Archive for June 25th, 2007
Juanes says: “Legalize it!”
5:15 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Colombia|Drugs · Comments Off
25 Jun 2007
Colombian rock superstar Juanes has a message for his country’s government: legalize it! Like many other prominent Colombian figures (Gabo included) Juanes believes that depenalizing drug use and sales could lead to a decline in drug related violence and mafias. According to Spain’s 20 Minutos:
“We have to start thinking about depenalizing some part of this, to try to minimize and weaken this mafia,” said the singer, who clarified that his proposal is for the long term and he admitted that his country still isn’t ready to start that debate.“It’s been 5 decades of a war that doesn’t end, and it won’t end as long as it’s so productive.”
Expect a lot of pundits both in Colombia and here in the U.S. to have a strong opinion about this idea.
Via / 20 Minutos
Latin American countries experiencing job growth
2:45 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Labor|Latin America|Peru · Comments Off
25 Jun 2007
Latin American countries traditionally plagued by unemployment and weak economies are beginning to experience a notable level of job growth, according to Forbes.com’s list of “The World’s Hottest Job Markets”, based on Manpower’s quarterly Global Employment Outlook. The South American countries ranked in the Top 5 for job growth: Peru and Argentina:
Manpower’s quarterly Global Employment Outlook, which surveyed over 50,000 employers across 27 countries, ranked Peru No. 2 and Argentina No. 4 in expected job growth for the July-September quarter. The firm scored each country by subtracting the percentage of companies that said they plan to cut back on workers from the percentage that said they plan to add them. A country where 75% of employers plan to add to their workforces and 25% plan to cut them, for example, scores +50%. Peru rated +48%, while Argentina weighed in at +38%.
Experts say that the rub is in whether or not this growth is sustainable. Number one on the list is Singapore, while the U.S. barely made the ranking, coming in at number 10.
Via / Forbes.com
Latinos Represent Their Gay Pride
11:00 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Events|GLBT|history|New York City · Comments Off
25 Jun 2007
While yesterday officially marked Gay Pride here in NYC, the season kicked off on Sunday, June 3 with the first of the borough festivals, organized by the Queens Lesbian and Gay Pride Committee. The group estimated that 40,000 people attended the 15th Annual Queens LGBT Pride Parade and Festival held in the very Latino hood of Jackson Heights to celebrate and uphold this year’s theme, “United for Equality.” On that day a street,the corner of 77th Street and 33rd Avenue, was named after a local Latino Edgar Garzon, a man murdered in August 2001.
Mexico and American Dream Face Off in the Streets and on the Field
9:37 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Immigration|Los Angeles|mexico|Sports · Comments Off
25 Jun 2007
Yesterday, with the news that the U.S. Senate will debate immigration reform (yet again)this week, thousands of people in the Los Angeles area took to the streets to demand comprehensive immigration reform.
Chanting “Si, se puede” which in English means “It can be done” – the crowd began the march at Hollywood Boulevard and Ivar Avenue. It came to an end at a stage set up at Hollywood Boulevard and Orange Drive.
Meanwhile all eyes were on the Los Angeles Police Department following their less than stellar community relations tactics at an earlier pro-immigration rally.
Before the march began, Los Angeles police handed out yellow fliers to passers-by that explained the department’s commitment to participants’ free speech and its goal for a safe atmosphere during demonstrations. Community relations officers wore jackets that identified who they were to the crowd. Police set up media sections around the demonstration, in case mayhem erupted.
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