El Salvador
February 24-March 8, 2009
August 6-16, 2009
Meet with people of faith, dedication, and courage who seek to improve their country from within. Learn first hand how trade agreements affect the lives of those in the countryside, how emigration is seen as the only viable alternative to survival. Learn about health care concerns, and how the immediate past has shaped the environment in this young and fragile democracy. Walk the holy ground of sites where Archbishop Romero, the four North American churchwomen and others were murdered. Dialogue with U.S. Embassy personnel.
The following are events which will povide participants superb overview of life in El Salvador:
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history presented by Salvadorans
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visit to a hospital that serves only the poor, and provides health services to 95% of the people of El Salvador
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hear the experiences of Mothers of the Disappeared, a group which formed during the years of the civil war
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see a cooperative housing development in Santa Ana, the second largest city in Guatemala
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dialogue with officials at the U.S. embassy
Sites of possible interest:
"I return home better informed, stronger, braver and
more connected with the human experience in this world."
--Charish Badzinski, La Crosse, WI,
more connected with the human experience in this world."
--Charish Badzinski, La Crosse, WI,
"I appreciate getting to visit with people actively living social justice......
it was inspirational, heart touching, and eye opening. If more people
could experience a GATE program, I believe the world would be
changed for the better."
it was inspirational, heart touching, and eye opening. If more people
could experience a GATE program, I believe the world would be
changed for the better."
--William Straub, Wausau WI
Program begins and ends in San Salvador.
Upcoming Trips
February 27-March 8, 2008
Trip Cost: $1250.00* Plus Registration Fee
August 6-16, 2009
Trip Cost: $1250.00* Plus Registration Fee
*Airfare not included. All trips include transportation (except taxi to airport at the end of the trip), accommodations, and food (except one evening meal).
"Our destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things." -Henry Miller
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