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No Person Is Illegal

Posted by drjorge in Community, Culture, LeadershipApr 30th, 2010 | 2 Comments
One of the proudest days of my life was the day I was sworn in as a new citizen of the United States.  After years of waiting and losing tens of thousands of dollars to crooks and scams, after years of hiding from everyone in society, my family was finally able to come out of hiding and be legally recognized.  We owe a debt of gratitude to people like Congressman Luis Gutierrez and the amnesty law of 1986.  As a psychologist, author and advocate of education, I am very proud to say I am a legal U.S. Citizen and an example that immigration reform works. Immigration reform is needed again in order...
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Effective Leadership is Inclusive Leadership

Posted by drjorge in Leadership, UncategorizedJul 22nd, 2009 | 2 Comments
LATINO LEADERSHIP JOURNEY AND RETREAT – FORT TOWNSEND, WA ☼ Strong leadership that is focused on a vision of inclusion and unity is required to move our nation forward.  This vision of inclusion comes from leaders who know themselves, who are proud of their heritage and through that pride are able to empathize and demonstrate compassion for others. I had the distinct honor and privilege to design and facilitate a three day Leadership Training and Development retreat based on principles from my book, “The Promise of the Fifth Sun”.  Twenty -five of the most talented, dedicated and...
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Building a Participatory Democracy

Posted by drjorge in Community, Culture, Leadership, UncategorizedMay 29th, 2009 | No Comments
Building a Participatory Democracy ☼Across our nation, many young people are experiencing the severe impact of our economic downturn. A declining economy has resulted in the denial of basic health and social services to those most in need and is most evident in the increasing deterioration of our educational system that is unable to teach to the growing diversity of its student body. It is estimated that the high trend of Latino students dropping out of school will continue to increase at least throughout the next decade, resulting in more than 50% of Latino youth dropping out of school nationally....
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Time To Retool America

Posted by drjorge in Community, Leadership, Uncategorized, VolunteeringMay 13th, 2009 | No Comments
Time To Retool America Hearing on the Edward Kennedy Serve America Act and Retooling of America; Civic Engagement of Older Adults. ☼This past May 11th I was in Springfield Illinois to hear a presentation of a bill just signed by President Obama, called The Edward Kennedy-Serve America Act. Later in the day, I presented as part of a panel focusing on the Civic Engagement of Older Adults, or retooling of America for new careers or retirement. A major emphasis, both of the Kennedy Act and the hearings involves the push to encourage people to volunteer during this time of crisis. As a means...
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Latino-Bashing? Who Cares?

Posted by drjorge in Community, Culture, Leadership, UncategorizedMay 6th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Latino -Bashing? Who Cares? ☼There are many apparent tragedies associated with these times of change and transition. Large banks and corporations are disappearing daily, huge companies are facing historic lay-offs and many families and individuals are struggling to get by. Arguably, the most tragic losses occur in rural and urban areas with large Latino and immigrant communities. The Mexican flu has transformed into the swine-flu while countless families continue to be deported and parents are continuously separated from their children. In Pennsylvania a young Mexican immigrant man is beaten...
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