Thanks to many generous contributions over the past two weeks, CISPES is on the road to reaching our goal of raising $5,000 by November 1st but we need your help to make it to the finish line! If we can rise to the challenge of raising $5,000 by the end of ...

When I sat down to write this letter, I planned to tell you about CISPES’ new program to bring U.S. health care practitioners to El Salvador’s rural areas to work alongside Salvadoran doctors and nurses under the FMLN’s Ministry of Health and ask for your financial support to help us ...

Dear Friend of El Salvador, After decades of governments that enforced vicious policies to maximize corporate profits and promote their own personal gain, the people of El Salvador were finally able to elect a government dedicated to ending inequality.  With an emphasis on universal health care and education, sustainable agriculture, and local ...

National Office Intern Application Deadline: November 15 for a December/January start date. We are also accepting applications for a Fall internship on a rolling basis. Contact Lisa for details: lisa@cispes.org, 202.521.2510 ext. 204 The National Office of CISPES is the liaison between our allies in the Salvadoran social movement and the volunteer CISPES ...

CISPES is proud to announce the launch of a new website to commemorate our 30th anniversary! http://cispes30years.org/. CISPES was founded in 1980 with the mission of building a national movement to end U.S. support for the military regime in El Salvador and to stand in solidarity ...

(from 25th anniversary - 2005) Founded by conventions in Los Angeles and Washington, DC in October of 1980, CISPES grew into a powerful national grassroots solidarity organization.  In the 1980's, we helped prevent a full-scale US invasion of Central America. In the 1990's, we rejoiced with the Salvadoran people as they ...

DON WHITE, 1937-2008¡Compañero... Presente!  To see more pictures of Don go here (compiled by our friends at KPFK) Don White long time Southern California activist, Charter Founder andlifetime member of United Teachers of Los Angeles passed away suddenlyat his home in Los Angles, CA on June 19, 2008. He ...

check out some great historic CISPES and El Salvador photos here or go here for the complete "Wage a Mighty Struggle!" photo gallery - published as part of the CISPES 20th anniversary celebration

We are a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting the Salvadoran people's struggle forself-determination and social and economic justice. | Somos una organización de base popular dedicada a apoyar la lucha del pueblo salvadoreño para la autodeterminación y la justicia social y económica.

CISPES is a national solidarity organization that, since 1980, has led grassroots organizing efforts against U.S. economic and military intervention in El Salvador. We work within thetransnational progressive movement to build alternative social models that promote participatory democracy, respect for human and labor rights, and economic justice. Throughout our history, we ...