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Juanes shakes up parliament
5:46 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Celebrities| Music| World · Comments Off
20 Apr 2006
In an effort to raise awareness of the problem of land mines, singer Juanes did a rare performance at the European parliament in Brussels:
Colombian singer Juanes, guitar in hand, made the “eurodiputados” stand up and dance. The reason was to call attention to the issue of landmines.
Yes, the parliamentarians really were up on their feet and dancing around. Don’t believe me? Watch this video (warning: not for the faint of heart or those violently opposed to acts of incredibly soul-less dancing).
At the end of the performance, Juanes was awarded a certificate for 2.5 million euros from the Parliament to aid in the elimination of land mines in his native Colombia.
Juanes is becoming Latin America’s Bono. For his program “Europe and Latin America: Mind your Step”, he spoke to the Parliament on behalf of Colombia like a statesman, before rocking their stuffed suited little butts out of the Eurocámara. Epa!
You can watch a longer video of the performance (more Juanes, less eurodancing) here. (Courtesy Europarl.es)
Via / 20 Minutos and Europarl.es
(Photo via 20 Minutos/EFE)
Irish immigrants for reform: Let us stay
5:12 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California| Immigration| World · 12 Comments
17 Mar 2006
What image comes to your mind when you think of the term “illegal immigrants”? Is it someone with ruddy cheeks, red hair and freckles? Probably not. But there are an estimated 50,000 “illegal” Irish (sometimes referred to as the “Mexicans of Europe”) immigrants living in the U.S., and some are calling for immigration reform:
“They can’t go home if they have a baby, even if they’re married to another Irish person or married to an American,” O’Malley Daly said. “Until they get papers, they can’t leave America. It’s a risk. It would be fantastic if they got their visas to be honest. It really would.”“Everybody wants security, wants border security, wants to know this country is safe,” said Irish Immigration Pastoral Center Director Celine Kennelly. “But there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it.”
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