Feb
Get Involved, Historical Memory, Sister Cities
USESSC Romero fundraiser
The murder of Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, committed by a death squad 42 years ago in El Salvador, remains unpunished. Even though Tutela Legal denounced this last year and questioned the slowness of the Attorney General’s Office (FGR), nothing has changed. Many people still don’t know about Romero’s work and how he became “the voice of the voiceless” for many Salvadorans enduring the repression of the armed forces.
We hope that in 2022 the spirit of saint Romero will bring the U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities Network together and will encourage all its member to share his legacy. We’re inviting all committees and national members to be part of a joint effort to fundraise any amount that will be used to support the work we want to do with our Salvadoran brothers and sisters in El Salvador and the U.S.
For example, our friends in Austin state:
We are having an Oscar Romero memorial service and Convivio at Casa Marianella. We will collect funds for Sister Cities
Our friends from Cambridge will walk in the spirit of Romero! On March 26 at 10 am, they will walk around Fresh Pond to raise funds.
And finally, our friends in Madison say:
We plan to share our Stations of the Cross display from the walls of the church in Arcatao in Spanish-speaking churches this year–during Lent and (we also) hope to do this during the week of March 20-27. One of the stations includes a painting of Romero so that is particularly fitting.
The photos above are from previous displays. The fist one is from the commemoration of Monsignor’s Romero’s sainthood.
We hope these stories will inspire you to do whatever is possible for you.
We will promote all these efforts on our social media. If you or your group of friends want to do something as well, please let us know, and don’t hesitate to contact us for any resources you might need.
