At least 80 Latino workers have been fired from Chipotle restaurant chains in the Minnesota area since last week, according to the Minnesota Immigration Rights Action Committee. While restaurant managers have been mum on the issue, the corporate office has only released a one-sentence statement confirming that the Immigration and Customs Service has requested employment […]
Going Hungry for a DREAM
December 13, 2010 By
A number of students across the nation have gone hungry for more than 30 days in order to bring attention to the DREAM Act. Even the real danger of harming their health hasn’t deterred them and now they have even been joined by civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, a labor leader and co-founder of the […]
Latino to Head Civil Rights Group in Southern California
November 30, 2010 By
On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California named Hector Villagra, a civil rights attorney and the group’s current legal director, its next executive director to succeed Ramona Ripston. “I know I have a tough job ahead of me, but we have a strong organization and strong support, and I fully expect that our success […]
Federal Lawsuit Filed by Estate of Slain Immigrant in New York
November 24, 2010 By
A federal lawsuit filed on Monday in New York by the estate of an Ecuadorean immigrant murdered in 2008, alleges that the civil rights of the victim were violated by Suffolk County, its Police Department and other agencies by their failure to provide equal protection to Hispanics as whites. Marcelo Lucero was stabbed to death […]
Documentary Chronicles Life of Civil Rights Legend
November 16, 2010 By
Nearly two decades after his death, work is underway to ensure that current and feature generations know the story of an iconic figure in the civil rights movement, Mexican American labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Cesar’s Last Fast is a documentary in production that draws its name from the 1988 “Fast for Life” where for 36 […]
Guest Blogger Series: Hector E. Sanchez “One Nation March: Important for Latinos”
October 1, 2010 By
Tomorrow, October 2, thousands of people will gather at the Lincoln Memorial to participate in a march to call for One Nation Working Together— marching for good jobs, for justice, for immigration reform and for education for all. Progressives from around the nation will come together with labor, human and civil rights organizations, youth and […]
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