01.06.2016
We were warmly greeted by the community outreach educator/coordinator as we entered El Salvador's Congress building. Going into this portion of the trip, the group are hyperaware of the tendencies of politicians to paint the picture we want to purchase and frame to display in our homes. First we met with the FMLN party, a representative named Damien. Our visit today fell on the day that they announced the election of the attorney general so there was a lot of high energy. we met an intern working towards PR in the political realm, she was very amicable. We were able to see some of the congressional meeting live, which was good insight. Next, we met with ARENA, the political party that formed out of the military during the civil war. They are the prime example of a governmental body that uses fear to enlist numbers and uses the past to make strategies for the future. There are a lot of power dynamics that lead to dysfunction.
We were warmly greeted by the community outreach educator/coordinator as we entered El Salvador's Congress building. Going into this portion of the trip, the group are hyperaware of the tendencies of politicians to paint the picture we want to purchase and frame to display in our homes. First we met with the FMLN party, a representative named Damien. Our visit today fell on the day that they announced the election of the attorney general so there was a lot of high energy. we met an intern working towards PR in the political realm, she was very amicable. We were able to see some of the congressional meeting live, which was good insight. Next, we met with ARENA, the political party that formed out of the military during the civil war. They are the prime example of a governmental body that uses fear to enlist numbers and uses the past to make strategies for the future. There are a lot of power dynamics that lead to dysfunction.