Category: Social Justice
Project focuses lens on Latinos and Muslim Americans to showcase “humanity within misunderstood cultures”
LatinaLista.net — Over the last several months, Latina Lista has featured a number of worthwhile community projects that were in the running for Pepsi Refresh Project. To “refresh” our memories, the project was created by the marketing department at Pepsico last year who thought they could do a better job of connecting with consumers through [...]
Being undocumented used as justification for court to take woman’s son away and given to other couple
LatinaLista — There’s no denying that one little four-year-old boy, christened with the name Carlitos, and now enjoying life as Jamison, will be the real loser in a custody battle that underscores how little human rights undocumented immigrants have in this country. Carlitos was born to Encarnacion Bail Romero from Guatemala. He was only seven [...]
The quest for justice in the murder of Luis Ramirez is over
LatinaLista — It’s a sad ending to an even sadder crime — the three Shenandoah police officers on trial for trying to help a group of white teenagers cover up the beating death of undocumented immigrant Luis Ramirez received their verdict today. The jury in Wilkes-Barre found Matthew Nestor, the former chief of the police [...]
The irony between two legacies — Ronald Reagan and Cesar Chavez
LatinaLista.net — It probably doesn’t get any more ironic than this. On the same day, I receive a notice that there will be a rally on the campus at the University of Texas at El Paso tomorrow to “Reinstate Cesar Chavez Day,” I get an e-mail announcing the new website for the Ronald Reagan Legacy [...]
Trial underway for former Shenandoah policemen accused in cover-up of beating death of immigrant
LatinaLista — Regular readers of Latina Lista will remember the special series published last year regarding the hate crime trial of the two young men from Shenandoah, PA who beat to death undocumented immigrant Luis Eduardo Ramirez Zavala. The two boys, Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak, were found guilty and are still awaiting sentencing. (L-R) Matthew [...]
Over 100,000 take to San Antonio streets for MLK Day parade
By Cristina Blackwell La Prensa de San Antonio SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – More than 100,000 people took to the chilly streets of San Antonio Monday morning to celebrate the life and legacy of one of the most prominent civil rights leaders in American history, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The march honoring the slain [...]
New report spotlights the plight of migrant women
LatinaLista.net — From June 4-5, 2010 in Bucharest, Romania, women from around the world met to discuss the human rights of one class of women who have no voice in how they are treated — migrant women. The result of that conference, coordinated by the Europe-based Globalizing Gender Equality and Social Justice organization, otherwise known [...]
Dairy workers fight to get paid their wages while nation celebrates a legacy yet to be realized for all
LatinaLista — As the nation held parades in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. yesterday and paid homage to his legacy, it was somewhat ironic that a group of dairy workers are battling for basic rights like getting lunch and water breaks, drinking clean water and getting paid what they’re owed. The owners of [...]
New report spotlights the plight of migrant women
LatinaLista — From June 4-5, 2010 in Bucharest, Romania, women from around the world met to discuss the human rights of one class of women who have no voice in how they are treated — migrant women. The result of that conference, coordinated by the Europe-based Globalizing Gender Equality and Social Justice organization, otherwise known [...]
Global campaign underway to fight human trafficking
LatinaLista.net — January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Yesterday, January 11, was Human Trafficking Awareness Day. It’s reported that 27 million people worldwide are enslaved today. Whether it’s prostituting children and women or forcing people to do domestic chores or provide cheap factory labor, enslaving people still lives on as an underworld [...]
