(En Español abajo) Rosa Rivera, founder and current member of the Living Memory Committee in Arcatao (Chalatenango) was invited to Madison by the Sistered Committee. Her scheduled was exciting. She met with Marc Rosenthal’s health care group, she went to a tour at the capitol with Rep. Chris Taylor, she also had a meeting at […]
(En español abajo) The last Madison delegation sent the following regards to Miriam and Bernardo from CRIPDES, on their 34th anniversary: Congratulations CRIPDES on your 34th anniversary of your amazing work transforming communities and organizing to build the power of the people. I was so honored to meet with your leaders Bernardo and Miriam to […]
“What I learned in all of these places, from dozens of people we talked with, was when Salvadorans leave their communities and families on a perilous, uncertain journey to Mexico or the United States, they do so not just for the chance at a better life, but oftentimes to save their lives and the lives […]
The Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project (MASCP) and the delegates that visited El Salvador from June 4th to June 11th gave an interview about the reality they witnessed in our country on June 20, 2018 to WORT FM. Jonathan Solari (Planned Parenthood), Marc Rosenthal (MASCP), rep. Christine Taylor and Fabiola Hamdan (Immigration Affairs Specialist) discuss […]
(Versión en español abajo) We are thrilled to receive a delegation with the desire to see the organizational structures and challenges in El Salvador. The delegation is formed by Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman from the Congregation Shaarei Shamayim; Fabiola Hamdan, Immigration Affairs Specialist with the Dane County Department of Human Services, Senator LaTonya Johnson for the […]