tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50441894220951058732024-03-12T22:48:33.223-07:00El Salvador 2009 Presidential ElectionsThis blog chronicles CARECEN's participation in a delegation organized by the Salvadoran American National Network (SANN) to observe the 2009 Salvadoran elections. CARECEN's participation in the delegation is part of the organization's transnational work as a member of SANN and the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-60461020137377716282009-03-19T23:04:00.000-07:002009-03-25T23:29:22.772-07:00Pictures of El Salvador<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8QQ3X7fgRKxsSMktbw9jqp9naDh6pN-i15MiPoeIMtHHF1TFXHotmwgN4K32NG5pCS0LlJ-8-HSmg4oD0jazSEu31C-z5pCw-rPMp48klh2_2tXbJFS0A1HbF4FRDFBjuOUg4k-PPrw/s1600-h/El+Salvador+Sign.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8QQ3X7fgRKxsSMktbw9jqp9naDh6pN-i15MiPoeIMtHHF1TFXHotmwgN4K32NG5pCS0LlJ-8-HSmg4oD0jazSEu31C-z5pCw-rPMp48klh2_2tXbJFS0A1HbF4FRDFBjuOUg4k-PPrw/s320/El+Salvador+Sign.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317376021228207138" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;">
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOkUjP4BtWqsXSodc72v0cbB0WWU99BOQfjHm6fFCi9umAS0iFEplOJjHy7BcuC8vlu7tv0CHgHAQBZDwWBl60svDkrjc3avgkXL6q0IKAoSO6EUbQdkK9_dGeqPF8OFfUujA5SDcSXE/s1600-h/VOLCAN+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOkUjP4BtWqsXSodc72v0cbB0WWU99BOQfjHm6fFCi9umAS0iFEplOJjHy7BcuC8vlu7tv0CHgHAQBZDwWBl60svDkrjc3avgkXL6q0IKAoSO6EUbQdkK9_dGeqPF8OFfUujA5SDcSXE/s320/VOLCAN+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317379060843535922" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-90990130362308268602009-03-18T22:18:00.000-07:002009-04-13T10:15:07.261-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7d2ontE5VDKemFU_rtsRXq08U4CvYNJhS5MVnvDqP3XWTKbjtsT0PRxAP6TLcNhvsJoMUT68r6UVtL36oQ4XxhY2i6Rf0XXYjRInxLMH2aSD_6cmm2hYyruOq5BrV_IW_SKjGFAuSwrw/s1600-h/guillermo_chacon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7d2ontE5VDKemFU_rtsRXq08U4CvYNJhS5MVnvDqP3XWTKbjtsT0PRxAP6TLcNhvsJoMUT68r6UVtL36oQ4XxhY2i6Rf0XXYjRInxLMH2aSD_6cmm2hYyruOq5BrV_IW_SKjGFAuSwrw/s320/guillermo_chacon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314766673519145234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.impre.com/eldiariony/opinion/2009/3/18/el-salvador-decidio-114829-1.html"><b><span style="color: rgb(59, 97, 127);font-family:Georgia;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(59, 97, 127);font-family:Georgia;" >El Salvador</span></span></b><b><span style="color: rgb(59, 97, 127);font-family:Georgia;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(59, 97, 127);font-family:Georgia;" > Decidió</span></span></b></a></span><span class="allsections-link111" style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(90, 90, 90);font-family:Arial;" >
GuillermoChacon/Directivo de Red Nacional Salvadoreña-Americana. |</span></span><span class="allsections-link111" style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(90, 90, 90);font-family:Arial;" >2009-03-18</span></span><span style="color: rgb(90, 90, 90);font-family:Arial;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:8;" >
| <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.impre.com/eldiariony/home.php"><span style="color: rgb(90, 90, 90);"><span style="color: rgb(90, 90, 90); text-decoration: none;">El Diario NY </span></span></a></span></span> <p><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;" >El domingo 15 de marzo el pueblo salvadoreño cumplió su compromiso y vocación democrática, al asistir masivamente a elegir su Presidente. </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;" >El ganador fue <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237441026_1">Mauricio Funes</span>, del Partido Político FMLN. Con la llegada del partido de izquierda al poder, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237441026_2">El Salvador</span> experimentará <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237441026_3">por primera vez</span> la alternancia política en su historia.</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;" >Las elecciones presidenciales arrancaron sin mayores por menores en los centros de votación a nivel nacional, en el Estadio Nacional Jorge “Mágico” Gonzáles, este último designado como centro de votación para los salvadoreños residiendo en el exterior. Las autoridades electorales esperaban a 40 mil residentes en el exterior y solamente llegaron a votar 294 personas. </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;" >El gobierno salvadoreño actual no logro por segunda ocasión asegurarles el derecho de la gran colonia salvadoreña que reside en el exterior, su derecho a votar desde su país de residencia, como lo hacen los ecuatorianos, dominicanos, peruanos entre otros. </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;" >La esperanza será que el Presidente electo Mauricio Funes trabaje para asegurarles su derecho democrático.</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;" >La campaña presidencial fue dominada por un mensaje de temor, que el Presidente <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237441026_4">Hugo Chávez</span> quería tomar el control del país centroamericano. </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;" >La población quería escuchar propuestas de cómo cambiar la crisis económica y la inseguridad. Quería respuestas al hecho que la mayoría de jóvenes tienen su aspiración de migrar a Estados Unidos ante la falta de oportunidades en El Salvador. </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;" >La campaña de Mauricio Funes fue fijada a proponer un cambio seguro con participación de todos y todas. El mensaje del presidente electo <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237441026_5">la noche</span> de domingo fue maduro, inclusivo, balanceado y con visión de futuro. </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;" >El Salvador avanzará para consolidar su democracia a través del liderazgo del presidente electo para unir a la nación ante la enorme crisis económica, social y de inseguridad ciudadana que impera en el pulgarcito de America. </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;" >La victoria de Mauricio Funes descansó en una inteligente política de alianzas sociales muy amplia, que generó confianza para caminar por la alternancia política, esencial para alcanzar un balance y control ciudadano.</span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;" >Funes aseguró que su nuevo gobierno será guiado por la constitución de la república y el estado de derecho, llamó a alejarse del revanchismo político y poner como prioridad el fortalecer las relaciones integrales con los Estados Unidos. </span></span></p> <p style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;" >El Salvador</span></span><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;font-size:78%;" ><span style=";font-family:Tahoma;" > estuvo en la atención de la prensa mundial. Sus recientes elecciones han sido catalogadas como históricas y sin duda <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1237441026_6">Monseñor Oscar Romero</span> votó para que asegurarse de que el nuevo presidente tenga una opción preferencial para los pobres, y así asegurarles un futuro con justicia social y económica para todos.</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-550164926340387882009-03-17T13:11:00.000-07:002009-03-18T14:18:06.960-07:00SANN Post-Election Press Conference<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Q6Wz6saTfUJd2gjqP6HDtYCPmrEv6ZsgNc4u98tFoIKIYfi2QfWNPAGi2FaQQFAr_lxSJ9i4DSNc9RFPK6ZC3TkMLuJ32iQn2y-YhI5Eu_p5LTh9lGDoG1wEHhIhkvMugLILi1MUJso/s1600-h/POST-CONF+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Q6Wz6saTfUJd2gjqP6HDtYCPmrEv6ZsgNc4u98tFoIKIYfi2QfWNPAGi2FaQQFAr_lxSJ9i4DSNc9RFPK6ZC3TkMLuJ32iQn2y-YhI5Eu_p5LTh9lGDoG1wEHhIhkvMugLILi1MUJso/s320/POST-CONF+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314624181102781954" border="0" /></a>
SANN gives the organization's responses and recommendations concerning the electoral process and the in-coming government of Mauricio Funes during a press conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in San Salvador, El Salvador on March 17, 2009. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">(click on title to listen to the press conference)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-41496252030403367012009-03-15T22:40:00.000-07:002009-03-18T12:15:34.317-07:00Day 3: Election Day Photos<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFFhlMrv4PEhYOjmvBWaLy09Y9imiR3uBz9Wl7oiTPpsumwZahyLAosW_ScVPJtvJDoAzYS8ZW6U0C5MvU7ybDO6aB-HmtlEY1DA2fz74JeHcsyS8yWfXAr8pMb0UeR4FUYcz75RJNzk/s1600-h/FMLN+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFFhlMrv4PEhYOjmvBWaLy09Y9imiR3uBz9Wl7oiTPpsumwZahyLAosW_ScVPJtvJDoAzYS8ZW6U0C5MvU7ybDO6aB-HmtlEY1DA2fz74JeHcsyS8yWfXAr8pMb0UeR4FUYcz75RJNzk/s320/FMLN+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314607162094362658" border="0" /></a> FMLN shows its dominance in specific areas in San Salvador.
<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdm88NzisOrPlFgv0hLMjeLeCmr0Go9hV-faSkgHxPDX2EoPKOQkom4c5aC9N0LChtUAgf8p6So5uKSH8KRPgeLtj-fZeOJKvRxBN5wAzgCuMbFHnmgGK46EvK3RLN-hnhuNquZpsDTU/s1600-h/FUNES.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirdm88NzisOrPlFgv0hLMjeLeCmr0Go9hV-faSkgHxPDX2EoPKOQkom4c5aC9N0LChtUAgf8p6So5uKSH8KRPgeLtj-fZeOJKvRxBN5wAzgCuMbFHnmgGK46EvK3RLN-hnhuNquZpsDTU/s320/FUNES.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314607930294192898" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Salvadoran man shows his support for FMLN candidate, Mauricio Funes.
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Voting table monitor checks to see that a voter identification
card matches the voter registry.
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Voter receives an ink mark on their thumb after voting.
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ARENA and FMLN voting monitors on election day.
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Counting of the votes at the end of the day.
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Counting of the votes.
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On March 15th, SANN's delegation participated as international election observers as Salvadorans went to the polls to elect their new president. Members of the delegation split into two groups to observe and monitor elections in two of the largest voting centers in the nation's capital of San Salvador, with the purpose of helping to ensure that a democratic process was respected that day and to denounce any irregularities that may have occurred.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Voting Irregularities</span>
There were concerns the day of election that measures could be taken by the dominant right wing party that could compromise the electoral process. One of the principal fears leading up to the election was that fraud would once again play a key role in securing a victory for the right wing party. Nonetheless, voting began smoothly that morning with no major incidences of disturbances reported throughout the day and voting centers in and around San Salvador closed peacefully. However, a few irregularities were reported, including mismatching identification cards with voter registries and the possible busing in of non-Salvadorans citizens to vote.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Campaign of Fear</span>
Many were also concerned that the campaign of fear launched by the conservative party would deter supporters from voting for the leftist candidate. Leading up to the election the National Republican Alliance (ARENA) party and its candidate, Rodrigo Avilas, had concentrated its efforts in scarring the Salvadoran population into voting against the Farabundo Marti National Liberation (FMLN) party and their candidate, Mauricio Funes. Media advertisements and billboards claimed that a leftist Salvadoran government would be a puppet government for other Latin American leaders like that of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
ARENA also attempted to inject fear that the Temporary Protection Status, a special immigration status extended to Salvadorans after a devastating earthquake in 2001, would be terminated if Funes was elected.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Salvadorans Vote</span>
Despite this campaign of fear, Salvadorans came out to vote in mass with about 70% of the eligible voters voting in the presidential election.
Rumors during the day pointed to a lead for the leftist candidate Mauricio Funes and the FMLN, the once guerrilla force turn political party with the signing of Peace Accords in 1992.
Supporters of the right wing candidate, Rodrigo Avilas, seemed to sense that their candidate was poised to loose the election that would end 20 years of the party's government rule. During the day supporters of the conservative party did not have the same celebratory spirit as those voting for Funes and the FMLN, who were celebrating in the streets loudly, that gave one the feeling that they had accepted defeat even before the first election results were released.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Election Results</span>
At 7pm the Supreme Electoral Tribunal announced that with 30% of the votes counted the leftist FMLN party was leading. And at 9pm Mauricio Funes announced his presidential victory by a small margin of 51% to his opponents 49% in front of the international press before going on to join thousands of his supporters in a public celebration.
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Funes and FMLN Supporters Celebrate</span>
Supporters of Funes and the FMLN were absolutely electric when the Supreme Electoral Tribunal announced the first election results. Old FMLN party members and those that have been involved in the party's struggle for decades rejoiced with tears, finally convinced that reports of an FMLN advantage during the day were indeed true and the energy of a younger generation was ignited with chants and cheers that lasted well into the morning hours.
For many the victory of Funes was a long awaited vindication for the enormous suffering and pain suffered by the Salvadoran people at the hands of the right wing government and military rule that preceded it; for others it means a new political direction for the country, one that many hope will address the pressing economic, social, and political concerns of the nation's poor majority.
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SANN Delegation takes a picture with FMLN presidential candidate, Mauricio Funes in the Intercontinental Hotel in San Salvador, El Salvador (March 14, 2009)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-64879978339328412722009-03-14T23:30:00.000-07:002009-04-03T16:07:21.923-07:00Day 2: Santa Tecla Visit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIICndvhB-6DJUh8D_LmIdmu5KQ-7x-kKHkl_nrAUjje02N2FmLWN_O7A-l2vRfXUjmtMtzpZ1JcCdWdd5Jr5O9rh9KfelNWHn0v1sNMuQUThNsIQ5hATdNrnvy3gjd2sVahe-crk8Nc/s1600-h/SANTA+TECLA+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIICndvhB-6DJUh8D_LmIdmu5KQ-7x-kKHkl_nrAUjje02N2FmLWN_O7A-l2vRfXUjmtMtzpZ1JcCdWdd5Jr5O9rh9KfelNWHn0v1sNMuQUThNsIQ5hATdNrnvy3gjd2sVahe-crk8Nc/s320/SANTA+TECLA+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317365046222277970" border="0" /></a>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;">SANN visits the municipality of Santa Tecla just outside of San Salvador. Santa Tecla became a sister city to San Francisco in 2001 through the work of now Assemblyman for the 13th </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Assembly District, Tom Ammiano.
Santa Tecla has over the past decade emerged as a model municipali</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ty, working hard to improve the lives of its community members by investing in community projects. The mayor of Santa Tecla, Oscar Ortiz, has been attributed with making these changes possible through his leadership in the last ten years.
(Picture to left: The newly remodeled municipal palace that has been opened up to the public for educational activities, performances, and a local cafe.)
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(Picture below: A Santa Tecla Board of Supervisor gives the SANN delegation a tour of the municipal palace and explains that a new art exhibit will be opening up soon.)</span>
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(Picture: Art room in the Santa Tecla municipal palace, one of various rooms dedicated to supporting youth creative arts, including music and dance.)
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(Picture: Central plaza in Santa Tecla, one of several parks that the municipality has worked on cleaning up to promote safe areas where community members can come together. Nearby is a market that was recently established in order to support the economic activities of community members.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-5517001540689044882009-03-14T17:52:00.000-07:002009-03-18T09:53:29.947-07:00Day 2: Interview with Las Amigas de Funes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZibNPFuPCJJgh-Ic9ar8hLIjkYvGRNaWP97xUNOm7G-gmNuEucAPsCkq9_-uzgsDEtLfBd5Q6Nbg7GTEJQcuH8RFGx-bMDngKGXc8MJW7QM7l-sNgxAOIMOwYqEUH5mP7ZISsyse_c4o/s1600-h/AMIGOS+DE+FUNES+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZibNPFuPCJJgh-Ic9ar8hLIjkYvGRNaWP97xUNOm7G-gmNuEucAPsCkq9_-uzgsDEtLfBd5Q6Nbg7GTEJQcuH8RFGx-bMDngKGXc8MJW7QM7l-sNgxAOIMOwYqEUH5mP7ZISsyse_c4o/s320/AMIGOS+DE+FUNES+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314567095491093362" border="0" /></a>A representative of <span style="font-style: italic;">Las Amigas de Funes </span>(Friends of Funes) speaks about the challenges women face in El Salvador; the group's expectations for a new progressive Salvadoran government; and hopes for immigration reform in the U.S.
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">(Click on title to listen to the interview)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-17047864259338967872009-03-14T17:51:00.000-07:002009-03-18T09:54:48.506-07:00Day 2: Las Amigas de Funes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_bv_JhqPY3Da2AonrqF09jfhCcYahcUbArFS561OtXS2Pbj-mVZ5nIDWO_2wog7bIHC9P0oJabJKvXupk9K95O1qKcpG2_FA_USX-rw-TpqjkwOgZjtM_NBIU58Cy6fbBTjLJ3u6Oug/s1600-h/AMIGOS+DE+FUNES+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_bv_JhqPY3Da2AonrqF09jfhCcYahcUbArFS561OtXS2Pbj-mVZ5nIDWO_2wog7bIHC9P0oJabJKvXupk9K95O1qKcpG2_FA_USX-rw-TpqjkwOgZjtM_NBIU58Cy6fbBTjLJ3u6Oug/s320/AMIGOS+DE+FUNES+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314404828053165698" border="0" /></a>
SANN delegation met with two representatives of <span style="font-style: italic;">Las Amigos de Funes </span><span>(Friends of Funes)</span><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span>a women's group that emerged to organize support for the FMLN candidate, Mauricio Funes and promote a progressive agenda around women's issues in the new government.
(Picture: Gracia Maria of <span style="font-style: italic;">Las Amigos de Funes</span><span>)</span>
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</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-73700860964161435802009-03-14T16:38:00.000-07:002009-03-18T14:13:20.904-07:00Day 2: Talk with Kate Andrade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjiAQBx2sG5nzhJv7l2wqTDOzV-toY2UiKhjTARcrLhblKF0mBwegXoyVQSoDoNoii-NwE1FXgq50B-FIKqcGbdXsrnbwhCP3wGkQHdPAH5LD8PyLTtkIe_pnfDS9KMkj-dRCwM_UQpA/s1600-h/ANDRADE+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjiAQBx2sG5nzhJv7l2wqTDOzV-toY2UiKhjTARcrLhblKF0mBwegXoyVQSoDoNoii-NwE1FXgq50B-FIKqcGbdXsrnbwhCP3wGkQHdPAH5LD8PyLTtkIe_pnfDS9KMkj-dRCwM_UQpA/s320/ANDRADE+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314402182232277346" border="0" /></a>
SANN's Delegation had a chance to speak with Kate Andrade about the political context in El Salvador, as well as, the challenges facing the nation and its next president. Andrade has worked on one of the most extensive studies on the impacts of migration in El Salvador and is currently teaching at the Central American University Jose Simeon Canas (UCA) in San Salvador.
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Photo: Central American University Jose Simeon Canas (UCA) in San Salvador
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Photo: Monument to Monseñor Romero located in
front of the UCA.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-44333339923363540782009-03-14T06:52:00.000-07:002009-03-14T06:58:07.747-07:00Of América: Roberto Lovato on Dreaming Beyond the Walls of “Civilization”Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-55512554637894080472009-03-13T23:00:00.000-07:002009-03-17T22:41:33.448-07:00Day 1: Center for Exchange and Solidarity (CIS)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVSWrAJit4pLF468aIpwb6mKimGPJOMjV8iDjufivqH5kh7ToE92tnxbNLfIGclI_kejG94KNJov3V153i1-ID5M0faZuHUvd5QCs25D4JYMJgIvLsERY81k0IRk7rWopR4BGKjhuwEw/s1600-h/CIS+5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVSWrAJit4pLF468aIpwb6mKimGPJOMjV8iDjufivqH5kh7ToE92tnxbNLfIGclI_kejG94KNJov3V153i1-ID5M0faZuHUvd5QCs25D4JYMJgIvLsERY81k0IRk7rWopR4BGKjhuwEw/s320/CIS+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314397408152334402" border="0" /></a>
Later in the afternoon, the SANN delegation was trained by the Centro de Intercambio y Solidaridad (CIS) on the rules and regulations of being an international observer. Upon completing the training delegation members received their international observer identifications.
(Picture below: Ricardo Calderon of CARECEN San Francisco)
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</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-66878116748704289262009-03-13T22:17:00.000-07:002009-04-03T16:01:52.987-07:00Day 1: FMLN and ARENA Platform Presentation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1Wmy-lKdvX0VGjFMkNZexLj1_F_6IwXIeQIjInnXqYYg2uNzeGbOfU8rIqmeEv-uKt2dSlDBTNSrttLbsmr_kZG_wNijAJWWphsluWuKukCuJ78b6R6DCEc8dp-WUP2RzD3QMgoc4AM/s1600-h/OBSERVATION.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1Wmy-lKdvX0VGjFMkNZexLj1_F_6IwXIeQIjInnXqYYg2uNzeGbOfU8rIqmeEv-uKt2dSlDBTNSrttLbsmr_kZG_wNijAJWWphsluWuKukCuJ78b6R6DCEc8dp-WUP2RzD3QMgoc4AM/s320/OBSERVATION.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314389891230431730" border="0" /></a>
After the press conference, members of the delegation had a chance to hear representatives of the two major parties, the FMLN and ARENA, introduce their respective platforms to a larger group of international observers that will be monitoring the elections this Sunday.
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(Picture: International observers listen to representatives of </span><span style="font-size:78%;">the two political parties, FMLN and ARENA </span><span style="font-size:78%;">speak about their political platforms)</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-20585721702872524362009-03-13T22:13:00.000-07:002009-03-17T23:03:14.292-07:00Day 1: SANN Pre-Election Press Conference<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWKz7hnlIzHEpQJBIU6IS5A99fFO3Oc0ITQmR-lqqlRheY32KguXqe5rE2SmP2pcJtc0D38_dkhTsoD6J2Bcm4nKBFgMfajsHwHATRg0VKAAfoF5vswM06PTUvBoCIFQymOBdPswt2ns/s1600-h/SANN.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWKz7hnlIzHEpQJBIU6IS5A99fFO3Oc0ITQmR-lqqlRheY32KguXqe5rE2SmP2pcJtc0D38_dkhTsoD6J2Bcm4nKBFgMfajsHwHATRg0VKAAfoF5vswM06PTUvBoCIFQymOBdPswt2ns/s320/SANN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314404329916469042" border="0" /></a>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Pre-Election Press Conference</span>
On our first day of our delegation, Friday March 13th, SANN leaders held a press conference at Hotel Intercontinental in San Salvador. During the press conference SANN's leaders presented the organization's goals related to this year's presidential elections in El Salvador; including taking the opportunity to participate in the elections as official observers in order to promote a democratic electoral process, as well as, call out any possible irregularities; to further engage Salvadoran Americans in the political process and develop a deeper understanding of the reasons why immigrants migrate to the U.S.; create awareness about the conditions in which immigrants in the U.S. live and inform Salvadorans about SANN's platform; and finally, reinforce ties with sister organizations in El Salvador to strengthen SANN's transnational work.
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<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">(Click on the title to listen to the SANN pre-election press conference held at the Intercontinental Hotel in San Salvador)</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-84600669233718962252009-03-11T23:47:00.000-07:002009-03-18T22:51:38.452-07:00SANN Meets with Mauricio Funes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0oOJ6El3uZcmCj1LNdeBvt2mOuTR5fSIkAwE12XYg5a1WA48tE8RJUGZj4puCHKh1kyumZtfnFGBLy6nFRDtJm0iS8tunQAYVwEC-MyYh9mNSPe_uz7Uwned4GKKfxUITu3WR4KWEi0/s1600-h/Funes+with+SANN+Feb09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0oOJ6El3uZcmCj1LNdeBvt2mOuTR5fSIkAwE12XYg5a1WA48tE8RJUGZj4puCHKh1kyumZtfnFGBLy6nFRDtJm0iS8tunQAYVwEC-MyYh9mNSPe_uz7Uwned4GKKfxUITu3WR4KWEi0/s320/Funes+with+SANN+Feb09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314771785939788258" border="0" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;">SANN met with Mauricio Funes, presidential candidate for the
Farabundo Marti National Liberation party in February 2009.
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-20814302941608862822009-03-11T10:21:00.000-07:002009-03-11T10:34:42.515-07:00SANN Meets with FMLN Presidential Candidate's Wife<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpo3mHzjMqDQ8prnesdh2nUxbtKXMkpuPZ2DGyIepdRRldUxvRSL2DSqWiGNe2YxD7y3xP0ZpdDWAMl_DJm0Zplbxho9sMOs7gwZV0A7CwdJ2zw7CSXx7dEojSkYf7py3gVfjW1MKiFyQ/s1600-h/SANN+pix+5-+group+pix.htm"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpo3mHzjMqDQ8prnesdh2nUxbtKXMkpuPZ2DGyIepdRRldUxvRSL2DSqWiGNe2YxD7y3xP0ZpdDWAMl_DJm0Zplbxho9sMOs7gwZV0A7CwdJ2zw7CSXx7dEojSkYf7py3gVfjW1MKiFyQ/s320/SANN+pix+5-+group+pix.htm" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311982718124343426" border="0" /></a>SANN meets with FMLN presidential candidate's wife during a Feb. 2009 delegation.
(left to right: Aquiles Magaña, Board member of CARECEN Los Angeles and member of SANN; Abel Nuñez, Board member of SANN and Deputy Director of Centro Romero in Chicago, Ill; Ana Perez, President of SANN and Executive Director of the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), San Francisco, CA; Dr. Vanda Pignato, the wife of presidential candidate for the FMLN, Mauricio Funes; Guillermo Chacon, SANN Board member and Vice Chair of the New York Immigration Coalition in New York, NY; .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-20801484867158757012009-03-11T10:13:00.001-07:002009-03-11T10:36:50.896-07:00SANN Meets with ARENA Vice-Presidential Candidate<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJ7sB8Ex4a9rIkJ0KmMlsLwgEGtV62ayig3EWbrp7CvKC8wTcI0HYICYtEdqzTlcsEjEon2XWx3R6zSgDoWuA2ya2guWN5bmpKQG5L2cuFCKRmnuWumx9JF1tDMW01UlQzKXb7cBk0LQ/s1600-h/SANN+pix+7-+group+pix.htm"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJ7sB8Ex4a9rIkJ0KmMlsLwgEGtV62ayig3EWbrp7CvKC8wTcI0HYICYtEdqzTlcsEjEon2XWx3R6zSgDoWuA2ya2guWN5bmpKQG5L2cuFCKRmnuWumx9JF1tDMW01UlQzKXb7cBk0LQ/s320/SANN+pix+7-+group+pix.htm" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311979879978661906" border="0" /></a>SANN meets with ARENA vice-presidential candidate in a Feb. 2009 delegation to El Salvador.
(left to right: Abel Nuñez, Board member of SANN and Deputy Director of Centro Romero in Chicago, Ill; Guillermo Chacon, SANN Board member and Vice Chair of the New York Immigration Coalition in New York, NY; Arturo Zablah, vice-presidential candidate for the ARENA party; Ana Perez, President of SANN and Executive Director of the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), San Francisco, CA; Aquiles Magaña, Board member of CARECEN Los Angeles and member of SANN.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-44258573232688536482009-03-11T10:07:00.000-07:002009-03-11T10:13:03.584-07:00SANN Visits the United Nations in El Salvador<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6rKuza-PsguHOhV-e_ecdlxFXykbgTvYAF7MSjPzEE9823lQaWrVkkEnfTHHYPAWDVkkfiuyDEDkqvKuJiAi1PE-TxmkNC_zGWR9OECEwSpQHVd68YS-3IY38CeG9HhDp0ZVrBgJyPo/s1600-h/SANN+pix+8+-+United+Nations.htm"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6rKuza-PsguHOhV-e_ecdlxFXykbgTvYAF7MSjPzEE9823lQaWrVkkEnfTHHYPAWDVkkfiuyDEDkqvKuJiAi1PE-TxmkNC_zGWR9OECEwSpQHVd68YS-3IY38CeG9HhDp0ZVrBgJyPo/s320/SANN+pix+8+-+United+Nations.htm" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311978447854026834" border="0" /></a>
SANN visits the United Nations in El Salvador to hear about the mission of the UN (left to right: Ana Perez, President of SANN and Executive Director of the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), San Francisco, CA; Aquiles Magaña, Board member of CARECEN Los Angeles and member of SANN; Abel Nuñez, Board member of SANN and Deputy Director of Centro Romero in Chicago, Ill.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-33873525314117202882009-03-09T17:10:00.001-07:002009-03-09T17:19:15.411-07:00SANN Delegation Speaks with Communtiy Stations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBE2KpGsAmYCpntbQIvAD3DinwW-1Tr2DfTbU9czn-wbKkguUv1pZAw7t_Vb9nZy1GzjZ4eBsju9hg3atQJ4tqczk_08pmnpT5M9z2d2ATRoYbCfCwp5jLwO02_jxWl6ddw1gps8s2cdA/s1600-h/SANN+pix+10-+arpas+pix.htm"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBE2KpGsAmYCpntbQIvAD3DinwW-1Tr2DfTbU9czn-wbKkguUv1pZAw7t_Vb9nZy1GzjZ4eBsju9hg3atQJ4tqczk_08pmnpT5M9z2d2ATRoYbCfCwp5jLwO02_jxWl6ddw1gps8s2cdA/s320/SANN+pix+10-+arpas+pix.htm" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311345648907893954" border="0" /></a>
Members of SANN in a meeting with the Network of Community Radio Stations in El Salvador in Feb. 2009
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</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-64940264116930001962009-03-09T15:39:00.001-07:002009-03-09T17:10:14.943-07:00SANN Delegation in El Salvador<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VTbs0Yor2giWGCT4j3ZOJXMqBLsVAaPpC8RqUpQ9dTMDbjKAlBmKN9BDT6Ieoods0tvkMLxCEbhfrYBd_-PK4Hn1CZLl09F5c2MqW-1KcZUbxEvC1A7kgWxHfKcCsEKxiG4V21y2Me0/s1600-h/SANN+pix+1.htm"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VTbs0Yor2giWGCT4j3ZOJXMqBLsVAaPpC8RqUpQ9dTMDbjKAlBmKN9BDT6Ieoods0tvkMLxCEbhfrYBd_-PK4Hn1CZLl09F5c2MqW-1KcZUbxEvC1A7kgWxHfKcCsEKxiG4V21y2Me0/s320/SANN+pix+1.htm" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311323023729771138" border="0" /></a>SANN at a Feb. 2009 press conference in San Salvador (left to right: Abel Nuñez, Board member of SANN and Deputy Director of Centro Romero in Chicago, Ill; Guillermo Chacon, SANN Board member and Vice Chair of the New York Immigration Coalition in New York, NY; Ana Perez, President of SANN and Executive Director of the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), San Francisco, CA; Aquiles Magaña, Board member of CARECEN Los Angeles and member of SANN.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-56022939077382175252009-03-09T14:50:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:54:18.055-07:00SALEF Pre-Election Observation Report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzeIbWvu2JJ19xSQoBWmUrxqvEAXa6CHoq7P2-7h1Hp6O6O08YK2tLVO2UCuvuLHvI-f4JdMg6r84Ce5iiXmoV3AQyONsOHu_Ax-o9a4Rl_uuMo9aJ7Xzedeq7_ycxNb9Z-B2ANuFTVU/s1600-h/SALEF-+EL+SALVADOR+PRE-ELECTIONS+OBSERVATION+REPORT+3-05-09_Page_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzeIbWvu2JJ19xSQoBWmUrxqvEAXa6CHoq7P2-7h1Hp6O6O08YK2tLVO2UCuvuLHvI-f4JdMg6r84Ce5iiXmoV3AQyONsOHu_Ax-o9a4Rl_uuMo9aJ7Xzedeq7_ycxNb9Z-B2ANuFTVU/s320/SALEF-+EL+SALVADOR+PRE-ELECTIONS+OBSERVATION+REPORT+3-05-09_Page_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311309059511066658" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-60969528368122934512009-03-09T14:44:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:58:23.693-07:00SALEF Press Release<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gBNprbFyXWFYJb6Afge4ApeN9PWhgcB0oX7zGNjF8IbrmFjrMGCZbd2GhfXGTMZuH-33QRkECb7gS71LwW3MN_7c-NHe97-6QlxF2jY5MgdKnIwYyg_YDZOJzfnumMfg3nwZc3H1llE/s1600-h/SALEF+Press+Release+March+5,+2009_Page_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gBNprbFyXWFYJb6Afge4ApeN9PWhgcB0oX7zGNjF8IbrmFjrMGCZbd2GhfXGTMZuH-33QRkECb7gS71LwW3MN_7c-NHe97-6QlxF2jY5MgdKnIwYyg_YDZOJzfnumMfg3nwZc3H1llE/s320/SALEF+Press+Release+March+5,+2009_Page_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311307838458345490" border="0" /></a>Press Release issued by The Salvadoran-American Leadership and Educational Fund on March 5th, 2009Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-71585474607871033502009-03-09T14:33:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:43:27.905-07:00Reflections on the Salvadoran Socioeconomic and Political Situation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ay3nKyKj1D4vgs_nQaLN6YmoSZ_Re3uGGYtVO6wlp1kyRJmcnkma5tFT9m58tOXchuPmwGzlHSVRmqdkTtQOR9OSt4z94k7w48jXjKTWDJQSAfFjawA75E4RDpmxeAu4urZz0R7aItg/s1600-h/Reflections+on+the+Salvadoran+Socioeconomic+and+Political+Situation_Page_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ay3nKyKj1D4vgs_nQaLN6YmoSZ_Re3uGGYtVO6wlp1kyRJmcnkma5tFT9m58tOXchuPmwGzlHSVRmqdkTtQOR9OSt4z94k7w48jXjKTWDJQSAfFjawA75E4RDpmxeAu4urZz0R7aItg/s320/Reflections+on+the+Salvadoran+Socioeconomic+and+Political+Situation_Page_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311305506863951762" border="0" /></a>
Reflections on the Salvadoran Socioeconomic and Political Situation by Aquiles MagañaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-16846778195989697802009-03-09T12:01:00.000-07:002009-03-09T13:10:47.558-07:00SANN: Vota Sin Miedo Campaign<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JVbknfFPhJrarmmlOnscVaUxk9dItnOGiGnspay87pcPb-YM85nEyqJV_6pDP00fcGdB35BjeAVColPCo253VuNr6hWMHerSrZ5Jr25ennKtyVben2WG9leZwz9hyphenhypheno7RBpi5wmVhxRc/s1600-h/SANN+Vota+Sin+Miedo+Campaign.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JVbknfFPhJrarmmlOnscVaUxk9dItnOGiGnspay87pcPb-YM85nEyqJV_6pDP00fcGdB35BjeAVColPCo253VuNr6hWMHerSrZ5Jr25ennKtyVben2WG9leZwz9hyphenhypheno7RBpi5wmVhxRc/s320/SANN+Vota+Sin+Miedo+Campaign.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311268172211768450" border="0" /></a>
In conjunction with SANN, CARECEN is participating in the nation-wide campaign VOTA SIN MIENDO EN EL SALVADOR, a campaign to encourage Salvadoran American's to convey to their family members in El Salvador the importance of engaging in the electoral process.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044189422095105873.post-80091251004529559372009-03-09T11:32:00.000-07:002009-03-09T13:48:04.451-07:00SANN Pre-Election Report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk98651Kkiv1_XNtnjcusTSbTalqe3VNzs-p_6XqeiyWetosY4CKIkPDwbU2-KLo08qmaZuqMrWfuxf_TZ19RPcHQH_UkHFIer5lpn2h6kq_KlrVt-zQFOVQdjfpL1s4JrJDnw7IZbGmQ/s1600-h/SANN+Pre-Elections+Report+Feb+2009_Page_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk98651Kkiv1_XNtnjcusTSbTalqe3VNzs-p_6XqeiyWetosY4CKIkPDwbU2-KLo08qmaZuqMrWfuxf_TZ19RPcHQH_UkHFIer5lpn2h6kq_KlrVt-zQFOVQdjfpL1s4JrJDnw7IZbGmQ/s320/SANN+Pre-Elections+Report+Feb+2009_Page_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311292476337872466" border="0" /></a>
The following is a report produced by SANN after a delegation of SANN leaders traveled to El Salvador in February. The the delegation was part of a effort to increase Salvadoran American participation and influence in upcoming elections. The report shares the findings of the delegation and recommendations for the first 100 days of the new President of El Salvador.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0