By Julie Harrington September 26th, 2011 When I sit down and try to describe my travel experience with the Sister City Organization I’m not certain where to begin. As an educator who lives and teaches in Arlington, I was aware of and a distant supporter of the Arlington-Teosinte Sister City relationship through my […]
Report Back from the January 2011 Honduras Accompaniment Project Delegation By Alexandra Early (SC Staff) and Ann Legg (SC board member) The government sells itself by saying they have advanced in terms of human rights, that they have created mechanisms to protect human rights, and they say they are concerned about reconciliation in Honduras. They […]
Overview On August 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2010 members of the USESSC network and staff traveled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras to learn about the current situation one year after the coup and to make connections with Honduran organizations for future work. Michael Ring, Michael Ring-Martinez, Alexandra Early, Jan Morrill, Jesse Kates-Chinoy, Marianela Funes and Jesse Dyer-Stewart […]
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 […]
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 […]
Solidarity is the heart of the work of sister city committees. Through solidarity we build relationships, walk shoulder to shoulder with people who face global threats and learn that we face those very same threats. Through solidarity we share our sisters’ stories and they become more visible to the world. Through solidarity we organize and […]
Written by Cassie Alley Member of the Bangor-Carasque Sister Cities Committee When I was 17 years old, I went through an experience that changed me profoundly. On October 28th, 2006, I became a citizen of the world, and began to assume the responsibilities that come with being a member of a world community. For […]
From the Fair Trade Delegation, March 2008: Woven into many of USESSC’s sistering relationships are ‘sisters’ working in the North to promote the goods created by co-operatives in our sistered communities in El Salvador. Such co-operatives are a natural part of daily life in the organized communities of CRIPDES, part of an economic model that […]
Suchitoto 13 Update February 7, 2008 Social Organizations Increase the Pressure as time Expires for the Prosecution The case of the “Suchitoto 13” is at a boiling point as both sides prepare for the upcoming preliminary hearing to present evidence and testimony. An extension solicited by the Attorney General’s office and granted by […]
Since 1999 the Philadelphia Interfaith Builders Delegation has been visiting El Salvador every two years. They have worked alongside Salvadoran communities to rebuild houses destroyed by Hurricane Mitch, and likewise have constructed community buildings in a number of communities in San Vicente. This July they worked hand in hand with the community of El Milagro […]