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End U.S. Military & Police Aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras!

Call or email your rep today and ask them to sign onto two important letter by Monday, April 25

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Rep. Chuy García (D-IL) are currently circulating two letters in Congress to oppose continued U.S. support for military and police forces in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Fill out your information to tell your representative to sign on to the letters today!

Context: The people of El Salvador are currently living under a State of Exception in which constitutional rights have been suspended, including freedom of assembly and the right to defense. Under the State of Exception, which the government instated following a devastating spike in homicides, a person can be arrested and held without charges for up to 15 days. Over 12,000 people, predominantly from poor neighborhoods, have been rounded up.

Meanwhile, President Bukele has given the green light for abuse of force to police and military and has pledged to deny prisoners access to basic rights, including food.

Since Bukele came into office, the size and scope of the military has expanded dramatically - a direct violation of the 1992 Peace Accords - including a military budget higher than any point during the 12-year civil war.

Since September, Salvadorans have been mobilizing mass protests to denounce the government’s attacks against the Peace Accords and on democracy, with youth and feminist organizations leading a courageous movement against militarization.

International solidarity is urgent, especially since the U.S. remains the largest foreign supporter of the Salvadoran military and police. That’s why solidarity, faith and human rights organizations and progressive Members of Congress are calling to halt U.S. support for military and police in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, where human rights abuses at the hands of U.S. trained security forces continue in impunity.

Congress is currently putting together their budget proposal for the next year, so we need to flood them now with demands to stop providing military and security aid that fuels repression in Central America. Send an email or make a call to your Representative today to ask them to sign on to the parallel letters that Rep. Omar is circulating (State Department funding) and that Rep. Tlaib and Rep. García are ciruclating (Defense funding).

We only have until Monday, April 25 so these calls and emails will really help!

Art from Salvadoran youth against military recruitment

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End U.S. Security Assistance to Central America!
Ask your Rep to sign on to an important letter before Friday

Making a phone call to your Rep's DC office and sending a follow-up email is the most effective way to pressure your Rep from home! (You can also click "Skip Calling" below and go right to sending an email)

To make a call, enter your phone number and receive an automatic call from CISPES that will give you instructions and patch you through directly to your Rep's office (pretty cool, huh?!).
If you would prefer to make your own call, call your Representative's DC office or the Congressional switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected.

1. To make a call to your rep, call their DC office or call the Congressional switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you (if you don't know who your rep is, no problem! You can give them your ZIP code and they will put you through to your rep).

2. Introduce yourself as a resident of their district and ask to speak to the staffer in charge of Foreign Affairs about US funding in Central America. If you get through to the staffer, use the Call Script below (you can also use the script below to leave a message)

Call Script

Hello, my name is __________ and I am calling from [___YOUR TOWN/CITY___]. Could I speak with the person in charge of Foreign Affairs? [If they are unavailable, ask to leave the following as a message]

As you may have seen in the news, the Salvadoran government has suspended fundamental constitutional rights, has arrested over 10,000 people, and is now holding them in prison without charges and without the right to defense.

He also plans to DOUBLE the size of the Salvadoran military, which is a blatant violation of the 1992 Peace Accords and is using the police to persecute opposition forces.

And yet, the U.S. continues to provide training, equipment, and support to the military and police.

There are two letters circulating this week that I want to encourage Representative ________ to sign on to. Rep. Omar is circulating a letter about withholding State Department funding to military and police in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras in next year's budget and Representatives Tlaib and Garcia have a parallel letter regarding Defense funding. Have you seen the letters? Will Representative _______________ sign on?

The deadline is Monday, April 25. To sign on, contact Ryan Morgan in Rep. Omar’s office and Andrew Myslik in Rep. Tlaib's office.

[In the case the person has questions and/or wants to discuss these issues further, tell them someone from CISPES will follow up. Let us know by emailing info@cispes.org and we can set up a follow up meeting with that office.]

Voicemail Script:

Hello, my name is ___________ and I am calling from [___YOUR TOWN/CITY___]. I am calling to encourage you to sign on to two important letters that are circulating this week about the urgent need to withhold military and security aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras in next year’s budget. The president of El Salvador is violating international human rights standards and constitutional rights, including the right to due process, and is trying to bring the military back to the size it was during the civil war. The United States should not be helping him! To sign on to Representative Omar's letter about State Department funding, please contact Ryan Morgan in Rep. Omar’s office. To sign on to the parallel letter regarding Defense funding that Representatives Garcia and Tlaib are circulating, please contact Andrew Myslik in Rep. Tlaib's office. The deadline for both is on Monday, April 25. Thank you.

Please contact your representative today!

These are the talking points that will have the biggest impact.

I am calling because I am extremely concerned about the current human rights crisis in El Salvador, and I want to encourage you to sign on to two letters being circulated this week about the need to suspend U.S. security assistance.

As you may have seen in the news, the Salvadoran government has suspended fundamental constitutional rights, has arrested over 10,000 people, and is now holding them in prison without charges and without the right to defense.

He also plans to DOUBLE the size of the Salvadoran military, which is a blatant violation of the 1992 Peace Accords and is using the police to persecute opposition forces.

And yet, the U.S. continues to provide training, equipment, and support to the military and police.

There are two letters circulating this week that I want to encourage Representative ________ to sign on to. Rep. Omar is circulating a letter about withholding State Department funding to military and police in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras in next year's budget and Representatives Tlaib and Garcia have a parallel letter regarding Defense funding. Have you seen the letters? Will Representative _______________ sign on?

The deadline is Monday, April 25. To sign on, contact Ryan Morgan in Rep. Omar’s office and Andrew Myslik in Rep. Tlaib's office.

[In the case the person has questions and/or wants to discuss these issues further, tell them someone from CISPES will follow up. Let us know by emailing info@cispes.org and we can set up a follow up meeting with that office.]

Voicemail Script:

Hello, my name is ___________ and I am calling from [___YOUR TOWN/CITY___]. I am calling to encourage you to sign on to two important letters that are circulating this week about the urgent need to withhold military and security aid to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras in next year’s budget. The president of El Salvador is violating international human rights standards and constitutional rights, including the right to due process, and is trying to bring the military back to the size it was during the civil war. The United States should not be helping him! To sign on to Representative Omar's letter about State Department funding, please contact Ryan Morgan in Rep. Omar’s office. To sign on to the parallel letter regarding Defense funding that Representatives Garcia and Tlaib are circulating, please contact Andrew Myslik in Rep. Tlaib's office. The deadline for both is on Monday, April 25. Thank you.

Your Rep has already signed on or is sponsoring these letters - send them a note to say thanks!

These are the talking points that will have the biggest impact.

It's ok to leave a message at the front desk and feel free to personalize:

This is __________________ from _____________________.. I am just calling to thank Representative _________________ for supporting the letters about withholding security assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras in next year's budget. I am glad you are speaking out about human rights abuses and I hope you will fighting for a new U.S. foreign policy based on peace and justice.

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