Standing FIRM (Free subscription) | yesterday
April Page of Alliance to Develop Power got folks on their feet who are currently facing challenges that need justice. Janet Murguia gives a shout out for what we did in the past election.”Yes, we can and we did!” I love how this is feeling like church with the call and response! “Uh-huh!”, “Yes!”, “Preach!” [...]
LA Times (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... Sen. Hillary Clinton instead."There's a growing angst. But we're still optimistic," said Janet Murguía, president of the National Council of La Raza.Willon is a Times staff writer.Times staff writer Peter Nicholas contributed to this report.
Drunk at idrunk.com (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... of immigrant hate sparked by local politicians who have called for enforcement of immigration law. JANET MURGUIA, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA: Steve Levy has taken a notably hard line against immigrants in his county & has been lauded by cable hosts like Lou Dobbs as a folk hero. TUCKER: a community has shown no tolerance for a crime. Seven teenagers were quickly arrested & charged...
HispanicTrending (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
... more qualified to serve as our country's chief diplomat than Gov. Bill Richardson." Board member Janet Murguia, the president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, added this about Richardson: "His appointment would send a powerful message to Latinos throughout our country as well as to our neighbors in this hemisphere." Now I wonder what message it sends that President-elect...
¡Ya basta! (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
The Hate Killing of Marcelo Lucero Should be a "Wake Up Call for America" “Words have consequences, and hateful words have hateful consequences." Janet Murguía Washington, DC—The brutal murder of Marcelo Lucero, a Suffolk County, Long Island man of Ecuadoran descent, brought seven national civil rights organizations together today to denounce the recent wave of brutal hate crimes against...
PWW Daily Online (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... a “Mexican.” “We want to express our alarm over the rise of hate crimes on our communities,” said Janet Murguía, president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza. “This fatal beating of a Long Island Latino man should be a wake up call for all America,” added Murguía. “Suffolk County mirrors the experience of many communities where hate, fostered on a national scale, has...
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
WASHINGTON - Prompted by the killing of a Latino immigrant in , civil rights leaders denounced Suffolk County Executive - along with other politicians and the news media - yesterday for cultivating what they characterized as an atmosphere that encourages racial and ethnic hate crimes.Janet Murguía, president of the National Council of La Raza, blasted Levy for pushing what she called...
The Unapologetic Mexican (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
... good example of elected officials stoking the fires of anti-immigrant sentiment,” [NCLR CEO] Janet Murguía said. “For two years we have urged politicians and members of the media to show some restraint in echoing the damaging rhetoric that demonizes our communities.” Levy accused Murguía and other critics of blurring the distinction between legal immigration, which he said...
Global Intelligence News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
... extremists in our communities and speak with one voice to say we will not be dehumanised,” argued Janet Murguía, director of the National Council of La Raza, the oldest and largest Hispanic American civil rights organisation. Murghía was joined by representatives of African-American, Asian-American and Jewish groups concerned about the rise in hate crimes, especially in the context...
WinkyDog (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
“We feel like we had a big stake in the election and that’s what prompted this historic turnout,” said Janet Murguía, president of the National Council of La Raza. The advocacy group did wait long to begin publicly pushing the new president-elect to recognize this support with key White House and Cabinet positions.
HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Any surprise ? ...Hispanic leaders said they provided the margin of victory in Florida, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada. “We feel like we had a big stake in the election and that’s what prompted this historic turnout,” said Janet Murguía, president of the National Council of La Raza. The advocacy group did wait long to begin publicly pushing the new president-elect to recognize this support...
Democracy for New Mexico (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
... and I think we will see representation in the Obama Cabinet and at the White House," said Janet Murguia, president of the National Council of La Raza.
Riehl World View (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... feel like we had a big stake in the election and that’s what prompted this historic turnout,” said Janet Murguía, president of the National Council of La Raza. The advocacy group did wait long to begin publicly pushing the new president-elect to recognize this support with key White House and Cabinet positions. “At some point in the first term we would definitely expect to see an...
HispanicTrending (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... states of Colorado, Florida, Nevada and New Mexico. "I'm not one to promote quotas," said Janet Murguia, president of the National Council of La Raza and a senior aide in Bill Clinton's White House. "But I think it would be difficult to see a Cabinet at this historic moment in the country that wouldn't reflect diversity. So it's our expectation that we would see a diverse Cabinet...
ScrippsNews (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
... Blacks: 96-4.-- Hispanics: 67-32-- Whites: 43-55.At least 10 million Latinos voted, surmises Janet Murguia, president of the National Council of La Raza. NCLR was part of the coalition effort by Hispanic organizations to boost voter registrations by more than a million. Preliminary figures show Latino voters made up nine percent of the total national electorate, or just over 10 million.The...
