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Stories of Survival: The Chalatenango Massacres

A series of documentary films by Juan Andrés Bello, in collaboration with the survivors of the Salvadoran Civil War

Sunday, October 23rd | 2:30-4pm | Museum London (Documentation to follow)
The Chalatenango Massacres, is a series of documentary films telling the stories of the crimes committed by the Salvadoran army and paramilitary groups against peasant communities at the outset of the country’s Civil War (1979–1982). It was produced by Juan Andrés Bello (Triana Media), with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the London Arts Council, and the Sumpul Association.

The screening at Museum London was followed by a Q&A, and a celebration of life, with participation of the Salvadoran community in London. This event is an Embassy Cultural House Project, presented in partnership with Museum London and with support from the London Arts Council (Community Arts Investment Program). Other partners include the Social Justice Committee at St. Michael’s Parish, London.
For more information on the project, in both English and Spanish, please visit the project website here. 


​These are some images of El Salvador. Did you know that Salvadorans are the second largest Spanish speaking community in London, Ontario?

Many of them came in the 1980s and 1990s, fleeing their country because of the Civil War.
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Rosaura Rivera is the only survivor of the El Rincón Massacre. On May 8, 1980, other six women were killed in the El Rincón hamlet, in the area known as Manaquil (Nueva Trinidad, Chalatenango Department). It was one of the first massacres that took place during the Civil War in El Salvador (1979-1992).

This video is part of
“The Chalatenango Massacres", a series of short documentary films telling the stories of the crimes committed by the Salvadoran army and paramilitary groups against peasant communities at the outset of the country’s Civil War (1979–1982).
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​Behind The Scenes

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EDITORIAL TEAM

ONLINE FOUNDER
Tariq Hassan Gordon

COFOUNDERS & CURATORIAL ADVISORS 
 
Jamelie Hassan 
& Ron Benner

ADVISORY CIRCLE
Samer Abdelnour, Marnie Fleming, Wyn Geleynse, Fern Helfand, S F Ho, Lorraine Klaasen, Judith Rodger, Ruth Skinner, Mary Lou and Dan Smoke,  and Lucas Stenning 

COORDINATING EDITORS
Tariq Hassan Gordon & 
Olivia Mossuto

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Blessy Augustine, Anahí González, Ira Kazi, ​Shelley Kopp, Ashar Mobeen & Michelle Wilson. 

VIRTUAL TOUR
Andreas Buchwaldt

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OUR STORY
Artists Jamelie Hassan and Ron Benner and jazz musician Eric Stach founded the Embassy Cultural House (1983-1990) located in the restaurant portion of the Embassy Hotel at 732 Dundas Street in East London. In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Embassy Cultural House was re-envisioned as a virtual artist-run space and website. 

The Embassy Cultural House gratefully acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the London Arts Council through the City of London's Community Arts Investment Program.
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The Embassy Cultural House is thankful for the Mentorship program established by the Visual Arts department and the continued support of the students and faculty of Arts & Humanities at Western University. 
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Thank you to our partners

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E M B A S S Y  C U L T U R A L  H O U S E . C A

The Embassy Cultural House (ECH) is located in London, Ontario, Canada on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Lenape, Attawandaron and Huron-Wendat peoples, at the forks of Deshkan Ziibi (Antler River), an area subject to the Dish with One Spoon Wampum and other treaties. The ECH strives to create meaningful relationships between the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island and our contributors. The ECH honours the stewardship of the many Indigenous peoples who have resided on these lands since time immemorial. 

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