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and participants at eight sites
across the United States.
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Yesterday the New York Times (NYT) began a series of articles about US Catholic leaders recruiting priests from other countries to serve in US parishes... read more
The General Assembly of the United Nations proclaimed December 18 International Migrants Day and adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of... read more
New Routes to Community Health embraces the values articulated in this United Nations Document, ratified 60 years ago today.
On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly... read more
I glimpse hope of a more humane, comprehensive immigration reform as Cecilia Muñoz, senior vice president for the office of research, advocacy and legislation at... read more
I published a news feed commentary from the New York Times that backed Obama’s choice of Janet Napolitano of Arizona for homeland security secretary, which... read more
[Commentary] In a visionary blueprint for the use of technology and innovation, the Benton Foundation proposes that President-Elect Barack Obama take immediate action to connect... read more
In November 2008 the youth participating in creating radio novelas as part of SALUD: Healing through the arts, began conducting workshops a variety of health... read more
Mental health is a challenging topic, and even more so when it crosses cultural boundaries. Thus, working on “Egal Shidad, stories of mental health” with... read more
Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health is pleased to announce the completion of its first production, a program about mental health which aired multiple times... read more
Many low-income Americans were wary of banks even before the latest round of failures and takeovers. Is a semi-reformed payday lender the right guy to... read more
"It’s time to tell a new story about immigration in this country. Current dominant narratives do not reflect our country’s values, and are eroding public... read more
Fabiola Hamdan, Brenda Gonzalez and Shiva Bidar-Sielaff
Dear Mr. President:
Congratulations! It has been a long campaign
season and one that has made us all dream and hope... read more
Election Day - What an amazing day it is! Enormous, historic, no matter what the outcome. As we wait for the polls to close, it... read more
This recent report from the University of Nebraska at Omaha quantifies the multi-billion dollar effects that immigrants have on the state's economy.
From the Executive Summary
Immigration... read more
Health and immigrant rights groups affiliated with the Health Rights Organizing Project are collecting artwork from across the country to promote the importance of health... read more
I am an unrepentant stage mom. I have watched my son be fully himself, completely immersed in a character on stage. From being cast as... read more
Tania Unzueta of Radio Arte sent me some photos of the young people who worked on the radio portion of the Chicago Salud project. I... read more
On August 15th, Salud had its first standing room only performance! Over 300 people, many of whom were directly connected to the young actors and... read more
Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health will air a program about mental health in the Twin Cities on October 6th at 7:30pm on KFAI FM... read more
Ethiopia : There has been no rain for a very long time in some parts of Ethiopia. Ogaden liberation front is fighting the Ethiopian government... read more
A fabulous documentary aired on PBS that I wanted to let people know about. Maid in America, produced by Impacto films, follows four domestic workers... read more
Recently I heard what was called an improbable American story. It was the story of a young minority woman who grew up in household of... read more
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc has put together a list of raid related resources that you can access and utilize in your community's on-line... read more
Vietnamese Americans who came to the United States as political refugees are suffering from higher rates of mental health problems than non-Latino whites, an indication... read more
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