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<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Some people rest in late summer. At CISPES, though, we
kick into high gear, with big strategy discussions, big solidarity
victories, and big transitions<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>. I’m
writing to tell you about a few of our most recent accomplishments and also
ask for your support to keep us going strong through our big move to <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place>!</span></b>
It is easy to <a href="https://chavez.mayfirst.org/cispes/">support CISPES
with online donations - just click here</a>. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As many
of you know, the Salvadoran government arrested 14 people opposed to water
privatization on July 2 – some were part of the peaceful protest in
Suchitoto, some hadn't even arrived yet. (If you haven’t already seen
<a
href="http://www.cispes.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=246&Itemid=27">the
videos of the protest and police attacks, click here to see them on our web
site</a>.) The government threw 13 people in jail on trumped up charges of
terrorism and even denied them bail in the months preceding the trial. The
social movement in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">El
Salvador</st1:country-region></st1:place> immediately mobilized and
called for international solidarity support for these political prisoners. <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>CISPES together with other solidarity activists
mobilized pressure on President Saca and the U.S. Ambassador, and on July
27, the pressure on the government was so great that a judge reversed her
previous ruling and allowed the prisoners to be released from jail until
trial.</span></b> The prisoners and their families immediately thanked all
the national and international supporters, including CISPES, for the
important – although short-term – victory.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>CISPES was featured on Amy Goodman's
“Democracy Now” radio and television show on August 1 to talk
about the charges of terrorism against the protestors, bringing important
nation-wide coverage</span></font></b></strong><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> not only to the issue of the
political prisoners and water privatization, but also to the insidious role
the U.S. government has played in backing this political repression. <a
href="http://www.cispes.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=256&Itemid=29">To
watch that interview, go to the cispes web site</a>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>During
the final weekend of July, we also gathered grassroots CISPES activists
from chapters around the country at the 12th national convention in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Boston</st1:City></st1:place>. For three days
45 activists and guests from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">El Salvador</st1:country-region></st1:place> discussed, debated,
and decided on CISPES’s strategy for the next two years. We had
Lorena Peña, historic FMLN leader, and Adalberto Cortez, long time water
worker and leader in the water workers’ union (SETA), with us to talk
about the FMLN and social movement’s strategy and priorities in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">El Salvador</st1:country-region></st1:place>
and also taking part in CISPES’s highly participative decision making
process. At the opening night of the convention we were also joined by
scholar and activist Vijay Prishad at a packed, energetic event celebrating
the shift to the Left in <st1:place w:st="on">Latin America</st1:place>.
The convention closed Sunday night, but before everyone went home we went
out to the Salvadoran consulate on Monday morning to demonstrate our
solidarity with the political prisoners and to call for all charges to be
dropped. <a
href="http://www.cispes.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=257&Itemid=29">For
a video of the street theater at that protest, click here</a>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>In the midst of all this work, CISPES
is moving our national office! </span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>It is a decision we made over a
year ago – to move to a place where we will be closer to national
ally organizations, closer to the government whose policies we want to
reshape, and situated in the heart of a vibrant Salvadoran community. Look
for a change of address note coming soon!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We’re only able to pull off all this amazing
solidarity work AND pack up an office and move it in the thick of the
summer heat thanks to the incredible commitment of so many CISPES
volunteers and supporters. In the lead up to the convention, the protests,
and the national mobilization to support the political prisoners, countless
people have pitched in to make those activities a great success. Of course
it also takes money to keep our work moving forward – rent, phone
bills, travel to conventions, supporting an <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">El Salvador</st1:country-region></st1:place> office, etc. And
moving means extra bills this month – moving vans, security deposits,
and helping staff move from <st1:State w:st="on">New York</st1:State> and
the state of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State></st1:place>.
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>For that reason, we are asking people who
have never given to CISPES to consider giving at this time, and we’re
asking our long-time supporters to give a little bit more to help keep all
our important solidarity work going in the midst of the move. <a
href="https://chavez.mayfirst.org/cispes/">Please click here and consider
giving $100, $50, $30, or any other amount you can. </a>Our goal is to
raise $10,000 in August to help cover all the expenses. </span></b></span></font><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Again, a huge thank you to all of you who support our
solidarity work and take action in the struggle for social justice! This
work only moves forward with your sweat and generosity.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In solidarity,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sha Grogan-Brown, CISPES Development Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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