Tag Archives: Cori Ring

Party vigilantes and voting table members look on as the vote count takes place in Cinquera, Cabañas.

Reflection on the El Salvador Presidential Elections

By Sister Cities Volunteer and Elections Observer Cori Ring   The weeks leading up to the first round of elections here were intense, full of last minute campaigning and fresh waves of fear spurred by the spiking crime and murder rate in the new year. To hear ARENA tell it, the crime wave was just […]

Sistering and Pueblo-to-Pueblo Solidarity

  Since the 1980’s, Sister Cities has built people-to-people solidarity relationships between the United States and El Salvador.  These relationships are the foundation upon which we work for human rights, social and economic justice, and cultural exchange.  This important work only happens through hundreds of dedicated volunteers in cities around the United States who maintain sister city relationships […]