This September 15, Voices Contact 12th birthday of generating alternative information in El Salvador. Contact
Voices is a newsletter produced by the radios of the Association of Radio and Participatory Programs of El Salvador ( ARPAS ). Ricardo
Berdugo, coordinator of Radio Balm says belong to Voices in Contact is "Reason of pride, "and shows that" it is possible to do radio for people without being aligned to political groups, economic groups, power groups. "
Meanwhile, Henry Barillas, Voices correspondent and reporter for Radio Contact Balm says "Voices in Contact is a contact with people, a way to keep informed of things happening and do not pass" the population.
The September 15, 1821, El Salvador and other Central American countries independence from the English crown.
188 years have passed and most of the country takes to the streets to march and participate in the "civic festivals."
New Funes government invited the indigenous peoples to participate in these activities.
However, indigenous peoples claim that "there is nothing to celebrate," says Ulises and Piche, Salvadoran Indigenous Coordination Council (CCNIS). He adds that "we oppressed and dependent" and that "it is others who became independent."
"There are important issues that the government should consider, such as ILO Convention 169," said Miguel Amaya, indigenous cacahuira.
Indigenous peoples continue to struggle for recognition Constitution and the government to ratify ILO Convention 169 which favors and tribal peoples. Juan Vivas
The March 16, 2003, a group of women decided to organize in the city of Zaragoza. The reason was to seek to overcome the economic problems experienced in that sector.
Women and Community born as a partnership and became a cooperative of women engaged in textile craft. Women currently
Community is also involved in facilitating workshops for women, taught vocational workshops sewing and design, also has a dance group composed of children and adolescents. Julieta Borja
presents the story of these women artisans of their lives in the following report.
-Diploma of Journalism for Democracy and New Media-UCA-UNESCO.