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 […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) On January 24, Carasque held elections for a brand new board. Miguel Franco is the new president and the other positions will be determined soon. The CCR accompanied this organizing effort. Carasque is sistered with Bangor, in Maine. El domingo 24 de enero se realizaron elecciones de junta […]
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(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Our friends from PICA sent this invitation to celebrate Bangor’s relationship with Carasque: En agosto de 1995, cuatro años después de que iniciara el hermanamiento de Bangor a través de Ciudades Hermanas, Bangor le dio la bienvenida a Julia y Mario, los primeros carasqueños en visitar. Como un acto […]
Written by Cassie Alley Member of the Bangor-Carasque Sister Cities Committee When I was 17 years old, I went through an experience that changed me profoundly. On October 28th, 2006, I became a citizen of the world, and began to assume the responsibilities that come with being a member of a world community. For […]