July 2007 – The Latinx Almanac

“El Sistema” Airs 2007

“…Nothing less than a miracle … the future of music for the whole world.” These heady words of praise from the leader of the Berlin Philharmonic appeared in the London Observer Magazine on July 29, 2007. The praise was for “El Sistema”, the program illuminating the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela. The orchestra’s conductor,… Continue reading “El Sistema” Airs 2007

New Law in Prince William County, Virginia 2007

SLUG: ME-PWILLIAM DATE: 07/10/2006 PHOTOGRAPHER: Tracy A. Woodward/The Washington Post LOCATION: James J. McCoart Administration Center, 1 County Complex Court, Woodbridge, VA SUMMARY: Prince William County Board of Supervisors vote on immigrant measure. Reaction CAPTION: An overflow crowd sits outside the Board Chambers as they listen on monitors to the dicsussion on the counties immigration measure. StaffPhoto imported to Merlin on Tue Jul 10 18:19:01 2007

As the County meeting rooms overflowed with worried residents in the hot, angry Virginia night, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors passed its controversial anti-immigration ordinance. The legislation targeted undocumented immigrants by prohibiting their access to public services and increasing immigration enforcement by local police. The resolution was fiercely contested in a lengthy public… Continue reading New Law in Prince William County, Virginia 2007