National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights national convention in Philadelphia

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NATIONAL CONGRESS  for PUERTO RICAN RIGHTS   8TH NATIONAL CONVENTION OCTOBER 9-11, 2009 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY  PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA   AT THE CONVENTION WE WILL DISCUSS WAYS TO REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS:   * TO ADVOCATE FOR RESPECT AND EQUALITY FOR PUERTO RICANS IN THE U.S. AND ON THE ISLAND   * ENSURE ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUERTO RICANS  * PRESS FOR THE RESOLUTION OF THE STATUS OF ISLAND OF PUERTO

* AND MANY OTHER ISSUES   SPECIAL INVITED GUESTS

 

Wanda DeJesus, actress, Illegal Tender  Congressman Jose Serrano (D-NY) Ana Ortiz, actress, Ugly Betty Frankie Negron, singer Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) Jimmy Smits, actor, Dexter, West Wing Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-ILL)  Angelo Falcón, National Institute for Latino Policy Marta Garcia, National Hispanic Media Coalition Daddy Yankee  and many others!   CONTACT:

www.ncprr.us or veteran712004@yahoo.com    SEND YOUR DONATION TO   NCPRR 4322 North 5th Street Philadelphia, PA 19140  ATTN: Victor Vazquez

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Pensamientos

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lower east side

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los sures

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el barrio -- Coconut Brujita

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Sotomayor LEMC PSA Lin-Manuel Miranda

This public service announcement by Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist, Lin-Manuel Miranda, famous for writing and starring in the Broadway musical "In the Heights," is part of a series of PSA's, in both English and Spanish, were developed by a team of independent, New York-based Latina producers in support of Judge Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination. The creators hope to raise awareness among an increasingly diverse U.S. Latino constituency about Judge Sotomayor's experience, credentials and qualifications. They also seek to motivate people from all walks of life to learn more about the nomination process and to contact their local Senator in support of Judge Sotomayor. The spots, which will primarily be seen on the internet, offer striking insights into how Latinos in America see themselves.

About LEMC: The Mission of the Latino Educational Media Center is to produce and distribute educational media materials in all technology and promote Latino media arts in order to represent the full spectrum and dynamic reality of Latinos in the United States, and to offer Latinos opportunities in media through a wide array of programs. The PSA's will be archived at LEMC for future historical review. www.lemctr.org
In addition to those mentioned above, the following professionals and companies have donated their services, time and equipment towards the success of this campaign.

source: LEMC at YouTube

Sotomayor Pledges Impartial Justice if Confirmed

Here's a clip of Sonia Sotomayor's pledge Monday to serve as an impartial justice if she is confirmed for the U.S. Supreme Court. If she is named, she would become the first Hispanic to serve in that post. She pledges "fidelity to the law." 

Listen to what she has to say.

source: AP at YouTube