*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) Last weekend, a gathering was held with young people from different communities of Suchitoto. It was organized and promoted by the youth secretariat of PROGRESO. A total of 34 young people who do not yet belong to any area of organizational work and others who are already part of Youth Committees, women’s committees, […]
The relatives of innocent people arrested during the State of exception have organized under the name MOVIR, “Movement of Victims of the Salvadoran Regime”. On march 28th, they decided to march towards the Legislative Assembly and present the following statement. The thousands of Salvadoran families affected by the State of Exception express: 1- The application […]
En el día internacional de la persona migrante, queremos invitarles a escuchar el podcast realizado gracias al proyecto de migraciones de la Universidad de Cornell, con la tremenda participación de la profesora Patricia Rodríguez. En el último capítulo hablamos de cómo la migración ha afectado específicamente el trabajo de CRIPDES. Esperamos que lo disfrute. […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Yesterday the last assembly of the year was held with the beneficiaries of the scholarship program sponsored by the Austin and Philadelphia committees. 14 out of a total of 30 young people will complete their high school studies. Several of them were accompanied by their mothers, fathers or guardians. The participants […]
Una pequeña selección de fotos / A small selection of pictures: Puede ver nuestro video de la marcha en Instagram (IG Reel available HERE)
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) On July 26, relatives of Salvadorans unfairly arrested during the current State of exception marched in front of the Human Rights Office and later went to the Legislative Assembly with a letter for the congresspeople. No representative spoke to them. Relatives of people detained during El Salvador's state of exception […]
Being a young person in El Salvador is not an easy thing. Several CRIPDES regionals report of scholarship recipients who have told them they will no longer be part of the programs because they decided to migrate, either because they see no job opportunities, or due to violence or harassment either by gangs or by […]
We know it’s difficult to find reliable news. USESSC has a collection for you if you want to catch up with what’s happening in El Salvador and with U.S. foreign policy: ‘It’s a war on the people’: El Salvador’s mass arrests send thousands into despair (The Guardian) Tom Phillips, on the State of Exception […]
The Share Foundation and U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities (USESSC) would like to invite you to our upcoming webinar: Rural youth and the state of exception in El Salvador We will have the participation of three young persons from the regions of UCRES, La Libertad and Chalatenango. They will share what the state of exception […]