Cielo Azul to offer study trips

In partnership with the congregation of Iglesia Bautista Shekina, Cielo Azul is planning a series of travel study trips to El Salvador starting in late 2010. Alex and Ruth Orantes will be the trip coordinators in El Salvador, helping visitors to see the Salvadoran reality by focusing on such themes as:

• The Revolutionary Church: The Salvadoran experience in history, theory and praxis
• Art in a Revolutionary Community
• Immigration, Hope, and Despair: the impact of immigration on Salvadoran economic, family and community life
• The Impact of Dollarization and CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreements) on Salvadoran Life
• Third World Environmentalism (deforestation/reforestation, seasonal flooding, potable water, extractive mining)
• Women in Post-revolutionary El Salvador.

The central idea is that dialogue with the people who have been engaged in work around these themes can
provide North Americans involved in the struggle for justice, peace and human rights with a valuable lens to view their own lives. More information will be available soon on our blog, or send us an email using the contact form in the sidebar for an update.