The National Institute for Latino Policy yesterday released its: National Hispanic Leadership Agenda’s 2008 Latino Public Policy Agenda It was released yesterday, August 21, 2008, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. For further information and hard copies, contact: Peter Zamora (202) 293-2828 pzamora@MALDEF.org
"MUJER,” a groundbreaking photography exhibit by Nicole Sánchez honoring the lives and achievements of Dominican women from all walks of life. “MUJER,” which means woman in Spanish, stems from a highly acclaimed, similar experiment launched a year ago in the Dominican Republic. The show profiles the lives, struggles and views of 125 Dominican women through …
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The New Human Rights Dialogue Series Presents: The Human Right to Food and the Global Food Crisis: Root Causes and Responses Panelists: · Heather Grady, Realizing Rights · Karen Hansen-Kuhn, Action Aid · Themba Masuku, FAO · Joia Mukharjee, Partners In Health · Sanjay Reddy, Columbia University · Olivier De Schutter, Special …
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September 18-20, 2008New York, New York Acton Institute in partnership with the Latino Leadership Circle will be holding Toward a Free and Virtuous City (City FAVS) conference. This conference examines the moral foundations of personal and economic liberty from a standpoint of Christian Anthropology. The conference applies traditional truths to complex problems facing today’s city, such …
Fred Arzola, Deputy Chair of the Department of Youth Ministry and Christian Education at Nyack College will be speaking on his new book "Toward a Prophetic Youth Ministry" at The Coalition of Urban Youth Workers. In his book Fred Articulates the major models of Urban Youth Ministry and proposes what a more wholistic model might …
by Jose Humphreys I attended a Sean Bell Protest in Harlem today at 3:00pm. There were five other protests in strategic places in the city. The energy was intense while people with fists pumping in the air shouted chants of, "No justice no peace" and "We are Sean Bell…" This latter statement was symbolic of …
On May 2nd–3rd Brian McLaren completed the penultimate leg of his Everything Must Change Tour. Hosted by the Latino Pastoral Action Center (LPAC) and the Latino Leadership Circle (LLC) the event occurred at LPAC’s Urban Ministry Complex in the Bronx. The event was filled with thoughtful and provocative presentations by Brian, moments of liturgical art, …
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The Latino Leadership Circle invites you to attend a wonderful interactive presentation by internationally known author Brian McLaren. McLaren has been named by Time magazine as one of the 25 most influential evangelicals in the country, he is the author of numerous books including, A Generous Orthodoxy, The Secret Message of Jesus, and Adventures in …
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The New York Times April 16, 2008 Editorial New Jersey’s Immigration Crackdown Illegal immigration is inherently a matter for the federal government, but local police forces are increasingly conducting their own crackdowns. The police in some New Jersey towns have been aggressively looking for immigration violations and, predictably, it has been leading to abuses. The …