CISPES- Los Angeles Chapter

Nuestra Secretaria General de SITRAUES Carmen Hernández acompañando la lucha de las compañeras de Florenzi.

Happening tonight! Its not too late to register at cispes.org/peaceaccords No es muy tarde para registrarte!

Great news! #Repost @cispes_solidarity United States Congress... U.S. CONGRESS CUTS MILITARY AID TO CENTRAL AMERICA! *español sigue abajo* THANKS TO YOUR GRASSROOTS LOBBYING, THE U.S. CONGRESS RESTRICTED U.S. FOREIGN MILITARY AID TO El SALVADOR, GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS. With these cuts, members of congress are trying to drive home the message that attacking democratic institutions, human rights defenders and the press is not going to fly anymore. We will continue to organize to ensure that the message is loud and clear in the months ahead of the election in El Salvador." - Alexis Stoumbelis, CISPES Executive Director Here’s the text from the bill: (D) FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading ‘‘Foreign Military Financing Program’’ may be made available for assistance for El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras. *** ¡Congreso EEUU restringe financiamiento militar extranjero para Centroamérica! Gracias a su cabildeo de base, el Congreso de EEUU ha limitado el acceso de El Salvador a fondos de la Ayuda Militar Extranjera del presupuesto estadounidense. "Con estos recortes, les miembres del Congreso están tratando de enviar un mensaje en contra de las prácticas de la administración Bukele de atacar a las instituciones democráticas, defensores de los derechos humanos y a la prensa independiente; y nosotres nos estamos organizando para continuar difundiendo ese mensaje en los meses previo a las elecciones de El Salvador. - Alexis Stoumbelis Directora Ejecutiva de CISPES

Join us this Saturday, December 12th 4-6 PM PT for our "Uniting Beyond 2020" event! This program is being hosted by a number of organizations across Los Angeles representing various people's movements for liberation. We will learn from one another about the work that our organizations are doing and discuss the importance of joint struggle in building and sustaining our movements. We will also offer analysis about International Human Rights Day and the failures of the 2-party ...system in the U.S. to meet the needs of our communities. This event will include cultural performances, calls to action and ways to get involved in our campaigns and organizations, and will kickstart a series of teach-ins leading up to the presidential inauguration on January 20th. Let’s build the people’s movement on the ground beyond electoral politics and continue the fight against imperialism and militarism beyond 2020. The people united will never be defeated! Register at bit.ly/LA2020IHRD Link in bio Organized by: @SJPatUCLA, @anakbayanla, @anakbayanucla, @palestinianyouthmovement, @cispes_solidarity, @uniondelbarrio, @bayan.socal, @puso.socal , @unicadeucla, @slapofucla, @socialistunityparty, @APSPusa on twitter, @resistusledwar #internationalhumanrightsday #solidarity #losangeles #elsalvador

Today on #GivingTuesday donate to support international solidarity with the people of El Salvador! Go to: CISPES.ORG/GIVINGTUESDAY2020

By an act of the Plurinational Assembly of Bolivia, MAS leader Luis Arce was sworn in this Sunday as the new president of Bolivia. Arce will face the challenges of healing Bolivia’s political wounds, and of overcoming an economic crisis, as he takes power after almost twelve months of dictatorship led by Jeanine Áñez.

Live CISPES LOS ANGELES 40 YEAR CELEBRATION #NoSeSeparenDelPueblo

In a few moments... CISPES Los Angeles Chapter is proud to say Presente! 40 years of Solidarity work! 40 years of accompanying the social movement and organized communities in El Salvador! Thank you to all the people who organized to create and hold down this space, to our collaborators and friends who help us in the struggle. Let's cheer and wish for more friends and comrades to meet and fight alongside with! ... Join this event and check out our great panelists who will take us on memory lane #OralHistories of the begins of CISPES-LA and the many campaigns, missions and struggles our solidarity organization has dedicated to since its foundation in 1980 # also check out the great merch available #

Happening today!! Come learn about what organizing in the Central American solidarity movement was like in the 80s and help us imagine what international solidarity will look like into the future! We're also hosting a virtual scavenger hunt AND raffling CISPES tote bags and spots in a cooking class with SalviSoul creator, Karla Vasquez See you tonight! - english/spanish interpretation available... - event will be close captioned into english See more

Check out this timely new episode from the Honduras Now podcast: "Washington's 'New' Investment Plan in Latin America" Background: In 2019, the Trump administration announced the "America Crece" or the "Growth in the Americas" plan for Latin America to counter Chinese investment in the region. In this interview, journalist Jeff Abbott, who investigated the America Crece program, discusses bipartisan support for regional neoliberal development plans and the destructive hydroelectric and other projects they usher in. Infrastructure projects like these, often under policy umbrellas like America Crece, foster corruption and violence, displace communities, and contribute to forced migration throughout Central America.

"The US has always elected a bully, nurtured him and asked him to go out in the world and do the presidential thing: fight the evil that is the rest of us. At the same time they have expected their president to be nice at home, have mercy on their Thanksgiving turkey and keep talking about the American dream and affordable healthcare. Abroad, US presidents have wrought havoc, invaded and destroyed places whose names they could never pronounce, hosted murderous dictators from ...around the world at Camp David and found even more bloodthirsty ones to replace them. Trump has just brought all that bullying home." #EndUSImperialism #NoUSIntervention #DismantleWhiteSupremacy h/t SOA Watch

#Repost @cispes_solidarity Español sigue abajo Today, the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) celebrates the trade union movement of El Salvador on this Day of Salvadoran Labor Unionism. From the United States, we extend a fraternal embrace and our solidarity with their struggle for their rights and to secure a dignified life for all. Only together can we succeed in transforming our world and putting an end to capitalist exploitation.... Long live the trade unionists of El Salvador! Today, we uplift the unions who are out in the streets demanding respect for their right to organize, an end to government layoffs and to stop the militarization of their communities. Our solidarity is urgent - the Salvadoran Ministry of Labor, headed by Rolando Castro, is waging an attack on workers while dolling out favors to pseudo unions loyal to the Bukele administration. Any unions willing to challenge Bukele, and their exploitation as workers, now face overt retaliation and repression. El Comité en Solidaridad con el Pueblo de El Salvador (CISPES) saluda al movimiento sindical de El Salvador en el marco del Día del Sindicalismo Salvadoreño. Desde los Estados Unidos, extendemos un abrazo fraternal y nuestra solidaridad con su lucha para reinvindicar sus derechos y para conquistar una vida digna para todes. Solo juntes podemos lograr transformar nuestro mundo y poner fin a la explotación capitalista. ¡Que vivan les sindicalistas de El Salvador! Hoy, enviamos nuestra solidaridad a los sindicatos que están en las calles exigiendo respeto a su derecho de sindicación, el fin de los despidos gubernamentales y el cese de la militarización de sus comunidades. Nuestra solidaridad es urgente: el Ministerio de Trabajo, encabezado por Rolando Castro, ataca a trabajadores mientras reparte favores a los pseudo-sindicatos leales a la administración de Nayib Bukele. Cualquier sindicato que se opone a las acciones de la administración y que lucha contra la explotación de les trabajadores se enfrenta con represalias y represión. #QueVivaFebe #Díadelsindicalismo #ElSalvador #InternationalSolidarity #solidaritywithworkers See more

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Save the date! In celebration of our members across generations--from the solidarity movement of the 80’s to the latest waves of the diaspora--CISPES- Los Angeles Chapter brings you a night of story-telling! We invite you to join our virtual conversation between CISPES organizers, past & present, to learn about the 40-year-long struggle alongside the Salvadoran social movements & envision the future of international solidarity.

Tomorrow is Day of the Unionist in El Salvador. Find out about the history of this day and tune in tomorrow to learn about the labor movement’s current demands. History of El Salvador's Day of the Unionist: On October 31st 1989, a bomb planted by an ARENA death squad exploded, killing 27-year-old Febe along with 8 others and injuring thirty. Eleven days after the bombing, the FMLN launched the final offensive of the civil war, the Ofensiva Hasta El Tope, Fuera Los Fascista...s, Febe Elizabeth Vive. Who was Febe Elizabeth Velasquez? Febe Elizabeth Velasquez was a union leader who started out as a seamstress at age 13 in a factory. She organized textile workers and became the Secretary General of FENASTRES, an intersectoral union. Febe remains an inspirational figure of the Salvadoran labor movement.

Fuck the Chicago Boys and those who keep insisting capitalism is the solution to the problems of the world. No.

#Repost @lacispes [Español abajo] JOIN US Friday Nov. 6 @ 6 pm PT for a night of story-telling! Come hear about the solidarity movement of the 80’s & the latest waves of the diaspora. During this virtual encounter of CISPES organizers, PAST & PRESENT, we’ll learn about the 40-year-long struggle alongside the Salvadoran social movements and envision the future of international solidarity... The night will include a virtual scavenger hunt (yes it’s possible on zoom!), an open mic and RAFFLES of our merch! LINK IN BIO to register! ...... ACOMPÁÑANOS el viernes 6 de nov @ 6 pm PT para una noche de historias! Ven a oír sobre la solidaridad de los 80 hasta ahora. Durante este encuentro virtual de organizadores (pasados y actuales) de CISPES aprende sobre la lucha de 40 años a lado de los movimientos populares en El Salvador e imagina el futuro de la solidaridad internacional La noche incluirá una busqueda de tesoros (si, es posible en zoom!), un micrófono abierto y RIFAS! Registrate usando el link en nuestra pagina #elsalvador #losangeles #centroamerica #solidarity #salvadorandiaspora