores and other municipalities. We spent ten packed […]
We are looking for stories from committees about successful fund raising events and anti-mining solidarity events. We will feature these stories in our next e-bulletin and in a packet for organizing around the anti-mining fight. We want to share stories of creative, successful events and activities that will inspire others in the Sister Cities network. […]
Although the rainy season only began a little over two months ago, El Salvador has already suffered two very destructive storms. The first, Tropical Storm Agatha, consisted of five days of heavy rain at the end of May and caused landslides and flooding that damaged bridges, schools and homes. Nearly 9,000 people were evacuated from […]
The annual CRIPDES Assembly took place on June 26th at the historic Divina Providencia Hospital complex where Monseñor Romero lived until his murder in 1990. More than 250 community leaders from San Vicente, Chalatenango, La Libertad, Northern San Salvador, Cabanas and Cuscatlán attended the assembly. The national junta directiva of CRIPDES opened the assembly by […]
Press Release of the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining Last Thursday, July 1st, the Attorney General of the Republic of El Salvador, through the Specialized Department Against Organized Crime (DECO) and the Sub directorate of Investigations of the National Civil Police captured a dozen suspects involved in the murders of the environmentalists Ramiro Rivera Gómez […]
Pac Rim Faces Off with the Government of El Salvador After months of waiting, arbitration in the Pacific Rim case officially began in Washington D.C. last month. On May 31st and June 1st lawyers representing Pac Rim Cayman and the Salvadoran government went head to head before a tribunal of three international arbitrators. The case […]
MOFGA’s El Salvador Sistering Committee maintains a relationship between MOFGA (the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association) and two Salvadoran grassroots organizations—CCR and CORDES—working toward sustainable agriculture. The committee explores issues such as organic certification, free trade, marketing, etc., that affect farmers in both countries. Several delegations from Maine have visited El Salvador, and delegates […]
