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| General Ignacio Zaragoza and the battle of Cinco de Mayo |
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| Pepe Vargas |
ON MAY 5th, 1862, a
few thousand Mexican soldiers put their lives on the line against the world’s
largest and most powerful army in one legendary battle for freedom for México.
Cinco de Mayo: La Batalla chronicles the story of Mexico’s Battle of Puebla,
the most important battle in Mexico’s history. When the unbeatable French army
invades Mexico to set up a monarchy, General Ignacio Zaragoza must defend the
city of Puebla, commanding a poorly armed and outnumbered troop of men.
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| Rafa Lara |
AFTER
THE MOVIE, a reception was held at the River East Arts Center. Chicago Consul General of Mexico Eduardo Arnal
Palomera and
Alderman George Cardenas [12th Ward] were in attendance. Cardenas was the only elected Chicago
official at the gala. I give "Cinco de Mayo – La Batalla" 3 stars.
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| Kimberly Wasserman |
UNDER WASSERMAN’S leadership, LVEJO led local
residents in a successful campaign to shut down two of the country’s oldest and
dirtiest coal plants — and is now transforming Chicago’s old industrial sites
into parks and multi-use spaces.
EXECUTIVE Director Kim lives and works in
the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago where she grew up. She became a
community activist through the example of her parents who were involved in
social activism and in the awareness of social justice issues. Kim loved
spending time outdoors and witnessed the systematic destruction of the
environment happening in and around the Pilsen and Little Village communities
on the southwest side of Chicago. Destruction of the environment led her to a
career in the environmental field.
WASSERMAN began as a volunteer, then as a part time LVEJO organizer, and as a full time LVEJO coordinator before becoming the Executive Director. As Executive Director Wasserman is responsible for coordinating all LVEJO campaigns. Her three children are active members in the LVEJO organization, taking advantage of the flexibility of the organization and to allow and encourage parents to bring their children to work in organizing campaigns.
KIM WASSERMAN has been
able to empower community members. However, not all LVEJO campaigns have been as
successful as she would have liked. She cites this as the most difficult aspect
of her job.WASSERMAN began as a volunteer, then as a part time LVEJO organizer, and as a full time LVEJO coordinator before becoming the Executive Director. As Executive Director Wasserman is responsible for coordinating all LVEJO campaigns. Her three children are active members in the LVEJO organization, taking advantage of the flexibility of the organization and to allow and encourage parents to bring their children to work in organizing campaigns.
OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO KIM WASSERMAN AND LVEJO!
CITY SERVICE: City Clerk Susanna Mendoza’s staff will be
doing free Kid’s ID and Senior Medical ID cards at the Little Village Community
Council, 3610 W. 26th St., on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. No appointment necessary.
TROOP 306:
St. Agnes Church Boy Scouts Troop 306 is
sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast [Desayuno de panckakes] from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 2013 in the School Social
Room, 2643 S. Central Park Ave. All the pancakes you can eat, includes sausage,
juice, coffee or milk. Tickets are available at the door. Donation: $5.
SUPPORT our scouts and help them go to Summer Camp in July 2013. Nuestros boy scouts estaran recaudando fondos para poder ir a su campamento de verano en julio de 2013.