It is my pleasure to once again announce registration forthe 4th Latino/Multicultural Student College Fair and LeadershipConference. This year’s event will be held on Friday, October 24that the Thomas and King Leadership and Conference Center at Georgetown College. On behalf of Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Kentucky StateUniversity, Georgetown College and the Kentucky College Access [...]

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Dear Friends, We are now recruiting volunteers for our Fall 08 season. We welcome your support to volunteer or to pass this along. Thank you, Mara
Volunteers Needed- Adelante Hispanic Achievers!
Adelante Website
If you have a skill to share and a commitment to help, we welcome your expertise
Adelante Hispanic Achievers is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization which [...]

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Statewide News Release
Contact: Gwenda Bond or Beth Fisher,
(502) 564-6786,ext. 3325 or 4012

African-American and Hispanic/Latino Leadership Conference on HIV/AIDS Set
Event Designed to Empower Communities to Reduce Disparities in HIV/AIDS

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 14, 2008) - The Kentucky Department for Public Health’s (DPH) 13th Annual African-American and Hispanic/Latino [...]

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[Op Ed to the Courier Journal, April 2008]
On March 30th, 2008 the Courier Journal ran an article about the terms we use to refer to certain groups of people, to each other. We appreciate the CJ and Ms. Platt for raising this important issue and candidly exploring the power of words, particularly in the [...]

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In November of 2008, the United States will elect a new president. States and localities will elect public officials to represent them and give them a voice in the political dialog that decides what policies, what laws, and programs will pass. The right to vote is a relished right and the cornerstone [...]

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The inaugural statewide network meeting took place in Louisville, Kentucky on July 23rd 2008. Representatives from organizations that advocate and serve the growing Latino community were present to discuss the creation of a new statewide network. The purpose of the meeting was to facilitate new contacts, information- and strategy-sharing, and set the stage [...]

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Ivan’s memorial unites area again
Playground planned at community center

By Ben Zion Hershberg • bhershberg@courier-journal.com • July 7, 2008

The common theme for nearly a dozen speakers at yesterday’s memorial service for Cesar Ivan Aguilar-Cano was the sense of unity the little boy’s death brought to the community.

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