IN DEFENSE OF FATHER MIGUEL VASQUEZ, PRIEST OF ARCATAO The Association for the Development of El Salvador (CRIPDES) and the Association of Communities for the Development of Chalatenango (CCR) express to the national and international public opinion our deep concern about expressions of hatred, acts of intimidation and threats of political violence against Father […]
Several organizations signed and released the following statement expressing concern about the wellbeing of father “Miguelito” as he is known in the area of Arcatao: We have always been told that “Christ died for the truth”, also for telling the truth Saint Romero of America and Blessed Rutilio Grande died more than four decades ago, […]
Puede leer el comunicado en español abajo. Despite the fact that Chalatenango suffered tremendously before and during the civil war and despite the fact that several Organizations hoped that the current government would support their fight for restorative justice, Arcatao, Nueva Trinidad, San Fernando and San Ignacio, four communities of the area, are suffering […]
(SOURCE) The results of the coronavirus tests have shown an increase of 44% in the last four days, according to data published by the President of the Republic, Nayib Bukele. In a new update, on the night of Tuesday, April 28, the president revealed 32 new cases of coronavirus, reaching 377 confirmed cases. Last […]
We keep trying to communicate with the community boards of our sistered communities to learn how everything is unfolding during the COVID19 pandemic. Our friends in El Papaturro state that: The community board handed flyers and a mask in each household, so they have one to go shopping their groceries. They feel optimistic because […]
The bodies of Angelino López, Maximiliano Henríquez and Maria Santos Abrego have returned to Arcatao. They were murdered by the army in La Vega village (Cantón La Vega) on june 3rd, 1982. This is what “Diario El Mundo” published about it: The remains of three victims of the armed conflict were handed over today to […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) A founding member of the embroidery cooperative of Arcatao shared how their work started: The embroidery workshop was born in 1988, in view of a need that we women had, as we were emerging from a cruel war, of much poverty. We didn’t even have to buy a pound (of) salt […]
(En español aquí) We invite you to learn about the “Unfinished sentences” project, its struggles and the learning process that took place while gathering all important knowledge of people in Arcatao who keep fighting to keep historical memory alive. The topic of the participants’ consent was something we were learning a lot about during […]
On May 6th, Clare Norelle will join Ian Davies and Marc Rosenthal’s COR II class on El Salvador. Clare Norelle is a bilingual yoga teacher who offers Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY), an evidence-based adjunct treatment for complex trauma, to Medicaid clients in Dane County. She is also helping to develop the El Salvador […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) From January 9th to January 20th, a delegation of students from Edgewood College visited El Salvador as a way to understand more of the themes already discussed in their class led by Ian Davies and Marc Rosenthal, from the Madison-Arcatao Sister Citiy Project. Most of the participants are studying to become […]