Tag Archives: Voices on the Border

Comunicado conjunto ante las capturas del 22 de julio

ORGANIZACIONES SOLIDARIAS DE ESTADOS UNIDOS ANTE LAS CAPTURAS DE EXFUNCIONARIOS PÚBLICOS DE LAS ADMINISTRACIONES DEL PARTIDO FMLN   Condenamos la forma en que las autoridades detuvieron a cinco ex funcionarias y funcionarios el día 22 de julio, ya que lo hicieron sin la orden de un juez, sin informarles los motivos de su detención y […]

Learn about the electoral context in El Salvador – 2021

The organizations working in solidarity with the people of El Salvador invite you the following online events towards the upcoming elections of congresspeople in El Salvador: Wednesday 17th: Demands and analysis from the youth towards the upcoming elections Wednesday 24th: The situation of Human Rights and the Environment towards the upcoming elections Wednesday, March 10th: […]

Statement regarding electoral violence – Comunicado sobre la violencia electoral en El Salvador

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)     PRONUNCIAMIENTO DE LAS ORGANIZACIONES ESTADOUNIDENSES DE SOLIDARIDAD CON EL PUEBLO DE EL SALVADOR   Ante el grave hecho de violencia electoral ocurrido la tarde del domingo 31 de enero, las organizaciones de los Estados Unidos de América: CISPES, Ciudades Hermanas, SHARE y Voces en la Frontera, expresamos que:   Condenamos enérgicamente […]

Statement – Biden elected as president / Elección de Biden

(EN ESPAÑOL ABAJO)   STATEMENT ON JOE BIDEN’S VICTORY IN THE U.S. ELECTIONS THE ORGANIZATIONS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE SALVADORAN PEOPLE SPEAK   The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), the SHARE Foundation, Voices on The Border and the U.S. – El Salvador Sister Cities Network speak about the electoral results […]

Statement on World Environment Day 2020

The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), the SHARE Foundation, Voices on the Border and the U.S. – El Salvador Sister Cities Network are releasing the following statement on World Environment Day.     Su versión en español:    

Press release regarding sunday’s actions at the Legislative Assembly

Comunicado 10 02 2020 Organizaciones solidarias   PRESS RELEASE The organizations in solidarity with the Salvadoran people, based in the United States of America, that emerged to accompany the most vulnerable people during the armed conflict, in the face of the crisis generated between the powers of the Legislative and Executive State, we declare the […]

The changes we want from the sugarcane industry

The upcoming year Sister Cities, through the Philadelphia Committee and the Climate Change working group, will support initiatives to raise awareness about the link between bad practices in the sugar cane industry, including the use of chemicals such as glyphosate in its production, and the number of people diagnosed with kidney disease and kidney failure. […]

Solidarity Organizations & MPR-12 Demand Release Of Young Community Leaders

January 29th, 2013 On January 28th, 60 members of the Movement of Popular Resistance (MPR-12), international solidarity organizations and residents of the urban communities Santa Cecilia and El Progreso 3 gathered in front of the Specialized Chamber of Organized Crime more than month after the raid on Santa Ceclia and El Progreso 3 that resulted […]

Propsed US Trade Act of 2009 May Lead to Change in Provisions of CAFTA

Source: Voices on the Border Congressman Michael Michaud (D-ME) and 106 other members of Congress recently introduced the TRADE (Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment) Act of 2009, which calls for a reevaluation of international trade agreements.  The bill would in part require existing and future trade agreements to include a ban on investor-state dispute […]