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Sunday, December 21, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Hilda Solis as Labor Secretary
Calif. Congresswoman Solis Tapped to Head Labor
Updated 3:01 p.m.
By Alec MacGillis
Barack Obama has selected Los Angeles congresswoman Hilda Solis to run his Labor Department, a labor source confirmed today.
Elected to Congress in 2000, she previously served two years in the California Assembly and six in the State Senate, where she was the first female Hispanic state senator. She attended California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California, beginning her career in the Carter White House Office of Hispanic Affairs. She later worked as a management analyst with the Office of Management and Budget.
Solis has pushed in Congress for more training for so-called green-collar jobs -- jobs that advance industries toward greater energy officials. In the California state Senate, she successfully advocated in 1996 to increase the state's minimum wage from $4.25 to $5.75 an hour. She the only member of Congress on the board of American Rights at Work, a pro-labor group helmed by David Bonior.
In Congress, Solis sits on the House Energy and Commerce committee, the Natural Resources committee, the select committee on energy independence and global warming and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. She has also been outspoken against domestic violence.
Solis, who was born in Los Angeles in 1957, will be the third Hispanic in the Cabinet (in addition to Bill Richardson and Ken Salazar), and the fifth woman (in addition to Hillary Rodham Clinton, Susan Rice, Janet Napolitano and Lisa Jackson), should she win Senate confirmation. She is also yet another Obama pick who originally supported Clinton in the primaries. Solis was an avid supporter of Clinton but was then aggressively courted by Obama as the primaries ended as part of his push to win over Hispanic voters.
Other individuals who had been mentioned for the Labor post include: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, Berkeley professor Harley Shaiken, and labor activist Mary Beth Maxwell, who is the executive director of American Rights at Work.
In all likelihood, the next secretary will spend much of her time contending with the looming battle over the Employee Free Choice Act, legislation supported by Obama that would make it much easier for unions to organize workers but which is opposed by business interests.
Labor unions hailed the choice. "We're thrilled at the prospect of having Rep. Hilda Solis as our nation's next labor secretary," said AFL-CIO president John Sweeney in a statement that also noted that Solis has overwhelmingly pro-labor voting record. "We're confident that she will return to the labor department one of its core missions - - to defend workers' basic rights in our nation's workplaces."
Updated 3:01 p.m.
By Alec MacGillis
Barack Obama has selected Los Angeles congresswoman Hilda Solis to run his Labor Department, a labor source confirmed today.
Elected to Congress in 2000, she previously served two years in the California Assembly and six in the State Senate, where she was the first female Hispanic state senator. She attended California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California, beginning her career in the Carter White House Office of Hispanic Affairs. She later worked as a management analyst with the Office of Management and Budget.
Solis has pushed in Congress for more training for so-called green-collar jobs -- jobs that advance industries toward greater energy officials. In the California state Senate, she successfully advocated in 1996 to increase the state's minimum wage from $4.25 to $5.75 an hour. She the only member of Congress on the board of American Rights at Work, a pro-labor group helmed by David Bonior.
In Congress, Solis sits on the House Energy and Commerce committee, the Natural Resources committee, the select committee on energy independence and global warming and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. She has also been outspoken against domestic violence.
Solis, who was born in Los Angeles in 1957, will be the third Hispanic in the Cabinet (in addition to Bill Richardson and Ken Salazar), and the fifth woman (in addition to Hillary Rodham Clinton, Susan Rice, Janet Napolitano and Lisa Jackson), should she win Senate confirmation. She is also yet another Obama pick who originally supported Clinton in the primaries. Solis was an avid supporter of Clinton but was then aggressively courted by Obama as the primaries ended as part of his push to win over Hispanic voters.
Other individuals who had been mentioned for the Labor post include: Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, Berkeley professor Harley Shaiken, and labor activist Mary Beth Maxwell, who is the executive director of American Rights at Work.
In all likelihood, the next secretary will spend much of her time contending with the looming battle over the Employee Free Choice Act, legislation supported by Obama that would make it much easier for unions to organize workers but which is opposed by business interests.
Labor unions hailed the choice. "We're thrilled at the prospect of having Rep. Hilda Solis as our nation's next labor secretary," said AFL-CIO president John Sweeney in a statement that also noted that Solis has overwhelmingly pro-labor voting record. "We're confident that she will return to the labor department one of its core missions - - to defend workers' basic rights in our nation's workplaces."
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Latin American Presidents call for end of U.S. economic blockade of Cuba.
Presidentes de 33 países rechazaron la aplicación de medidas contrarias al derecho internacional, como la ley Helms-Burton, y exhortaron al gobierno de EU a detener su aplicación.
Publicado: 17/12/2008 15:56
Costa do Sauipe. Los mandatarios y representantes de los 33 países de América Latina y el Caribe demandaron este miércoles el fin inmediato del "inaceptable" bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero impuesto desde 1962 por Estados Unidos a Cuba, "incluida la aplicación de la llamada Ley Helms-Burton".
En una Declaración Especial difundida al final de la I Conferencia América Latina y el Caribe (CALC), realizada en el balneario brasileño de Costa do Sauipe, los gobernantes de la región pidieron a Washington "que cumpla con lo dispuesto en 17 resoluciones sucesivas aprobadas en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas y ponga fin al bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero que mantiene contra Cuba".
"Rechazamos de la forma más enérgica la aplicación de leyes y medidas contrarias al Derecho Internacional como la Ley Helms-Burton y exhortamos al gobierno de Estados Unidos de América a que ponga fin a su aplicación", agrega el documento.
En este sentido, solicitan que Estados Unidos "detenga la aplicación de las medidas adoptadas en el curso de los cinco últimos años con el objetivo de fortalecer y profundizar el impacto de su política de bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero a Cuba.
Publicado: 17/12/2008 15:56
Costa do Sauipe. Los mandatarios y representantes de los 33 países de América Latina y el Caribe demandaron este miércoles el fin inmediato del "inaceptable" bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero impuesto desde 1962 por Estados Unidos a Cuba, "incluida la aplicación de la llamada Ley Helms-Burton".
En una Declaración Especial difundida al final de la I Conferencia América Latina y el Caribe (CALC), realizada en el balneario brasileño de Costa do Sauipe, los gobernantes de la región pidieron a Washington "que cumpla con lo dispuesto en 17 resoluciones sucesivas aprobadas en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas y ponga fin al bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero que mantiene contra Cuba".
"Rechazamos de la forma más enérgica la aplicación de leyes y medidas contrarias al Derecho Internacional como la Ley Helms-Burton y exhortamos al gobierno de Estados Unidos de América a que ponga fin a su aplicación", agrega el documento.
En este sentido, solicitan que Estados Unidos "detenga la aplicación de las medidas adoptadas en el curso de los cinco últimos años con el objetivo de fortalecer y profundizar el impacto de su política de bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero a Cuba.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Cuba joins Grupo de Rio
Cuba entró al Grupo de Río
Es el miembro número 23
EFE
BRASIL - El Grupo de Río incorporó el martes a Cuba como miembro pleno en una reunión celebrada por este mecanismo de consultas políticas en el marco de la Cumbre de América Latina y el Caribea la que asistió el presidente de la isla caribeña, Raúl Castro.
Bienvenida
"Es un privilegio dar la bienvenida a Cuba como miembro del Grupo de Río en esta reunión", dijo el mandatario mexicano, Felipe Calderón, que ejerce como presidente pro témpore del Grupo y cuyo anuncio fue seguido de un prolongado aplauso.
Calderón aseguró que "la presencia de este país hermano será muy valiosa para la construcción de un destino común con valores compartidos".
De esta forma, Cuba se convierte en el miembro número 23 del Grupo de Río constituido en diciembre de 1986 en Río de Janeiro como mecanismo de consulta y concertación política.
Sus fundadores fueron Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, México, Panamá, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela.
A ellos se sumaron en diferentes fechas Belice, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guayana, Haití, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay y República Dominicana, más la Comunidad del Caribe (Caricom), representada actualmente por Jamaica.
Integración regional
Al dar la bienvenida a Cuba, Calderón expresó su deseo de "aprovechar la capacidad de convocatoria del Grupo de Río para contribuir a los esfuerzos de cooperación e intercambio de experiencias" dentro de los distintos mecanismos de cooperación regional.
"En 20 años se ha consolidado como interlocutor representativo de la región ante otros países y grupos de países", afirmó Calderón, al recordar que el próximo jueves se cumplirán dos décadas de la creación del Grupo de Río.
Raúl Castro agradeció a quienes aprobaron el ingreso de su país, decisión que se tomó el pasado 13 de noviembre en una reunión ministerial celebrada en Zacatecas (México) y resaltó que la misma es un "reflejo del momento singular que viven América Latina y el Caribe".
Momento histórico
"No sé qué pensarán ustedes, pero para nosotros es un momento trascendental de nuestra historia", manifestó el presidente cubano.
Castro, que hizo un recuento de los momentos cruciales vividos por la revolución cubana, principalmente de los combates de todo tipo que ha tenido que librar contra Estados Unidos y sus aliados, evocó a su hermano Fidel, a quien reemplazó de manera interina en la jefatura del Estado en agosto de 2006 y definitivamente en febrero pasado.
"Es un momento trascendental", repitió, y a renglón seguido contó que le había comentado momentos antes a su canciller, Felipe Pérez Roque, "cuánto lamento que no sea Fidel el que esté sentado aquí, aunque nos debe estar viendo por televisión".
Según Castro, Cuba "ingresa con el propósito de fomentar la comprensión y solidaridad" entre las naciones de la región.
"Lo hace con el deseo de trabajar a favor de la justicia, la paz, el desarrollo y el entendimiento entre todos nuestros pueblos", sostuvo.
El mandatario cubano agregó que al ingresar al Grupo de Río, Cuba lo hace "compartiendo el apego mutuo al derecho internacional, a la carta de las Naciones Unidas y a los principios fundamentales que rigen la relaciones entre las naciones".
Entre ellas citó la no injerencia en los asuntos internos de los Estados, el rechazo a la agresión, a la amenaza, al uso de la fuerza y al empleo de medidas coercitivas unilaterales, con el fin de impedir a cualquier Estado el ejercicio del derecho a escoger su propio sistema político, económico y social.
Por su parte, el presidente venezolano, Hugo Chávez, consideró que el de hoy es "un acto de justicia" con la isla caribeña.
Monday, December 15, 2008
al-Zaidi award
Muntadar al-Zaidi
. Iraqi television journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi stood up and shouted "this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog," before hurling a shoe at Mr Bush which narrowly missed him.
With his second shoe, which the president also dodged, Mr Zaidi said: "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq."
See it here.
President Bush ducks as the shoes are thrown
Mr Zaidi, a correspondent for Cairo-based al-Baghdadiya TV, was then wrestled to the ground by security personnel and hauled away.
"If you want the facts, it's a size 10 shoe that he threw," Mr Bush joked afterwards.
Correspondents say showing the soles of shoes is a sign of contempt in Arab culture. Iraqis threw shoes and used them to beat Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad after he was overthrown in 2003.
Mr Bush's unannounced visit to Baghdad came a day after Defense Secretary Robert Gates told US troops that the Iraq mission was in its "endgame".
. Iraqi television journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi stood up and shouted "this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog," before hurling a shoe at Mr Bush which narrowly missed him.
With his second shoe, which the president also dodged, Mr Zaidi said: "This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq."
See it here.
President Bush ducks as the shoes are thrown
Mr Zaidi, a correspondent for Cairo-based al-Baghdadiya TV, was then wrestled to the ground by security personnel and hauled away.
"If you want the facts, it's a size 10 shoe that he threw," Mr Bush joked afterwards.
Correspondents say showing the soles of shoes is a sign of contempt in Arab culture. Iraqis threw shoes and used them to beat Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad after he was overthrown in 2003.
Mr Bush's unannounced visit to Baghdad came a day after Defense Secretary Robert Gates told US troops that the Iraq mission was in its "endgame".
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Multicultural Education conference: Free: Sacramento
“Youth Rising – Radical Healing and Activism
in the Post Civil Rights Era”
Saturday, February 21, 2009
8:30am – 2:00pm at
CSUS, University Union
FREE
Admission, Refreshments and Parking
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Shawn Ginwright.
Conference Schedule
Refreshments: 8:30-9:00am
Keynote: 9:00-10:15am
DSA Workshop. Organizing in the Spirit of Barack Obama and Cesar Chavez. With Dr. Duane Campbell.
How to organize for social change. Dr. Duane Campbell
in the Post Civil Rights Era”
Saturday, February 21, 2009
8:30am – 2:00pm at
CSUS, University Union
FREE
Admission, Refreshments and Parking
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Shawn Ginwright.
Conference Schedule
Refreshments: 8:30-9:00am
Keynote: 9:00-10:15am
DSA Workshop. Organizing in the Spirit of Barack Obama and Cesar Chavez. With Dr. Duane Campbell.
How to organize for social change. Dr. Duane Campbell
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Film: Che
Not to romanticize Che, but to understand the history.
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