La Raza Justice Movement bids farewell to 2009

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 31, 2009
La Raza Justice Movement bids farewell to 2009 and recounts activity.  President to be a guest of honor at World’s Largest Rosca Event.
Description: A description of La Raza Justice Movement’s activity.
La Raza Justice Movement, one of the only organizations in the county openly calling for Self-Determination for the Chicano-Latino people, [...]

National Chicano Moratorium Committee 40th Anniversary

NATIONAL CHICANO MORATORIUM COMMITTEE
Jcruzor1 @ aol.com , (323) 687-0963-organize @ pnlru.org
P.O.Box 13 San Fernando CA 91340
December 28, 2009
Hermanas y Hermanos,
The Nacional Chicano Moratorium Committee-NCMC, extends an invitation
to help organize the 40th Commemoration of August 29, 1970.  The 40th
Commemoration is going to be held on August 28, 2010.
40 years is easily said, however it has taken [...]

Culture and Power

According to Dictionary.com:
Culture: the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
It is difficult to overstate the importance of culture in society. It is through the learning of culture that we, as a people, learn our values. It is [...]

Thoughts on Xochi-Cuicatl Floricanto

Sometimes I write in order to gather my thoughts before moving on something.  Sometimes I send them out as letters.  In this case, I used this for both.  This is a truncated version of a letter that I had sent out previously.  If I can find the original version, I’ll post that too.
In the past [...]

Gutierrez’s Comprehenisive Immigration Reform (CIR) expands DREAM Act

Hola Compas! I’ve still been really busy working on the plan that I mentioned a few posts back.
I wanted to do a quick post on one aspect of the CIR bill introduced by Luis Gutierrez. I haven’t read through the whole synopsis. I am sure that there are aspects that I won’t dig at all, [...]

Latino Giving Houston

Founded earlier this year by Attorney Frances Valdez, Latino Giving Houston (LGH) is a non-profit designed to boost the work of non-profit sector organizations.  Steeped in the ideas of philanthropy, Latino Giving aims to help non-profits through this economic crisis by raising money and giving that money to existing non-profits.  What’s even more progressive is that [...]

From Hopes To Goals

Every year, I set goals for myself.  Usually, these goals start as hopes.  From there I figure out the obstacles to turning these hopes into reality.  If I can figure a way to overcome these obstacles, I put it down in the goal column.  If it’s just not feasible, I leave it in the hope [...]

Heights Books-Libros: A Festive Celebration

Yup.  That’s just how they do it at Heights Books-Libros at 502 E 20th St (77008) at Cavalcade: lot’s of cultura, love and books you wanna read.  The store is owned and operated by Blanca Alanis.  If you’re coming from the north, and I know you are, exit Cavalcade of 45, take a right and its a [...]

Falsely Accused Reagan High School Students Arrested On Campus

Yesterday, November 10th, a community meeting was held at the Heights Branch Public Library.  Parents and students were concerned about safety issues at the school.  Safety from gangs?  No.  They were concerned about keeping their students safe from HISD police, and what they say are at worst unprofessional, if not illegal school police tactics.
On Friday, [...]

A Special Invite From Maria Jimenez for the 800 mile wall film

Oftentimes, we do not have time to pause and acknowledge the work we do collectively to  protect and defend human rights and dignity. 
 
In recognition of our collective efforts to create a better world, I have invited Producer Jack Lorenz to come to Houston for an exclusive pre-view of the film The 800 Mile Wall on December [...]