VOTO LATINO:  RUMBO AL 2024

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VOTO LATINO: RUMBO AL 2024 Las recientes elecciones y el resultado del control del senado de los EEUU es en parte del resultado de la mobilizacion del voto latino a traves de la nacion. Tuve la oportunidad de conversar y participar en la mobilizacion, y el registro del padron electoral en varios estados. Para mi fue muy imporante observar la participacion del voto de la tercera generacion y cuidadanos con desafios de communicacion. Cada voto cuenta, el acto sagrado de libre eleccion fue para mi muy significativo al ver a cuidadanos con desafios de salud no dejar que estos le impidieran participar en las contiendas electorales El voto latino llevo a la Victoria a los gobernadores de Michigan y Pennsylvania, Virginia, Nueva York y la Florida. Tambien demostro que no somos monoliticos como grupo. Como dijo el gobernador electo, Josh Shapiro: “me conecte con los votantes en la zona urbana y rural y les hable de las cosas practicas que harian sus vidas mejores.” El voto latino fue crucial en la contienda electoral de el senador electo Fetterman (democrata) en Pennsylvania tambien. Ahora que nuestro voto ha cambiado el rumbo y el panorama politico…me pregunto, como vamos a organizarnos para el 2024. La contienda del 2024 es real. Como prepararemos la nueva generacion para participar en el 2024? La generacion Z llevo al congreso por el distrito 10 al democrata Maxell Frost. Como podemos perfilar nuestra agenda colectiva y crear un mensaje para la contienda nacional que tambien sea viable a las necesidades locales de nuestras comunidades. Cuales son los puntos no negociables en la agenda para el 2024? Y como negociamos el progreso y avance de las necesidades de nuestros distritos locales, de nuestras distritos escolares, de la economia y de la criminalidad que nos agobia. Nueva York pide que el crimen que agobia y roba la calidad de vida sea parte de la agenda inmediata de la gobernadora Hochul. Como participamos activamente y demandamos resultados concretos y efectivos. La votacion paso pero la realidad sigue y la vida continua…el plan de trabajo debe ser real tambien y necesita reflejar la realidad que vivimos a todos los niveles despues de la pandemia del Covid, junto a la pandemia de la violencia domestica y la crisis economica. LLega el 2023 y con el la preparacion al 2024 es una de las grandes prioridades que temenos. Asi que ha trabajar y a recla. Read More From This Writer All Post Art Books Business Culture Education Entertainment Food Government Health Interviews Lower West Side Business & Economic Development Medical Military & Veterans Our Community Peace People Sports Uncategorized Who We Are VOTO LATINO:  RUMBO AL 2024 December 23, 2022/No CommentsRead More CRISIS MIGRANTE EN  NUEVA YORK:UMBRAL DE LA  ESPERANZA November 23, 2022/No Comments CRISIS MIGRANTE EN NUEVA YORK:UMBRAL DE LA ESPERANZA Nueva York. Umbral de la Esperanza de millones de migrantes e inmigrantes Read More REFORMA HUMANITARIA October 23, 2022/No Comments REFORMA HUMANITARIA Los acontecimientos en los ultimos dias acerca de los migrantes y personas en busca de asilo politico quienes Read More Load More End of Content.

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A LOOK BACK INTO  BUFFALO’S HISTORY: THE RIOTS OF 1967

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The sixties were a turbulent decade where our nation   saw many changes and challenges to the American psyche, with the Civil Rights Movement in full force, the war in Vietnam, the assassination of leaders, and many race riots defining the decade. Buffalo was the site of one of these race riots which spread throughout the city for several days in late June and early July of 1967. Although it can be argued that the Riots of 1967 were not an actual race riot, the political landscape present in Buffalo created an environment on the East Side which culminates with the breakout of violence and uproar that summer. The start of the riots can be traced to acts of vandalism pointed at a group of black teenagers who busted car windows and storefronts throughout the William Street and Jefferson Avenue business district on the afternoon of June 27th. Not long after the group of youths started destroying private property, they were joined by other groups of people who continued to destroy whatever they could. As a response to the massive amounts of property damage caused, the Buffalo Police sent in over 150 riot police to quell and put a stop to the disturbance however the presence of so many police officers further enraged and angered the crowds which gathered. After a few hours, through the use of tear gas fired into the rioters, the crowds were quickly dispersed, and three police officers and one fireman were injured. The next morning, the outbreak of violence, arson, and looting would continue as buildings were set ablaze and broken glass covered the landscape. In the book, City on the Lake: The Challenge of Change in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus, 1990, author Mark Goldman describes the riots through the eyes of Floyd Edwards, the Buffalo Police Department’s first black lieutenant. Of what Edwards saw, Goldman wrote, Edwards had been on the East Side his whole life and had seen all the changes, from the mixed neighborhood that it once was to the black ghetto it had become. Edwards knew it inside and out and wasn’t surprised by the outbreak of violence that June. The morning after the riots, Edwards was put back in uniform. With a battalion of police officers under his command, he went back onto the streets. The ghetto was still smoldering. Fires still burned at William and Jefferson, Maple and Carlton, and Peckham and Monroe Streets. Plate glass windows all along Broadway and Sycamore had been smashed, and the streets were sprinkled with glass, empty cartons of shotgun shells, tear gas canisters, broken eyeglasses, and bricks. Many of the store windows were boarded up, covered with large pieces of plywood bearing the glowing red and white lettering of the Macaluso Emergency Enclosure Company. Small groups of black teenage boys clustered on the corners, taunting the passing police cars from a distance. As the day wore on the situation grew worse. Beginning at about 4:30 P.M. buses passing through the neighborhood were stoned. As night fell the gangs grew larger and more menacing, and still more windows were broken (even those store owners, some white, others black, who had written “Soul Brother” on their windows were not spared). — to be continued.   Read More From This Writer All Post Art Books & Poems Business Community Education Entertainment español Food & Culture Health Interviews Military & Veterans Peace People Politics Sports A BITTERSWEET NIGHT, LISTENING TO THE MUSIC OF “GITANAA July 6, 2023/No Comments On Saturday, June 24th, my wife and I joined a few friends and enjoyed a night of live Latin music Read More MAKING A MARK ON OUR YOUTH June 6, 2023/No Comments During my column last month, I wrote about having the opportunity to visit my childhood school, Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy, Read More IT STARTS WITH A BOOK May 12, 2023/No Comments IT STARTS WITH A BOOK On Friday, April 29th, I will have attended the 13th Annual Dia del Ninos y Read More Load More End of Content.

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COLUMBIA, EL BUEN AMIGO, LATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE

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COLUMBIA, EL BUEN AMIGO, LATIN AMERICAN – SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE Hola! Pasan mucho cosas, y cada mes unas es del Comité de Solidaridad Latinoamericana! The Latin American Solidarity Committee of the WNY Peace Center is a stalwart part of our history and a steadfast and key part of our current work. The Latin American Solidarity Committee of the WNY Peace Center (LASC) was started during the 1980s when US interference in Latin America was reaching a fever pitch. Concerned citizens of WNY banded together at the WNY Peace Center (WNYPC) to collaborate to assist refugees from South and especially Central America and formed affinity groups for solidarity as people risked arrest through their efforts. LASC has monthly Peace Coffeehouses on current topics with a special focus on Latin American and related justice issues. November’s session at 7-9 pm Monday, Nov. 28, is on Colombia’s Future: Optimism & Realism. The speaker, Camilo Romero, is co-founder of ReGeneracion, a peace-building initiative launched in Colombia and working globally. Camilo organized student and consumer campaigns as a union organizer for Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores. He also leads Story-Healing Workshops, including a recent one in Buffalo co-organized by local activist Esperanza Altazar. The Coffeehouses are held every 4th Monday of the month, in the Lounge of the Canisius College Science Hall, near Main and Delavan Station/ intersection of Jefferson @ Main. (While the adjacent parking lot is closed during construction, you can use street parking along Main Street or in the parking lot at the M&T bank.). Light refreshments (yes, including coffee!) are on hand, and the event is free.  Many previous speakers are well known to Latino Village readers – e.g., Alberto Cappas and Christian Parra re Puerto Rico’s justice struggles; José and Nadia Pizarro re efforts to support climate disaster refugees/family/friends in Buffalo; Talia Rodriquez re Herstory and Latina/youth leadership; Rev. Nancy Rosas, re immigration and sanctuary – as well as speakers from farther away, including Luz Rivera, Consejo Nacional Urbano y Campesino, Mexico; Grahame Russell, director of Rights Action working in Guatemala; and Karen Spring, Honduras Solidarity Network. While the Coffeehouses are usually at Canisius College, in December we have the special treat of meeting at El Buen Amigo. The collaboration between the two groups is longstanding, and it’s always great to be in that wonderful space before the holidays, so beautiful gifts at the fair exchange are readily available! Family members benefit (and so do we!). Join us on December 19, 7 pm, at El Buen Amigo (144 Elmwood) for a (potluck) holiday celebration, and an opportunity to hear from LASC members about the activities of the past year. These include the group’s support and involvement in a dental clinic in Chiapas, Mexico; in a Mayan Weaving Collective; Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravans to Cuba; and so much more. We’ll also talk about prospects for the upcoming year. Please come share your own perspectives! If you’re interested in helping with planning, please contact Terry Bisson at bisson@canisius.edu or 716-838-2962. Feliz Dia del Acción de Gracias!! Solidaridad, Victory, Healing for #PeopleAndPlanet, and Peace and Love!! Si, se puede!! Juntos!! Read More From This Writer All Post Food Health Interviews Lower West Side Business & Economic Development Peace People COLUMBIA, EL BUEN AMIGO, LATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE December 16, 2022/No Comments POST TITLE (CAPITAL) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus Read More ECONOMICS, JUSTICE, LABOR, AND DEMOCRACY! September 16, 2022/No Comments ECONOMICS, JUSTICE, LABOR, AND DEMOCRACY! This country’s economic prosperity was – and still is – built on the backs of Read More EMBRACING BUFFALO August 16, 2022/No Comments EMBRACING BUFFALO Embracing Buffalo is a collaborative effort between two trios of women healers – three who live in Buffalo, Read More Load More End of Content.

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