(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) El Salvador: A state of emergency indeed With a new state of emergency, any residual hint of civil liberties has been suspended in ‘the world’s coolest dictatorship’. Belen Fernandez Contributing editor at Jacobin Magazine. Published On 6 Apr 20226 Apr 2022 Read post on Al Jazeera News Here On Saturday, March 26, […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) As we approach the day of our conversation with Roberto Lovato, the Cambridge committee is inviting you to this online event to learn about what’s happening in El Salvador. REGISTER HERE ZOOM LINK HERE TAX- DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS TO THE COMMITTEE HERE *** En ruta a […]
We invite you to participate in this workshop developed by Bangor committee member, Dennis Chinoy called “Say Its Name: The Deep Roots and Bitter Fruits of White Supremacy” In the spirit of our U.S. – El Salvador Sister Cities Network’s commitment to make racial justice and equity a central focus of our work, Dennis is […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Last week, the Popular Education team lead a workshop with Workers Defense Project. The workshop’s theme explored what we called the “Braid of Oppression.” The Braid of Oppression is a concept Central American organizers use to understand how colonialism, capitalism, and patriarchy are individual forces–or strands–that criss-cross and interact with each […]
USESSC staff and members of the Popular education working group organized a second online workshop with students from Western Connecticut State University. This workshop aimed to be as participatory as possible on zoom to discuss the root causes of migration, historical background of El Salvador, the economical measures implemented in the country, and U.S. intervention […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Popular education is centered in the process of learning in community with others, in sharing our experiences and growing through the sharing and production of knowledge. We open ourselves up and share freely within the space. We play games, create skits, and form small groups. So how can we recreate this […]
The U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities Network (USESSC) is happy to organize a zoom update alongside our friends from the association PROVIDA to provide the latest information on the health situation and challenges in El Salvador. OUR GUEST SPEAKERS Karen Ramírez and Rudecinda Orellana, from PROVIDA. PROVIDA is a humanitarian association that promotes participatory processes […]
(LEA LA NOTA DE ARPAS EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ) Yesterday, Nayib Bukele confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus COVID-19 in El Salvador. The president has said that they have placed a “sanitary cord” in Metapán (Santa Ana). According to Bukele, the person would have entered through a blind spot in Metapán. He explained […]
The first case of COVID19 reported in Guatemala was a person who was travelling with 5 Salvadorans, as reported by Guatemalan president Alejandro Giammattei. Nevertheless, no cases have been reported by the Salvadoran government as of today. Besides closing the airport to commercial flights, declaring the first regime of exception after the war, Nayib Bukele […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Yesterday, Sister Cities had the opportunity to facilitate a call between Carina Bandhauer’s students at the Western Connectitut State University and young members of Zaragoza Youth Connection (Conexión Juvenil Zaragoza), a group coordinated by Eduardo Jiménez of CRIPDES Sur. In the conversation, the participants were able to share about the situation […]