December 14, 2003 Los Angeles CA
Pouring rain wasn’t all that greeted
Tony Saca the
Arena Party’s candidate for President of El Salvador. L A area members of the Salvadorian community stood outside FRIENDSHIP AUDITORIUM denouncing the “privatization guru” and Arena’s terrorist past. Inside the auditorium party faithful were weaving in conga line formation to Latin rhythms as a loud speaker belted out the mantra -- Tony! Tony! all this in preparation for candidate Saca’s arrival. Go to Saca speech, music and photos.
El Salvador like its neighbors in the Global South is experiencing tremendous change brought about by New World Order economic structures. The Arena Party has allied itself to the principals of Corporate Dominance; a position many Salvadorians say has already been tried in the region and failed. It is still unclear how the March 2004 presidential elections will turn out in this country known for popular resistance. Go to protest voices and photos.
