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- NCLR SUPPORTS LONG ISLAND COMMUNITY’S VIGIL AGAINST HATE
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Published November 14, 2008 @ 07:39AM PT
Washington, DC-“On the heels of a historic election that symbolizes America’s ideals as a diverse nation, we have been brutally reminded about the consequences of leaving hate unchecked,” said Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. “We stand in solidarity with the Long Island community, which is coming together in a vigil this Friday in Patchogue to condemn the murder of one of their members-an immigrant stabbed to death for being Hispanic.” “The wave of hate that is seeping through our communities threatens the fabric of our nation and is costing lives. Americans will not be cowed by those trying to advanc... Read More
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DEL NORTE AND NCLR TO LAUNCH DENVER’S FIRST
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Published November 14, 2008 @ 07:05AM PT
Denver, CO-The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) and Del Norte will open Denver’s first economic mobility center on Thursday, November 20 at 12:30 p.m. at the Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corporation. The center, to be called Mas a Ti, will provide low- and moderate-income families with financial products and services such as check cashing, money transfers, money orders, bill payment, and case management services in the areas of homeownership, Individual Development Accounts, credit counseling, and much more. These services are of particular importance to the Latino community since 36% of Hispanics do not hold bank accounts. Without bank accounts, they are more likely to turn to non-bank financial service providers, like convenience check cashers, who are oft... Read More
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- HISPANIC LEADERS ENDORSE RICHARDSON FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
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Published November 14, 2008 @ 07:00AM PT
Washington, DC – In a letter to President-elect Obama, the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) today recommended New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to be the next Secretary of State. NHLA was established in 1991 as a nonpartisan association composed of 26 leading national and regional Hispanic civil rights and public policy organizations, elected officials, and distinguished Latino leaders from all over the nation. “No one is more qualified to serve as our country’s chief diplomat than Governor Bill Richardson. He helped free hostages in North Korea, Iraq, Sudan, and Cuba, secured an agreement protecting refugees in Afghanistan, negotiated a peaceful transfer of power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and brokered a cease-fire in the tro... Read More
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- NCLR READY TO WORK WITH NEW ADMINISTRATION
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Published November 14, 2008 @ 06:51AM PT
Congratulates New Chief of Staff Rep. Rahm Emanuel Washington, DC-Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, congratulates Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) on being named Chief of Staff to President-elect Barack Obama. “I worked with Rahm in President Clinton’s Administration,” Murguía says, “and I can say from experience that he has an extraordinarily strategic mind and a gift for moving difficult issues forward. He will serve President-elect Obama well.” “Rahm is unmatched as an analyst of the political climate and a legislative strategist. I didn’t always agree with him when we worked... Read More
