From ContraPunto, translated by Sister Cities A community struggles to maintain its historical walls that are not just simple adobe structure. These walls show their own history and the history of the country. The parish wanted to knock down these walls, but the people said no. Siting on a plastic chair, Elba Escalante, 68 […]
As many of you have heard, heavy rains as a result of Hurricane Ida that hit Nicaragua recently caused flooding throughout El Salvador. Many CRIPDES communities, especially in the area of La Libertad and the communities of Las Anonas and Chilama, have been affected by the rains. CRIPDES is working to help those affected in […]
THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SHOULD NOT SUPPORT ELECTIONS RUN BY A COUP GOVERNMENT! On October 29th, an agreement was reached between the de facto regime in Honduras and the elected president Manuel Zelaya, for the restoration of democracy. But the ink was barely dry on the accord when leaders of the coup regime indicated that they […]
La Mesa Nacional Frente a la Minería en El Salvador Speaks Out in the U.S. and Canada USESSC is very proud to be present in Washington, D.C., collaborating to host events in Philadelphia, and helping to facilitate a tour in Eastern Canada following the presentation of the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award to the La Mesa […]
El Salvador: Hope, Change and Human Rights A Speaking tour of Salvadoran Community Leader Rosa Centeno USESSC is excited to announce our 2009 Midwest speaking tour featuring Rosa Centeno, president of the Association of the Communities for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES). El Salvador is changing. For the first time in history, a […]
We in Sister Cities, hope you will come to Chicago for the annual National Gathering on Columbus Day weekend next month, October 10th and 11th. With our network scattered across the country, this is the one time each year that we all have the chance to gather together in person. We look forward with great […]
San Salvador, El Salvador. One hundred and eight international organizations sent a letter to the Interim Attorney General, Ástor Escalante Savaria, this Friday (July 24, 2009), demanding an exhaustive investigation into the kidnapping and brutal assassination of activist Gustavo Marcelo Rivera Moreno. In the letter the organizations categorically rejected the declarations that the district attorney […]
Marcelo Rivera, Community leader and Anti-Mining activist, Disappeared since June 18th Update, July 2: Gustavo Marcelo Rivera disappeared the afternoon of June 18, 2009, in San Isidro, Cabanas. A body has been found that is suspected to be Marcelo’s body. DNA tests are currently underway to determine if the body is, indeed, Marcelo’s. Below is […]
By Michelle Petrotta, SHARE Foundation, January 2009 Updated by Jan Morrill, U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities, June 2009 PACIFIC RIM MINING CORP. FILES SUIT AGAINST SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT On Tuesday, December 9, 2008, Pacific Rim Mining Corporation, a Vancouver based mining company, issued a press release announcing that the company has filed a Notice of Intent […]
Pacific Rim Officially Files Suit Against Salvadoran Government Canadian mining company Pacific Rim mining Corp. has officially filed suit against the Salvadoran government in an international trade tribunal. After filing a Notice of Intent of Arbitration (NOI) in December of 2008, the company presented its claim to the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes […]