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 […]
The murder of Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, committed by a death squad 42 years ago in El Salvador, remains unpunished. Even though Tutela Legal denounced this last year and questioned the slowness of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR), nothing has changed. Many people still don’t know about Romero’s work and how he became “the voice […]
Context/Contexto Back in December, we drafted a letter for U.S. committees and National Members to sign and share with our sistered communities in El Salvador. After gathering signatures, Zulma and Mario worked with CRIPDES to distribute the message below to our communities. // En diciembre, escribimos una carta para que los comités y miembros nacionales […]
If you’ve been following our blog and are subscribed to our listserv, you know this year has been particularly challenging for the Salvadoran social movement as the Bukele administration grew increasingly authoritarian throughout the year. Nevertheless, last weekend our network met virtually for our annual National Gathering. We had over 50 participants throughout Saturday and […]
We want to share with you the agenda for our 2021 national gathering that’s happening this weekend Don’t forget to register here: https://maine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kce-hrD4vHNM2E5_oxBuNpeJp28yd6mmR TIME (East) DURATION ACTIVITY DAY 1 1:00 10 min Welcome and logistics (including Zoom, website) – introductions on the chat 1:10 5 min Reviewing the agenda 1:15 15 min Icebreaker activity […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Dick Williams passed away a year ago. Given his commitment to El Salvador, we thought it was only fair to show a bit of our appreciation. Professor Molly Todd writes the following: Dick Williams by Molly Todd At the 2015 National Gathering of the US-El Salvador Sister Cities network in […]
This post is an update on the events that unfolded on November 22, where NGOs were targeted and searched by the National Police at District Attorney of El Salvador. These were some of the first actions observed since the Foreign Agents Law was proposed, where the Bukele Administration began to require a 40% tax from […]
Today we want to share an inspirational story from the Chicago committee, sistered with Cinquera: Working in solidarity with other groups For more than 20 years the Chicago-Cinquera Sister Cities committee has participated in a multi-group fundraising event—the Pedal for Peace Bike-a-thon! All participating organizations support community projects in Latin America or focus […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) After having participated in our delegation focused on the issue of migration, Professor Patricia Rodriguez did not forget what the inhabitants of the Santa Marta community in San Vicente shared with her, and decided to partner with Professor Sofía Villenas to apply for a grant at Cornell University. Thus was born […]
The entire USESSC team wants to thank you for your support to our 2021 midyear fundraising effort. Thanks to you, we successfully raised $10,000 to support CRIPDES’ women’s program and $1,000 to support the TPS Alliance. Your donations amounted to $14,000 dollars that have enabled us to contribute to the mobilization of participants […]