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August 8: Día del Salvadoreño

CISPES — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:57:21 +0000

Sign up for Solidarity Cycle 2010!

CISPES — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:29:44 +0000

SOLIDARITY CYCLE 2010 | July 10-11
A two day tour of east King County
Pedal power in support of El Salvador’s grassroots environmental movement!

Contact Seattle CISPES to sign up TODAY!
206.325.5494, seacispes@igc.org

CLICK HERE for an article about the Solidarity Cycle in the May issue of Momentum Magazine.

Grassroots organizing in El Salvador has stopped North American gold mining companies in their tracks. But now one company, Pacific Rim Mining (based in Vancouver, B.C.) is taking advantage of U.S. trade policy to sue the Salvadoran government for hundreds of millions of dollars, arguing that El Salvador should not be able to protect its environment and people by denying mining permits.

Join us to learn more and raise money in support of the Salvadoran people’s ongoing resistance to environmental devastation and unjust U.S. trade policies!

• Raise money to support grassroots organizing in El Salvador

• Enjoy the camaraderie of a fun, low-key group bike ride!

• $25 registration + $125-$300 fundraising goal per person. No one turned away for lack of funds. Contact us for more info.

For more info, and to sign up, contact Seattle CISPES: 206.325.5494, seacispes@igc.org

May 27: International Day of Action against mining and free trade in El Salvador

CISPES — Mon, 17 May 2010 18:30:53 +0000

Join Seattle CISPES on May 27th at 4:00 p.m. to protest Canadian mining company Pacific Rim’s lawsuit against El Salvador… and to call on Congress to reform our trade policy, which has allowed this lawsuit to exist in the first place.

THURSDAY, MAY 27, 4:00 PM

@ Westlake Plaza – 4th Ave. between Pine & Pike, downtown Seattle. We will march to Rep. McDermott’s office (7th Ave. between Stewart and Olive) for a demonstration and street theater.

Click here for more info on the Day of Action:

May 1st immigrant rights march

CISPES — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:15:36 +0000

April 9-11: Latin America Solidarity Conference in Olympia

CISPES — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:39:52 +0000

Click on the image below to visit the conference website and register.

March 5: Mining and Indigenous Rights – The Struggle for Self-Determination in Central America

CISPES — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:50:01 +0000

A panel discussion featuring
Guatemalan indigenous community leader
Pascual Bernabe Velásquez
Assembly of Huehuetenango in Defense of Natural Resources

Friday, March 5, 2010 | 6:30 – 8:30pm
Ethnic Cultural Center at the UW
3931 Brooklyn Ave NE, Black Room
FREE EVENT

Maya-Q'anjob'al women vote to express their opposition to mining in a community consultation in Santa Eulalia, Huehuetenango, Guatemala in August, 2006. (Phil Neff photo)

Let the Communities Decide!

More than 600,000 people participating in community consultations have voted NO to the expansion of harmful mining projects in Guatemala.
At the same time, mining companies are using DR-CAFTA to sue the government of El Salvador for refusing to approve mining projects.
In his presentation, Pascual Bernabe Velásquez will speak about the consulta movement and civil resistance against the expansion of mining projects in Guatemala.

With a photo exhibit by James Rodriguez

Hosted by the UU Central America Network and Seattle CISPES
Co-sponsored by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights, the UW Student Labor Action Project, Casa Latina, and the Community Alliance for Global Justice.
Speaking tour organized by Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA)

Save the date: Solidarity Cycle 2010, July 10-11

CISPES — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:45:51 +0000

The third annual Seattle CISPES Solidarity Cycle bike trip will be held on July 10-11, 2010. More details will be announced in the coming months. To sign up to receive updates, contact Seattle CISPES: 206.325.5494, seacispes@igc.org

CISPES cyclists approach the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on day one of the 2009 Solidarity Cycle.

Dec. 12: Salvadoran Christmas Celebration

CISPES — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:01:59 +0000

WHEN: Saturday, December 12. 4:00-9:00 p.m.
WHERE: Consejo – 3808 S. Angeline St., Seattle
WHAT: A free, Salvadoran-style Christmas celebration with food, music, children’s activities and more. Donations will be accepted for the victims of Hurricane Ida, which hit El Salvador last month.
Sponsored by the Salvadoran Committee of Washington

Dec. 5: Salsa dance fundraiser

CISPES — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:49:34 +0000

Nov. 16: School of the Americas Watch send-off event

CISPES — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:55:55 +0000