The federal program shields certain vetted immigrants from deportation and allows them to work in the U.S. legally. For Salvadorans, the program ends this month. Continue reading
Yes! / So important to build the leadership of those we organize with. Pure charity tends to make people dependent rather than empowering them to build organizations to change the conditions which are oppressing them. Continue reading
As reported by the NY Times today – the outright corruption of global capital does not stop with regime change as the Trump administration moves forward in the takeover of Venezuela’s oil industry by forming a partnership with Alejandro Betancourt, owner of NABEP oil company – which is being granted 100-year concessions to operate 17 oil fields in Venezuela. Betancourt is wanted for extradition and prosecution by Spain and Swiss authorities for money laundering – and has a long history of operating in the shadowy world of secretive oil deals, regime power struggles and multiple financial crime investigations. – at the core of transforming Venezuela from a sovereign nation into essentially a vassal state of the United States. Continue reading
At PolicyLink conference with former Pitzer students Griselda Suarez (first-ever Long Beach Cultural Affairs Officer) and Sekou Andrews (spoken word artist) -). Continue reading
Once in awhile there are rainbows. En la Vida – hay tiempos De Colores. Continue reading