Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the End of Life
“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
Javier Arrives
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. =-=
Latin Food at Yankee Stadium
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
Latino Leadership Circle in the News
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.
“They Don’t Want To Learn English,” New Media Survey Explores the Myth that Young Latinos Resist Learning English
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 …
THE LATINO COMMUNITY REQUESTS DETAILS ON PROPOSED CHANGES IN BURNS’ FILM, “THE WAR”
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) …
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New Sacntuary Movement
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
New Sanctuary Movement Launches in 5 U.S. Cities Today
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
Brazil Overtakes U.S. as World’s Largest Pentecostal Country
Brazil had recently overtaken the United States as the country with the world’s largest Pentecostal population. Based on numbers that churches themselves provided, the survey calculated that 24 million Brazilians belong to Pentecostal churches. For more information on this click unto: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/09/world/americas/09pope.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Farmworker to Surgeon: Immigrant Lives Dream
Twenty years ago, he hopped a border fence from Mexico into the United States and became a migrant farmworker. Today, he is a neurosurgeon and professor at Johns Hopkins University, and a researcher who is looking for a breakthrough in the treatment of brain cancer. Check out this impressive story at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10013111