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A Special Event for African CNN Hero Marie DaSilva and Jacaranda School, Malawi

Publisher — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:57:01 +0000

Please Join celebrity host Ricki Lake, The Immigrant Magazine and a some special co-hosts at Soho House on Sunday, June 3 for the Jacaranda School in Malawi

Diversity Visa Program for DV- 2013 Results Released

Publisher — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:11:46 +0000

Diversity Visa Program for DV- 2013 Results Released

27th Annual AIDS Walk New York to Visit the NYSE GMHC CEO Dr. Marjorie Hill, to Ring The Opening Bell

Publisher — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:57:02 +0000

The landmark fundraising event will take place on Sunday, May 20, and will raise millions of dollars for GMHC—in its 30th year-and 41 other important tri-state area AIDS service organizations. These vital funds allow GMHCand its community partners to continue providing food, housing, medical care, and much more to people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as vital prevention work that reaches hundreds of thousands throughout the tri-state area.

Historic 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest

Publisher — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:44:36 +0000

This year also marks the Bicentennial of Louisiana statehood.Celebrations are taking place all over the state. I jump-started my enjoyment of JazzFest with a free concert in Congo Square in Louis Armstrong Park.This is a great way for me to enjoy the city and JazzFest by partaking in a concert,where music was created and that gave birth to jazz and many other forms of music.People United for Armstrong Park presented the first annual Jazz in the Park-"Treme Music Series" produced by NOSACONN in partnership with Beaucoup Entertainment & Loisirs Lit.

Awards of SEEFest 2012; Screenings continue in Austin, Texas!

Publisher — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:10:59 +0000

The 7th annual South East European Film Festival, SEE Fest 2012 concluded Monday night at UCLA’s Bridges Theater in Los Angeles with the screening of the Turkish epic FUTURE LASTS FOREVER, an exploration of the parallel pasts and Anatolian elegies directed by Özcan Alper, which also won Bridging the Borders award for best feature film of the festival.

STATEMENT BY EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT FRED P. HOCHBERG ON THE PASSAGE OF H.R. 2072

Publisher — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:41:13 +0000

The Bank will continue financing U.S. exports to meet increasing foreign competition and fill the void when commercial financial support is unavailable. This is a no cost jobs bill. Ex-Im Bank export financing currently supports over 1,000 American jobs every working day.

Haitian Flag Day 2012

Publisher — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:29:28 +0000

Haitian Flag Day 2012 Starring Tabou Combo

EX-IM BANK RENEWS $100 MILLION AFRICA INSURANCE INITIATIVE

Publisher — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:50:19 +0000

The Bank also anticipates expanding the availability of its export financing in three sub-Saharan African countries: Cameroon, Ethiopia and Tanzania. Ex-Im Bank’s board of directors is expected to authorize cover-policy expansions for each respective country in May. The changes will be made possible by risk-assessment upgrades that were recently approved through a federal interagency review.

Ahead of Supreme Ct. Hearing, Legislators Grill SB1070 Author

Publisher — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:34:27 +0000

The law’s author, former Senator Russell Pearce, stood as the sole defender of the bill, which makes it a crime to be in the state without proper documentation. Calling it “reasonable” legislation, he described the day’s meeting as “mostly politics.”

Uninsured Immigrant Women Go Underground for Birth Control Pills

Publisher — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:44:33 +0000

Maria (who declined to give her last name), buys Mexican-made birth control pills without a prescription from the local Yerberia (herbal medicine shop) where she also works. On other occasions, she gets the pills from her mother who buys them in Mexico and brings them back across the border.