Archive for February 21st, 2006
Scarface: AI’s new Spanish campaign
5:45 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| GLBT| Spain| society · Comments Off
21 Feb 2006
Amnesty International wants to draw the attention of Spanish citizens to the consequences faced by gays and lesbians in less-tolerant parts of the world. The result is a campaign featuring Spain’s most prominent gay celebs with their faces mangled and bloodied as if from the violent blows of an anti-gay hate crime.
La campaña de publicidad, lanzada en Internet y prensa, utiliza la cara de estos artistas españoles para mostrar las “terribles consecuencias” de ser homosexual en algunos países del mundo. “Las imágenes son muy impactantes y llegan a la gente.
Puerto Ricans on Ice
5:06 pm By Maegan La Mala · Puerto Rico| Sports · 2 Comments
21 Feb 2006
Tanith Belbin and partner Ben Agosto (a Puerto Rican via Chicago) skated their way to the first U.S. Olympic medal in ice dancing since 1976 by winning a silver medal. For those of you who think that Ricans and ice don’t natutrally mix did you know that Puerto Rico has its own Figure Skating Federation? The Puerto Rican Figure Skating Federation (PRFSF)was founded in 2001 and is recognized by the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee. In October 2004 the International Skating Union granted Puerto Rico ISU Provisional membership. And where exactly does a person on the very tropical island of Puerto Rico practice? Why in the indoor (obviously) ice rink that opened in Aguadilla in 2004. So next time you go to Puerto Rico why not pack your ice skates along with your bathing suit?
Via / The Puerto Rican Skating Federation
Image Via / USA Today
Morales: Intervention, for now
12:52 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California| Justice · Comments Off
21 Feb 2006
Michael Morales was set to become the first Latino executed in California since the death penalty was reinstated in the 70s. Last night, he had what he believed would be his last meal, and probably didn’t sleep through what he thought was to be his last night on earth. Today, he was to take a lethal injection and die. But that didn’t happen. Anesthesiologists who were to assist in the execution claimed that there was too great a possibility that Morales return to consciousness during the procedure, prolonging suffering:
Doctors said the ruling raised serious questions about the possibility of having to intervene in the execution “if any evidence of either pain or a return to consciousness arose.”
Latinos and African Americans Building Bridges in Texas
9:19 am By Maegan La Mala · Activism| Justice| Texas| race · Comments Off
21 Feb 2006
Even though we are struggling against the same forces, African Americans and Latinos still also struggle in overcoming our own internalized racism. In Texas there is an attempt to bridge the gap that can exist bewteen the two diverse communities. The NAACP and League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) began four years ago by forming the Texas NAACP/Texas LULAC Partnership. The goal was to create change within each community but also between the communities. Gary Bledsoe, president of the Texas State Conference of the NAACP, said:
There is some commonality in the Latino experience and the African American experience. It’s not the same by any stretch of the imagination, but their interests are probably aligned with ours more than any other racial group in the country. We’re much more likely to get our just desserts if we work together and not against each other.
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