Friday, March 10, 2006
Comite Amigos de Roberto Clemente Te Invita A Reunion Pro Retiro #21 de Roberto Clemente
Invitamos a los lideres deportivos y lideres comunales a que vengan a brindar su apoyo a esta causa.
Dia: domingo 12 de marzo
Hora: 2 p.m.
Lugar: Juan Laporte's Boxing Gym
El Maestro
700 Elton Ave.
Bronx
Telefono: (718) 585-6753
Comite Amigos de Roberto Clemente Te Invita Pro Retiro #21 de Roberto Clemente
Invites sports and community leaders to attend a meeting on the issue of retiring #21 for Roberto Clemente at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 12, at Juan Laporte's Boxing Gym, El Maestro, 700 Elton Ave., Bronx. Come support this cause.
Invitamos a los lideres deportivos y lideres comunales a que vengan a brindar su apoyo a esta causa.
Dia: domingo 12 de marzo
Hora: 2 p.m.
Lugar: Juan Laporte's Boxing Gym
El Maestro
700 Elton Ave.
Bronx
Telefono: (718) 585-6753
Comite Amigos de Roberto Clemente Te Invita Pro Retiro #21 de Roberto Clemente
Invites sports and community leaders to attend a meeting on the issue of retiring #21 for Roberto Clemente at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 12, at Juan Laporte's Boxing Gym, El Maestro, 700 Elton Ave., Bronx. Come support this cause.
source: NCLR
NCLR Releases its Pro-Latino Voter Guide
NCLR has released its new NCLR Voter Guide to assist Latino voters in the upcoming 2006 election. The NCLR Voter Guide provides an overview of some of the key issues facing the Latino community in areas such as access to health care, civic engagement, education, criminal justice, economic opportunities, immigration, and jobs and the workforce. The guide also outlines what policy positions a candidate or incumbent would need to have to be considered "pro-Hispanic."
"We are a strongly nonpartisan, bipartisan institution which realizes that enacting legislation to improve the lives of this nation's 41 million Latinos cannot be done without the help and support of members of Congress from both sides of the aisle," continued Murguía. "This guide provides information not only to voters but also to elected officials who are interested in reaching out to our community."
The NCLR Voter Guide is available free of charge on NCLR's website, www.nclr.org.
NCLR Releases its Pro-Latino Voter Guide
NCLR has released its new NCLR Voter Guide to assist Latino voters in the upcoming 2006 election. The NCLR Voter Guide provides an overview of some of the key issues facing the Latino community in areas such as access to health care, civic engagement, education, criminal justice, economic opportunities, immigration, and jobs and the workforce. The guide also outlines what policy positions a candidate or incumbent would need to have to be considered "pro-Hispanic."
"We are a strongly nonpartisan, bipartisan institution which realizes that enacting legislation to improve the lives of this nation's 41 million Latinos cannot be done without the help and support of members of Congress from both sides of the aisle," continued Murguía. "This guide provides information not only to voters but also to elected officials who are interested in reaching out to our community."
The NCLR Voter Guide is available free of charge on NCLR's website, www.nclr.org.
Community Calendar
Voting Rights Act Forum in NYC
PRLDEF and a number of civil rights organizations are co-sponsoring an important event on the federal Voting Rights Act. This forum is set for Wed, March 22.
This event consists of an educational and training workshops to mobilize support for the reauthorization of key provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act, a statute that has meant all the difference in increasing ballot access, equal opportunity at the polls, and removing barriers for US citizen minority voters and candidates (racial and language minorities, and disabled voters).
For more information, www.prldef.org.
Voting Rights Act Forum in NYC
PRLDEF and a number of civil rights organizations are co-sponsoring an important event on the federal Voting Rights Act. This forum is set for Wed, March 22.
This event consists of an educational and training workshops to mobilize support for the reauthorization of key provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act, a statute that has meant all the difference in increasing ballot access, equal opportunity at the polls, and removing barriers for US citizen minority voters and candidates (racial and language minorities, and disabled voters).
For more information, www.prldef.org.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Latino Lens 7
Gallery featuring photos by photographer Enid Alvarez. This is part of her Puerto Rico series. Latino Lens, Boricua College, Bronx, NY
ANNOUNCEMENT
PRSUN TV: NEW TIME, SAME PLACE
PRSUN TV, a cultural arts program that airs monthly in the Bronx, has a new time slot: 3:30 p.m. Mondays.
The next show featuring "Latino Lens: Photographic Perspectives of Two Boricuas" (with Bronx roots) will air at 3:30 p.m. March 20. PRSUN TV talks to photographers Marisol Diaz and Enid Alvarez, who are currently showcasing their work at a photo exhibit at Boricua College, Bronx campus. The exhibit is worth checking out.
Make sure to tune in to PRSUN TV, 3:30 p.m., March 20, Channel 69, Bronxnet, the public access station in the Bronx.
PRSUN TV: NEW TIME, SAME PLACE
PRSUN TV, a cultural arts program that airs monthly in the Bronx, has a new time slot: 3:30 p.m. Mondays.
The next show featuring "Latino Lens: Photographic Perspectives of Two Boricuas" (with Bronx roots) will air at 3:30 p.m. March 20. PRSUN TV talks to photographers Marisol Diaz and Enid Alvarez, who are currently showcasing their work at a photo exhibit at Boricua College, Bronx campus. The exhibit is worth checking out.
Make sure to tune in to PRSUN TV, 3:30 p.m., March 20, Channel 69, Bronxnet, the public access station in the Bronx.
source: PRLDEF
PRLDEF Continues Fight For Day Laborers
With recent victories in New York and New Jersey and new cases in three other municipalities, PRLDEF has become the premier Latino organization fighting for the rights of day laborers throughout the Northeast.
A recent federal court decision stopped Farmingville from unfairly evicting day laborers from their homes and in Freehold PRLDEF stopped the city from closing down an important muster zone. PRLDEF is continuing to fight for the rights of day laborers in Westchester County, Long Island and New Jersey.
In Mamaroneck, city officials recently voted to temporarily close a popular day laborer muster zone. PRLDEF was joined by the Hispanic Resource Center of Larchmont, Mamaroneck and MALDEF to urge the city council to quickly resolve the issue.
Soon after the city closed the zone, workers moved to a park a few blocks away. Though city officials recognized the rights of the workers to stand on the sidewalk, there are usually at least two police cars parked on each end of the street. At times, three or four policemen are standing with the workers. The visual effect is dramatic and has resulted in almost no contractors stopping to hire workers.
PRLDEF and the other groups wrote a letter to the city council pointing out that day laborers had a constitutional right to seek work in public areas. Municipalities that have sought to abrogate those rights “have had to confront costly litigation in federal court,” the letter said.
The city has not responded to the letter and in fact has rejected several attempts to resolve the issue without litigation. Several offers to negotiate the use of the park and one offer from the day laborers to clean the park as a sign of good faith have all been rejected. PRLDEF and the other groups are in the process of considering several legal challenges.
PRLDEF has also responded to the needs of the immigrant communities in Morristown, N.J. and Patchogue, N.Y. who are alleging possible discriminatory policies in those communities.
PRLDEF Continues Fight For Day Laborers
With recent victories in New York and New Jersey and new cases in three other municipalities, PRLDEF has become the premier Latino organization fighting for the rights of day laborers throughout the Northeast.
A recent federal court decision stopped Farmingville from unfairly evicting day laborers from their homes and in Freehold PRLDEF stopped the city from closing down an important muster zone. PRLDEF is continuing to fight for the rights of day laborers in Westchester County, Long Island and New Jersey.
In Mamaroneck, city officials recently voted to temporarily close a popular day laborer muster zone. PRLDEF was joined by the Hispanic Resource Center of Larchmont, Mamaroneck and MALDEF to urge the city council to quickly resolve the issue.
Soon after the city closed the zone, workers moved to a park a few blocks away. Though city officials recognized the rights of the workers to stand on the sidewalk, there are usually at least two police cars parked on each end of the street. At times, three or four policemen are standing with the workers. The visual effect is dramatic and has resulted in almost no contractors stopping to hire workers.
PRLDEF and the other groups wrote a letter to the city council pointing out that day laborers had a constitutional right to seek work in public areas. Municipalities that have sought to abrogate those rights “have had to confront costly litigation in federal court,” the letter said.
The city has not responded to the letter and in fact has rejected several attempts to resolve the issue without litigation. Several offers to negotiate the use of the park and one offer from the day laborers to clean the park as a sign of good faith have all been rejected. PRLDEF and the other groups are in the process of considering several legal challenges.
PRLDEF has also responded to the needs of the immigrant communities in Morristown, N.J. and Patchogue, N.Y. who are alleging possible discriminatory policies in those communities.
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