Fw: Advancing Race, Gender and Economic Equity

[Jacqui Patterson]

FYI...please see the first article re Women of Color and the Green Economy....
 

Jacqui Patterson

Coordinator

Women of Color United

Silver Spring, Maryland USA

443-226-3773

coord...@womenofcolorunited.org

www.womenofcolorunited.org

 

"If our history has taught us anything, it is that action for change directed against the external conditions of our oppressions is not enough." --Audre Lorde

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November 12, 2009 ColorLines Direct. News and commentary from ColorLines magazine and RaceWire blog. An expanded green economy has tremendous potential to positively transform all our communities. Get the tools you need. Nov/Dec 2009 Issue Online Now! Review: Chris Rock's Good Hair Falls Flat The once-bold comedian delivers a blow-dried, glossy version of Black women's hair stories. The Story of Their Lives A new program collects the voices of Latinos throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The TV Show "V": What's The Use of Futuristic Sci-Fi That Only Reinforces Tired Stereotypes? V is very entertaining. But this is a show with absolutely no politics of its own - everything is borrowed and stolen from a myriad of hot-button social issues. Sonia Sotomayor On the Cover of Latina Magazine Justice Sotomayor allowed Latina magazine to photograph her inside the Supreme Court building for this cover shoot. But why did they wash out her skin? Check Out the 2010 Miss Indian Transgender Arizona Pageant This December, Arizona's Native community will be choosing this year's Miss Indian Transgender Arizona to bring visibility to transgender people in the Native community and the issues they face. Food Stamp Distribution Rushing to Keep Pace with Rising Poverty Levels Nearly half of all US children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood. Portraits of San Diego's Immigrant Day Laborers In Oceanside, Carlsbad, Del Mar and north San Diego County, immigrant day laborers wait by the side of the road, hoping a contractor will stop and offer them work. Torn Apart by Deportation ColorLines investigates the effects of deportation on families of color. Harsh immigration policy, compounded by systemic inequities built into the criminal justice system, might not be thwarting terrorists or making our country a whole lot safer. But the laws are doing a great job of breaking up another entity: families of color. Subscribe to the RSS feed Follow us on Twitter RaceWire Mobile - m.racewire.org Become a fan on Facebook ColorLines Direct is the weekly news update of the Applied Research Center (ARC) sent to subscribers, supporters and participants in ARC's activities. ARC publishes ColorLines Magazine, Racewire.org and most recently hosted The Compact for Racial Justice Phone Forums.

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