Opinion/opinión Community Update LUNA REGISTRATION MEETING Lubbock United Neighborhood Association (LUNA) and Lubbock Police Department’s Neighborhood Services Unit will host a registration meeting for National Night Out Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 7 p.m. at St. John’s United Methodist Church in the Garden Room at 1500 University Avenue. Participants will be required to complete a registration form and this will be the only chance to request City officials to attend their National Night Out event. LUNA’s Registration meeting is open to anyone interested in having a National Night Out event, which will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. SILENT WINGS MUSEUM TO MARK D-DAY ANNIVERSARY they will observe the 66th anniversary of D-Day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 5 and noon to 5 p.m. June 6.The museum, 6202 N. Interstate 27, will have World War II-era exhibits, guest speakers, living history reenactments and children's activities. Admission will be free. For information, call 775-3049. BEGINNING COMPUTER CLASS June 2, the Groves Branch Library, will offer a class on Computer Basics. This class is for adults with little or no computer experience. For more information, please call the library at 767-3733. COMMUNITY WIDE GARAGE SALE happening from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 12 at the Copper Rawlings Community Center, 213 40th St. 50TH ANNIVERSARY The Garden and Arts Center will celebrate 50 years with a gala, art auction and butterfly release at 5 p.m. June 12.During the event, the center will recognize artists who have contributed to its success. The center is at 4215 University Ave. For information, call 767-3724. LHS CLASS OF 85 WILL BE CELEBRATING THEIR 25YEAR REUNION July 16 - 18. We are still looking for fellow classmates. If you or anyone you know that graduated in 1985 from Lubbock High School have not yet recieved an invitation please contact Dolores Gamboa Emler at deegam567@ aol.com or Dina Hernandez Botello dina. botello@ttu.edu for your reunion information. Hope to see you all there. "Once a Westerner Always a Westerner!" ARNETT-BENSON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS Join your neighbors and help work for the betterment of the community. Hosted by the Neighborhood Association the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. 2-1-1 NON-EMERGENCY QUESTIONS 2-1-1 is a free help line answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which will link you to health and community services. FREE LEGAL AID OFFERED Legal Aid of Northwest Texas provides free legal services to eligible low-income residents in such areas as public assistance denials, divorce and child support, evictions, foreclosures, domestic violence and consumer fraud. Call 763-4557 or (800) 933-4557. HOT LUNCHES FOR SENIORS Join us Monday-Friday at 12 Noon at one of our five city senior centers! 60 & Over – $2 Donation/Under 60 – $5 Required Cost. Transportation available to seniors 60 and over for $2 donation per round-trip from your home! Available at all 5 senior centers! For information, call 767-2710.
June 2010
Taking Arizona's SB 1070 to Court!
his week, MALDEF and othT er civil rights organizations filed a legal challenge in federal
court to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s anti-immigration and racial profiling law SB 1070. With the enactment of SB 1070, Governor Brewer and other SB 1070 supporters have ignored longstanding prohibitions against racial profiling, unlawful discrimination, and state intrusion into federal authority found in a host of federal and state laws, as well as in the United States Constitution. SB 1070 threatens the legal and constitutional protections afforded Arizona residents and visitors because the law compels law enforcement officers to enforce this draconian law and directs them to engage in racial profiling and dis-
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crimination. The supMALDEF has chalposed “fixer” bill, HB lenged the constitu2162, fails to address tionality of SB 1070 the fundamental flaws for violating the of SB 1070 and adds United States Constifrightening expansions tution’s Supremacy of state power to perClause and both the mit law enforcement Due Process Clause to violate the rights and the Equal Proof Arizona residents tection Clause of the and visitors. Together, Fourteenth Amendthese discriminatory ment. laws will require LaDespite the enacttinos and other immiment of SB 1070, the grants to carry their public supports the “papers” as proof of THOMAS A. SAENZ protection of Aritheir immigration stazona’s immigrants. tus for fear of criminal prosecu- Americans have publicly stood up tion. Moreover, these measures against Governor Brewer and SB will further alienate segments 1070, including Arizona law enof Arizona communities most in forcement organizations and offineed of protection, like victims cers, all-star professional athletic and witnesses to crimes. organizations and their members,
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DID GOOD I went to eat yesterday morning and my family who came out of town took sevWe know our readers have a lot to eral copies of Latino Lubbock Magazine. say! Mail letters to Latino Lubbock “Let- Thank you so much for including my dad ters to the Editor,” Box 6473 Lubbock, and uncle. You did good and keep up the TX 79493, or email them to latinolub- hard work you and your staff do. God bless bock@suddenlink.net. Lupe Martinez Don’t forget to include your name, address, and contact phone number. LETTER TO EDITOR POLICY Mailed letters must be signed. Please note that unsigned letters will not be I've got a question regarding your policy published. Letters are limited to on 'Letters to the Editor'. Some months 100 words. Writers are limited to back I sent in a letter concerning the one letter per month. Submissions may trashy condition of Aztlan Park after a be edited for clarity or space consid- holiday last year. My original letter was eration. Letters are not acknowledged. a bit lengthy and you informed me that if Opinions expressed in letters do not I would shorten it, you would publish it. I necessarily represent the views of La- did and you did publish it. But since then, I have noticed other letters that are longer tino Lubbock. and more than the words required and yet they are published. While they did not MOTHER'S DAY POEM ON appear to be anymore news worthy than LATINO LUBBOCK E-NEWS mine, I wondered why some that are over Thank you, this is a beautiful poem - two the required words are published even if of my nieces recently lost their mother, 47 they're lengthy. Just curious. years old, to Lupus disease two weeks ago and reading this poem just brought Angela Valdez tears - have a blessed Happy Mother's BRAVO! Day!! God Bless, BRAVO ANOTHER WINNING COVER Sylvia Reyes AND INFORMATION! Thank you, Ernestine Omega Cantu M. Ed. OBJECTIVE NEWS Latino Lubbock was the most informed of Lubbock media, about AZ SB 1070. WONDERFUL INFLUENCE Thank you for providing objective news Thank you for this issue and including and being responsible media. my son Matthew Zepeda in it regarding his signing, appreciate the wonderful inRamon Navarro fluence you and the magazine are in our community! God Bless! ADELANTE Dear Christy: Your TV Show Adelante.... MichelleA Gardner was excellent....the interview with Ernesto Barton was awesome; very informative. SUPPORTING OUR Wow, I think you have a great ' Something UP & COMING LEADERS Going .... Going On ' .....You Go, ' AdelanJesse and I (and all the Almanza family) te '...Christy... Carlos Leal would like to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to be at Arleen's sign in. We appreciate the support you SPECTACULAR! The May issue is spectacular! Thank you showed to our Hispanic youth and proso much for the great article about Louis moting the importance of higher educaCardenas and Chris Smith, and especially tion for our up coming leaders. for including their pictures! Thanks again, Maxine Abeyta Maria Alamanza WAKE UP! Wake up SLEEPING GIANT! How can ORGULLO you allow this monstrosity to occur to Los graduados en la revista me ha dado our people! We must demand immigra- tanto orgullo en nuestra juventud y nuestion laws that will respect human beings! tra cultura. Gracias. WAKE UP! Jose Trevino Georgia Rodriguez Copyright 2010 by Latino Lubbock Magazine. All Rights reserved.
FIRST CLASS RACISM SOMETHING MUST BE DONE
national organizations and their convention planning committees, and city and state officials across the nation. But we need more help to repeal this flawed and frightening law. MALDEF needs your continued support to challenge SB 1070. We ask you to spread the word about MALDEF’s efforts to your friends, families, and communities today.
THOMAS A. SAENZ, is the President and General Counsel of MALDEF the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization. Often described as the “law firm of the Latino community”, MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education, and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrant rights, and political access.
REMEMBERING A VETERAN JOHNNY T. TREVINO
This woman is crazy, and probably has a KKK robe hanging behind the door in her office! This is nothing but first class racism! What the heck is wrong with that state? This is the reason why we must continue to organize groups in opposition to her crazy, racist, form of government & laws being enacted by her state! Plus, there are more states observing this situation, and standing in line behind her, ready to go!
My good friend John T. (Johnny) Tevino passed away on June 25, 2009. Except for family, friends, and co-workers few people knew or had heard of Johnny. The only words ever written about him was in the obituary page. Johnny, an unassuming man, came home from Vietnam and lived a normal life. He worked, on his cars, and lived from day to day found the Lord. Johnny and his brother Elex were my best friends growing up in the Guadalupe neighborhood. But Johnny seldom, We must show them that we are not go- if ever mentioned he was a highly decoing to stand and watch as they continue to rated Vietnam War veteran. attack us! In the news today, it was said To my knowledge John never told anyone that 60% of Americans agree with what except family and some friends he was she is doing! awarded the Silver Star for bravery under the line of fire. He was awarded the Purple That's 60% of Americans who think it's Heart for injuries he received from enemy alright for us to be profiled and placed un- forces, the Army Commendation Medal, der a form of apartheid racist government! and the Combat Infantry Badge. This is very sad news for us! That is very We may call ourselves Mexican Amerisad indeed, and something must be done cans, Latinos, Tex-Mex, Chicanos, but we about this! Continue to obtain as much are STILL Americans. How many of you information daily as possible about any have ever heard ‘America’ sung at a fuof this, and share it! Support the groups neral? We Did! That’s how Johnny and all that are actively involved, and engaging of us who have served our country feel. Arizona in the fight against this! These Johnny was laid to rest by a Military type of movements take a lot of funding Honor Guard consisting of, I believe, High also, too many costs involved to mobilize School ROTC Cadets and a recording of and spread the word, please help out as TAPS. Where were we, Veterans, not able much as you can! to give a brother in arm a fitting farewell? Thanks, Miguel Torres
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