*Español abajo* The following message is from CRIPDES to the international community regarding the current realities in El Salvador. CRIPDES denounces to the international community the democratic deterioration El Salvador is going through after a flawed electoral process, full of irregularities and that strengthens an authoritarian system that, in addition to controlling the three branches […]
*Español abajo* Two years ago, the Sister Cities network started an annual week of action to remember the anniversary of the March 24, 1980 assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and support our friends in El Salvador. This year, we are raising money to support the salaries of two grassroots organizers with our primary Salvadoran partner, […]
(Español abajo) On January 24, US-El Salvador Sister Cities hosted our January Member Meeting. Over 40 people attended this event, titled Democracy at Risk: Salvadoran Elections 32 Years After the Peace Accords. Please email sistercities@gmail.com if you would like to watch the event recording. The event included a conversation with Lorena Araujo, the current president of […]
(Español abajo) Greetings Friends of Sister Cities, US-El Salvador Sister Cities wishes you a peaceful holiday season. During the Salvadoran civil war, Salvadoran organizers from our primary partner CRIPDES recognized the need for grassroots international solidarity to stop the Salvadoran and US governments’ violence. It was their organizing that led to the formation of US-El […]
(Español abajo) In the 1980’s, US-El Salvador Sister Cities members organized in support of the right of Salvadorans to safely return to their places of origin in the midst of the US-backed Salvadoran Army’s vicious attacks on civilians and rebel combatants that resulted in multiple massacres of Salvadoran civilians. These atrocities, carried out with US […]
(español abajo) We invite you to read an op-ed in the Progressive Magazine written by long-time Sister Cities’ organizer Marc Rosenthal. The article is titled “Biden’s Nomination of Elliott Abrams Ignores a Violent Past: Diplomacy should be guided by individuals who prioritize human rights, not by a political operative who enabled a massacre in El […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) Back in 1990, Gatewood West visited Teosinte and he met José Tulio Guardado, Pedro Oriana, Nicolas, Julio Tobar (from the CCR), Abel Cirian and Benjamin. He wrote a report of their conversation back then. Challenging times are ahead but we must never forget how the Salvadoran people in rural and forgotten […]
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 […]
EL FARO reports: The presidency of Nayib Bukele told Judge Jorge Guzmán, who reopened and has promoted the investigation of the El Mozote massacre (1981), that “there are secret military plans that cannot be revealed by the Ministry of Defense” because the Armed Forces protect “superior assets of a collective nature, such as national […]
Lee abajo en español- Historically, the community of Marianella has been known for its high level of community organizing. Since its beginning, this community has worked on community development through strengthening organization with different sectors of the community. Youth organizing has not been the exception. 31 years after its repopulation, new generations of people in […]