The Latino Leadership Circle is hosting a series of relevant movies that will encourage discussion and reflection. Our next movie will be "Ghosts of Rwanda." This documentary examines the social, political, and diplomatic failures that converged to enable the Rwandan genocide more than 10 years ago. Date: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 …
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President Bush presses for immigration reform. “I feel passionate about the issue,” he said, urging the lawmakers to go ahead “no matter how difficult it may seem for some politically.” For more information click unto: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/01/washington/01cnd-immigration.html
Ex-Presidents honor Evangelist Billy Graham. For more information click unto: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2007-05-31T204510Z_01_N30466899_RTRUKOC_0_US-GRAHAM-LIBRARY.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C3-domesticNews-3
The evidence of hip-hop’s international influence is undeniable when browsing the 80 films from more than 10 countries that make up this year’s Hip-Hop Odyssey International Film Festival. H2O’s cinematic representatives from Africa (HipLife: Hip-Hop in Ghana) join homegrown legends (Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang) and all-city graf artists (Inside Tats CRU). Nine panel …
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For the article and a photo and audio essay more click unto: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/education/27grad.html
Governor Bill Richardson says present policy proposal on immigration is not compassionate enough. For more information click onto: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/us/politics/24richardson.html?ex=1337745600&en=0520de7c8c131f0a&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Yesterday the Latino Leadership Circle (LLC) met with some graduates of the ACTS Leadership Program to discuss the development of a new LLC cohort targeting younger leaders. Rev. Orlando Crespo and Rev. David Ramos were present facilitating the meeting. While yet in its nascent stage those who attended gave a solid nod to the creation …
This article explores the link between individual’s personal narratives and its impact on well being. Possessing an operational knowledge in narrative psychology is foundational prior to attempting to wrap oneself around discussions in narrative theology. For the more information go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/health/psychology/22narr.html?ex=1337486400&en=d7a067c7ab02026e&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
This is an excellent article that looks at the new evangelical "players" and how they are impacting the public policy dialogs. To read the full article click on: NY Times Article
Read David Gonzalez’s article that explores how new shifts in the housing market are impacting the unique birthplace of hip-hop. To read the complete article go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/21/nyregion/21citywide.html?_r=1&oref=slogin