Are you still elated by Obama's victory? ... two weeks after Election Day people keep talking about it at events, community meetings, bars and cafés with the fervor felt on E-Day. I overhear conversations about it at the coffee shop on College Avenue I go to every day. (Best Flor de Caña there by the way!.)
On the Nov. 4 elections...Congratulations to San Francisco Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval, who will be seating on the bench for the San Francisco Superior Court...one of the few Latino judges there...(Felicidades Gerardo!)... Newly elected John Avalos will take Sandoval's place on January 2009 as Supervisor for District 11...www.Avalos08.c0m... By the way, you are invited to a fundraising breakfast for John this Thursday, Nov. 20, 8 am to 9 am. Call Jacqueline P. (415) 955-1100 ext. 111 o email jep@platinumadvisors.com for details. Same day but in the evening and in Oakland, newly elected Councilmember at Large Rebecca Kaplan and supporters will be celebrating her victory!
...Green does it all...Hundreds of KPFA Radio listeners attended a Green event the other night in Oakland. Keynote speaker Van Jones shared his excitement about President Elect Obama and the opportunities for minorities. His book "The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems" has made the New York Times Bestseller List!..For more on Van Jones, please scroll down and connect the dots (Green Collar Economy)
...Congresswoman Barbara Lee also has a new book "A Renegade for Peace and Justice." Lets never forget that she was the only person who stood up and voted NO to the war on Iraq!
...Those of you with money and the desire to share it (we can always find money for the things that matter to us) maverick grant maker Bill Somerville is conducting a seminar on philanthropy at UC Berkeley this Thursday. Mr. Somerville is a national authority on the subject. His son is KTVU's anchorman Frank Somerville for more information please go to Mr. Somerville's website: www.venturesfoundation.org
It is that time of the year when the least thing you can do is help those less fortunate than you and I. Suppot the Alameda Food Bank, an effort by Alice Lai-Bitker and many others....For details, please scroll down, look to your left, and connect the dots (A Call to Help)
VAMONOS AL CINE!
...The 12th Latino Film Festival is still going on! Please go to www.Latinofilmsociety.org for details....Continúa el 12vo Festival de Cine Latino en todo su esplendor hasta el 23 de Noviembre. Para detalles visite www.latinofilmsociety.org
OKAY, I'LL WRITE IN SPANISH PUES...!
...Telemundo 48 prepara la noche de gala a realizarse en el 2009, en la que premiarán a distinguidos empresarios Latinos del Area de la Bahía. Tomarán nominaciones de las Cámaras Hispanas de Comercio de cada Condado quienes a su vez sólo pueden nominar a socios (wink-wink! hay que hacerse miembro de la Cámara correspondiente)...Por si no se había enterado el empresario de medios y locutor Marcos Gutierrez recibió un reconocimiento hace unas semanas de parte de la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de San Francisco así mismo el empresario de Oakland Manuel Alvarez fue también galardonado.
....Eye Brow Lounge is the place to go these days if you want to have your eye brows well defined. Aresa and her associates use waxing, threading and other methods to make you even more beautiful! Walk ins welcome at 5916 College Ave. Oakland 94618 (Rockridge District) - (No, she did not pay me for this announcement but she will if you go and get your eyebrows fixed!) Tell them I told you! www.eyebrowlounge.com
...Money talk is in order for many of us and not just because of the apparent recession...we spend more than we have says Aurora Medina, a money coach ready to help you to understand why you relate to money the way you do.... For details on Aurora's Circles of Money and workshops please scroll down and connect the dots (Money Talk)...
...I have just graduated from a wonderful statewide program for womenand would like to invite others to apply, if you wish. The 2009 California Issues and Trends from Leadership California is accepting applications now. The fees for the program can be paid by your employer, sponsor, or from your packet (Like I did) It is an opportunity for learning from accomplished professionals, networking with great women across California, being up-to-date in the
issues that affect our state and lives and perhaps redefining our professional and life strategies.
More info: www.LeadershipCalifornia.org
Hasta Pronto!
Lupita Figueiredo
(510) 599-2748
Lupitanews@gmail.com
P.S .- For any media and community relations, emarketing campaigns and multicultural communications services (like creating a newsletter for you or your organization) don't hesitate to contact us. www.CapacityPR.com
GREEN COLLAR ECONOMY...
A friend of mine said that Jones' agent said that in the months before he got Jones' book into production, some publishers told him to stop trying to convince them to publish it because, they said, they thought that African-Americans would not read a book on green issues and that White folks would not read a book on green issues written by a person of color. (!)
Van Jones' book presents a very intelligent and how-come-nobody-thought-about-it-before approach to creating thousands if not millions of jobs while protecting our environment. "We can’t drill and burn our way out of our economic and ecological ills, but we can invent and invest our way out," says the author.Contrary to predictions, this book is selling! "The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems," in fact, is the first environmental book written by an African-American that makes the NY Times bestselling list. Go buy it would you?
MONEY TALK
Would you like to create a more purposeful and prosperous life and improve your relationship with money? Would you like to understand and remove unconscious money blocks? You can benefit from Money Coaching!
Join Aurora Medina in the Mariposa Circles (small groups of 6 women.) Medina MA., possesses a master's degree in Transpersonal Psychology and a master's degree inHumanities with emphasis on Women's Spirituality. She specializes in the psychology of money. Private sessions available.
Would you like to create a more purposeful and prosperous life and improve your relationship with money? Would you like to understand and remove unconscious money blocks? You can benefit from Money Coaching!
Join Aurora Medina in the Mariposa Circles (small groups of 6 women.) Medina MA., possesses a master's degree in Transpersonal Psychology and a master's degree inHumanities with emphasis on Women's Spirituality. She specializes in the psychology of money. Private sessions available.
Contact info: www.AuroraMedina.com or please call (650) 581-1090.
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Pedirá Internacional Socialista reunión con Obama sobre migración . Por Gloria Islas. Enviada
Puerto Vallarta, Jal., 18 Nov (Notimex).- La Internacional Socialista acordó buscar una reunión con el presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, a fin de que se pueda concretar un acuerdo migratorio.
En el marco del Consejo de la Internacional Socialista (IS), la gobernadora de Zacatecas, Amalia García, resaltó que Obama tuvo una votación histórica, y muchos de esos sufragios provienen de los latinos, lo que "seguramente los llevará a considerar un acuerdo migratorio".
Precisó que buscarán esa reunión para plantearle dos propuestas concretas sobre el tema, en el sentido de que no haya un clima de persecución y discriminación para los migrantes, además de que se pueda regularizar su actividad económica en ese país.
García Medina destacó que en medio de la crisis financiera en el mundo es pertinente reconocer las labores de los migrantes, quienes aportan con su trabajo 200 mil millones de dólares a Estados Unidos y 24 mil millones a México.
Pidió no temer al regreso de los migrantes, no verlos con preocupación o como una posibilidad de generar tensión en el país, sino al contrario.
En su discurso, la gobernadora de Zacatecas reconoció a la Cámara de Diputados por su apoyo en la creación de un fondo de 300 millones de pesos para apoyar el regreso de connacionales al país.
Precisó que el objetivo es que no haya una política asistencialista, sino de incorporarlos a la vida económica y social de México.
La política perredista expuso la necesidad de que se aproveche la experiencia adquirida por los migrantes para apoyarlos con micros y pequeñas empresas y ofrecerles las condiciones de una real inserción en la vida nacional.
Planteó también que quienes regresen pueden traer sus pertenencias, equipos o instrumentos sin que la Secretaría de Hacienda les cobre un sólo peso, además de garantizarles la educación y servicios de salud.
Al respecto, la líder nacional del PRI, Beatriz Paredes, ratificó el apoyo de su partido a los migrantes mexicanos, y dijo que la IS insistirá en una reunión con Obama para buscar el acuerdo migratorio, ya que muestra una posición más progresista.
"Nosotros creemos que se abre una expectativa, que el triunfo de Barack Obama es histórico, no sólo un triunfo político; y si es consistente con los discursos pronunciados, su preocupación por los derechos humanos, por la inclusión debería incidir en una política migratoria mucho más comprensiva", puntualizó
La dirigente del Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) confió además en que se puedan profundizar las relaciones de México con Estados Unidos.
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