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December 5th: Seattle CISPES 30 year Anniversary Celebration
This December marks 30 years of CISPES (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador). -
Coup University: SOUTHCOM and FIU Team Up on Counterinsurgency
As it has done with great success throughout the past century, the U.S. military continues to find ways to use the academy and anthropological concepts to whitewash its imperialist actions in the service of U.S. corporate profits. -
Queer Solidarity: LGBTQ Organizing in El Salvador
Please join us in welcoming William Hernandez, LGBTQ rights activist and Executive Director of the Salvadoran non-profit Asociación Entre Amigos to Portland on Wednesday, November 3rd for an evening of education, discussion and making connections to organizations doing similar work locally. This event is FREE and open to the public. -
Gold diggers: El Salvador vs. Pacific Rim Mining
Mine. Not yours -
Orlando Velasco, mining activist from El Salvador
No Mining, No CAFTA! -
“Mining and the Corporate Agenda”
This Thursday Oct. 21st: CISPES fall tour “Mining and the Corporate Agenda” A conversation with community organizer Orlando Velasco from El Salvador A very small country with high population density, events in El Salvador represent the future of resource struggles. As basic resources like water and fossil fuels become more scarce under our current system [...] -
Constant War in Latin America
The United States of America Presents... -
Peer-Peer Organizer Training Initiative
You are invited to be part of a pilot curriculum for young organizers interested in la lucha solidaria. An 8 week peer-led training from Oct 18th/19th- Dec 6th/7th. Participant preferences will determine whether we meet on Monday or Tuesday evenings and start time. Topics (may) include (depending on participant survey): The organizing model of the [...] -
Border Mining Projects in Latin America Before Ethics Tribunal
"One of the features of mining today is its expansion into traditionally untouched areas, where entry was forbidden for geopolitical or national security reasons, like border zones," -
CISPES disrupts Pacific Rim shareholders meeting in Vancouver
Pacific Rim Mining held its annual general meeting in downtown Vancouver today - attended by a few directors and more than a dozen protesters.
