A cordial greeting on behalf of the Communal Association of the Heroes of April 11th of Arcatao. We hope this letter finds you well with your families and your daily life. We are grateful to have contact with you and would like to say thanks for the support and collaboration we had with you during our consultation […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This is the second municipality in the northern department of Chalatenango in El Salvador to call for such a referendum on the issue of mining. In September, San Jose Las Flores declared itself a territory free of mining after 99% of the municipality’s inhabitants voted against mining in their territory. Currently El Salvador awaits the […]
While big companies make millions from El Salvador’s water-rich Nejapa municipality, locals have little or no access to water Article by Claire Provost and Matt Kennard Ana Luisa Najarro’s neighbours include some of the world’s largest corporations. Down the street from her house, giant drinks manufacturers have set up a series of factories […]
Bummed out that you missed the anti-mining delegation? Don’t worry! On this short webinar, delegates and Salvadoran partners who participated in the historic San Jose Las Flores community consultution to ban mining in the municpality will give a report about the proceedings and the impact it will have on the Salvadoran struggle against mining. […]
The International Allies Against Mining in El Salvador call on our friends and allies to support the National Roundtable against Metallic Mining and mining-affected communities in El Salvador to take a stand against Canadian-Australian mining company OceanaGold. LETTERS Send a letter to Mick Wilkes, President and CEO of OceanaGold, calling on him to withdraw the case. Click the link for a draft, […]
To Whom It May Concern: The MOFGA-El Salvador Sistering Committee is concerned with the U.S. government’s actions on the second Millennium Challenge Corporation Funds. We are worried that this will be used against the current policy of purchasing Salvadoran non-transgenic seeds distributed as part of the Family Agriculture Plan by El Salvador’s Ministry of […]