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"I want to live life in freedom, to elect someone to represent me," said Fami Kharil, attending a rally in front of the United Nations in New York, on January 22. "I will die for this to happen."
3 February 2011
newsEgyptian Americans support calls for Mubarak’s resignationWhile Egyptian Americans watch the events in their homeland with anxiety, fear and hope for a better tomorrow, the Internet black out imposed by President Hosni Mubarak's government, has made it increasingly difficult to reach families and friends back home. more> Drama of displaced tenantsAt present it is estimated that there are 38,000 displaced New Yorkers, two-thirds of them families, according to information from members of the group Habitat for Humanity. more> Cuomo works to not link bills on property tax cap, rent regulations
DC 37 goes to bat against BloombergMayor Michael Bloomberg is pushing for a major overhaul for city employees, civil service workers and the pension system, which has been backbone of retirement for those two groups for generations. more> It strips six delegates of House voting right"It was significant and regrettable that one of the first acts of the new Republican House was the strip the voting rights of the territorial delegates sent to Capitol Hill by the voters of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Mariana Islands and American Samoa. It's a travesty when you deny elected representatives a vote of such significance," stated U.S. Representative Dr. Donna Christian Christensen. more> Advocates renew fight for DC voting rights
AUDIO: The District of Columbia does not have a full vote in Congress. NPR host Michel Martin speaks about the latest fight to regain the voting rights with R. Clarke Cooper, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans. more> Questions about mayor's plan to run youth jailsFew would deny that state-run juvenile detention facilities are flawed. But a Bloomberg bid to take control of some of those sites has raised a new set of issues. more> Bloomberg Proposes Overhaul Of Juvenile Justice System
For the jobless, a place to reconnectTom Weibrecht, 54, a former capital projects manager, has sold his house and moved into a rented apartment, a move that "lots" of his friends in the Jewish community have made. He comes to Connect to Care from his Bedford apartment at least three times a week, "to keep busy, you have to keep focused." more> Schools Chancellor offends race and class with ‘birth control’ and ‘Sophie’s Choice’ remarksMerely two weeks into her tenure, un-credentialed NYC Schools Chancellor Cathie Black has put her foot in her mouth twice at the same event. more> Black in trouble
Two Filipinas tell story of human trafficking in New YorkLeticia Moratal and Jacqueline Aguirre, both victims of human trafficking in New York, spoke about heir ordeals with their employers at a press conference on January 18. more> Human trafficking - the modern day slavery
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Op/EdGOPers make good on their promise to attack illegal immigrantsRepublican Rep. Steve King of Iowa's birthright bill now pales in comparison to Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee's proposal to build 20 federal prisons to house undocumented migrants. more> Looking beyond the tragedy in TucsonGun violence is also a real issue for us. While working on gang violence issues in Los Angeles, I found out that we also have young people caught within the webs of street violence. more> With rent laws expiring, tenants need militancyWould Silver and the Assembly Democrats be willing to stand up? They have suggested that they may not pass Gov. Cuomo's proposed property tax cap unless the Senate renews the rent laws and repeals vacancy decontrol. However, only the most naive would count on them sticking to it. more> briefs |
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