On March 22, transgender activists and LGBTI social movement leaders joined legislative deputy Lorena Peña of the leftist Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) as she introduced a bill for a new Gender Identity Law. The proposal, originally drafted in 2012 by the Roundtable for the Gender Identity Law in El Salvador, a coalition led by trans support and visibility organizations that includes progressive legal and health care organizations, would allow transgender people to legally change their names and gender on official documents.

A year since El Salvador's legislature unanimously approved a law prohibiting all metal mining activities in the country, Salvadoran organizations including the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining are reaffirming their commitment to ensure the small Central American country continues to be an example to the world in the defense of precious water supplies.  They are also warning of the risk tha

From the Spring 2018 issue of El Salvador Watch.

In February, hundreds of immigrants from across the country gathered on Capitol Hill for three days of trainings, lobbying, and actions to push Congress to take action on Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Since its founding last year, the National TPS Alliance has brought together immigrants whose lives are now in jeopardy following Trump’s attacks on a program that protects over 430,000 U.S. residents from deportation to countries where conditions are unsafe. 

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Tell Congress to Protect TPS Holders

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Challenge yourself Challenge imperialism. 

Tomar Acción

Take Action In Solidarity with El Salvador

Conozca algunas de los donates que hacen posible nuestro labor!

"Apoyo a CISPES porque continuar la lucha para la justicia social y un pais enfocado en el pueblo significa continuar el sueno y sacrificio de miles de mis compatriotas Salvadoreñas que dieron su vida por esta visión. - Padre Carlos, New York City

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