WATCH NOW: "The Mysterious Death of Marcelo Rivera"
Submitted by Jamie on Fri, 07/31/2009
As you might know, the film crew and I came across the story of the murder of teacher and anti-mining activist while in El Salvador. We weren't looking for this story, but once I heard it and met the people of San Isidro I couldn't turn a blind eye. Please watch, share, post. tweet, get the word out!
Film Critic Gareth Higgins posts on Marcelo Rivera & Return to El Salvador
Submitted by Jamie on Thu, 07/30/2009
Philadelphia City Paper article on the Mysterious Death of Marcelo Rivera
Submitted by Jamie on Thu, 07/30/2009
Philadelphia City Paper staff writer Isaiah Thompson covers the story of our time in El Salvador and falling into the story of the murder of Marcelo Rivera. He's a great writer to truly cares about the stories he tells. Thanks to him and his editors at the City Paper for breaking this story to US audiences.
Return to the States
Submitted by Jamie on Tue, 07/28/2009
We're home! Our trip was a whirlwind adventure and we have so much to share with you. In addition to the interviews we've already mentioned, we heard from environmental activists, a human rights ombudsman, a Catholic bishop, a guerrilla ex-combatant, 2 baptist pastors, a former CNN sound man, a mayor, a University professor, and more.
Luis Romero - AP Photographer
Submitted by Jamie on Sun, 07/12/2009
We spent several hours at the Associated Press office in San Salvador with Luis Romero, an AP photographer. He had animated stories to share about the 12 years he spent covering the war with other members of the international press. Romero laughed as he recounted stories about dodging bullets between guerilla and army forces.
Deysi Cheyne - Instituto de la Mujer
Submitted by Jamie on Sun, 07/12/2009
Deysi Cheyne is the executive director of the Women's Institute for Research, Training and Development, known here as the IMU – Instituto de la Mujer. She spoke with us about the significance of the 1992 Peace Accords in El Salvador (her husband was one of the FMLN signers of the accords).
David Morales - Human Rights Lawyer
Submitted by Jamie on Thu, 07/09/2009
David Morales is a human rights lawyer here in El Salvador who helped to bring the case of Romero’s assassination before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. In our interview with Morales, he spoke to us about the significance of the Romero case as well as the cases of the massacres of the Jesuit priests at the University of Central America and of civilians at El Mozote.
Medicina Legal
Submitted by Jamie on Thu, 07/09/2009
We spent Monday morning at Medicina Legal, the center for Legal Medicine in San Salvador. Two forensic scientists spoke with us about their work in exhuming hundreds of bodies from the site of the El Mozote massacre. Mozote, in the northeastern part of the country, was the site of a military massacre of 794 civilians in December of 1981.
Saludos from San Salvador!
Submitted by Jamie on Wed, 07/08/2009
Greetings from San Salvador, El Salvador's capital city! Over the next 3 weeks we’ll be doing our best to keep you updated on our adventure through stories, pictures, and video on this blog. But to get started, many of you have been asking us what on earth brought us here in the first place, so here’s a little bit of an introduction:
"El Salvador: Promises, Perils and Reality"
Submitted by Jamie on Tue, 07/07/2009
Our friend Danny Burridge from the Volunteer Missionary Movement shared with us this article he wrote on the outlook and challenges of Funes's presidency for the future of El Salvador:
El Salvador: Promises, Perils and Reality
