We invite you to participate in this workshop developed by Bangor committee member, Dennis Chinoy called “Say Its Name: The Deep Roots and Bitter Fruits of White Supremacy” In the spirit of our U.S. – El Salvador Sister Cities Network’s commitment to make racial justice and equity a central focus of our work, Dennis is […]
By Catie Johnston Austin Sister Cities Volunteer in San Vicente Delegations are at the heart of what Sister Cities is all about: they are the incarnation of the solidarity relationships that make things like projects, advocacy, and development possible. In April and May, our sister communities in El Salvador received not one, not two, […]
by Jan Morrill “Why is it that so many people in the U.S. care about the communities of El Salvador? How can they give so much and expect nothing in return?” I was asked this question in Chalatenango, during one of my last visits as Sister Cities El Salvador staff. This was not the […]
When Power in Community Alliance (PICA) of Bangor, Maine raised $4,133 by selling donated gold for the anti-mining movement they assumed the money would go to lobbying or mobilizing work done by the National Roundtable against Mining in El Salvador (The Mesa, in Spanish). However, when the news came back that the money had been […]
Contributed by Power in Community Alliances (PICA) The plans of U.S. and Canadian mining companies to begin mining gold in El Salvador continues to threaten Salvadoran rural communities. Salvadoran environmental and anti-mining activists have been assassinated and threatened. Through a free-trade provision closely resembling legal extortion, the Pacific Rim Mining Company continues its CAFTA suit demanding that […]