Category Archives: Sister Cities

Jim Wallace presente!

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   We’re sad to inform that Jim Wallace, a founding member of the Cambridge committee, passed away on July 31st, 2021. We thought that a good way to honor him was to share this story of his: “In the late 1980s I was part of a medical assistance delegation to San Jose […]

Reflecting on 35 Years of Solidarity

By Patrice Forrester and Jacey Anderson   On April 24, 2021, over fifty people gathered online to learn about, celebrate, and reflect upon the 35-year solidarity relationship between El Salvador and the United States. The Historical Memory Working Group organized the event and invited some of the early US organizers: David Amdur, Esther Chavez, Suzanne […]

The final blow to the Institute of Access to public Information?

LA PRENSA GRAFICA reports that president Bukele has ordered the dismissal of one of the last critical members of the Institute of Access to Public Information (IAIP, in Spanish), Liduvina Escobar:   The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, ordered the removal of the commissioner of the Institute for Access to Public Information (IAIP), Liduvina […]

Memories of Solidarity – Roadmap for the future

This Saturday, April 24, we will be celebrating the 35th anniversary of U.S.- El Salvador Sister Cities from 7:30 PM until 9:30 PM (Eastern time) Do you want to learn what the historical memory group has organized for this event? Then, keep reading:   EVENT’S AGENDA Introduction Mikaela Byers, Historical Memory Working Group Member Historical […]

Exploring the Braid of Oppression with Workers Defense Project

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Last week, the Popular Education team lead a workshop with Workers Defense Project. The workshop’s theme explored what we called the “Braid of Oppression.” The Braid of Oppression is a concept Central American organizers use to understand how colonialism, capitalism, and patriarchy are individual forces–or strands–that criss-cross and interact with each […]

Sister City Stew: Historic memory, race and grievance

By Dennis Chinoy   In March 2020, after the Bangor committee had recently visited Carasque, Dennis Chinoy wrote the following article that invites us to reflect on the similarities of the history of El Salvador and its small communities and the difficult social situation in the United States. As El Salvador commemorates one year since […]

PROGRESO: 2020 in review / revisando el 2020

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   In 2020, USESSC said goodbye to two other committees that could no longer keep their commitments with their sistered communities. We had to say goodbye to the relationship between Wichita and La Bermuda, and the one between Manhattan and El Papaturro. That sadly means we will have less resources to support […]

CCR: 2020 in review / revisando el 2020

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Many of the sister cities from our network are located in the department of Chalatenango (one of the most affected during the civil war). Therefore, they support several aspects of CCR’s work. The team shares the following report to end this year:   ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN THE REGION WITH FUNDS […]

End of the year appeal

Dear Friends of US-El Salvador Sister Cities, Happy holidays to you and all your loved ones. We hope you are all staying safe and healthy!  We thank you for your continued support throughout the years and especially during this tumultuous 2020 in which, with your help and the always inspiring organizing of our sister communities […]

Highlights from our 2020 National Gathering

Last weekend we held our annual National Gathering for 2020. Due to COVID, we held the event on Zoom. Although it was sad not being to be surrounded by friends, this modality enabled the participation of some who were never able to travel before (or never received their traveling VISAs). The weekend was facilitated by […]