En el día internacional de la persona migrante, queremos invitarles a escuchar el podcast realizado gracias al proyecto de migraciones de la Universidad de Cornell, con la tremenda participación de la profesora Patricia Rodríguez. En el último capítulo hablamos de cómo la migración ha afectado específicamente el trabajo de CRIPDES. Esperamos que lo disfrute. […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) So far, the mini-tour developed by Zulma Tobar and the president of CRIPDES, Lorena Araujo, has allowed them to visit friends who, despite health problems, have continued to support solidarity work with El Salvador, as is the case of our dear Susan Klaw and Edwin Argueta. In addition to this, our […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) As previously mentioned, we are preparing a small tour and we are finalizing some details with the help of friends and committees in the United States. The two speakers will be our very own Zulma Tobar and CRIPDES’ president Lorena Araujo. Lorena Araujo is the current president of the Association […]
On March 15th, when the announcement that Mauricio Funes had won the presidential race was publicized, Salvadoran communities overflowed with excitement and celebration. In the coming days, people breathed a collective sigh of relief, as the historic task of electing the first Left-wing president of El Salvador had been successfully completed. Since then, CRIPDES and […]
Evangelical Pastor Antonio Bolainez Presents Misinformation to Salvadorans: States that U.S.-El Salvador relations, the well-being of Salvadoran immigrants, and commercial agreements are at risk if the Left wins the March 15th Presidential Elections February 12, 2009 On Thursday February 12, Salvadoran Newspaper El Diario de Hoy reported that Antonio Bolainez, one of President […]
Contact: Emily Carpenter sistercities@gmail.com 514.664.1074×103 (Canada) Liana Dalton lndalton@gmail.com 608.206.4965 Recently Acquitted Political Prisoner Violently Assassinated Salvadoran and International Groups Call for Investigation into Escalating Political Killings in El Salvador June 10, 2008 – Over 100 international organizations have joined a coalition of over 40 Salvadoran organizations, calling for an investigation of […]
April 17th 2008 The Cojutepeque court has rejected the appeal that Government prosecutors filed on February 27th asking to re-open the trail against the Suchitoto 13 for public disorder and aggravated damages. The 13 defendants, who had been granted ¨Definitive Liberty¨ by the Suchitoto Court on February 19th, are now free from further processing under […]
by Lorena Martinez, Rosita Valle, and Haydee Chicas Hello friends, Greetings of solidarity for all of you from this new place of struggle, we hope we will not be here long, but are ready to continue struggling. We want to tell you that we remember each one of you in the different moments in […]
Statement of the U.S.- El Salvador Sister Cities Network regarding the arrest and imprisonment of four member of CRIPDES and nine community members in the Department of Cuscatlán on July 2, 2007 July 14, 2007 U.S. – El Salvador Sister Cities represents twenty two communities and organizations in the United States which have sistering relationships […]
We learned late Wednesday night that the 13 people arrested last Monday, July 2, including CRIPDES leaders and community members, are now being charged with “Aggravated Damages, Acts of Terrorism and Injuring a Police Officer.” They will be tried under the new Anti-Terrorism Law, (read the specifics here) created by the Salvadoran government and President […]