When you give to US El Salvador Sister Cities your money goes a long way!!! Because we are a grassroots organization, we work like an anthill — lots of workers getting the work done! That means our operating expenses are exceptionally low, and the majority of our budget goes to Salvadoran communities and the social […]
ARTHUR LLOYD December 5, 1927 – August 4,2015 The Reverend Arthur “Art” Selden Lloyd moved to Madison, Wisconsin, in 1968. Over the next decades, Art played a key role in developing several of the solidarity initiatives that ultimately gave rise not only to the Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project, but also the U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities […]
We at US El Salvador Sister Cities are sad and heart broken to be mourning the recent death of our dear friend and sister in solidarity, Pat Arvidson. Beloved by all in the USESSC family, Pat was devoted to the work of solidarity with El Salvador and committed to the New Jersey sister communities, Los […]
Sister Cities would like to send a HUGE thank you to the members of Congress who took the time address the human rights abuses by military police in Honduras. These nineteen congressmen and women drafted and signed the letter to US Secretary of State, John Kerry, addressing the issue of US support for more military […]
Come join Sister Cities on the 2015 Midwest speaking tour! Claudia Elizabeth Castro will be leading the discussion on continued Salvadoran efforts for sustainable development. When and Where: Chicago, IL: Sep 30- Oct 3 Madison, WI: Oct 4- Oct 6 Big Rapids, MI: Oct 7 Grand Rapids, MI: Oct 8 Lawrence, KS: Oct 9- Oct […]
The Sister Cities National Gathering: October 10-11, 2015 in Lawrence, Kansas And don’t forget! 30-year anniversary of Sister Cities & INTER-National GatheringSummer, 2016 San Salvador & CRIPDES sistered communities. <—Social Justice Dog will be there! Watch our website and Facebook page for registration information and details.
Hello Sister Cities family, My name is Delia Landers, newest (and youngest!) member of the US El Salvador Sister Cities Board of DIrectors, and I am writing to you all because I have a unique opportunity you can take part in this June.
Yesterday, 132 international organizations sent a letter to El Salvador’s legislature expressing support for a proposal to enshrine the human rights to food and water in the country’s Constitution. The groups, which represent 18 countries as well as several regional and international alliances, include immigrant, environmental, labor, religious, family farmer, development, and solidarity organizations. “El […]
This Valentine´s Day, U.S. –El Salvador Sister Cities wants you to know that your solidarity is Love. You care about people and places that may be far away from you. You know that even though our brothers and sisters in Latin America may live worlds apart from us, ultimately our destinies our intertwined. These are […]
By Catie Johnston The past year has been an interesting time for those of us who follow US foreign policy with Latin America. Last summer´s spike in child migrants from countries of the Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala) led to media and political coverage of the area unprecedented since the Central American […]