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Golden Globes: Any Latinos Out There?

5:24 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Entertainment|Movies|TV · Comments Off

16 Jan 2006

I am excited about watching the Golden Globes tonight. I don’t know how it happened, but I went from totally hating awards shows to becoming obsessed with them when I hit 26 years of age. I think this might be an indication of a sharp decline in my social life. Or something.

Anyway, I was curious to know if there were any Latino nominees on the list this year, so I went to the web site. The first name on the list, Maria Bello, seemed promising. After checking the IMDB I find that the actress is actually Polish-Italian.

Southern Cone Making Strides for la Mujeres

3:55 pm By Maegan La Mala · Argentina|Brazil|Chile · Comments Off

16 Jan 2006

Brazil currently writing legislation which would legalize abortions up to the 12th week of pregnancy without restriction and up to 20 weeks in cases of rape and in all circumstances to protect a woman’s health or if the fetus is not viable. Currently abortions are allowed only in cases of rape or when a woman’s life is in danger.

Argentine homemakers are now eligible for retirement pensions from the state. According to a presidential decree homemakers will be able to receive retirement benefits and will be exempted from the rule that they contribute financially to the pension program for at least 30 years, normally required of paid workers.

And yesterday, Chile elected its first female president, Michelle Bachelet. The Socialist single mother beat, with over 60% of the vote, conservative billionaire Sebastián Piñera.

Via/ Women’s eNews & The New York Times

Miami: VL Wants YOU

1:43 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Miami|VivirLatino · 1 Comment

16 Jan 2006

Attention all VL readers: VL is on a talent search in for Miami-area writers and bloggers. We are looking for a web-savvy, forward-thinking, all-around cool Miami-area writer to join us as VL’s new Southeast regional editor.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Sixth sense for news and finding and representing a Latino angle
Fully bilingual in English and Spanish
Energetic, pithy and critical writing style
Florida-based
Experienced in blogging and blogging software
Ability to participate in online meetings via chat from time to time

Interested? Contact us with some basic information about yourself as well as links to some samples of your blogging and we’ll be in touch soon!

Racism and Inequality don’t take Paid Holidays: Remembering MLK.

8:57 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism|Justice · 3 Comments

16 Jan 2006

I asked some third and fourth graders about their day off from school today and if they knew why they had it. A third grade Puerto Rican student said the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. made a speech about “having a dream and black people”. South Asian fourth graders said “he made sure that blacks didn’t have to sit on the back of the bus”. Both of these students said no one at their NYC public school spoke to them about Dr. King and his legacy. Both of these students of color who benefit from his work and the work of his contemporaries were just happy to have a break from high stakes test prep. We are failing as a society if that is all our children walk away with at the end of this day.

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Archive for January 16th, 2006

Golden Globes: Any Latinos Out There?

Southern Cone Making Strides for la Mujeres

Miami: VL Wants YOU

Racism and Inequality don’t take Paid Holidays: Remembering MLK.

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