*Español abajo* The following message is from CRIPDES to the international community regarding the current realities in El Salvador. CRIPDES denounces to the international community the democratic deterioration El Salvador is going through after a flawed electoral process, full of irregularities and that strengthens an authoritarian system that, in addition to controlling the three branches […]
*Español abajo* Two years ago, the Sister Cities network started an annual week of action to remember the anniversary of the March 24, 1980 assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and support our friends in El Salvador. This year, we are raising money to support the salaries of two grassroots organizers with our primary Salvadoran partner, […]
(español abajo) Today and tomorrow mark 42 years since the atrocities of El Mozote. On December 11 and 12, 1981, over 800 men, women, and children–all civilians–were killed by the Salvadoran Army in what is now considered to be one of the worst massacres of the twentieth century in Latin America. The battalion that was […]
(español abajo) We invite you to read an op-ed in the Progressive Magazine written by long-time Sister Cities’ organizer Marc Rosenthal. The article is titled “Biden’s Nomination of Elliott Abrams Ignores a Violent Past: Diplomacy should be guided by individuals who prioritize human rights, not by a political operative who enabled a massacre in El […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Below is a special article based on the July Member Meeting on July 20, 2023. Please get in touch with any questions or ideas or if you would like to watch the event recording. Sister Cities started hosting Member Meetings in 2023 as part of our larger reimagining process with the […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) “The U.S. detained and expelled five times more Salvadorans in 2021 than in 2020,” ElSalvador.com reported earlier this year. Not even the COVID pandemic stopped the flow of people into the United States. The migrations project funded by Cornell and with the participation of a team from the University of Ithaca […]
(READ THE ORIGINAL HERE) Traducción del artículo escrito por Camille Squires & Scott Nover El precio de Bitcoin ha caído un 43% desde su máximo en noviembre de 2021. El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, está comprando la caída. Como uno de los mayores promotores de las criptomonedas, Bukele ha convertido al […]
If you’ve been following our blog and are subscribed to our listserv, you know this year has been particularly challenging for the Salvadoran social movement as the Bukele administration grew increasingly authoritarian throughout the year. Nevertheless, last weekend our network met virtually for our annual National Gathering. We had over 50 participants throughout Saturday and […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Back in 1990, Gatewood West visited Teosinte and he met José Tulio Guardado, Pedro Oriana, Nicolas, Julio Tobar (from the CCR), Abel Cirian and Benjamin. He wrote a report of their conversation back then. Challenging times are ahead but we must never forget how the Salvadoran people in rural and forgotten […]
On November 20th, the Taskforce for a Center on Race, Immigration, and Social Justice (CRISJ), in collaboration with U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities, Central Americans For Empowerment (CAFÉ), the Latin American Minor Program at Sac State, and the Multicultural Center, held a panel discussion focused on how the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential elections will […]