USESSC Midwest Speaking Tour – Madison
Join Madison Arcatao Sister City Project for the USESSC Midwest Speaking Tour October 5-6
Three Salvadoran social movement leaders will be visiting Madison October 5-6, 2026. They will be leading a community organizing workshop and giving a public presentation. You are very welcome and encouraged to attend! These are rare opportunities to engage with US El Salvador Sister Cities (USESSC) staff and CRIPDES leaders. We’re sure you’ll find them engaging, thought provoking and inspiring!
October 5, 2026:
Popular Education Strategies for Social Change: A workshop for community organizers
- October 5, 2026
- 4 PM-6:45 PM
- Village Co-Housing Community Room, 1104 Mound Street, Madison
- Suggested Donation: $10 thanks to a generous grant from the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Madison
- Registration limited to 20: contact info@mascp.org to register
Are you involved with organizing a committee, a group of neighbors, a non-profit organization, a new initiative focused on social change-whether large or small? Join us for this very special workshop rooted in practical strategies used in political struggles in El Salvador and around the world. Their methodology is rooted in Freire’s popular education strategies where everyone is simultaneously a teacher and student.
October 6, 2026:
Sustaining our Movements: 40 years of Solidarity and Resistance
- October 6, 2026
- 12 PM -1 PM
- 206 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive
- A free public presentation
“We want to share how organizing strategies shifted from urgent humanitarian aid and anti-war advocacy to structural community development, mutual accompaniment, environmental defense, and human rights defense.
The presentation serves as both an archive of past victories and hardships and a toolkit for newer organizers, illustrating that movement longevity relies on deep relationships, adaptive tactics/experiences, and prioritizing collective care alongside resistance.”
Join us for these unique opportunities to learn and engage with Salvadoran movement leaders past and present!
