You searched for "Hispanic Federation" - Latino Rebels https://www.latinorebels.com/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:22:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.latinorebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/cropped-lr-logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 You searched for "Hispanic Federation" - Latino Rebels https://www.latinorebels.com/ 32 32 31216860 ‘Support Latino Creatives’ Letter Aims at Building Power https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/16/supportlatinocreatives/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/16/supportlatinocreatives/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:07:48 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210604 Dozens of Latino organizations have recently drafted and signed an open letter calling on the entertainment industry and members of the viewing public to support work done by Latino creatives—especially in the midst of Hollywood strike that puts the work of Latino creatives disproportionately at risk.

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Lawmakers Look to Improve Mental Health Access Among Latinos, But Barriers Persist https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/10/latinomentalhealthaccess/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/08/10/latinomentalhealthaccess/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 19:35:44 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=210469 New rules announced by President Joe Biden and a new bill introduced by Sens. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) look to eliminate the high costs and enduring stigma that keep many Latinos from seeking mental health care.

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Latino Vote Surged in 2022 Elections, Experts Say https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/11/10/latinovote22/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/11/10/latinovote22/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:57:43 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=202353 Latinos made up about one in 10 of the votes cast during the 2022 midterm elections, according to a study conducted by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials. Roughly 35 million Latinos were eligible to vote, representing 14 percent of the electorate.

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Women’s Networks Drive Puerto Rico’s Decolonization Work https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/10/12/puertoricowomennetworks/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/10/12/puertoricowomennetworks/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2022 15:53:06 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=200756 Puerto Ricans are pushing for sustained interconnectivity between stakeholders doing the rebuilding in the islands and the diaspora and its allies advocating for long-term investment from the mainland -- and these coordination efforts are largely driven by women’s networks.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Others Seek Silver Lining in Puerto Rico https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/09/14/linmanuelmirandahurricanemaria/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/09/14/linmanuelmirandahurricanemaria/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:35:54 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=198851 Five years after Hurricane María slammed into Puerto Rico and exposed the funding problems the Caribbean island has long faced, philanthropists warn that many of those issues remain unaddressed, just like the repairs still needed for the American territory’s physical infrastructure.

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Civil Rights Groups Call on Biden Administration to Condemn Insular Cases https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/02/11/civilrightsgroupinsularcases/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2022/02/11/civilrightsgroupinsularcases/#respond Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:41:22 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=189203 "The Insular Cases, as you know, are a line of Supreme Court cases that held that the 'alien races' and 'savage tribes' in Guam, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories acquired as a result of the Spanish-American War were not entitled to the same constitutional rights and protections afforded to residents of the states, nor were they on a path to full political participation," reads the letter from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Brennan Center for Justice, Dēmos, Hispanic Federation, Human Rights Campaign, and others.

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Supreme Court Case Tests Equal Rights of U.S. Citizens in Puerto Rico https://www.latinorebels.com/2021/11/10/vaellomadero/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2021/11/10/vaellomadero/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:50:56 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=186607 On Tuesday, November 9, the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in the case of United States v. José Luis Vaello Madero. At issue is whether a U.S. citizen has equal access to social safety-net programs when living in a U.S. territory.

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Latino-Led Groups Launch First-Ever Bilingual Online Academy Against Gerrymandering https://www.latinorebels.com/2021/10/26/redistrictingacademy/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2021/10/26/redistrictingacademy/#respond Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:46:10 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=186044 The Hispanic Federation and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice launched the Redistricting Academy, a first-of-its-kind bilingual resource center which aims to empower Latinos "to advocate for district maps that reflect the diversity of their population," according to a press release.

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OPINION: The Killing of Adam Toledo and the Torture of Caron Nazario https://www.latinorebels.com/2021/04/17/adamtoledocaronnazario/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2021/04/17/adamtoledocaronnazario/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2021 18:26:39 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=180212 The killing of Toledo and the assault on Nazario are just the latest examples of the extent of state-sponsored violence against Latinos.

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Georgia Is Really Just the Tip of the Iceberg (OPINION) https://www.latinorebels.com/2021/03/26/georgiavotersuppression/ https://www.latinorebels.com/2021/03/26/georgiavotersuppression/#respond Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:02:28 +0000 https://www.latinorebels.com/?p=179342 Instead of focusing on changing their policy priorities to align with those of Georgia voters, one party decided to change the rules of the game to make it less fair and block participation.

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