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| A woman's Pace-Domestic Violence |
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| Silence That Kills |
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La Voz de KY
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Elisa Machado
Don’t stay silent about the pain of a fight. Don’t keep quiet about the violence within the walls of your home. Don’t suffer with your lips sealed, hoping that your aggressor will change. Don’t stay silent out of the shame of what they will say, don’t stay voiceless before another hit. Silence about domestic violence is a slow death....+ MÁS/MORE > |
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| Behind the Kentucky Derby |
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La Voz de KY
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Luis de LeĂłn
The excitement rises for about two minutes. As the Kentucky Derby came to an end, Carlos, a horse groomer from Guatemala, exclaimed that it was a powerful emotion," the horses don't belong to us, but we take care of them and train them. We sleep close to them to help them win on the track." expressed the young man.
For now, the...+ MÁS/MORE > |
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| Refugee Resettlement in Lexington |
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Beth Connors-Manke
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North of Center, Lex-KY
Kentucky Refugee Ministries has served 5,300 asylum seekers from 36 countries.
I walked into Kentucky Refugee Ministries (KRM) one morning last August and found people everywhere. The office was teeming.
When I located Barbara Kleine, director of the Lexington office of KRM, she was on the phone, explaining to a church the value...+ MÁS/MORE > |
| Kentucky-Human Traficking |
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| Eugenia's Story |
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Randi Ewing
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La Voz de KY
In 2007 A Woman’s Pace learned about human trafficking – how to define it and who is affected by it. As Maria Almario told us, “One of the most powerful weapons you can use on somebody is trust.”
That yearRandi Ewing from La Voz interviewed Eugenia. This is her story:
This is what happened to Eugenia. Originally from Zacapa,...+ MÁS/MORE > |
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| Cathya Beard,
Latino culture through dance |
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La Voz de KY
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La Voz de KY
Cathya Beard
Nationality: Ica, Peru
Mother, professional instructor, student, teacher
In Kentucky: 11 years
Job: Independent dance instructor, Latin ballroom, Zumba instructor Zumba kids, a school physical education program teaching Latino culture through dance
Zumba Telephone: 859-940-1903
Goals:
To work to be a better...+ MÁS/MORE > |
| Lexington-Latino Alcoholic Anonymous |
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| Living Again |
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La Voz de KY
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La Voz de KY
A.A. group on Alexandria Drive offer support, the ability to overcome
La Voz
LEXINGTON- The Alcoholics Anonymous program has given us back our lives, our families. But before all else, it has given us back our dignity. Something that we would trample on when we drank. Today we hold our heads high,” says with pride to La Voz, R.A.*,...+ MÁS/MORE > |
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