The faculty and the Board of Trustees of Union Theological Seminary take great pleasure in inviting you to attend the inauguration of Dr. Daisy L. Machado as Professor of the History of Christianity, on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. in James Memorial Chapel. Professor Machado's inaugural address will focus on the "Expanding the …
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The Latino Leadership Circle honors the life, sacrifice and contribution of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We thank the Lord for his prophetic life, for providing a hope, a vision and a dream of things to come.
Thousands to Gather Saturday to Highlight Impacts of Broken Immigration System on Families New York, NY On January 10, 2009, religious leaders and New York City Council members held a large-scale community meeting calling for comprehensive immigration reform. Leaders discussed the urgent need to reform our immigration laws. The gathering brought together more …
On behalf of the Latino Leadership Circle, we want to wish all of our friends, supporters and visitors a Happy and Blessed New Year.
As we celebrate the advent of the greatest figure in human history, Jesus the Christ, Latino Leadership Circle wishes you a heartfelt "feliz navidad y un prospero año nuevo". For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be …
By ANNE BARNARD Published: December 18, 2008 A civil rights legal advocacy group, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, filed an unusual international petition Thursday accusing the United States of failing to adequately protect Latinos living within its borders, regardless of citizenship. The claim was filed with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an organ of the Organization of American States, of which the United …
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Dear Supporters, In the last three days, you have given $7,000 toward the $20,000 NY Faith & Justice needs to continue its work into 2009, mostly in small donations of $50 – $100! Thank you! But the work is not finished. There is still $13,000 to go to help the work of NY Faith …
By Joseph Stiglitz We are all Keynesians now. Even the right in the United States has joined the Keynesian camp with unbridled enthusiasm and on a scale that at one time would have been truly unimaginable. For those of us who claimed some connection to the Keynesian tradition, this is a moment of triumph, …
by Linton Weeks What does it mean that Barack Obama chose Rick Warren, the multidimensional minister at Saddleback Church in Southern California and author of the mega-selling 2002 book The Purpose-Driven Life, to deliver the invocation at the inauguration on Jan. 20? In some ways, President-elect Obama and Warren share a worldview. Both are pragmatists …