Toronto. After twelve years of civil war, the 1992 Chapultepec Peace Accords put an end to El Salvador's armed conflict.
Many people around the world had hoped that the negotiated settlement would go a long way to achieving greater social justice in El Salvador, and with this new peace, the world gradually stopped watching. However, over the last 14 years strict adherence to neoliberal policies by successive right-wing governments in El Salvador have had disastrous effects for the majority of Salvadoreans.
Inequality has risen, the economy was dollarized, and 60% of Salvadoreans live on less than $2 per day. Deteriorating conditions in the country increasingly drive Salvadoreans primarily to the United States, from where they send remittances that keep the economy afloat.
Even the Peace Accords themselves are under attack, leading many to suggest that a major crisis is brewing.
Join us for a "re-introduction" to El Salvador through an overview and discussion of some of the most salient developments in the country since the signing of the 1992 Peace Accords.
Organized by the Canada-El Salvador Action Network (CELSAN). Co-sponsored by the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) at York University.
Tuesday, April 25, 7PM
OISE at University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West
Room 2-211
A panel discussion with:
Dr. Lisa Kowalchuk
Assistant Professor, CERLAC Fellow
Sociology
University of Guelph
Rusa Jeremic
Program Coordinator
Global Economic Justice
Kairos Canada
Alfredo Marroquin
Coordinator
Salvaide Toronto
HOSTED BY: CANADA-EL SALVADOR ACTION NETWORK
Many people around the world had hoped that the negotiated settlement would go a long way to achieving greater social justice in El Salvador, and with this new peace, the world gradually stopped watching. However, over the last 14 years strict adherence to neoliberal policies by successive right-wing governments in El Salvador have had disastrous effects for the majority of Salvadoreans.
Inequality has risen, the economy was dollarized, and 60% of Salvadoreans live on less than $2 per day. Deteriorating conditions in the country increasingly drive Salvadoreans primarily to the United States, from where they send remittances that keep the economy afloat.
Even the Peace Accords themselves are under attack, leading many to suggest that a major crisis is brewing.
Join us for a "re-introduction" to El Salvador through an overview and discussion of some of the most salient developments in the country since the signing of the 1992 Peace Accords.
Organized by the Canada-El Salvador Action Network (CELSAN). Co-sponsored by the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) at York University.
Tuesday, April 25, 7PM
OISE at University of Toronto
252 Bloor Street West
Room 2-211
A panel discussion with:
Dr. Lisa Kowalchuk
Assistant Professor, CERLAC Fellow
Sociology
University of Guelph
Rusa Jeremic
Program Coordinator
Global Economic Justice
Kairos Canada
Alfredo Marroquin
Coordinator
Salvaide Toronto
HOSTED BY: CANADA-EL SALVADOR ACTION NETWORK
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