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La Caminata de NAMI 2013
El pasado 11 de mayo del 2013 cientos de
personas se hicieron presentes en el Campo Médico de la
Universidad de Toledo con el fin de participar en la
Caminata de NAMI 2013, o “NAMI WALK” por su nombre en
inglés.
Culminó el Taller de Padres, Abuelos y
Familiares
El Taller para Padres, Abuelos y
Familiares que se reuniera en la escuela Woodward High
School y que fuera patrocinado por NAMI de la Ciudad de
Toledo, en colaboración con El Centro de la Mujer
culminó el día 13 de mayo del 2013.
NAMI’s workshop for parents,
grandparents, and caregivers completed May 13
Proyecto de Concientizacián
Comunitaria de Violencia Doméstica
Por
Claudia Annoni, La Prensa
Toledo: El pasado viernes 10 de mayo del
2013, un grupo de trabajadores, agencias sin fines de lucro,
miembros del gobierno, representantes del departamento de
policía, fiscales y personas de la comunidad se reunieron
por primera vez para comenzar con la iniciativa llamada
Proyecto de Concientizacián Comunitaria de Violencia
Doméstica (Domestic Violence Community Awareness
Project.
2013 Brown Bag Summer Concert Series,
Downtown Library
Toledo: Mark your calendars, walk away from the water cooler
and get ready to grab your blanket or lawn chair, favorite
co-workers, family members and a brown bag full of munchies
for the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s
lunchtime outdoor music series.
Lawmakers debate teacher performance
pay
By ALANNA
DURKIN, Associated Press
LANSING, May 12, 2013 (AP): Michigan teachers' performance
in the classroom would play a bigger role in the amount they
get in their paychecks under a proposal being debated in the
Republican-controlled state House.
Study: Immigration bill would help Social Security
By ERICA WERNER,
Associated Press
WASHINGTON, DC, May 8, 2013 (AP): A bipartisan immigration
bill pending in the Senate would strengthen the Social
Security trust fund by adding millions of workers to tax
rolls, and provide a boost to the overall economy, according
to an analysis Wednesday by the Social Security
Administration.
On May 9, 2013, hundreds of Toledo-based FLOC and labor
supporters gathered and marched on Reynolds American in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The goal? To give attention
to its shareholders that Reynolds American is guilty of
numerous human rights abuses, all of which are denied by
company officials. Photo by Jeremy Sprinkle for NC AFL-CIO.
Visit:
www.floc.com
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Ceja appointed director of
initiative on educational excellence for Latinos
U.S. Education Secretary Arne
Duncan announced the appointment of Alejandra Ceja
as the new director of the
White
House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
The Initiative is tasked with expanding academic excellence
and improving educational opportunities for Latinos by
making recommendations to Presid
Library to celebrate 175th
anniversary
By
Kevin Milliken for La Prensa
May
10, 2013: The Toledo-Lucas
County Public Library is celebrating its 175th year of
public service this year, a history which dates back to the
year 1838.
Latino Veterans, others to receive
free dental care
By Kevin
Milliken for La Prensa
May 14, 2013:
84-year old Abelino Ruiz made a fortunate drive down
Sylvania Ave. last year, when he noticed something he could
use.
La-Z-Boy plans new headquarters in
Monroe
MONROE, May 12,
2013 (AP): La-Z-Boy Inc. has announced plans to start work
in June on a new $57 million world headquarters in Monroe.
Library to celebrate annual Claire’s
Day event
By
Kevin Milliken for La Prensa
The Toledo-Lucas
County Public Library
will host a free family book festival on Saturday, May 18,
2013 at the Maumee Branch Library, 501 River Rd.
The 12th
Annual Claire’s Day event is the largest of its kind in
Northwest Ohio.
A census first: Black voter turnout
passes whites
By HOPE YEN, Associated Press
WASHINGTON,
DC May 8, 2013 (AP): New census data show that US-America's
blacks voted in 2012 at higher rates than whites, in a
historic first. Despite increasing population, the number of
white voters declined for the first time since 1996.
CENSUS: Fla. Latinos voted at a high
rate
By MIKE
SCHNEIDER, Associated Press
ORLANDO, May 8,
2013 (AP): Latinos in Florida voted at a much higher rate
than those nationwide in last year's presidential election,
and they also voted at a rate that exceeded other states
with large Latino populations, according to figures released
Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
UT's Lawrence Burns and Amelia Acuna greet
Google's Fulter Hong at the University of Toledo's uHeart
Digital Media Conference on May 10, 2013. La Prensa Photo.
Scott High School Band at the Toledo Heart Walk on May 11,
2013
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Vigésimo quinto
aniversario del Programa Toledo Excel
En
conmemoración del vigésimo quinto aniversario del Programa Toledo Excel
de la Universidad de Toledo se llevó a cabo el evento de la
“Celebración de la Diversidad” el 8 de mayo del 2013.
The
Arts Commission hosts public reception celebrating installation
of Bike Racks project in Downtown Toledo’s Warehouse District
Ten
new Artist Designed Bike Racks were recently installed in the
Warehouse District of Downtown Toledo. These works of functional
sculpture are designed to both brighten the neighborhood with
art and offer a needed use to cyclists in the area.
ent Obama and Secretary Duncan.
Social media
raises concern about Disney trademark for “Día de los Muertos”
By
RUSSELL CONTRERAS, AP
ALBUQUERQUE, May 9, 2013 (AP): When Lalo Alcaraz learned
this week that Disney was seeking to trademark ``Dia
de los Muertos,'' the name of the traditional ``Day of the
Dead'' celebrated by millions in Mexico, other countries in
Latin America, and the U.S., the cartoonist had an idea.
La Liga de las Américas Soccer
Results
May 12, 2013
Potros Neza 6 vs. D. Las Lajas 2
Guadalupe 1 vs. Young Guns 1
D. Holanda 5 vs. Corre Caminos 0
Central Ars. 6 vs. Michigan 1
Las Hermanitas Rodríguez: Grupo/Onda Las Fenix de
Michoacán, México y Houston, Texas chosen to headline
MidWest LatinoFest,
June 8, 2013,
Promenade Park, Toledo.
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