August 05, 2008 | VivirLatino

» August 05, 2008

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Tue05Aug2008

Vote from Anywhere

16:47 H — Jennifer

As I am currently abroad, and my politics swing far to the left (had you not noticed?) this apparently means that I am getting updates from Democrats Abroad, a non-profit organization trying to get out the important but too ignored... Read more »

Topics: Politics - US Presidential Race 2008 - World

Mexican Sex Workers Kept Out Of Conference On AIDS/HIV

15:32 H — La Macha

Conferences about AIDS/HIV are important and generally a good thing, right? But what happens when the people most affected by AIDS/HIV are (perhaps deliberately) kept out of the conference? Who is a conference like that really benefiting? Some 25,000 people... Read more »

Topics: Health

Don't Deport Me Scotty

11:30 H — Maegan la Mala

From the same peeps that brought us ICED, we have a video showing us how deportations can hurt, not help. ... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Internet

Gael Garcia To Be a Daddy?

09:36 H — Jennifer

Looks like we are baby obsessed this week...The latest word on the street is that Mala's favorite hunk, Gael García Bernal, is going to be a dad. People en Español reports that sources close to Gael and the purported mom-to-be,... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Chismes

Obama Campaign Responds to Quesionnaire on Immigration. McCain Camp Can't be Bothered

09:33 H — Maegan la Mala

The deadline has come and gone for the U.S. presidential candidates to respond to a questionnaire put together by The Sanctuary, an online coalition of pro-immigrant bloggers and activists that VivirLatino is a part of. While both candidates have made... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - US Presidential Race 2008