Tag Archives: Madison

Sue Lloyd, presente!

Written by Molly Todd   Sister Cities is sad to inform that Susan S. Lloyd died on February 3, 2022. She was 86 years old. Sue was a long-time supporter of US-Latin America solidarity work. Alongside her husband, the Reverend Art Lloyd (whom she married in 1960), she played a foundational role in the formation […]

Workshops with Teosinte youth /Talleres con la juventud de Teosinte

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   The youth Committee “Ana Francisca for a free spirit” (AFEL, in Spanish) keeps working with the young people of the community in Teosinte. They recently held a workshop about environrment and they share some pictures with us.     Besides that, CRIPDES regional office, CCR, accompanied them in another workshop. Arely […]

Rosa Rivera in Madison

(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 […]

Happy 34th anniversary, CRIPDES – Feliz aniversario 34, CRIPDES

(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 […]

Rep. Chris Taylor on her visit to El Salvador

“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 […]

Madison Delegation radio interview on WORT 89.9

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 […]

Visitors from Wisconsin

(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 […]

Madison Mayor Sends Letter to President of El Salvador – July 18, 2007

Madison Mayor Sends Letter of Concern to President of El Salvador over July 2nd Arrests July 18, 2007 Madison, WI – Madison, Wisconsin Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today sent a letter of concern to Salvadoran President Tony Saca and U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Charles Glazer as well as two other Salvadoran judicial officials. In the […]

Cafe Juan Chacon

This hand-picked and processed coffee from along the cool pine-shaded slopes of the Chalatenango province of El Salvador, near the Honduras border. It arrives to your cup through a special collaboration between the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), Madison-based Just Coffee and the farming families of the Ereguán Coffee Collective. Shared Values The […]