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 […]
Mike Ring sr. passed away last Saturday in his sleep. He and recently deceased Jim Wallace took part years ago on the delegation in support of the 13 people arrested during Tony Saca’s administration for protesting against the initiatives of water privatization. Dennis Chinoy took part on that delegation as well and he wrote the […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]