Matt Gossage on El Salvador & CISPES 2011 Delegation Report Back

Learn about the most recent solidarity delegation from the U.S. to El Salvador! Last month, Austin independent filmmaker and journalist Matt Gossage went to El Salvador as a delegate of CISPES, Committee In Solidarity with the People of El Salvador. Matt will share food, pictures, sounds and stories of the delegation and will report on the exciting political and social developments in El Salvador. CISPES' "Living the Change" delegation brought a diverse group of U.S. citizens to El Salvador to learn and experience the work of the grassroots social movements that are fighting for justice and human rights. From funding and actively supporting the civil war from 1981 to 1992 and currently imposing its economic model on El Salvador, the United States has a close relationship and responsibility to the people there and their struggle. From environmental destruction, disastrous neo-liberal economic policies, unsustainable agriculture, lack of health care, a draconian criminal justice system and the attack of community media; the resistance in El Salvador is fighting the same systems as the resistance here in the United States. This report-back will focus not on the problems in El Salvador, but the solutions organized movements there are using to bring democracy and justice to their country. Come learn about some of the groups and their work and how we in the U.S. can learn from the organizing being done there. After the dinner and presentation, information will be shared on how we can stay involved, informed, support and stand in solidarity with El Salvador as activists in both our countries build a healthier and more just world. For more information visit: http://cispes.org A ZGraphix production. Produced for Austin Indymedia by Matt Gossage and Jeff Zavala. Edited by Matt Gossage and Jeff Zavala. http://zgraphix.org http://austin.indymedia.org