"Lucha! A Special Report on Central America and the Caribbean" Co-produced by the National Network in Solidarity with the Nicaraguan People (NNSNP), The National Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA), and CISPES for the July 19th National Mobilizations, circa 1980s-1990s
Scope and Contents
This series contains by-laws; policies; press releases; budget and financial reports; annual and year in review reports; program proposals; material related to CISPES national training, and CISPES national conventions; National Administrative Committee (NAC) and Regional Administrative Committee (RAC) documents; flyers, pamphlets, and leaflets; and other material generated by or about The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES), not related to the CISPES Bay Area chapters. Also included in this series are documents regarding CISPES campaigns such as their efforts to stop ILEA (International Law Enforcement Academy) and CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement); Material Aid Projects; and CISPES sponsored delegations to El Salvador; as well as Rapid Response Alerts, Urgent Actions, News Updates, Human Rights Reports,Protest Reports, and Action Alerts that provided up-to-date information regarding current events happening in El Salvador in the 1980s-1990s such as: human rights violations, the Salvadoran military, death squads, elections, U.S. military aid to El Salvador, and other topics. Lastly, this series contains copies of CISPES generated publications Viewpoints, El Salvador Watch, and Alert! Focus on Central America; and articles, reports, testimonies, court documents, declassified documents, and other material related to FBI CISPES investigations including allegations of harassment and political spying. Material in this series is in both English and Spanish. For material related to CISPES Bay Area chapters see Series II: Bay Area and Northwest Region CISPES.
Dates
- circa 1980s-1990s
Language of Materials
A majority of the material in this collection is in English and Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 41 boxes (twenty-nine document boxes; seven record storage boxes; four newspaper boxes; one photograph box; one oversized folder)
From the Collection: 25.68 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu