Join our delegation to accompany the CRIPDES communities during the March 11th, 2012 municipal and legislative elections. Participating in the Election Observation Delegation is an exciting way to learn about the Salvadoran political process, respond to the request for observers from our partners, accompany the rural communities and advocate for free and fair elections. The approximate […]
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Free Trade Deal in Action: Milwaukee Firm Seeks $100 Million From El Salvador Govt. By Roger Bybee Thursday Nov 3, 2011 3:19 pm Inthesetimes.com/working Company challenges country's decision to close mine due to pollution For working people, talk of free trade agreements tends to trigger fear of being pitted against workers in low-wage nations—and being […]
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From October 3rd to October 19th, Sister Cities celebrated its 25th Anniversary out on the open road between the cornfields visiting our committees in the Midwest. Sister Cities staff members were accompanied by Agustin Menijivar, president of the CCR (the Chalatenango regional wing of CRIPDES), and leader of the historic community or Arcatao; Kenia Ortiz, […]
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Communities Organize Disaster Response & Demand More Government Collaboration JIQUILISCO, El Salvador – As thousands of Salvadorans return to their homes and begin to rebuild their lives after last week’s historic rain and floods, many officials and civil society organizations in the region are blaming climate change for the catastrophe and calling upon the government […]
October 19, 2011 The crisis caused by a succession of tropical storms in Central America grows as the rain continues to fall in El Salvador. There have been 90 deaths reported in Central America and over 700,000 people affected on a regional level. In El Salvador the death toll rose by one, to 33, today […]
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October, 17, 2011 The storm has caused severe flooding in the CRIPDES Regions of San Vicente, La Libertad and Northern San Salvador, as well as in the regions of Achuachapan, La Paz, Sonsonate and Usulutan. Many CRIPDES communities have been affected by the flooding and landslides: La Libertad: According to El Faro La Libertad has […]
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Starting October 3rd we are going to be visiting committees and making presentations with community activists Agustin Menjivar and Estela Garcia in Wisconsin, Illinois and Kansas. Agustin Menjivar is the president of the Association of Communities for the Development of Chalatenango and leader of the historic community of Arcatao. Estela Garcia grew up in the […]
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Why is it so beneficial to become a sustainer? Becoming a sustainer makes giving easier for both you and the Sister Cities network. It lowers Sister Cities administration costs by receiving donations automatically, and provides a reliable stream of contributions throughout the year. How Does the Sustainer Program Work? The sustainer program is a […]
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Learning From 25 Years of Solidarity, Struggle, & Tortilla-Making in El Salvador Written by Alexandra Early & Jan Morrill for Social Policy Magazine. Full article at www.socialpolicy.org. This summer, Sister Cities celebrates twenty-five years of cross-border solidarity with the campesinos of El Salvador. Among other things, this milestone means that North Americans visitors have […]
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By Robin Broad and John Cavanagh This article appeared in the August 1-8, 2011 edition of The Nation. Thirty years ago, several thousand civilians in the northern Salvadoran community of Santa Marta quickly gathered a few belongings and fled the US-funded Salvadoran military as it burned their houses and fields in an early stage of […]