The gay marriage Latino divide; told through the family of a NY politician
It is a scene being played out in Latino homes all over the country, where age and religion often serve as divisive lines in the debate over gay marriage. The Díaz family debate – a microcosm of sorts for Latinos, New Yorkers and Americans nationwide – is a small sample of how Hispanics can be a swing vote in the heated fight.
LCLAA and Colorado Jobs with Justice address human rights abuses
The Labor Council for Latin American Advance (LCLAA), Colorado Jobs with Justice, and community activists, led a delegation on behalf of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), the AFL-CIO, the TUC, the Geneva-based federation of food and agriculture workers, IUF, and American church groups into the British Consulate to deliver a letter to British Ambassador Nigel Sheinwald at the British Embassy in Washington, DC addressing human rights abuses.


