The Portland Central America Solidarity Committee, PCASC, was born on July 19th, 1979. That is the same day, month and year of the triumph of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua. Since then, our path has been fully committed to solidarity toward all the countries in the Americas. We have accompanied the struggle in El Salvador through all these years, and even though its democratic advances seem to have come to a halt, we have to remember what happened in Nicaragua when, in 1990, the Sandinistas were defeated in the presidential elections. “Ruling from below” was the motto that kept the Sandinistas in high spirits, and after 16 years of neoliberal governments, they came back to fulfill what had been left to do.
So, in terms of solidarity, we fully accompany all fights against capitalism and neoliberalism, since we know that the byproducts of that political and economic system is injustice, lack of freedom, repression, and poverty imposed on unprotected communities.
We invite you to go over our website and check our history, our upcoming events, and join us if you feel that solidarity is something you can embrace with us.