Several members of the Latino Leadership Circle (LLC) were at at Princeton Theological Seminary (David’s old Alma Mater) this past weekend for a strategic retreat. During our breaks we’ve been had an opportunity to check in, walk around, go to Starbucks and wax philosophical :~ We’d like to thank Rev. Gabriel Salguero and The Hispanic …
Hispanics are the largest and fastest ethnic group in the U.S. For more information click unto: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18715129/
“The end of life is not to be happy. The end of life is not to achieve pleasure and avoid pain. The end of life is to do the will of God come what may.” Martin Luther King, Jr. November 6, 1956
Mayra and Jose had a 6 lbs 7 oz bundle of joy on Sunday. Congratulations guys! LLC celebrates this day with you. And it happened on Mothers day no less… We pray wisdom, intelligence and divine protection on Javier. =-=
You can now find Latin Food at a concession stand at Yankee Stadium called “Salsa on the Go.” Yankee Stadium opened in 1923, eighty three years later we finally see Latin food sold there. Has anyone walked around Yankee Stadium lately? For more information go to: www.nytimes.com/2007/05/11/nyregion/11food.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin
The Latino Leadership Circle’s Belinda Passafaro will be featured on a televsion interview with ABC where she discusses the New Sanctuary Movement. The interview will be aired on Sunday, May 13, 2007 at 11:00am on channel 7.
Latinos Reinforce Their Immersion in American Popular Culture May 10, 2007Via New American Dimensions “They don’t want to learn English” is a favored refrain among today’s anti-immigrant forces seeking to curb new immigration into this country. In an increasingly intense national debate focused on undocumented workers and the porous U.S.-Mexico border, the heated rhetoric emanating …
AUSTIN, Texas – This week’s announcement that Ken Burns has reached a general "understanding" with two Latino organizations to include the Latino WWII perspective in his upcoming 14-hour documentary may represent a step forward, but, the Defend the Honor Campaign, notes, significant questions remain. The Defend The Honor Campaign has released a letter (see below) …
Read more “THE LATINO COMMUNITY REQUESTS DETAILS ON PROPOSED CHANGES IN BURNS’ FILM, “THE WAR””
The New Sanctuary Movement held press conferences throughout various major cities yesterday. For more information about yesterday’s events and about the New Sanctuary Movement go to: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/ats-ap_us13may10,0,5274117.story?coll=sns-ap-topus http://www.newsanctuarymovement.org/movement.html http://www.cluela.org/immigration.html
Announcements about the New Sanctuary Movement are scheduled in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego and Seattle, and the organizers said that prayer vigils supporting the effort would be held in other cities. For more information click unto: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/09/nyregion/09sanctuary.html?ref=nyregion