Links to Learn More
Centro Presente
http://www.cpresente.org/
Operated and led primarily by Central American immigrants, Centro Presente is a state-wide Latin American immigrant organization that struggles for immigrant rights and for economic and social justice. Through the integration of community organizing, leadership development and basic services, Centro Presente strives to give its members voice and build community power.
San Sebastion Catholic Church
http://arlingtonteosinte.org/
San Sebastian Catholic Church has been a Sister Parish to the church in Teosinte since the Civil War. They are located in Milwaukee, WI and work with Teosinte through the SHARE organization.
Dean Stevens
www.deanstevens.com/
Dean Stevens is a Roslindale musician and stalwart friend of Teosinte who leads two delegations to El Salvador every year, and supplies us with crafts from the Teosinte women’s sewing cooperative. See this site for info about Dean’s great work in El Salvador and beyond, and his concert schedule.
National U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities Network
http://www.elsalvadorsolidarity.org/
News from El Salvador, and a description of the work being done by U.S. cities in conjunction with their Salvadoran partner communities. We are a member of this organization.
MIRA Coalition - Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy
https://www.miracoalition.org/
MIRA,is the largest organization in New England promoting the rights and integration of immigrants and refugees. They are a respected leader on immigrant issues at the state and national levels, and an authoritative source of information and policy analysis for policymakers, advocates, immigrant communities and the media.
International Institute of New England
https://iine.org/
The International Institute of New England prepares refugees and immigrants for participation in the social, economic and political richness of American life
through active citizenship. IINE has helped thousands of immigrants with specialized services, assisted each new wave of refugees from all over the world, and served as a center of hospitality for many ethnic groups.
Sol y Canto
www.solycanto.com
Boston Music Award winning ensemble led by Puerto Rican/Argentine singer and bongo player Rosi Amador and New Mexican guitarist and composer Brian Amador. Their Parents Choice Award-winning CD for kids, Twice as Many Friends/El Doble de Amigos, features a fun and celebratory collection of bilingual children's songs for singing, dancing and learning and is used in the Arlington Public School's curriculum "Learning from International Friendship". Their website has a educational curriculum to be used in conjunction with their songs.
CISPES: Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador
www.CISPES.org
Through grassroots organizing and action, CISPES leads strategic, national campaigns to stop US economic, political and military intervention in El Salvador.
When You Were Young Documentary
www.CentralAmericanStories.com
After spending time in Guatemala and El Salvador during their wars, photojournalist and filmmaker Pat Goudvis made a documentary film in 1993 called “If the Mango Tree Could Speak”. The film featured ten adolescents from those countries sharing their stories of growing up amid war. In a new documentary “When were young/There was a war”, Goudvis and independent filmmaker Alice Stone continue the story of those same people today, as adults. The website is intended to be a starting point for those wishing to learn about the civil wars and their aftermath in Guatemala and El Salvador. It contains teacher resources and educational curriculum units. Please contact Pat for more information.
http://www.cpresente.org/
Operated and led primarily by Central American immigrants, Centro Presente is a state-wide Latin American immigrant organization that struggles for immigrant rights and for economic and social justice. Through the integration of community organizing, leadership development and basic services, Centro Presente strives to give its members voice and build community power.
San Sebastion Catholic Church
http://arlingtonteosinte.org/
San Sebastian Catholic Church has been a Sister Parish to the church in Teosinte since the Civil War. They are located in Milwaukee, WI and work with Teosinte through the SHARE organization.
Dean Stevens
www.deanstevens.com/
Dean Stevens is a Roslindale musician and stalwart friend of Teosinte who leads two delegations to El Salvador every year, and supplies us with crafts from the Teosinte women’s sewing cooperative. See this site for info about Dean’s great work in El Salvador and beyond, and his concert schedule.
National U.S.-El Salvador Sister Cities Network
http://www.elsalvadorsolidarity.org/
News from El Salvador, and a description of the work being done by U.S. cities in conjunction with their Salvadoran partner communities. We are a member of this organization.
MIRA Coalition - Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy
https://www.miracoalition.org/
MIRA,is the largest organization in New England promoting the rights and integration of immigrants and refugees. They are a respected leader on immigrant issues at the state and national levels, and an authoritative source of information and policy analysis for policymakers, advocates, immigrant communities and the media.
International Institute of New England
https://iine.org/
The International Institute of New England prepares refugees and immigrants for participation in the social, economic and political richness of American life
through active citizenship. IINE has helped thousands of immigrants with specialized services, assisted each new wave of refugees from all over the world, and served as a center of hospitality for many ethnic groups.
Sol y Canto
www.solycanto.com
Boston Music Award winning ensemble led by Puerto Rican/Argentine singer and bongo player Rosi Amador and New Mexican guitarist and composer Brian Amador. Their Parents Choice Award-winning CD for kids, Twice as Many Friends/El Doble de Amigos, features a fun and celebratory collection of bilingual children's songs for singing, dancing and learning and is used in the Arlington Public School's curriculum "Learning from International Friendship". Their website has a educational curriculum to be used in conjunction with their songs.
CISPES: Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador
www.CISPES.org
Through grassroots organizing and action, CISPES leads strategic, national campaigns to stop US economic, political and military intervention in El Salvador.
When You Were Young Documentary
www.CentralAmericanStories.com
After spending time in Guatemala and El Salvador during their wars, photojournalist and filmmaker Pat Goudvis made a documentary film in 1993 called “If the Mango Tree Could Speak”. The film featured ten adolescents from those countries sharing their stories of growing up amid war. In a new documentary “When were young/There was a war”, Goudvis and independent filmmaker Alice Stone continue the story of those same people today, as adults. The website is intended to be a starting point for those wishing to learn about the civil wars and their aftermath in Guatemala and El Salvador. It contains teacher resources and educational curriculum units. Please contact Pat for more information.