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U.S. justice will decide if Arizona humanitarian worker is a criminal for saving lives

Dec 3, 2009, 5:00 PM 7

LatinaLista — Critics of No More Deaths’ volunteer Walt Staton say the 27-year-old web designer, theology student and human rights advocate has to go to jail because he broke the law. In June 2009, Staton was convicted for littering…

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Arpaio protesters at ASU forum were wrong to shut down the event

Dec 1, 2009, 3:38 PM 6

LatinaLista — The news first started appearing on my Facebook feeds page — Sheriff Arpaio is forced off stage by a bunch of singing protesters. At an Arizona State University (ASU) forum to discuss First Amendment rights, Sheriff Arpaio…

General, Health, Human Rights, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Denying health care to undocumented immigrants is just another version of a death panel

Nov 30, 2009, 1:53 PM 1

LatinaLista — During yesterday’s coverage of Honduras’ elections, reports were being filed from cities such as Miami, Houston, NYC and Los Angeles citing the number of Hondurans who reside in those cities but were doing their civic duty in…

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World AIDS Day 2009 is about “Universal Access and Human Rights”

Nov 30, 2009, 11:17 AM 0

LatinaLista — Can it be possible that as the world prepares to observe World AIDS Day tomorrow, people are still contracting HIV/AIDS? Unfortunately, yes. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), over 455,000 people in the United States…

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Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner: 30 years of giving

Nov 27, 2009, 1:43 PM 0

By Cristina Blackwell SAN ANTONIO — For three decades, the nation’s largest Thanksgiving event of its kind has brought together over 20,000 seniors, families and homeless in San Antonio to provide a free, home-cooked traditional Thanksgiving meal. The Raul…

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‘I have the best job in the world’; Doctor offers mobile medicine to homeless kids

Nov 27, 2009, 1:28 PM 0

By CHRISTINE ROGEL PHOENIX – A little girl laughs in an exam room and then, feeling the prick of a needle, buries her face in her mother’s shoulder and cries as she’s vaccinated against the H1N1 flu strain. She…

General, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Dobbs’ sincerity in being a friend to the Latino community can be easily tested

Nov 25, 2009, 12:27 PM 1

LatinaLista — When Lou Dobbs abruptly resigned from CNN on November 11, 2009, no one expected him to go quietly away. Lou Dobbs appears on the Today show in the first of many appearances to repair his reputation among…

General, Health, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Issue of undocumented immigrants in healthcare debate has potential to splinter the Latino community

Nov 24, 2009, 3:30 PM 3

LatinaLista — In a recent Pew Research Center report, “Where the Public Stands on Immigration Reform,” data was included that showed Latinos themselves did not rank immigration reform as a priority issue. The economy, education, health care, national security…

General, Government, Health, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

As Senate preps for healthcare debate, petition gets underway to include undocumented immigrants

Nov 23, 2009, 5:04 PM 2

LatinaLista — Anyone who expects a bipartisan compromise to be reached on the healthcare bill lives in La La Land. The point was explicitly brought home in a morning interview on the Today show between Sen. Dick Schumer and…

Education, General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

Deporting undocumented students affects the chances for legal return if Congress doesn’t address it in immigration reform bill

Nov 16, 2009, 5:08 PM 3

LatinaLista — When it comes to Congress undertaking immigration reform, there is one special demographic for whom it will mean a world of difference — undocumented students. It’s known that any type of immigration reform will include a provision…

Causes, Environment, General, Human Rights, Social Justice

Non-profit expects word-of-mouth to force Chevron to do what is right for Ecuadorian indigenous

Nov 16, 2009, 1:02 PM 0

When newspapers cut their foreign news bureaus, they did more than just save themselves a few extra bucks — they created a vacuum for news happening outside the United States. One of the casualties is news of an ongoing…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

New bill recognizes families’ military sacrifices not tied to citizenship status

Nov 11, 2009, 3:51 PM 1

LatinaLista — On this Veteran’s Day, while we honor the men and women who have volunteered to put their lives on the line to serve in the nation’s military, we can’t help but think of how some of our…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

“Silent” immigration raid in Minneapolis is more humane but still traumatic for mixed-status families

Nov 10, 2009, 5:29 PM 4

LatinaLista — Last month in Minneapolis, over a thousand janitors were fired from their jobs with a janitorial cleaning service. Not because they didn’t do their jobs well. From all accounts, they did their jobs just fine. No, they…

Environment, General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

U.S. officials wrong in celebrating fall of the Berlin Wall as work continues on our own border wall

Nov 9, 2009, 5:22 PM 7

LatinaLista — On this day, when so many dignitaries assemble in Germany toasting the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, it seems hypocritical that our country’s leaders can’t see that we are repeating what was considered…

Environment, General, Health, Local News, Social Justice, Southwest

“American Dream” becomes nightmare in Texas colonia

Nov 7, 2009, 3:31 PM 0

By Johnny Hernandez SOUTH TEXAS — It’s kind of interesting and ironic that as you turn off the main highway leading to this subdivision, there’s a sign out there that reads, ‘Welcome to Sweet Water Estates…country living at its…

General, Government, Immigration, Palabra Final, Politics, Social Justice

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus took the right stand on threatening to withhold healthcare votes

Nov 6, 2009, 4:53 PM 7

LatinaLista — Yesterday, members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) met with President Obama to discuss their concerns that punitive language targeting undocumented immigrants in the Senate healthcare plan would be repeated in the House version that is supposed…

General, Immigration, Palabra Final, Social Justice

The memory of Marcelo’s death still horrifies but the atmosphere that created it still exists

Nov 5, 2009, 5:02 PM 5

LatinaLista — Today’s defeat of the Republican-authored amendment that would have forced federal officials to discount the presence of non-citizens in the 2010 US Census seems like a small tribute to the memory of Marcelo Lucero. Defeating that amendment…

General, Immigration, Local News, Media, Social Justice, Southwest

Cronkite/Eight Poll: Controversy doesn’t hurt Arpaio’s popularity

Oct 30, 2009, 4:38 PM 0

By IAIN WOESSNER Cronkite News Service PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration sweeps have made him a lightning rod for criticism by interest groups and some public officials, but he’s still popular with the public, according to…

Causes, Education, General, Health, Social Justice, Women

New national campaign challenges people to take action against domestic violence

Oct 30, 2009, 11:21 AM 0

LatinaLista — Though it’s the season of Halloween and people of all ages will be painting their faces to stand out in a crowd of costume-wearers, there’s one small group who paint their faces every day to hide themselves…

Business, Causes, Economy, General, Money, Social Justice

One company’s quest to wash out poverty has a sweet smelling business plan

Oct 28, 2009, 1:10 PM 1

LatinaLista — Though most on Wall Street are still conducting business like there was never a recession, there are some creative entrepreneurs who see that there’s no turning back the clock to do business as before. In fact, these…

Children, General, Social Justice, Women, Youth

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