New York CISPES: Archive

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Community Event with Nahuat Pipil elders from El...

When: May 11, 2012 Location: Brecht Forum, 451 West Street New York, NY 10014 Time: 5:30pm - 9:30pm Historically, in El Salvador indigenous people have been forced to live in the shadows of a society that discriminates and marginalizes them. With the goal of promoting the ancestral heritage, folk art, traditions, language, ceremonies and elder’s wisdom the original peoples of Nahuizalco,...

May 6th

Mar 29th

Mar 19th

Video Interview: FMLN Legislator Gives Insider... →

Feb 14th

Watch the "War on Drugs" Virtual Delegation with... →

Jan 31st

Dec 14th

Watch the Virtual Delegation with FMLN Youth... →

Dec 1st

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Thanks Margarito!

New York CISPES thanks Margarito Nolasco and all our friends in New York and New Jersey for making Margarito’s visit a success!

Oct 30th

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Margarito Nolasco, FMLN Youth Secretary, is in...

Join CISPES with Margarito Nolasco, the Youth Secretary of the FMLN, speaking at Saint Mary’s in Harlem on Thursday, Oct. 27th at 7:00 PM; At Liberty Plaza/Zuccotti Park for a teach-in with Occupy Wall Street on Friday, Oct. 28th at 12:00 noon; and with CEUS in Union City, NJ Friday Oct. 28th at 7:00 PM. See flyer for details, and we’ll see you there!

Oct 27th

Oct 23rd

Oct 17th

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Nuestros pensamientos con el pueblo Salvadoreño y America Central durante la crisis de las lluvias http://bit.ly/rlbJtd

Oct 15th

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Oct 15th

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Oct 15th

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Last chance to oppose Colombia, Panama, Korea FTAs

If you didn’t get a chance to do it yesterday, call your representative to oppose the Colombia, Panama & Korea Free Trade Agreements: http://bit.ly/pfR0dA

Oct 12th

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Watch

If you missed Miguel Rivera on Friday night, you can watch the video of this event here. Thank you to everyone who came out to show their solidarity!

Oct 25th

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Tonight: Miguel Rivera speaks about the... →

Join us tonight at St Mary’s Episcopal Church (521 West 126th Street, NY, NY) at 7pm!

Oct 22nd

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U.S. Prevents Anti-Mining Activist from testifying... →

On October 18, the United States Consulate in El Salvador refused to allow Hector Berríos to travel to Washington D.C. and appear before the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IAHRC) to give testimony on mining-related violence in El Salvador. He is the fourth anti-mining activist to be denied a travel visa to the United States this month.

Oct 20th

Murals in Perquin on Huffington Post →

Sep 28th

Overview of Commerce Group Suit against El... →

“In 2006, the government of El Salvador revoked the company’s permits to exploit the gold deposits for environmental reasons. It is that decision which the Commerce Group is challenging in its arbitration. Salvadoran environmental activists are concerned about existing contamination of the San Sebastian river in the area surrounding the mine. Last Tuesday, September 14, an internet...

Sep 21st

ACTION ALERT: Call the Salvadoran Courts to demand... →

Today, September 20th, the final hearing for four people accused of the June 2009 murder of anti-mining activist Marcelo Rivera will begin. The National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining in El Salvador (the Mesa) will bemobilizing a presence outside the courtroom on Monday and Tuesday to insist on a fair, unbiased trial of these alleged perpetrators of Marcelo’s assassination. Thus...

Sep 20th

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CISPES statement on the new US Ambassador to El... →

On August 19th, President Obama appointed Maria del Carmen Aponte to be the new U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador. The President’s appointment during the Senate’s August recess broke a hold on her nomination by a few right-wing Republicans like Jim DeMint (R-SC). Her appointment will last until January 2012, when she would be re-nominated and approved by the Senate.

Sep 2nd

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Vancouver mining company sues for right to poison... →

Our friends of Seattle & Olympia made some noise at the Pacific Rim shareholders meeting in Vancouver, BC this past Wednesday. Great work guys!

Aug 28th

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Aug 28th

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Take Action on AUG 25TH: Call Catherine... →

Pacific Rim Mining shareholders: Drop the lawsuit and leave El Salvador! Pacific Rim Mining holds its Annual General Meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, August 25th. Join CISPES in calling for the company to drop its shameful lawsuit against the government of El Salvador.

Aug 25th

Funes still popular →

recent polls/encuestas recientes

Aug 24th

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Obama uses recess appointment for El Salvador... →

President Obama has used his power to bypass the Senate confirmation process to push through the nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte to be the next U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, despite lingering GOP concerns about her long-ago relationship with a Cuban operative….

Aug 20th

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Watch

CISPES proudly celebrates the success of this year’s Radical Roots Delegation who visited El Salvador in June! Here’s the preview, check it out!

Aug 20th

Artículo en Diario Co Latino sobre remesas en El... →

Aug 18th

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Aug 18th