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Support Grassroots Organizing

(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 […]

A third update / un tercer reporte

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Our friends continue their hard work during our tour. Yesterday, at Western Connecticut State University they met with both students and a team of teachers, who showed interest in the popular education schools that we were developing before the pandemic hit. In both classes, the groups wanted to discuss the loss […]

More photos of our 2022 Tour / Más fotos del tour

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   Today we bring you more photos from our 2022 Speaking tour. Lorena and Zulma had the opportunity to speak with various groups of students, with people interested during a hybrid event (in person and on zoom) and also spoke with the local media. We will continue to share the news of […]

Speaking Tour 2022: Cambridge

(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 […]

2022 Speaking tour

(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 […]

2019 Speaking tour

Felicia Mijango, current president of the regional UCRES and recently elected secretary of the CRIPDES’ National Board will be visiting the midwest. Allies such as COPAL, Ferris State and Grand Valley Universities will be opening the doors to Felicia and Zulma Tobar. Our 2019 tour is called: “Community organizing: confronting climate change and forced migration […]

Arlington: “Cambio climático y migración”

Artículo original de Rafi Barglow / Arlington Teosinte Sister City Project   La semana pasada, Zulma Tobar y Bernardo Belloso vinieron desde El Salvador a visitar la escuela de Arlington para hablar con casi cuatrocientos estudiantes sobre importantes temas que nos unen.   Tobar es la co-coordinadora de Ciudades Hermanas, una organización que coordina las relaciones […]

2018 Speaking Tour Itinerary

Are you aware of our 2018 Speaking Tour? Of our upcoming popular education workshops? Of our National Gathering? Are you interested in knowing where Bernardo Belloso, from CRIPDES, and our Zulma Tobar will be heading this time?   If so, this is your lucky day. You can read our (still in progress) itinerary below: 2018 […]