Archive for December 1st, 2006
Evo Morales in Cuba to Celebrate Fidel’s Birthday
3:00 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia| Controversia| Cuba · Comments Off
1 Dec 2006
Fidel Castro may not be coming out in public to celebrate his 80th or the historic 50th anniversary of the Granma, but other Latin American world leaders are coming out. Bolivia’s President Evo Morales arrived in Cuba today.
We express gratitude for solidarity from the Cuban to Bolivian people as well as Fidel Castro s friendship,” said the South American statesman.“This year,” stated Morales, “the country has made two changes, one was nationalization of hydrocarbons and the other the land law, although there are still a lot of things to do, among them, the laws of pensions and mining.” Morales arrived in Cuba from Nigeria, where he participated in the South-South Summit in which “colonized countries met to free not only peoples, but also natural resources.” The Bolivian president was welcomed by the island s Vice President Carlos Lage Davila and other top leaders and diplomatic staff from Cuba and Bolivia.
Now all we’re missing is Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez, who will be remaining in his home country for the presidential elections.
Via / La Prensa Latina
Shakira meets Bachelet to discuss child labor
1:27 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Celebrities| Chile| Latin America| children · Comments Off
1 Dec 2006
Shakira was in Santiago de Chile last week to meet with President Michelle Bachelet to discuss child labor in her country as well as in the rest of Latin America. Shakira has made this issue her own in her role as ambassador for UNICEF, as well as being a UN children’s ambassador and the head of Pies Descalzos, her own non-profit organization:
Shakira, who was in Chile to do two concerts, was received by Bachelet in the governmental palace, La Moneda, where the two talked about the protection that all children need.Long before the singer arrived at the palace, outside 300 people congregated and didn’t seem to mind the harsh sun or the temperature which was way above 30 degrees Celcius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
After meeting with President Bachelet for about half an hour, Shakira made a plea to Chilean parents:
I ask that all Chilean parents send their children to school, that they protect them from vulnerable situations, from child labor and that we all start thinking more about children.”
Via / TheDay.com
Image via Santiago Times
Calderón sworn in as new President of Mexico
12:42 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Politics| mexico · Comments Off
1 Dec 2006
After months of struggle and a recent physical confrontation, leftist politicians and citizens have lost the battle to challenge the legitimacy of Felipe Calderón’s presidential win. At 9:47 this morning Mexico City time, Calderón was sworn in with outgoing President and political ally Vicente Fox at his side, but not without controversy. Apparently there was a repeat of what happened in the Congressional Tribunal last week, this time in the Cámara de Diputados:
The ceremony was marked by tension, as previously dozens of pro-government and leftist legislators went head to head with insults and pushing in the Cámara de Diputados.The brawl, in which there were also a few isolated punches, ocurred at 8:00 am local time, when the “civility pact” (no agression) made by the congressional members on Wednesday finally expired.
World AIDS Day and Latinos in the US
1 Dec 2006
Today marks World AIDS Day and despite all the commercials, campaigns, and condoms, AIDS remains a dirty big secret in the Latino community. Acoording to the Latino Commission on AIDS, while we rep about 14% of the population in the U.S., we represent 20% of AIDS cases inside the US. Some more scary stats about AIDS in our community:
• Latinas, often the victims of sexism and machismo, now account for 25% of all Latino infections, as compared to only 2% in 1981.
• Latina intravenous drugs users are five times more likely to have AIDS than their White counterparts. Latino men who are intravenous drug users are 10 times more likely than White drug users to have AIDS.
• Latino men who have sex with men are three times more likely to test positive for HIV than White men who have sex with men.
• Heterosexual Latino men are 10 times more likely to test positive than their White counterparts. Latina heterosexuals are 7 times more likely than their White counterparts to be infected with HIV.
• Latino teens in the United States make up 19% of the national teenage population ages 13-19, but account for 20% of the cumulative AIDS cases.
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