Sister Cities is one of the organizations that have signed this letter in solidarity with the people of Bolivia and, especially to denounce the words of the U.S. government. Please read it here: International Organization Denounce Coup d’Etat & Increase in Violence Against the People of Bolivia Ciudades Hermanas es una de las organizaciones […]
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.
We want to recommend you these materials from “Teaching for Change” to discuss U.S. Foreign policies that have affected the Central American region for several years. This series of lessons invites students to investigate the role of the United States in Guatemala and El Salvador in the 20th century. The unit launches with a […]
On april 3rd, Ronald Douglas Johnson got closer to be appointed as U.S. Ambassador in El Salvador. Our friend Joan Laurion, from the Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project (MASCP) shares a letter she sent to her congressman urging him to vote against it. You might also use it to reach out to your representative(s). Dear […]
June XX, 2014 Dear Secretary Kerry; We were heartened by your comments following the election of El Salvador’s new president, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, which expressed your commitment to maintaining a strong relationship between our two governments. More than two decades after the country’s Peace Accords were signed, El Salvador is now a mature and stable […]
On Monday, April 28, 2014, Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL) began circulating a sign-on “Dear Colleague” letter in the U.S. House of Representatives to Secretary of State John Kerry addressing Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Honduras. The letter states that “egregious violations of human rights continue” almost 5 years after the coup. It raises concerns about militarization of the […]
Today, Tuesday December 17th, readers of one of the largest newspapers in El Salvador, La Prensa Grafica, may have been surprised to see a unique headline-“United States Neutral in 2014 Elections“. The headline and the two-full pages of coverage on the 2nd and 3rd pages of the newspaper were a result of the effort of […]
Given: 1- The recent escalation of violence by the de facto government against the Honduran people, 2- The US Embassy’s attempt to blame the violence on the civic organizations who are expressing their rights to call for democracy, justice and fairness 3- The near silence (and/or distortion of events) in the US media on this […]
By Annie Levenson-Falk October 7th, 2008 In recent years, immigration has been a major issue in U.S. politics, and an area in which we may see major change in coming years. In the past, U.S. representatives have threatened that immigration policy could be changed because of the results of Salvadoran elections. Policy decisions like […]
Election of Barack Obama: Time for Hope in El Salvador and Around the World? By Rosa Anaya November 6, 2008 Rosa Anaya is the daughter of Herbert Anaya Sanabria, a Salvadoran human rights lawyer and leader who, on October 26, 1987, was assassinated – gunned down in front of his home in San Salvador in […]