Archive for July, 2008
Salma Hayek: You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby!
24 Jul 2008As my dear Mala knows, I have a thang for Salma Hayek. Which is why I was so pleased that Mala sent me a link to the following early career film work of Salma’s:
I’m not sure what I’m most intrigued by, Salma’s cute little red cape or the way she flounces out of the car. I do know I need to eat some burgerboy. Right now.
Hugo Chavez’s Brother By Another Mother
11:23 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Politics|Venezuela · Comments Off
24 Jul 2008
During a signing of an oil deal with former Soviet republic Belarus, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez introduced the world to his newest hermano, Belarussian president Alexander Lukashenko.
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, described by Chavez as a “brother”, has long railed against the influence of the United States in world affairs. Western nations accuse him of flouting freedom of speech and assembly in 14 years in power.
“We are struggling against the same adversary — U.S. imperialism, against countries which serve as lackeys of that imperialism,” Chavez said after receiving the “Friendship of Nations” award from the Belarussian leader.
“We are winning, but a long battle still lies ahead. The hegemonist aims have collapsed. American imperialism will continue to fall.”
Aww the two brothers share the same hate for the U.S. Empire! Que cute! I bet they also share being hated by the U.S.
Via / France 24
ICE Swoops Down on Ohio Restaurants
9:23 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration|Ohio · Comments Off
24 Jul 2008
We told you it was only a matter of time before we were announcing and denouncing the latest ICE raid. Yesterday ICE targeted 8 restaurants in Northern Ohio and arrested 58 people.
All those arrested were citizens of Mexico and working at Casa Fiesta, a chain of Mexican restaurants in Ashland, Fremont, Norwalk, Oberlin, Oregon, Sandusky, Vermillion and Youngstown, Ohio, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement.
It said the raid was the culmination of more than a yearlong investigation.
Of the 58 arrested, 54 were men. Three of the four women were released on their own recognizance on humanitarian grounds, ICE said. They are still required to appear before a federal immigration judge who will determine whether they have a legal right to remain in the United States.
Via / Reuters
Transgender Latina Murdered in Colorado
7:56 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Colorado|GLBT|Justice · Comments Off
24 Jul 2008Angie Zapata, just 18 years old, was found beaten to death in her apartment last week.
While most of the country looks to Colorado as the Democratic National Convention approaches, they turn a blind eye to the struggles of the Latina community there.
Via / Blabbeando
More on the Tour de France
23 Jul 2008It was a thrilling finish today for Spaniard, Carlos Sastre. The thirty-three-year old charged away from the peloton on the last climb of the day and eventually won the race by over two minutes. Although his current lead looks strong (and probably would have ensured a biker like Lance Armstrong the overall win) Sastre is not taking anything for granted:
“I want to take things day by day. Tomorrow I think we’ll spend our time regaining as much energy as possible.
“In the time-trial, against riders like Evans and Menchov, I don’t think I have much of a chance. Right now, I don’t want to think about 1:34. All I want to do is recuperate ahead of Saturday.”
The man I was really rooting for, Alejandro Valverde, looks as if he is riding at the top of his game right now, in spite of losing time in the final standings. He finished with the main group of riders, and seemed to be coordinating attacks against Tour favorite, Cadel Evens, with Sastre’s teammates. Taking one for Spain like the true King of the Mountain he is.
Help Rhode Island ICE Detainees and Familias
1:36 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Immigration|Rhode Island · Comments Off
23 Jul 2008Exactly a week ago, we told you about an ICE raid that went down in Rhode Island. While the story is no longer in the headlines and ICE is surely planning to swoop down on another immigrant community, those caught up in the Rhode Island raid need help.
(espanol abajo)
Just a quick update -
Families and people who have been released met today with a great bunch
of volunteer lawyers, and they identified their material needs, which
are enormous, as you can imagine. People are out of work, with family
here and in home countries counting on them to survive. Some of the things
mentioned include:- Money for rent, bills, sustenance, medicine, food (probably the
easiest and most important)
- Food – milk, beans, tortillas, corn, fruit, vegetables
- Pampers, toilet paper, basic household suppliesSome of the family members and people released are working on a name and
guidelines for the fund which will be passed along as soon as they
decide, but in the meantime, St. Teresa Church will have a special
account for cash donations. Checks can be made out to St. Teresa Church. Please put
“redadas” in the memo. Send contributions toSt. Teresa
Attn: Ruth Salvatierra
225 Manton Ave
Providence 02909or cash or food/household items dropped off there. The phone # is
(401)383-3355.* * * * *
Las familias y personas que saltaron se reunieron hoy con unos
tremendo/as abogado/as voluntario/as, y identificaron sus necesidades
materiales, que son enormes, como puedes imaginar. Estan afuera de
trabajo, con responsabilidades para sus familias aca y alla. Unas de las
cosas que dijeron son:- dinero para renta, billes, medicina, comida (dinero es lo mas facil y
mas importante)
- Comida: leche, frijoles, maiz, fruta, vegetables
- Pampers, papel del bano, productos generales de casaUnos de ellos estan dicidiendo el nombre y como va a funcionar el fondo,
y les decimos tan pronto que decidan. Mientras tanto, Sta Teresa va a
abrir una cuenta dedicada para las donaciones de dinero. Se puede hacer
los cheques a St. Teresa Church y enviarlo aSt. Teresa
Attn: Ruth Salvatierra
225 Manton Ave
Providence 02909o puede dejar comida o productos de casa alla. El telefono es (401)383-3355.
I Am Latino…Ask Me: Americanos ask about the power of the Chancleta…
11:35 am By Maegan La Mala · Bilingualism|Blogs Media|chicago|Cities|Culture|denver|Detriot|Entrepreneurs|Features|houston|language|Las Vegas|Los Angeles|Miami|New Jersey|New York City|Philly|Puerto Rico|San Francisco|Tampa|VivirLatino|Washington DC · 5 Comments
23 Jul 2008
Dear Urban Jibaro,
I work in the toy department of a major retailer in a pretty diverse part of Pennsylvania. I see a lot of Latino families and I am curious about something. Whenever a kid throw a tantrum in my department, I hear their mothers threaten them with “John Kletter” and they immediately start behaving in most cases.
I have 3 kids myself and I would love to know how John Kletter can help me when they act up.
My question is “Who is John Kletter, and why are Latino children so afraid of him?
“Gracias” (thats all the Spanish I know)
Misty (Lancaster PA)
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Ok…so being that fact that I am completely new at this, I honestly did not know what the hell Misty was talking about. I googled “John Kletter” and did not find much…and was about to move on to our next submission…that is until I mentioned the question to one of my friends (she made me swear not to reveal her name) who has a thick accent and she said “que eso de jon kleta?”and then it hit me me like a ton of bricks…we had a phonetic translation issue here….John Kletter doesn’t exist…at least not in the Latino universe what Misty actually witnessed was the power of the almighty “CHANCLETA”.
This whole ASK A LATINO thing is gonna be fun…
So now that we got that squared away…Click below to read my official response to the first “ASK A LATINO” question.
Hurricane Dolly : Those Left Behind
11:33 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Blogs|Immigration|mexico|race|Texas|Weather · Comments Off
23 Jul 2008Yesterday la Macha brought up some unresolved issues in terms of Hurricane Dolly, currently hitting the Mexico/Texas border.
One of the questions that many people asked in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was why did people not evacuate. For many, the answer was simple: there was no place to go. Noemi over at Hermana Resist reminds us:
Who was left behind? Who couldn’t afford to evacuate? Let’s see you need money, car, transportation. And coming from a person who lives in a place where 3-4 months out of the year is hurricane season, I could not afford to leave. I could not afford to drive off (if my car made it more than 50 miles), I could not afford hotel stays, I could not afford buying gas and food for the family of 3-5 that I support. I could not afford to leave my job everytime there was a hurricane heading to the valley, that would be 3-4 days without pay and that is half a bill, 1/8 of the rent. I never have been able to cough up the money to board up the windows, tape the windows down, go on a spending spree buying canned food, bottled water, butane, batteries. I know all the precautions of a hurricane and all the things I should buy and should. Do you know how expensive that is? People blame the parents who stayed behind in NOLA, who put their kids at risk. And I’ll tell you, they don’t know what the fuck they are talking about.
VivirLatino Welcomes Guest Blogger The Urban Jibaro with some Sofrito for Your Soul
8:09 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · VivirLatino · Comments Off
23 Jul 2008
VivirLatino is really excited to welcome George Torres, aka The Urban Jibaro as our latest guest blogger. Sofrito is an essential element in all good Puerto Rican things so it makes sense that George tries to keep it real Rican through his website and cultural work.
Bienvenido!
George Torres, The Urban Jibaro
George Torres is a poet, cultural activist and founder of cultural online magazine www.SofritoForYourSoul.com. Having been born & raised between Brooklyn, NY & Bayamon, Puerto Rico, he was reared with traditional Puerto Rican values and incorporated that with what he learned in the streets of East New York. This mixture of elements in his life earned him the nickname “Urban Jibaro” that former Young Lord and Community Leader, the late Richie Perez bestowed on him.
His current projects include Capicu Poetry, a monthly open mic poetry / cultural showcase in Williamsburg Brooklyn of which he is co-founder. He also hosts the first Latino radio show on Blog Talk Radio called Radio Capicu.It is through this work that he hopes to continue to empower the community to promote and document the evolution of Latino culture in order to help second and third generation Latinos reconnect with lost elements of a cultural legacy they rightfully own.
Hurricane Brings Out Fears at Texas Border
2:56 pm By Maegan La Mala · Immigration|mexico|Texas · Comments Off
22 Jul 2008With the latest round of Hurricane season starting up, many Latin@s on the Texas/Mexican border are especially nervous and it’s only partially to do with the weather.
With all this activity, there is still “an elephant in the room” that no one has openly addressed yet — if evacuation becomes necessary, will the border patrol follow through on their threat of separating the undocumented from the general population?
Yes, that’s right, ICE may or may not be planning on checking the ID of people who are evacuating from a life threatening storm. In the past, ICE has stated that they will remove those with no ID from evacuation centers and put them in “secure” facilities to ride out the storm and wait for deportation proceedings. Which, of course, leaves many wondering, is it morally ethical to use life threatening situations to monitor human beings for potential wrong doing?
And are we creating conditions for a Texas version of New Orleans?
Hola!
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