- November
- 30
The No. 7 subway line in NYC is one of the places where young immigrants are rallying for the DREAM Act today, according to organizers from Make the Road New York. Sen. Harry Reid is promising a test vote this week on the long-proposed legislation that would set out a legalization path for undocumented students.
The DREAM Act is considered one of the more winnable pieces of immigration reform, but the political prospects are apparently uncertain. Many young voices, though, are mobilizing.
Posted by Leah Rae on Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 at 5:46 pm |
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- November
- 30
The College of New Rochelle Office of Mission and Identity will present a lecture by Rev. Leo J. O’Donovan, S.J. titled “The Holy Family’s Flight Into Egypt and Today’s Refugees” on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. in Romita Auditorium in the Mooney Center on the Main Campus of the College. O’Donovan is president emeritus of Georgetown University, past president of the Catholic Theological Society of America, and a Trustee of The College of New Rochelle. He studied with Fr. Karl Rahner, S.J., at the University of Muenster and has written extensively about Rahner’s theology, including an introductory volume, A World of Grace. He also writes art criticism.
The lecture is free and is open to the public.
Posted by Leah Rae on Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 at 5:17 pm |
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