Archive for March 17th, 2010
Paquita la del Barrio would rather have dead children than children raised by gays
5:32 pm By la Macha · GLBT|mexico|Music · 3 Comments
17 Mar 2010Well, ain’t this some sorta shit? Paquita la del Barrio, an old time Mexican singer (she sings rancheros), announced in an interview that she’d rather see her child dead than adopted and raised by teh gays.
But she doesn’t mind teh gays marrying.
I realize La del Barrio is old school, so there’s not much that many of us can probably do or say to change her mind. So instead, I’ll just leave you all with a far more compelling image than dead children.
via Blabbeando: Mexican couples get married!
Save the Date Puerto Rican Political Prisoners: A Panel Discussion! April 7TH, NYC
12:39 pm By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Justice|New York City|Puerto Rico · Comments Off
17 Mar 2010
Puerto Rican Political Prisoners: A Panel Discussion!
Wednesday, April 7th 2010
6-8pm
Union Theological Seminary
Social HallThe Church and Society program and the Latin@ Caucus of Union Theological Seminary would like to invite the faculty and student community of Union, as well as the wider community, to a panel discussion regarding the plight of the Puerto Rican political prisoners currently being held in the United States. The political status of Puerto Rico will also be addressed.
Our Panel will consist of legal and pastoral activist/scholars that will frame the issue of these political prisoners within a context of justice, mercy, democracy and the right to political self-determination. Our panelists include:
Attorney Jan Susler of the Poor People’s Law Office in Chicago, IL;
Attorney and Law Professor Eduardo Villanueva Muñoz, of Maria de Hostos School of Law, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico;
Episcopal Priest Father Luis Barrios, Professor/Chair Department of Latin American & Latin@ Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice-City University of New York.
We eagerly anticipate your presence and participation in this critical discussion. For further information please contact Professor Cruz or Richard Colon, Chair of Latin@ Caucus.
One Reason to March for America : Immigrant Health Care Needs Excuded in Reform Bill
8:36 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Events|Health|Immigration|March for America|Politics|Washington DC · Comments Off
17 Mar 2010In just a few days the March for America will jump off and thousands of gente from comunidades across the country will arrive in D.C.. Each person will have their own individual story and reason for being there and some of the messages will even conflict pero the unifying message is justicia for migrantes and their familias.
I will be highlighting over several posts some reasons why people are heading to D.C., including why I am going, and even some issues I have with the rally itself.
One reason to attend the March for America is to demand that immigrants not be ignored when it comes to health care reform.
In recent posts here at VivirLatino, La Macha has been pointing out how the current immigration and health care system fail immigrants, especially mujeres. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), who was poised as the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Champion, has been taking heat for saying that he won’t support the current health care reform proposal on the Senate floor because it prevents undocumented immigrants from using their own money to buy into the health care exchanges.
Wait, aren’t Republicans supposed to be against telling peeps what to do with their money?
When you’re an immigrant, I guess the rules are different.
PS. I never do this, pero please click on the March for America ad on the sidebar and the NCLR banner on the top to show them that you support them supporting independent Latino media like us, even when we disagree with them 
Hola!
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