Theodora Simon, of the SHARE organization and two women film-maker∕photographers from the United States, met with eight rural women in northern Morazán to record their war testimonies as well as their levels of current organization in their communities. Lasting about an hour, the conversations were filmed on camera and then the women posed for a [...]

The second Youth Convention or JUVENTOUR 2011 was held this past weekend as a space for sharing cultural, artistic, technological, and educational opportunities among and for Salvadoran youth. Organized by the commission of National Youth Advisors (CONJUVE), the Convention is part of President Funes’ agenda to incorporate youth into the national government’s institutional framework as [...]

I met with Juan Lucus, the director of Radio Segundo Montes (RSM) on April 1st at 2pm. He is also the President of the Culture/Art Program (Music school) in San Luis and of ARPAS (Asociation of Radios and Participative Programs in El Salvador) in San Salvador. He gave me a brief history of RSM. The [...]