Category: Social Justice
Guest Voz: Deafening silence from our leaders in Washington over immigration reform is incomprehensible
LatinaLista — Though the Obama administration has resurrected the issue of immigration reform and President Obama has made speeches around the country as a show of good faith that he’s serious about bringing it to the floor of Congress for debate, he is still plagued by one aspect of the larger issue that is increasingly [...]
Spotlight Nonprofit: Raising the bar on treating the homeless
LatinaLista — San Antonio’s newest and largest facility serving homeless adults and children draws attention because it isn’t just another place where the homeless find refuge. Haven for Hope raises the bar on helping the homeless by creating the first “Homeless Transformation Campus” in the country. Citing their mission as “to transform and save lives,” [...]
Ex-street racer, Joshua Lozano, inspired by Fast Five franchise hits brakes, finds reform
El Gato HOUSTON, Texas — Joshua Lozano’s first time at a street race ended with a warning from a police officer and an addiction that would see him sacrifice all his worldly possessions. “It was a summer night in Mexico. My older brother was driving while on his cell getting the latest directions to the [...]
Spotlight Nonprofit: A Mother’s Day kickoff for new campaign to End the War on Drugs
LatinaLista — Mother’s Day is a day usually set aside to celebrate mom but this Mother’s Day has a slightly different twist — it’s the kick-off date for a new national campaign entitled “Moms United to End the War on Drugs.” The campaign is under the nonprofit A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & [...]
Guest Voz: ABA President creates commission examining legal issues of interest to Latinos
LatinaLista — The lack of diversity is still an issue when it comes to certain professions. One of those professions is the legal profession. It was a deficiency that didn’t go unnoticed by the American Bar Association’s current president and first Latino to hold that position, Stephen Zack. Mr. Zack noticed how underrepresented Latinos were [...]
Guest Voz: It is time to challenge environmental racism
LatinaLista — Earth Day is one of those global observances meant to unite all of humanity behind a worthy mission. It doesn’t get much worthier than realizing that the only home of us all needs to be cared for — just like the people who inhabit it. Unfortunately, for people of color, Earth Day is [...]
Guest worker program needs reform of its own before including it in broader immigration reform bill
LatinaLista — One component of immigration reform that is considered to be the most “sellable” point is the guest worker aspect. Non-skilled immigrant labor is brought in on H2-A visas to perform temporary farm labor. This industry has always been in the forefront of attracting immigrant labor. According to a 2009 immigration factsheet: In an [...]
An attack on Planned Parenthood turns out to be an all-out assault on low-income Latinas
LatinaLista — Planned Parenthood. The mere mention of the organization immediately conjures up negative images thanks to several GOP politicians who found it quite easy to rake the organization through the mud during the recent budget debates. Though Planned Parenthood has been around for 95 years providing programs, information and much needed health and family [...]
Advocates for undocumented immigrants rate White House poor on fulfilling 2008 campaign promises
LatinaLista — As days go for being President of the United States, this one had to have been rated one of the worst for President Obama — no pun intended. In the morning, he was greeted with the news that Standard & Poor (S&P) had cut its outlook on U.S. government debt from “stable” to [...]
Freeing the voice of incarcerated women and troubled youth
By Angela Villanueva LatinaLista College instructor Emmy Pérez taps into her lifelong passion of helping others to share her love of creative writing with troubled youth and incarcerated women. Emmy Pérez is a writer. She’s also a college instructor, a life motivator and an inspiration to all her pupils — from inside the classroom to [...]
