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Earthquakes in Puerto Rico and Martin Luther King Day
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about the ongoing earthquakes in Puerto Rico and he also looks at racial and ethnic economic disparities on Martin Luther King Day. Carmen Villafane is the Senior Vice President for Early Head Start & The Head Start Division in Puerto Rico of The New York Foundling. Carmen talks about some of the work of the Foundling’s Head Start Programs in Puerto Rico, which are located in 43 sites in 5 municipalities across the island, and the aftermath of the earthquakes. Dr. Valerie Wilson, Ph.D. is the Director of the Program on Race, Ethnicity and the Economy for the Economic…
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The Upcoming SOMOS Puerto Rico Conference and Reflections on Attending the recent Trial of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7
On this week’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about his upcoming trip to Puerto Rico and the Trial of the Kings Bay Plowshares. New York State Assembly Woman Carmen De La Rosa for the 72nd District of the New York State Assembly joins us to talk about her work in the New York State Assembly and about her advocacy on behalf of both the documented and undocumented immigrant community in New York State. She will be attending the SOMOS Conference taking in Puerto Rico: SOMOS is a non-profit, non-partisan 501 (c) 3 dedicated to raising awareness and advocating on behalf of the Latino community in collaboration with…
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Puerto Rico’s Continued Struggles Almost Two Years After Hurricane Maria and Disability and Social Inclusion
On this weekend’s episode of Just Love, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about the current status of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria and the protests on the island; and he discusses Disability and Social Inclusion during the week we remember the 29th Anniversary of the Signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Dr. Edwin Melendez, Ph.D. is a Professor of Urban Affairs and the Director of The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College in New York City. Nearly two years since Hurricane Maria made its devastating landfall on the island of Puerto Rico back on September 20, 2017, the island and its people continue to struggle to recover. Dr.…
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One Year Anniversary of Hurricane Maria and the Work of the United States Institute of Peace in Commemoration of the International Day of Peace
On this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about the one year anniversary of Hurrican Maria and also the International Day of Peace. Rev. Ronnie Garcia is the Senior Pastor of Iglesia La Travesia in San Juan, Puerto Rico and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Rev. Garcia shares with Msgr. Sullivan his experiences over the past year assisting members of his community post Hurricane Maria with relief efforts including food, water and medical supplies, and how he and his Church community has partnered with an organization called “Hunger Corps” in helping to rebuild severely damaged homes in a community in Puerto Rico called…
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JustLove’s Look at Puerto Rico’s Recovery from Hurricane Maria and Ireland’s Vote to Repeal the 8th Amendment
On this week’s episode of JustLove, Monsignor Kevin Sullivan talks about Puerto Rico and Ireland’s 8th Amendment Vote. The Honorable Yesmin M. Valdivieso, CPA, Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, speaks with Msgr. Sullivan about the current situation on the island of Puerto Rico as they still recover from the devastation that Hurricane Maria wrought when it hit the island back on September 20, 2017 and the challenges lay ahead. Breda O’Brien is a Teacher at Muckross Park College which is an all-girls Secondary School in Dublin, Ireland, and a weekly columnist for The Irish Times. Breda discusses the recent referendum vote on May 23, 2018, to repeal the 8th…
