Category Archives: Sister Cities

Remembering Oscar Romero

As many of you may already know, last year we encouraged folks from our network to raise money (any amount!) for our Romero fundraiser. And they sure did deliver! From a walk-a-thon to brunch with friends, from a basketball statistics bet (March madness is upon us…) to a stations of the cross display that Madison […]

Report of our 2022 National Gathering

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   On October 8 and 9 our network held a virtual National Gathering for the third year in a row. This post aims to provide a short summary of the highlights from the weekend. If you want to get more into the weeds, you can read the full meeting minutes or watch […]

Our 2022 national gathering is coming!

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   We are just wrapping up the mini-tour and it is already time to prepare for our national gathering. As we mentioned before, we hope that this will be the last online gathering we develop. As always, we will have the participation of CRIPDES and we hope that you will invite several […]

A third update / un tercer reporte

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Our friends continue their hard work during our tour. Yesterday, at Western Connecticut State University they met with both students and a team of teachers, who showed interest in the popular education schools that we were developing before the pandemic hit. In both classes, the groups wanted to discuss the loss […]

More photos of our 2022 Tour / Más fotos del tour

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Today we bring you more photos from our 2022 Speaking tour. Lorena and Zulma had the opportunity to speak with various groups of students, with people interested during a hybrid event (in person and on zoom) and also spoke with the local media. We will continue to share the news of […]

Speaking Tour 2022: Cambridge

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   So far, the mini-tour developed by Zulma Tobar and the president of CRIPDES, Lorena Araujo, has allowed them to visit friends who, despite health problems, have continued to support solidarity work with El Salvador, as is the case of our dear Susan Klaw and Edwin Argueta. In addition to this, our […]

Café in Spanish

USESSC is happy to invite you to our upcoming event! Come and have a virtual coffee with us while you get to practice (or learn!) a bit of Spanish while talking about El Salvador. Don’t be afraid to join even if you know just a couple of words. We want you to have a good […]

2022 Speaking tour

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   As previously mentioned, we are preparing a small tour and we are finalizing some details with the help of friends and committees in the United States. The two speakers will be our very own Zulma Tobar and CRIPDES’ president Lorena Araujo.   Lorena Araujo is the current president of the Association […]

Cambridge’s walk-a-thon

Cambridge is planning two walk-a-thons to raise money and remember Oscar Romero’s martyrdom. Friday March 25 – 3 PM  City Hall to Harvard Square and back. Saturday March 26 – 11 am at Fresh Pond.  You can walk in your own neighborhood, organize a team, walk on a treadmill, wheel yourself  or simply think about moving […]

Sue Lloyd, presente!

Written by Molly Todd   Sister Cities is sad to inform that Susan S. Lloyd died on February 3, 2022. She was 86 years old. Sue was a long-time supporter of US-Latin America solidarity work. Alongside her husband, the Reverend Art Lloyd (whom she married in 1960), she played a foundational role in the formation […]