(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) From september 21st to september 23rd, the Maine Organic Farmers And Gardeners Association (MOFGA) held their annual Country Fair. This year they were kind enough to invite Luis Avilés, a member of the Popular Movement of Organic Farming (MOPAO, in Spanish) to talk about his experience as an organic farmer in San […]
Last weekend the Madison delegation had the opportunity to visit the economical initiatives of salvadoran women in El Charcón (department of La Libertad). They were able to see their saving’s committee and the chicken farm that has also been taken into place, among other things. The group left really impressed with these women’s bravery and […]
On April 12, 2017, years of community resistance, tireless organizing, and persistent political pressure by the people of El Salvador resulted in a total ban on metallic mining in the country, the first of its kind in the world. The heroes in this victory are clearly the women and men who for more than a […]
This is the time to recognize that although El Salvador is a small country in the map, the faith and suffering have taught people to defend their territory and stand up for their rights. So, it is clear that the size of the country does not make the organization weakened. It was in the early […]
February 2017 marks the history of Cabañas as Cinquera became the first Municipality in that Department showing interest in holding a mining Consultation. Nevertheless, February 26 will be remembered as the day when Cinquera was declared the First Municipality Free of Metallic Mining in Cabañas and the fifth one in the country after the Municipalities […]
Even though the State of El Salvador won the case against the mining company, Oceana Gold, the struggle of the Salvadoran people for the defense of land and territory continues. As a way to pressure the Salvadoran government to implement a law definnitively banning mining in El Salvador, social movements together with organized communities are […]
Summary from the 2016 National Gathering Cambridge, MA Friday, October 7 Participants from out of town arrived Friday in time for a potluck dinner at Jim Wallace’s home in Cambridge. The Cambridge and Arlington committees did a wonderful job at coordinating lodging and transportation for everybody who came in from out of town. Saturday October […]
Delia Landers, a member of the USESSC Board of Directors from Philadelphia, PA, writes about her experience on the recent Regional Youth Delegation leading up to the International Sistering and Solidarity Gathering in July.
We are very happy to welcome our 2016 volunteer, Carly Roach, to El Salvador. Carly will be staying in the community of El Charcon (a sistered community with Binghamton, New York) and will also spend time in the Sister Cities national office, assisting us with projects in San Salvador. Read on below to learn more […]
by Rosalie Miller After several trips to Latin America and always returning home to the same well meaning and generalized inquiries of “how was your trip?” I’ve come to realize that I don’t really like talking about my travel experiences. I realize that I feel like one can never truly convey the stark differences […]