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PBS will be airing Latinos ’08, a documentary illustrating the growing political power of Latinos in the United States, tomorrow night, Wednesday, October 8, at 9 PM ET. 

According to Phillip Rodriguez, the award winning Los Angeles filmmaker, his documentary explores the increasing presence of Latinos on the American political scene through the wider lens of ethnic politics across U.S. history.  Henry Cisneros, former mayor of San Antonio and Clinton Administration cabinet member adds, “This is just the latest chapter of the American immigrant assimilation story.”

Along with Cisneros, several increasingly influential Latino political scholars, commentators, and leaders will be featured.  Check your local listings to tune in.
 



Monday, October 6, 2008

Join the Student Voices Facebook Group!

Introduce your friends to Student Voices by inviting them to join the new Facebook Group, Student Voices by MATT, for updates on news articles, blog posts, and videos. Encourage your friends to participate in the discussion of real world issues and use their voice to promote change. 

MySpace users can look forward to a new Student Voices MySpace group within the next couple of weeks.



VotoLatino, a group dedicated to empowering the community by promoting positive change, San Antonio radio station, 98.5 FM "The Beat," and Planeta Mexico Club are looking for volunteers to help register an estimated 1,000 potential voters, this Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Planeta Mexico Club, located at 3830 Parkdale St, in San Antonio, from 9 PM to midnight.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Steve Franco, with VotoLatino, at stevefranco@votolatino.com, for more details.  All volunteers must be deputized, a simple process conducted at your local elections office.

Remember, October 6 is the last day to register for the upcoming election, so stop by on Saturday, register to vote, and get the chance to win some great prizes.

 

 



Thursday, October 2, 2008

The Goverment Bailout: Act II.

Why this is happening, how it happened, where we are now, what we can do, and what this means for all of us.



Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Taxi to the Dark Side

After being dropped by the Discovery Channel for its "controversial" nature, Alex Gibney's Academy Award winning documentary, Taxi to the Dark Side, aired last night for the first time on television on HBO.



Business and community leaders across the country launched a new ad with MATT.org last week. 

View the ad here.

Check it out in the press.



Tuesday, September 23, 2008

The lowdown on Government bailouts.



Which of the following issues is most important to you?

 

 



Tuesday, August 12, 2008

What is microlending????

You may have heard the terms 'microlending' or 'microfinance', but you may still be wondering what they mean in the real world.

Student Voices by MATT.org spent a few days outside of Monterrey, Mexico with microlending greats ADMIC and Kiva to get you a firsthand look at what microlending means to the working poor.  We'll be posting a great video with interviews from Kiva and Admic staff as well as some of Mexico's most endearing small business owners soon.

But first, here is a peek at Kiva.org and their work (in this story, in Uganda).  Kiva lets YOU be a part of the microlending phenomenon.  (Yes, it's really a phenomenon, which means you better get take advantage of this free crash-course we're providing!)



Monday, July 28, 2008

"Undocumented" film trailer

What do you think?