Kick off Hispanic Heritage Month at UMKC with this festive outdoors event - Festival de Culturas (Festival of Cultures). This event will include an evening of live Latin music, flamenco dancers, great food, contests and more... Festival de Culturas is a celebration of Latin American culture in Kansas City and UMKC.

Friday, September 17
5 - 9 p.m.
UMKC Playhouse
50th St. and Rockhill Road

Admission to the festival is free.

Sponsored by Minority Student Affairs, Diversity in Action Office, Association of Latin American students, Department of Foreign Languages, Residence Life, Student Life Office, the Minority Affairs Committee of the UMKC Alumni Association and Women's Center.

For more information, please contact Mauricio Fernandez at 816-235-5642 or send e-mail to mf4g9@umkc.edu

Christina Jasso was recognized last night for her work with the Guadalupe Centers Homeless Program. Felicitaciones Christina!

LA MIGRACIÓN NO SE VA A DETENER CON BALAS DE GOMA: CARDENAL NORBERTO RIVERA CARRERA /

CIRO PEREZ SILVA / LA JORNADA

Los gobiernos deben comprometerse seriamente a defender el derecho de sus gobernados a vivir en paz y con dignidad en su propia patria, señaló en su homilía dominical el cardenal Norberto Rivera Carrera, luego de advertir que
cada país debe garantizar a sus habitantes no sólo la libertad de expresión y movimiento, sino la posibilidad de colmar necesidades como educación, salud, habitación y vivienda, cuya carencia los obliga a emigrar a otro país.

Ver nota completa:

http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2004/sep04/0409