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MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2010

Compadres 2011 - Join Us!

The next trip to El Salvador is being planned. We have a group committed to taking part in thisyear's experience, but we would like to include more people.

Do you need to be a teacher to go on this trip?No, we are all about developingcommunity, so we will not exclude anyone who wants to be part of this experience.

Who will we be working with in El Salvador? We have several great partners - startingwith CRIPDES, the largest rural organization in the country and a leader in the Salvadoran socialmovement. Its current mission is to strengthen and develop organizing in rural communities asthey struggle for an economically, politically, and socially just society.

We will also be working with Teachers Without Borders on a specially designed program thatincorporates elements of their Certificate of Teaching Masteryprogram with theMillenniumDevelopment Ambassadorprogram. A draft of this new program will be available this January.

Will we be working with any local organizations? Yes, we will be working with NelsonOrellana, the Secretary of Popular Education, forThe Association of Communities for theDevelopment of Chalatenango-CCR. Nelson is also principal of one of the schools in San Jose LasFlores and will be designing much of our program for this year. The CCR was founded in June of1987 during the armed conflict in El Salvador, as an answer to the need to repopulate thecommunities of the North-eastern part of Chalatenango that had been destroyed by the armed

conflict. Thanks to the work of the CCR the people who were exiled in the refugee camp in MesaGrande Honduras, refugee camps inside the country and in other countries were able torepopulate the communities devastated by the war. With the signing of the Peace Accords in 1992,the CCR reoriented its work to organize and facilitate the reconstruction of the communities, andadvocate that the Peace Accords be met and the process of democratization of the country moveforward.

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Nelson Orellana, community leader and principal in San Jose Las Flores

What are some of the elements of the program?

Apart from the work we will be doing in Chalatenango, we will be doing the following:

Visits to historic sites in Sal Salvador - Visit to Divine Providence church were Monseor Romerowas killed; Monseor Romero's House; the memorial to civilian victims of the military repressionand the war at Parque Cuscatlan; UCA (Jesuit University) museun.

Visit to the beach - El Salvador is quickly becoming a great tourist destination. We will spend oneday at the beach on the Costa del Sol area.

We will also visit the offices of CRIPDESEquipo Maizand other organizations involved in socialjustice and popular education work.

How much will the trip cost? Costs are approximately $2100.00 including transportation,accommodation, translation and group facilitation. Participants are responsible for their ownlunch and dinner.

If I am interested, what do I do? Please send an e-mail to Paul McGuire atmcswa1@gmail.com

The first deposit of $500.00 is due at the end of January. We will hold one final informationmeeting in mid-January for those who are interested in the program.

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When are we going?We are planning on a 14-day trip starting on July 3rd.

If you would like more information before we meet please e-mail me or call at 613-218-9615.