Evelina Alarcon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Evelina Alarcon
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Writer and activist Langston Hughes at 100
February 15, 2002NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Langston Hughes centennial has taken center stage here this month, with an exhibit of Hughes’ papers at Yale’s Beinecke Library, showing through April 20, and celebrations at local libraries and schools.
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FARC submits proposals to reduce intensity of conflict
February 15, 2002As renewed peace talks in Colombia continue, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) has submitted its proposals for reducing the intensity of the conflict.
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Latinos protest immigration laws in Utah
February 15, 2002SALT LAKE CITY – The Latino community here rallied Feb. 2 for unionizing undocumented workers, reforming immigration laws to recognize the necessity of immigrant labor and granting federal amnesty to all workers who entered the United...
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International Notes
February 15, 2002South Korean labor calls for unity in election struggle/U.N., 10 countries observe Colombia peace talks/ILO protection sought for India’s export zone workers/Norwegian nominates Bush, Blair for Nobel Peace Prize/Greek farmers protest government farm policy
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USWA protests
February 15, 2002PITTSBURGH – Steelworkers, environmentalists and student progressive groups erected a 15-foot effigy of AK Steel Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Richard M. Wardrop, on the University of Pittsburgh city campus Feb. 12.
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Tudeh Party condemns Bushs axis of evil
February 15, 2002The Tudeh Party (Communist Party) of Iran last week strongly condemned President George Bush’s designation of Iran, Iraq and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as “the axis of evil” and his threats against the three...
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International Notes
February 8, 2002Indian peace coalition backs India-Pakistan peace talks/Israel jails 600 reservists/Greek farmers protest government and European Union farm policies/General strike brings Bangladesh to a halt/Iraqi communists welcome visit by U.N. special envoy
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Pediatricians support adoptions by gays
February 8, 2002CHICAGO – The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), an organization of 55,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists, said in a news realease Jan. 30 that children who are born to, or...
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