April 2010
26 posts
This Wednesday in NYC Puerto Rican Political...
Puerto Rican Political Prisoners: A Panel Discussion!
Wednesday, April 7th 2010
6-8pm
Union Theological Seminary—Social Hall
3041 Broadway, at 121st Street
New York, NY 10027
The 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...
Help for Depressed Latinos Often Hampered by... →
via abbyjean:
Researchers interviewed 54 poor, Spanish-speaking Latinos in Los Angeles who all had mild to severe depression. Based on responses to questions, the researchers determined that 51 percent of the patients stigmatized mental illness. These patients were 22 percent less likely to be taking depression medication, 21 percent less likely to be able to control their depression, and 44...
Venezuela, Russia to ink cooperation agreements
CARACAS, March 31 (Xinhua) — Venezuela and Russia are to sign a series of agreements on Friday to boost cooperation in such fields as energy, industry, transportation, health, education and agriculture.
The pacts will be signed by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Russian Vice Prime Minister Igor Sechin and Venezuelan Vice President Elias...
March 2010
42 posts
You are what you feel... by Griselda
We aren’t just flesh and bones!
“I was inspired to share this information after going through Erykah Badu’s new CD jacket. For those who have it, you will notice how the person growing out of Badu’s ‘head’ is holding a tuning fork on the cover of the CD. I went online to learn more about the healing powers of a tuning fork and ran into this simply amazing...
Chavez Arrests the President of Globovision...
Venezuelan government arrested Guillermo Zuloaga, president of Globovision Television, the only remaining television on public airwaves critical of Hugo Chavez. According to the government, Zuloaga made offensive comments about Chavez (which is against the law in Venezuela) while speaking at a conference of the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) in Aruba, where media representatives...
African women’s depression rising →
via abbyjean:
Cases of anxiety and depression, two leading mental health illnesses, are on the rise among women in some African countries, thanks to the current difficulties in the economy, gender roles and violence, writes Arthur Okwemba. Findings of study done at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi by the African Mental Health Foundation shows that 42% of adults and 41% of children who went...
Voices of Concerned Educators: Call Me Ms. Mala,... →
“But something interesting happened to this Nuyorican girl who was raised by Puerto Rican immigrants to think of herself [as] a white girl with a Spanish surname.”
Maternal Health is a Human Right: Take Action Now!
USA: 41st in Maternal Death
Women are dying needlessly in pregnancy and childbirth. Half of deaths are preventable. We are failing our moms. You can help stop it.
The United States is facing a maternal health crisis. Two to three women die of pregnancy-related complications every day. African American women are nearly 4 times more likely to die than white women. And deaths are just...
Chemical Castration Approved in Argentina: Your...
Argentina has just approved chemical castration for convicted rapists in the Mendoza province. The treatment must be voluntary, and because it’s a medication administered for the duration of their consent to treatment, it’s not permanent.
view more: http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2010/03/19/chemical-castration-in-argentina/
Editorial - Helping Haitians to Work - NYTimes.com →
viaa abbyjean:
One very good thing the United States did to help Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake was to declare that Haitians living here when the quake hit could apply for temporary protected status, a special 18-month amnesty granted to illegal immigrants who cannot safely return home because of natural disasters or other reasons. This was supposed to help Haitians help one another, swiftly...
Big Booty Beauty and the New Sexual Aesthetic by... →
“buttocks are an ever-shifting symbolic site in the body…. Never do they represent themselves.”
“While the poor are offered addiction as a way to escape thinking too much,...”
– Where We Stand: Why Class Matters by bell hooks
