COAR Solidarity

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	Recommended reading on history, politics, and economics in El Salvador and Central America:
		Revolution in El Salvador: From Civil Strife to Civil Peace (1995) by Tommie Sue Montgomery
		The Church, Dictatorships, and Democracy in Latin America (1998) by Jeffrey Klaiber, SJ
		Understanding Central America (2006) by John A. Booth, Thomas W. Walker
		The Massacre at El Mozote (1993) by Mark Danner
		Coffee and Power : Revolution and the Rise of Democracy in Central America (1997) by Jeffery M. Paige
		Introducing Liberation Theology (1987) by Boff, C., Boff, L.

	Recommended reading on Spirituality and Reflections on Salvadoran History and Circumstances:
		In the Fullness of Life: A Biography of Dorothy Kazel, O.S.U. (1996) by Cynthia Glavac, OSU (also available from Ursuline Sisters - click)
		Bitter Grounds : A Novel (1997) by Sandra Benitez
		Educating for International Solidarity (click) by Keven Yonkers-talz

Solidarity

	Lesson Plans
		PSR (call us)
		Generations of Faith, Social Justice cycle teaching package (call us)
		Grades 1 - 12 - The Four Churchwomen (developed by the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland - click to download)

	Movies and Documentaries
		COAR's own movie (23 minutes - but worth it!)
		Romero (1989) Directed by John Duigan (Study Guide <click>)
		Roses in December (1982), Documentary Directed by Ana Carrigan and Bernard Stone
		Innocent Voices (2004) Directed by Luis Mandoki Spanish with English Subtitles Mexico's entry to the Oscars for foreign films.

	Web Sites
		Images of El Salvador
		Daily newspapers: La Prensa Grafica El Diario de Hoy
		CIA Fact Book on El Salvador
		US Consular Information - El Salvador
		http://www.geocities.com/rodvilleda/elsalvador.htm
		http://www.elsalvador360.com/index.html

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