Mexicali.- With the aim of preventing social and gender violence within the framework of the SAFE CITIES FOR WOMEN program, this morning the non-profit association “Diverse People” had the ribbon cutting of the first mural under this concept: “Without Violence”, in Mexicali. Mural elaborated by the recognized Cachanilla plastic artist …
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WHERE WILL I LIVE? —A new children’s book about child refugees displaced by war
New Book Provides Powerful Teaching Guide for Children About Refugees Displaced by War BEYOND BORDERS GAZETTE BOOK REVIEW: “An excellent book that will give children the sensitivity and understanding needed to empathize with some children and families in search of shelter.” Book written by: UN Ambassador Rosemary McCarney (April 2017) …
Read More »Former Assemblyman Manuel Perez appointed to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors
SACRAMENTO.- V. Manny Perez, 44, of Coachella, has been appointed to represent the fourth district on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Perez has been chief government and public affairs officer at Borrego Health since 2015. He served as an Assemblymember in the California State Assembly from 2008 to 2014 …
Read More »Migrants in the United States, the opportunity for Mexico
By: Víctor Hermosillo, Senator in México Young people in Mexico are struggling every day to enter college, unfortunately thousands do not find the opportunity to start because they do not have economic capacity to access or because places in public universities are overtaken by demand; however, of those who manage …
Read More »OUR RELATIONS AND FEELINGS
Every day relations and everything that surrounds us being these people, duties or personal belongings act upon our thoughts, feelings and emotions. These possessions affect our emotional state. Put on a scale whatever surrounds us and weigh it, contemplate it and see if this makes us happy, if this permits …
Read More »MEXICALI’S MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2017-2019 WAS PRESENTED
By: Laura Meza Mexicali. – On May 5th of the present year a ceremony led by the mayor of Mexicali Gustavo Sánchez Vázquez was held where he announced the Municipal Development Plan that will guide the administration of the city in the next three years, he pointed. This ceremony was …
Read More »Made in Mexicali
By: Marco Vinicio Blanco, Journalist Talking about Mexicali is talking about a mosaic of opportunities, cultural nuances, geniuses and proposals. Our land, the cradle of the Cachanilla, the Chinese food, the embracing sun and the Mexicali Rose, has seen this year an unprecedented movement that awakened the social conscience of …
Read More »Gun Control
By: Terry Ahtziry Cardenas Banda, attorney and former professor. Each year around 526,000 people die from armed violence, not counting all those who are seriously injured by the use of weapons or explosives, according to The Small Arms Survey. According to the organization around the world, 875 million firearms are …
Read More »MEXICALI CHILDREN CELEBRATE PUBLIC OFFICE POSITIONS FOR ONE DAY
By: Laura Davidson. Mexicali.- Last April 28, fifty children who are at sixth grade in elementary school took oath to occupy the different positions in the 22nd City of Mexicali cabinet, where they had the opportunity to live the experience of working in public office. For the selection process, a …
Read More »Immigrants’ Strong Desire for Homeownership Will Shape U.S. Housing Markets
-Says New ULI Report, Home in America: Immigrants and Housing Demand Housing Choices in San Francisco, Houston, Buffalo, Minneapolis, Charlotte Suggest Broader Trend WASHINGTON (April 11, 2017) — The housing and neighborhood location choices of immigrants will have a significant impact on urban growth in the U.S. for decades to come, …
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