(PUBLICADO ORIGINALMENTE POR DIARIO CO-LATINO) The Confederation of Federations of the Salvadoran Agrarian Reform (CONFRAS) considers that this year there will be a decrease in the national production of basic grains and vegetables, given the increased cost of inputs for agricultural production and little government support. They say that this, in turn, will generate […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) January 31, 2021 brought shocking acts of violence to El Salvador. Deustche Welle reports that a team of DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS (DWB) was attacked at 3 am in the Ilopango area. Luis Romero, coordinator in the country, indicated that his colleagues, “after the violent incident, were treated by DWB medical personnel […]
(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO) These are some of the activities from CRIPDES SUR supported by USESSC throughout the 2020: Women Seed Capital to reactivate economic initiatives of Women’s Saving Groups. CRIPDES provided seed capital to saving groups in order to activate their finances after the mandatory lockdown due to covid19. USESSC provided the financial […]
After Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele kicked out Nicolas Maduro’s diplomatic corps, giving them two days to leave the country, the MPR12 (of which CRIPDES is part of) held a press conference and release a statement: On their facebook page. Ronald Johnson’s support to Bukele’s decision is very telling.
The Trade Union Federation of Food, Beverage, Hotel, Restaurant and Agro Workers (FESTSSABHRA), the Salvadoran Union and Social Front (FSS), the Trade Union Confederation of Workers of El Salvador (CSTS), the Popular Resistance Movement of October 12 (MPR-12), U.S. – El Salvador Sister Cities, the International Union of Food Workers (IUF) and the Permanent Bureau […]
The Salvadoran Working Class is Ready for Another Historic Milestone in Our Struggle The member organizations of the Popular Resistence Movement of October 12th, the MPR -12, welcome the global working class, which we are a part of. We extend that greeting especially to the progressive and leftist political parties and governments, mainly in Latin […]
On Thursday, May 6th, the MPR-12 member organization The Confederation of Federations of the Salvadoran Agrarian Reform (CONFRAS), celebrated 34 years since the first agrarian reform was approved and implemented in El Salvador. The following is a press release breifly detailing the history of the agrarian reform, the challenges that the Salvadoran agricultural cooperatives have […]
On Wednesday, March 26th at 8:30pm CST US-El Salvador Sister Cities with Witness for Peace Southwest will host a live video webinar to report from El Salvador on the March Presidential elections, with participation from Sister Cities staff and key leaders of the MPR-12 (Popular Resistance Movement). Marcos, Antonia, and Abel of the MPR-12 will […]
On July 4th,the Movement of Popular Resistance (MPR-12) and Confederation of the Agrarian Reform (CONFRAS) held a rally and press conference in front the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly demanding the assembly pass a Food Sovereignty Law with a gender equality focus. The MPR-12 is a coalition conformed unions, organizations of farmers and poor urban folks and […]
An Interview with Emerson Marroquín At 19 years old, Emerson is one of the eight young leaders arrested in the middle of the night on October 12th, 2012 in the communities of El Progreso 3 and Santa Cecilia, thrown in jail and accused of illicit association under the Law Against Organized and Complex Crimes. […]