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| Date: 03-05-2010 |
| Federal Jobs Legislation Must Have Local Impact, Say Civil Rights Leaders |
| February?s unemployment numbers, arriving on the heels of a $15 billion bill passed by the House of Representatives to jumpstart hiring, emphasize the need to reach the hardest-hit neighborhoods and communities with job opportunities, according to NCLR (National Council of La Raza)?the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States?and the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP)... |
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| Date: 03-04-2010 |
| Community Leaders Call for Accountability at 2010 NCLR National Latino Advocacy Days |
| Senator Robert Menendez (D?NJ) and Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D?IL) addressed nearly 350 Latino leaders from more than 100 community-based organizations in 30 states today as part of the 2010 NCLR National Latino Advocacy Days... |
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| Date: 03-03-2010 |
| Representative Luis Gutierrez to Address Community Leaders at the 2010 NCLR National Latino ... |
| Community Leaders Will Be Available for Comment (See Below).. |
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| Date: 03-03-2010 |
| 2010 NCLR Capital Awards Presented to Senator Harry Reid, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, ... |
| The 2010 NCLR Capital Awards paid tribute to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D?NV) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R?FL) last night for their commitment to the policy priorities of the Latino Community... |
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| Date: 03-02-2010 |
| Consumers Demand Accountability: NCLR Delivers Petition Calling for a Strong Consumer ... |
| Fed-up consumers from throughout the nation got their message to Congress today when NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, delivered a petition to Senator Christopher Dodd (D?CT), Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and members of the Senate with more than 1,200 signatures from the public... |
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| Date: 03-01-2010 |
| NCLR Expresses Deep Sympathy for Those Affected by the Earthquake in Chile |
| NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, expresses its deep sympathy and support to the people of Chile impacted by Saturday?s earthquake... |
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| Date: 02-26-2010 |
| Department of Labor Grants $3.4 Million to NCLR?s Carreras en Salud Program |
| NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, applauds the U.S. Department of Labor for investing in health care training programs in high-need Chicago communities... |
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| Date: 02-25-2010 |
| New Report Finds that States Could Miss Out on Rare Opportunity to Improve Early Childhood ... |
| Preliminary findings indicate that states are lagging woefully behind in taking advantage of opportunities to better serve diverse student populations, particularly Latinos and English language learners (ELLs), according to a report released today by NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States... |
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| Date: 02-19-2010 |
| Civil Rights Coalition Urges Congressional Leadership to Act Swiftly on Debilitating Jobs Crisis |
| Twenty-Five Civil Rights Organizations and Economists Issue Bold Proposal for Alleviating Jobs Crisis to House Speaker Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Reid.. |
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| Date: 02-18-2010 |
| Civil Rights Organizations, Economists to Issue Bold Proposal to Congress for Rescolving Jobs Crisis |
| Twenty-Five Civil Rights Organizations and Economists to Issue Bold Proposal to Congress for Resolving Debilitating Jobs Crisis.. |
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