Save Our Babies!
By Jennifer Ng'andu, Deputy Director, Health Policy Project Stop Extreme Cuts to the WIC Program The Latino community’s access to WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women,...
View ArticleNCLR Goes to Netroots! #NN11
Today's post headline is Twitter friendly. That's becuase several NCLR staffers will be attending the sixth annual Netroots Nation conference this week in Minneapolis. This annual gathering brings...
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El consejo nacional de la raza reconoce y aplaude a las principales...
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Kathy Mimberg (202) 776-1714 kmimberg@nclr.org Entre las veinticinco organizaciones sin fines de lucro más destacadas de esta nación, la revista Hispanic Business...
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NCLR Denounces Legislative Proposal to Mandate a Barrier to Employment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julian Teixeira (202) 776-1812 jteixeira@nclr.org Washington, D.C.—NCLR (National Council of La Raza) condemns the introduction of the “Legal Workforce Act” (H.R. 2164)...
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Se renueva la biblioteca de Leadership Academy
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto Eileen Peterson, bibliotecaria voluntaria de la escuela (310) 795-3833 ó (323) 850-5452 Kathy Mimberg, NCLR, (202) 776-1714 Sarah-Frances Wallace, Lowe’s Companies,...
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Los Angeles Leadership Academy Renovates Its Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eileen Peterson, volunteer school librarian, (310) 795-3833 or (323) 850-5452 Kathy Mimberg, NCLR, (202) 776-1714 Sarah-Frances Wallace, Lowe’s Companies, Inc.,...
View ArticleIs Anybody Listening?
America is still in the middle of a job crisis and unemployment is at 11.9% for Latinos. Are members of Congress doing anything about these problems? If you were paying attention to Congress...
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AltaMed Health Services Corporation Honors NCLR Escalera Program Graduates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Luis Barrera (213) 489-3428 lbarrera@nclr.org ALTAMED HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION HONORS NCLR ESCALERA PROGRAM GRADUATES Los Angeles—With its partner AltaMed Health...
View ArticleYou’ve Got to See This….
Just when it seems like anti-immigrant rhetoric can't get any more offensive, something like this happens. From our friends at VotoLatino: This weekend at a sparsely attended rally in Austin, Texas,...
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President Obama to Address NCLR Annual Conference In July
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julian Teixeira (202) 776-1812 jteixeira@nclr.org Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II, Arianna Huffington, Eva Longoria and Department of Labor...
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Latino Groups to Focus on Social Security in Delaware Town Hall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carlos De Los Ramos (Latin Center) (302) 655-7338 ext. 7707 Kathy Mimberg (NCLR) (202) 776-1714 Enrique Cortez (LSR) (202) 525-7411 Wilmington forum to addresses...
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Grupos Latinos se centran en el seguro social en una reunión municipal en...
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Carlos De Los Ramos (Centro Latino) (302) 655-7338 ext. 7707 Kathy Mimberg (NCLR) (202) 776-1714 Enrique Cortez (LSR) (202) 525-7411 El foro de Wilmington aborda el...
View ArticleFreedom from Fear Awards Honor Inspirational DREAM Students
Last week at the Netroots Nation conference in Minneapolis, Public Interest Projects presented awards to 15 “ordinary people” for extraordinary acts of courage on behalf of immigrants and refugees....
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When Champions Fall From Grace
Over the weekend, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona claimed that the wildfires raging through his state were caused by “illegal” immigrants who were looking to “signal others… keep warm...
View ArticleStepping Out of the Shadows
Jose Antonio Vargas is many things. Among them, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, an out-and-proud gay man, Filipino. He is also an undocumented immigrant. Today, in the pages of The New York...
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NCLR Applauds Senators for Introducing Immigration Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julian Teixeira (202) 776-1812 jteixeira@nclr.org Immigration legislation is an urgent call for Congress to address the national interest Washington, D.C.—NCLR (National...
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La expo nacional de la familia latina del NCLR llega a la capital de la...
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Jennifer Occean (202) 776-1732 joccean@nclr.org Washington, D.C.— El Consejo Nacional de La Raza (NCLR, por sus siglas en inglés) —la organización nacional más grande...
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NCLR National Latino Family Expo Comes to the Nation’s Capital to Celebrate...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Occean (202) 776-1732 joccean@nclr.org Washington, D.C.—NCLR (National Council of La Raza)—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization...
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El NCLR aplaude a los senadores por presentar un proyecto de ley de inmigración
\ PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Julián Teixeira (202) 776-1812 jteixeira@nclr.org La legislación sobre inmigración es un llamado urgente al Congreso para que responda al interés nacional....
View ArticleThe Candidate’s Guide to the Latino Vote
By Janet Murguía (This was first posted at The Hill's Congress Blog) Although we are only halfway through 2011, the 2012 election season is in full swing. The Latino community, like other voters, is...
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