Archive for May 7th, 2007
Evo makes businesses pay workers more
6:37 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bolivia| Labor| Money · Comments Off
7 May 2007
Bolivian president Evo Morales signed a decree earlier this month (on May 1, International Workers Day, to be exact) which calls for private companies to give their workers a 5 percent raise.
Labor minister Walter Delgadillo said that the measures looks to “do right” by those who “never receive raises”, unlike public workers, who, incidentally, are calling for raises of their own — of up to 20 percent:
“Some of you are asking for a 20 percent raise in salary. I can’t understand it,” said Morales, who asked that those workers be “patriots” and understand that it isn’t possible to raise salaries by that much.
Perhaps Evo can’t understand it because last year he sliced his own salary in half (to $1700 USD per month) to pay for ten new teachers. Nice gesture, even if the minimum wage in Bolivia is a just 525 Bolivianos — 65 U.S. dollars per month.
Via / EsMas.com
No Cinco de Mayo celebration in Virginia
1:53 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events| Immigration| Virginia · Comments Off
7 May 2007
Virginia’s Mexican-American community had to do without their annual Cinco de Mayo celebration this year, as a result of a curious phone call from ICE officials and fears that possible immigration raids might make attendees an easy target for ICE officials:
An organizer said she called off the traditional May 5 celebration of Hispanic pride after she said she received a phone call from the Fairfax office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.“I don’t want to be responsible for one single parent to be taken from their home, whether they’re illegal or not,” said Maria Roe, who launched the festival three years ago.
Cinco de Mayo en NYC
1:46 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Chismes| Events| New York City| mexico · Comments Off
7 May 2007
Yesterday I had the honor of attending Cinco de Mayo festivities here in New York City, in my home borough and ‘hood of Corona, Queens. The celebration, which included music and food, filled Flushing Meadows Park with the Tricolores of Mexico. Some of the famous faces that could be seen included Eugenio Derbez and Carmen Salinas, who were the padrinos of the event and made their peace with each other after Eugenio criticized Carmen for presenting her theatrical work Aventurera here in the bog apple . Mami to be Jennifer Pena sang. One artist who wasn’t present and who earned the ire of the community was Alejandra Guzman. She was slated to appear at the festival but canceled at the last minute via email citing personal problems. Those problems could be related to Alejandra recently telling the press that her mother was battered by her father.
Eye on Summer Music : Spanish Harlem Orchestra
8:00 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Uncategorized · Comments Off
7 May 2007
As a Nuyorican, the sound of summer for me has always been not the oceans waves but rather salsa music. For me then the Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s new release, United We Swing, available May 15th, couldn’t come at a better time. These Grammy wining artists bring classic big band salsa via Spanish Harlem, NYC more commonly known as el barrio. United We Swing reminds me of when I was a child watching my mother get dressed up to go dancing at the Palladium or the old Copacabana where dancing, not drinking or picking up a date, was the main affair, and the musica was live not dj’ed. With good reasons, the musicians that make up the Spanish Harlem Orchestra have worked with the legends of salsa like Tito Puente, Hector Lavoe, and Celia Cruz.
One would think it not easy to follow on the success of their previous album, Across 110th Street, which won the Grammy for Best Salsa Album in 2004. With their third album, United We Swing, they have not only matched but surpassed expectations. En El Tiempo Del Palladium plays tribute to the golden age of Latin dance institutions through a son montuno.
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