December, 2008 It has been an exciting year for the U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities (USESSC) Network in our work of accompanying the rural communities of CRIPDES and the Salvadoran social movement, and organizing on a local level in the United States. Here are some of our favorite moments: We welcomed with relief and vindication […]
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October 10, 2008 As the presidential election nears, independent polls show opposition candidate Mauricio Funes (FMLN) consistently 15% ahead of the government party candidate (Rodrigo Avila, ARENA). However, the possibility of fraud and U.S. intervention is worrisome. This document outlines five areas of fraud and intervention, four of which have already occurred in El Salvador […]
Pacific Rim Out of El Salvador! Campaign Kicks off November 12 La Virgen de Resistencia In San José Las Flores, keeping mining companies off their land is about more than protecting it from pollution and unwelcome incursions by transnational mining companies. It is a struggle to keep sacred land sacred. On September 13, the […]
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Educating Our Communities Against Propaganda, South and North October, 2008 Education in Chalatenango When the first representatives of the mining companies arrived in Chalatenango, the communities urgently began to educate themselves about this new threat. Those educational efforts began three years ago and have continued uninterrupted ever since. Early experiences included community leaders visiting […]
ContraPunto October 6 2008 Concern increases daily. As the electoral process of 2009 intensifies in El Salvador, the credibility and impartiality of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) declines. Civic organizations in the country have been active in questioning the transparency of the TSE. There are multiple concerns, although the TSE itself assures that it acts […]
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Organizing in El Salvador, August 2008 This update covers recent mining events in El Salvador, including analysis of Pacific Rim’s suspension of operations, continued education and resistance efforts in the communities, and examples of some of the deceptive tactics used by mining companies. Pacific Rim Suspends Operations in El Salvador Recently, Pacific […]
Please Join Us in Accompanying CRIPDES in Promoting Free and Fair Elections in El Salvador in March 2009 Elections Observation Delegation: March 10th-19st To register, click here Registration Deadline: February 10th, 2009 Many say that these are the most important elections in Salvadoran history · We will meet with a number of civic and […]
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Since the 1980’s, Sister Cities has built people-to-people solidarity relationships between the United States and El Salvador. These relationships are the foundation upon which we work for human rights, social and economic justice, and cultural exchange. This important work only happens through hundreds of dedicated volunteers in cities around the United States who maintain sister city relationships […]
Members of broad social movement networks from Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and El Salvador have been meeting in San Salvador for the past 3 days to collectively strategize against the EU-Central American Association Agreement (ADA). According to Government negotiators, the ADA agreements would liberalize trade of goods and services, promote cooperation on such […]
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From the Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project, Madison, Wisconsin: This spring, in collaboration with several Madison churches, the Madison Arcatao Sister City Project (MASCP) presented “Stations of the Struggle,” a traveling art exhibit during the 2008 Lent season. The Stations of the Struggle exhibit honors the fact that the people of our sister city of Arcatao, […]