On Tuesday, November 8, Manuel Melgar resigned from his post as Minister of Security, to which he was appointed by President Mauricio Funes soon after his inauguration in June 2009. No official reason has been given for the resignation; however, evidence points to intervention by the U.S. State Department, which ...

Supporting Resistance to Corporate Globalization and Building Popular Power This is an exciting moment of change in El Salvador, as the countryís first progressive government enters its third year. The Salvadoran social movement and FMLN continue to lead the struggle to challenge corporate power and US domination and to create people-centered economic alternatives ...

If you weren't able to hear from the Salvadoran youth leaders touring the US this month - we've got another chance for you! CISPES invites you to join our first virtual delegation with Adalberto Elias, San Salvador's FMLN Municipal Youth Coordinator (he's got the white star on his shirt)! Tuesday, November 15 At ...

Mark your calendar for the CISPES 2011 National Tour in October and November! For the first time in 500 years, the Salvadoran government is serving the poor, excluded majority. Come hear an FMLN youth leader of El Salvador’s left party discuss: How youth are stepping up to win justice & dignity for ...

CISPES Special Update (Oct.2011) To join CISPES’ March Election Observer delegation, contact Lisa Fuller at lisa@cispes.org or (202) 521-2510 ext. 204. Download a flyer and application at www.cispes.org! The municipal and legislative elections scheduled for March 11, 2012, will mark the first time the people of El Salvador return to the polls ...

West Coast Schedule: October 23 - November 8 with Cristina Cornejo, youth member of the FMLN Political Commission Sunday 10/23 - Tuesday 10/25 -> Los Angeles, CA Angela:asanbrano@nalacc.org or Celina:prettycelina1@aol.com Wednesday 10/26 & Thursday 10/27 -> Santa Cruz, CA Janette:linaresjanette@gmail.com Friday 10/28 - Tuesday 11/1 -> Bay Area, CA Vinia:bayareacispes@yahoo.com Wednesday 11/2 -> Portland, OR Alana: galacticslide@gmail.com Thursday 11/3 & Friday 11/4 -> Olympia, ...

East Coast Schedule: October 26 - November 5 with Margarito Nolasco, National Youth Secretary of the FMLN Wednesday 10/26 - Saturday 10/29 -> NY, NY Phil: pjosselyn@igc.org Sunday 10/30 - Tuesday 11/1 -> Washington, DC Jacob: jacob@cispes.org Wednesday 11/2 - Saturday 11/5 -> Boston, MA Eli: boston@cispes.org New York: Thursday, October 27 at 7:00pm Saint Mary's Episcopal Church: ...

On September 23, El Salvador's president, Mauricio Funes, addressed the United Nations General Assembly with a powerful speech in which he called on his fellow leaders to take "bold and creative" action to advance towards a more just and stable future and for their decisions to be guided by on ...

Although the country’s Legislative and Municipal elections are right around the corner in March 2012, El Salvador's right-wing political parties are thinking ahead to the next presidential elections and how to take back the Executive branch from the leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), which carried the country’s first ...

download flyer for August 12 event We will be kicking off the 14th National CISPES Convention with a great public event before we chart our own solidarity path for the next two years! Friday, August 11, 2011 Please join us for the  "Building Popular Power" Convention fundraiser and kick-off event, with speakers, ...