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Laundry in spin cycle

City Council Meeting on Education

Office of Family Engagement and Advocacy
Chief Family Engagemnent Officer
Martine Guerrier
212-374-2323


Martine Guerrier's up and she sounds sincere. She says was concerned she would have to give up her role as a parent advocate when she took on her position as chief family engagement officer, but that hasn't been true.

Jena Six Rally @ City Hall NYC 9-20-07

Thursday, September 20th, 2007
As Civil Rights Activists Converge from Across the Nation, Louisiana Prosecutor Breaks Public Silence to Defend Case Against Jena Six

"JUAN GONZALEZ: Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to gather today in the tiny town of Jena, Louisiana, for a rally to support six African American students known as the Jena Six, who were initially charged with attempted murder for beating a white student in a schoolyard fight. Dozens of solidarity protests are also taking place today on college campuses and towns across the country."

Hovering

Harvest of Empire

Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America

Readers familiar with immigration history as told in books like Roger Daniels's Coming to America will experience a sense of déjà vu with Harvest of Empire by Juan Gonzalez. The immigrant experience is a constant in American life; although the tides ebb and flow, it seems that there always has been an immigrant presence in the United States. What's different today, of course, is where the immigrants are coming from: half are Latin American.

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

I will rise and go to my father.

A clean heart create for me, O God,
and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
Cast me not out from your presence,
and your Holy Spirit take not from me.