FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2021

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**MEDIA ADVISORY**

What Are the Root Causes of Migration from Central America?
Part 2: Social Development

Alianza Americas and Presente.org will host a series of panel discussions on the reasons behind the exodus of people seeking safety in the region

WHAT: As part of the series “Root Causes of Migration from Central America,” Alianza Americas and its members CARECEN Washington DC, CARECEN San Francisco, Central American Black Organization (ONECA), Hondureños contra el SIDA, Casa Yurumein, Centro Presente and its partners Presente.org, Latin American Working Group, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, and OXFAM, will host the live conversation “What Are the Root Causes of Migration from Central American? Part 2: Social Development,” this Thursday, March 25. The conversation will feature leaders and experts from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador who will discuss their respective country’s development and economic policies and their impact on social and economic rights in the region.

The six-part series will highlight leaders and experts in the region who are working on issues of social development, economic inequality, democratic governance, climate change, fiscal reforms, and gender-based violence and discrimination. Part 1 of our series will discuss democratic governance and the rule of law

WHO:

• Aracely Martínez, Universidad del Valle, Guatemala
• Wendy Bellanger, UCA, Nicaragua
• Yolanda González, ERIC, Honduras
• Helga Cuellar, Departamento de Estudios Sociales, FUSADES, El Salvador

WHEN: Thursday, March 25, 2021

TIME: 12:00 p.m PT | 2:00 p.m. CT | 3:00 p.m. ET | 1:00 p.m. Central America Time

WHERE: Via Zoom; RSVP at https://bit.ly/2OrD1kU

The “Root Causes” series includes four more conversations on fiscal reform and inequities, violence, gender discrimination and gender based violence, and climate change. The first conversation addressed the topic of Democratic Governance and the Rule of Law. See the recording here.

Find the program for the series below

• Part 3: Fiscal Reform and Inequities
  Date: April 1
  Time: 12:00 p.m PT | 2:00 p.m. CT | 3:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. Central America Time
  Panelists: TBA
• Part 4: Violence
  Date: April 8
  Time: 12:00 p.m PT | 2:00 p.m. CT | 3:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. Central America Time
  Panelists: TBA
• Part 5: Gender Discrimination and Gender Based Violence
  Date: April 15
  Time: 12:00 p.m PT | 2:00 p.m. CT | 3:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. Central America Time
  Panelists: TBA
• Part 6: Climate Change
  Date: April 22
  Time: 12:00 p.m PT | 2:00 p.m. CT | 3:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. Central America Time
  Panelists: TBA

If you have any questions please contact media@presente.org.

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Alianza Americas is a network of migrant-led organizations working in the United States and transnationally to create an inclusive, equitable and sustainable way of life for communities across North, Central and South America.