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Christians for Peace in El Salvador (CRISPAZ)

CRISPAZ was founded in 1984.  It is a faith-based organization dedicated to the mutual accompaniment with the church of the poor and marginalized communities in El Salvador.  In building bridges of solidarity between communities in El Salvador and those in its home countries, it strives for peace, justice, and human liberation. As an organization, it is politically non-partisan and committed to nonviolence.

 

Ecumenical Program in Central America and the Caribbean (EPICA)

EPICA is a nonprofit, faith-based organization in solidarity with the poor of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean.  EPICA has been a voice of solidarity and partner for grassroots organizations and churches in the Americas for more than 30 years, combining critical social analysis, theological reflection, and action for justice.

 

Friends of Batahola, Nicaragua

The mission of the Batahola Norte Cultural Center is to live a style of life which is more congenial and just, according to the gospels, and directed towards the poor.  By way of culture and an integral education, the Center promulgates human rights, self-esteem, and equality.  The Center believes in the empowerment of the person and the value of sharing what we are and have in order to transform this society into the Kingdom of God.

 

Guatemalan Human Rights Commission/USA

Founded in 1982, the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, humanitarian organization that monitors, documents, and reports on the human rights situation in Guatemala, advocates for survivors of human rights abuses in Guatemala, and works toward positive, systemic change.

 

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)

The mission of LANIC is to facilitate access to Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America.

 

Latin American Studies Association (LASA)

LASA’s mission is to foster intellectual discussion, research, and teaching on Latin America, the Caribbean, and its people throughout the Americas, promote the interests of its diverse membership, and encourage civic engagement through network building and public debate.

 

Network Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA)

NISGUA works for real democracy in Guatemala and the United States and strengthens the global movement for justice.  NISGUA builds mutually beneficial grassroots ties between the people of the United States and Guatemala and advocates for grassroots alternatives to challenge elite power structures and oppressive United States economic and foreign policy.

 

Nicaragua Network

The Nicaragua Network is a leading organization in the United States committed to social and economic justice for Nicaragua, Latin America, and the world, based on respect for sovereignty and self-determination.

 

North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)

NACLA provides policy makers, analysts, academics, organizers, journalists, and religious and community groups with information on major trends in Latin America and its relations with the United States.      

               


 

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