Alvaro Huerta, Visiting Scholar at UCLA and member of the URBAN-L. A. Network was on the Tavis Smiley show last night, gave an analysis of the contemporary debates regarding immigrant rights, and answered questions regarding his recent book “Reframing the Latino Immigration Debate: Towards a Humanistic Paradigm.” Link
Pomona City Council Discussing Issues of Violence in Pomona this evening
John Nolte will be presenting some proposals, in this evening’s Pomona City Council meeting, as to how to deal with issues of violence in Pomona. There will also be room for audience participation. Anyone who has been involved in organizing work in Pomona or who attended the recent meeting sponsored by the Progressive Alliance — should take a special interest in this meeting and try to attend.
Rigoberta Menchu
En entrevista exclusiva con La Prensa, Menchú habló brevemente de la necesidad de una reforma migratoria en los Estados Unidos, del papel de la mujer en la política, y aconsejó a la comunidad a nunca olvidarse de sus raíces – See more at: Continue reading
Republicanos apoyan la legalización pero sin ciudadanía
Lo que los Republicanos quieren es un programa de trabajadores temporarios sin derechos y sin el poder de votar. Ellos saben muy bien que capacidad de poder pueden tener los 12 millones inmigrantes si llegan a ser ciudadanos. Por ejemplo, el Representante Republicano de Continue reading
Save the Date…. March 28, 2014
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LRT Membership Retreat on Sat., Feb. 15
This is your invitation to the annual Latino and Latina Roundtable membership retreat to be held on Saturday, February 15th, 2014 from 9:30 – 5 PM at the Pitzer College Fletcher Room 210 (1050 N. Mills Ave) in Claremont, CA. Continue reading
LRT Social Justice Scholarship Application Due March 1st
The Latina and Latino Roundtable is pleased to announce they are accepting applications for their 2014 Social Justice Scholarship. 2-4 recipients will be chosen to receive $250-500 awards. Continue reading
Tim Donnelly takes credit for developing the Minuteman group in California
This is the same Minuteman group that Tim Donnelly, who is running for Governor under the Republican Party in California, has taken credit for developing in California in the past — and has bragged for having lived along the U. S. Mexico border for a month “to protest lax border security.” It is the same Minuteman Group that this article refers to Continue reading
Martin Luther King’s Dream
Martin Luther King’s dream for a more peaceful world – led him to take a stand that was most unpopular at the time – but helped clear the path for peace – by taking a stand and uniting Continue reading