[Reader-list] Voices 74

[Rehan Ansari]

This Week's Voices That Must Be Heard
By IPA-New York, a sponsored project of the Independent Press Association 
Edition 74: 17 July 2003. 


NEWS ITEMS:
Preventable lead poisoning in central Brooklyn injures young by David Mark Greaves, Our Time Press, 1 July 2003. English language. 
The cognitive development of our young is severely threatened by malevolence, ignorance or neglect. MORE.

Rep. Rangel pulls for Perkins, blasts Bloomberg by J. Zambgba Browne, Amsterdam News, 16 July 2003. English language. 
Rep. Charles B. Rangel, one of those invited to give Bill Perkins a boost at a press conference in Harlem, rebuked both Mayor Michael Bloomberg and activist Dr. Lenora Fulani for their campaign to institute nonpartisan local elections. MORE.

Homeland Security has blocked Irish woman's return home to U.S. family for last seven months by Sean O'Driscoll, Irish Voice, 9 July 2003. English language. 
Bridget Reuter, 61, a grandmother, U.S. resident, and the wife of a veteran, traveled to Ireland to attend a wedding and was not allowed to re-enter the U.S. from Shannon. MORE.

A hundred Chinese garment workers protest and win by Lin Ching, China Press, 10 July 2003. Translated from Chinese by Connie Kong. 
On the afternoon of July 9th, nearly one hundred Chinese garment workers, mostly female, protested in front of Wild Cat Service Corp, an occupational training center. As victims of 9/11, they were qualified to get compensation from the September 11th Fund and receive one year of free health insurance, in addition to attending occupational training classes. On Monday, when they came to class on time, they were told that classes had ended, five weeks before schedule. MORE.

Bush bid for Jews' votes zeroes in on Gen X, GOP nurtures cadre of activists by E.J. Kessler, Forward, 11 July 2003. English language. 
The White House is nurturing a cadre of Generation X Republican Jewish activists, many of them Orthodox, as part of a concerted strategy to boost Republican strength among Jewish voters-and Jewish political donors-in the run-up to the 2004 election. MORE.

Bloomberg supports bilingual education by Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News, 10 July 2003. Translated from Polish by Anna Milewska. 
For changing his mind about bilingual education, Mayor Bloomberg stands to gain the gratitude of thousands of immigrants and their children. Unfortunately, at the moment bilingual classes are only available in Spanish and Chinese. MORE.

BRIEFS:
Local senator leads fight against media merger by Heather Haddon, Norwood News, 16 July 2003. English language. 

Korean small businesses leaving Manhattan by JooChan Kim, Korea Times New York, 11 July 2003. Translated from Korean by Jeongwoo Han. 

Leaked EPA report says post-9/11 dust is toxic by Su-Ping Tsin, China Press, 7 July 2003. Translated from Chinese by Connie Kong. 

Caribbean immigrants at mercy of unscrupulous immigration consultants by Tony Best, CaribNews, 15 July 2003. English language. 

Fear of gangs increases in Paterson by Carolina Sotola, Hoy, 7 October 2003. Translated from Spanish by Karina Valencia. 

The young are out of control during summer vacation by Jun-yong Ahn, Korea Daily News, 2 July 2003. Translated from Korean by Sun-yong Reinish. 

EDITORIALS:
One more Bangladeshi has been attacked in Jamaica, Queens, while returning from mosque, Weekly Thikana, 4 July 2003. Translated from Bangla by Moinuddin Naser. 
Locals say that this is the third such incident that has taken place in the area. This does not include the incident two weeks ago when Mian was coming back from prayer and outside the same high school some kids shouted out at him that he is Muslim and an enemy. MORE.

Call for naming anti-Shia violence sacrilegious, News Pakistan, 17 July 2003. Translated from Urdu by Rehan Ansari. 
On July 4 three men massacred 53 Muslims in a Shia mosque in Quetta, Pakistan. MORE. 
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