SAN DIEGO — More than 200 people marched through Barrio Logan Saturday in the sixth annual March and Rally for Human Rights.
Abelina Lopez, a longtime community activist, said she was proud to see so many young people celebrating their Chicano heritage.
Posted By Alex Sobieski
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Democrat Chavez-Thompson seeks Tarrant votes in lieutenant governor's race
FORT WORTH -- Former labor leader Linda Chavez-Thompson said she thought her retirement years would be spent puttering around the garden.
Instead, Chavez-Thompson is spending most of her time on the campaign trail as the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. She beat Marc Katz, owner of the popular Katz's Deli & Bar in Austin, and former Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle in the March primary.
She now takes on well-financed Republican incumbent David Dewhurst in November.
"I'm what the State Board of Education considers a figment of your imagination -- a Latina who is about to make history," she told a crowd of more than 60 Democrats gathered at Joe T. Garcia's restaurant on the city's north side.
Chavez-Thompson, who calls San Antonio home now, was born in West Texas and there learned a strong work ethic, picking cotton at age 10 for 30 cents an hour. She dropped out of school in ninth grade at her father's request, she said, to work and help support her family.
She ultimately became the first female vice president of the national AFL-CIO and vice chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee.
"We need to energize the people about how they can make a difference in this election," Chavez-Thompson said. "What Rick Perry and David Dewhurst don't understand is that people are tired -- they are sick and tired -- and they want change.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/04/08/2101203/democrat-chavez-thompson-seeks.html#ixzz0kvrbyBRn
[Posted by Aaron Mendez]
Texas Hispanic Republican group holds first fundraiser in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH -- A new group co-founded by former President George W. Bush's nephew held its first fundraiser Friday night in downtown Fort Worth.
Hispanic Republicans of Texas hopes to improve the party's relationship with the fastest-growing minority in the state and get more conservative Hispanics on the ballot.
The group is garnering statewide attention for the pedigree of prominent Hispanic Republicans backing it, including George P. Bush, who moved back to Fort Worth last month after going to Austin in 2008.
Bush co-founded the organization last year with Juan Hernandez, a Fort Worth Republican who served in former Mexican President Vicente Fox's Cabinet and later in Arizona Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign. Another co-founder is George Antuna Jr., director of economic development in Schertz, near San Antonio, and a former regional director to Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.
"In a state where many of the schools are now majority Hispanic, we think it's very important to get the word out that the Republican Party eagerly opens its arms to Hispanics," Hernandez said this week.
The group plans to work with the state Republican Party in recruiting Hispanic candidates, Hernandez said. The group's leadership believes that more conservative Hispanics would run for office if they received encouragement and financial backing, he said.
"We hope to extend ourselves as much as we can and as far as the money will go," Hernandez said.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/04/09/2103650/texas-hispanic-republican-group.html#ixzz0kvqjASmZ
[POsted by Aaron Mendez]
Helping Latino Students Stay on the Road to Graduation
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) announced a new program to increase the number of High School graduates among the Latino population. About 45 percent of Hispanic students do not complete high school on time. Yet recent studies also show that most students understand the value of having a high school diploma and don’t want to drop out of school. LULAC is partnering with Ford Motor Company in a contest for proposals of how to keep Latinos in school.
LULAC Honors Cesar Chavez Day by Urging Passage of Immigration Reform
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) wants prompt action in the passing of Comprehensive Immigration Reform in honor of civil rights icon Cesar Chavez. The article explains the brief history of the life and movement of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers (UFW).
Census drive begins in Los Angeles
Calling it the civil rights issue of the new decade, Los Angeles officials on Monday helped kick off the 2010 U.S. Census - a $300 million effort to count every single resident of the U.S.
The U.S. Census Bureau started its effort in Los Angeles and 12 other major cities with a Portrait of America road tour - a traveling van that features stories about Americans and explains how important an accurate census is to receive federal money in local communities and appropriate representation at the state and federal levels.
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Posted by Cynthia Sanchez
El Censo marcha sobre ruedas El mensaje que lleva para los angelinos es ‘confidencialidad’
No es casualidad que el vehículo de la Oficina del Censo que recorre Los Ángeles para recordar a sus residentes que su participación en esta actividad es vital haya sido nombrado "Confidencial".
Hace una década miles de angelinos dudaron que su información personal no sería compartida con otras agencias de gobierno. El costo fue que no llegaron a esta ciudad más de $200 millones en fondos federales.
"Este mensaje necesita ser enfático en cada comunidad: cuando llenen sus cuestionarios este próximo mes de marzo y los pongan en el buzón, esa información estará segura", insistió Jamey Christy, director de la Oficina del Censo en Los Ángeles.
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Posted by Cynthia Sanchez
Accurate census count important for economic future of West Texa
It's difficult to underestimate the importance of an accurate census count for the political and economic future of Lubbock and West Texas during the next decade.
That's why it's important to spread the word the census is not only about counting people, but ultimately getting the proper political representation and the state's fair share of federal dollars.
Texas is the nation's fastest-growing state with a population of about 24.8 million. The Lone Star State gained more people than any other state between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, adding about 478,000. That means Texas overall is expected to gain at least three congressional districts after next year's population count.
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Posted by Cynthia Sanchez
Aumenta registro de latinos
Más de 1,200 latinos del Norte de Texas se han registrado para votar en las elecciones primarias del 2 marzo, aunque se prevé que no tantos acudiarán a las urnas como lo hicieron en la histórica elección presidencial del 2008.
La meta del Proyecto de Registro de Votantes del Suroeste (SVRP) es de habilitar a otros 5,000 latinos antes del 2 de febrero, fecha límite para registrarse a participar en los comicios que definirán a los candidatos para gobernador, el Congreso federal, la Legislatura estatal, jueces, comisionados y otros puestos públicos en Texas.
"Cuando Barack Obama se postuló para presidente, alrededor del 60% de los latinos (con derecho al voto) acudieron a votar. Ese fue un enorme logro. En esta ocasión no hay elección presidencial, pero si podemos motivar al 40% de los latinos a votar, nos vamos a sentir bien", dijo Omar Narváez, coordinador de campo del SVRP, una organización apartidista sin ánimo de lucro.
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Posted by Cynthia Sanchez
Empleados de auto lavados en Los Ángeles denuncian pobres condiciones laborales
Los Ángeles, 14 ene (EFE).- Los trabajadores de negocios de lavado de autos en Los Ángeles, junto a líderes sindicales y expertos, expusieron hoy las duras condiciones a las que son sometidos en algunas de estas empresas.
Las presentaciones fueron hechas en audiencia ante la Junta Nacional por los Derechos de los Trabajadores de la Industria del Lavado de Automóviles realizada hoy en la alcaldía de Los Ángeles.
El alcalde Antonio Villaraigosa abrió la sesión invitando a los participantes a exponer sus inquietudes y quejas ante la junta conformada -entre otros- por el arzobispo de L.A., cardenal Roger Mahony; Marielena Hincapié, del Centro Nacional de Leyes de Inmigración; la ex asambleísta Jackie Goldberg; el concejal Ed Reyes y Thomas Sáenz del Fondo México Americano para la Defensa Legal y Educación (MALDEF).
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Posted by Cynthia Sanchez
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