We’ve Gone Purple. You should, too.
Tomorrow, October 20, is Spirit Day and NCLR is joining the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and millions of others around the country in going purple to show our support for LGBT...
View ArticleEl foro de los ángeles une a comunidades diversas contra un enfoque de sólo...
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Lauren Astor, AltaMed (323) 622-2408 Kathy Mimberg, NCLR (202) 776-1714 Andrew Sousa, Global Policy Solutions (202) 265-5111 El panel revela el plan de modernización...
View ArticleLA Forum Unites Diverse Communities against Prospect of Cuts-Only Approach to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lauren Astor, AltaMed (323) 622-2408 Kathy Mimberg, NCLR (202) 776-1714 Andrew Sousa, Global Policy Solutions (202) 265-5111 Panel unveils plan to modernize the...
View ArticleCamino Nuevo Charter Academy to Host Community Celebration of Renovated Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sean Holiday, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, 213-290-2622 Kathy Mimberg, NCLR, (202) 776-1714 Sarah-Frances Wallace, Lowe’s Companies, Inc., (704)758-4339 NCLR and...
View ArticleLa escuela Camino Nuevo Charter Academy celebrará la renovación de su biblioteca
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Sean Holiday, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, 213-290-2622 Kathy Mimberg, NCLR, (202) 776-1714 Sarah-Frances Wallace, Lowe’s Companies, Inc., (704)758-4339 La...
View ArticleMinority Groups Bear Brunt of Super Committee Decisions about Social...
For Immediate Release Contact: Andrew Sousa (202) 265-5111 Prominent Health and Income Security Groups Raise Concerns About the Effects of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Cuts on...
View ArticleMinorías sufren las decisiones del supercomité sobre el Seguro social,...
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Andrew Sousa (202) 265-5111 Grupos nacionales expresan su preocupación sobre los efectos que los recortes al Seguro Social, Medicare y Medicaid tendrán en las...
View ArticleHousing Is Back on the National Agenda
By Janis Bowdler, Director, Wealth-Building Policy Project, NCLR Earlier this week, President Obama and Ed DeMarco, the overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced their intention to remove...
View ArticleSave What Works: Making the Case for Long-Term Fixed-Rate Home Loans
By Janis Bowdler Last week I testified before the Senate Banking Committee on the virtues of the 30-year fixed- rate mortgage. For eight decades running, this type of mortgage has made homeownership...
View ArticleFORO COMUNITARIO TRATARÁ EL TEMA DEL SEGURO SOCIAL
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA 27 de octubre de 2011 Contacto: Luz Gallegos, TODEC (951) 443-8458 Kathy Mimberg, NCLR (202) 776-1714 Foro en Perris de la campaña nacional ¡Tu Futuro Cuenta! discutirá...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY TOWN HALL TO ADDRESS LATINOS AND SOCIAL SECURITY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2011 Contact: Luz Gallegos, TODEC (951) 443-8458 Kathy Mimberg, NCLR (202) 776-1714 Perris forum to address seniors’ concerns as part of the ¡Tu Futuro Cuenta!...
View ArticleMinority Groups Bear the Brunt of Super Committee Decisions
For Immediate Release Contact: Andrew Sousa Global Policy Solutions (202) 265-5111 Kathy Mimberg, NCLR (202) 776-1714 Prominent Health and Income Security Groups Raise Concerns about the Effects of...
View ArticleRIVERSIDE COUNTY LATINOS UNITE AGAINST PROSPECT OF CUTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Luz Gallegos, TODEC (951) 443-8458 Kathy Mimberg, NCLR (202) 776-1714 "Latinos and Social Security ¡Tu Futuro Cuenta!” town hall forum was held in Perris Perris,...
View ArticleLATINOS DE RIVERSIDE COUNTY SE UNEN CONTRA LOS POSIBLES RECORTES AL PROGRAMA...
PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA Contacto: Luz Gallegos, TODEC (951) 443-8458 Kathy Mimberg, NCLR (202) 776-1714 Foro abierto “Latinos y el Seguro Social, ¡Tu Futuro Cuenta!” en Perris Perris, Calif.—En el...
View ArticleTOWN HALL TO ADDRESS LATINOS, SOCIAL SECURITY, AND MEDICARE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chryste Hall, AARP, (617) 852-3710, Kathy Mimberg, NCLR, (202) 776-1714 Forum to address seniors’ concerns as part of the ¡Tu Futuro Cuenta! campaign Boston—Hundreds of...
View ArticleDifferent State, Same Hate
Department of Justice steps in to block South Carolina’s anti-immigrant law By Elena Lacayo, Immigration Field Coordinator, NCLR On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against...
View ArticleVoter Suppression Laws Are Beginning to Raise Eyebrows in Congress
By Rafael Collazo, Campaign Political Director, NCLR The rise of voter suppression laws in the United States is a deep concern for the Latino community. We are gearing up for the 2012 election cycle,...
View ArticleNCLR DECRIES DEFEAT OF “REBUILD AMERICA JOBS ACT,” A CRITICAL STEP TO HELP...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Joseph Rendeiro (202) 776-1566 jrendeiro@nclr.org NCLR also calls on Senate to pass the Infrastructure Jobs Bill in upcoming vote Washington—NCLR (National Council of La...
View ArticleFailed Leadership Rears Its Ugly Head Yet Again
The latest job figures are out, and there's been some slight improvement from last month, but the picture is still dreary. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the unemployment rate...
View ArticleNCLR AND ‘YA ES HORA’ PARTNERS TO HOST CITIZENSHIP EVENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Camila Gallardo Office: (305) 573-7329 Cell: (305) 215-4259 Miami—On Saturday, November 5th, 2011, the National Council of La...
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