Adelante Mujer Conference: Latinas Inspiring Young Latinas

Conference Celebrating 18 Years of Inspiration

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; It all starts at community college.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Children who participate in Head Start programs are significantly better prepared to start school, according to a new study conducted by Child Care Results, a firm specializing in child development data analysis. The finding was released on the heels of a proposed federal budget that would cut these benefits to over 200,000 children nationally – approximately 27,000 children in California.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; El filósofo y politólogo boliviano, René Zabaleta Mercado, introdujo algunos términos que, a raíz de los recientes brotes políticos en el Norte de África y en el Medio Oriente, resultan ser útiles para entender los procesos políticos que se desarrollan en esta región.</p>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Zabaleta Mercado empleó los términos de “Momentos Constitutivo” y “Disponibilidad” después de hacer un análisis sociológico-histórico de los gobiernos oligárquicos y dictatoriales de América Latina.</p>

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In Support of Planned Parenthood

   As a minister who has long followed the work of Planned Parenthood, I am dismayed at the latest attempt to curtail funding for the outstanding work it performs in communities across America in hundreds of clinics. Eliminating family planning programs would result in millions of women across the country losing access to such basic healthcare as cancer screenings, contraception, HIV testing and counseling, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, and annual exams.

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