The Complete Job Search Guide for Latinos, edited by Murray Mann and Rosemary Bombela, (Barrons 2005) is a superb, comprehensive guide for Latino/a individuals on the job market. It comprises twenty chapters and twenty-eight appendices. Chapters include: "Culture and Language in Interviewing," "How to T.R.I.U.M.P.H. over illegal Interview Questions," "Immigration", and "Twenty-first-Century Job Search Strategies with Some Salsa and Merengue." Several directories are listed in appendices. "Latino Job Search Engines," and "100+top employers for Latinos" are also listed in the appendices. Some information is in Spanish.
I thank Suzanne Lenz for bringing this reference to my attention.
April 27, 2011
April 15, 2011
Housing Information Fair
Congressman Mike Quigley is hosting a free Housing Information Fair, Saturday, April 30, 2011 from 10-2pm at Wright College, 4300 N. Narragansett Ave., Chicago, IL. HUD-approved housing counselors will be available to provide information about: mortgage modifications, the foreclosure process, how to avoid mortgage fraud, and general housing related questions. Additional information is on the home page of the web site for the Illinois Housing Development Authority, http://www.ihda.org/, under Events and Meetings.
The web site also provides information on foreclosure assistance and affordable housing.
The web site also provides information on foreclosure assistance and affordable housing.
April 12, 2011
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES-- BILINGUAL (SPANISH); ASIAN AMERICAN
Latino
Latino Policy Forum: Events Coordinator- http://www.latinopolicyforum.org/
Stand for Children: Bilingual Political Organizer- http://stand.org/careers
Casa Central: Bilingual Teacher Assistant- http://www.casacentral.org/
Maldeff, The Latino Legal Voice for Civil Rights in America: Paralegal, Legislative Staff Attorney
http://www.maldef.org/
Asian American Institute: Full-Time Leadership Coordinator- http://www.aaichicago.org/
Latino Policy Forum: Events Coordinator- http://www.latinopolicyforum.org/
Stand for Children: Bilingual Political Organizer- http://stand.org/careers
Casa Central: Bilingual Teacher Assistant- http://www.casacentral.org/
Maldeff, The Latino Legal Voice for Civil Rights in America: Paralegal, Legislative Staff Attorney
http://www.maldef.org/
Asian American Institute: Full-Time Leadership Coordinator- http://www.aaichicago.org/
April 8, 2011
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Protestants for the Common Good is hiring a part-time office coordinator to work 3 days per week beginning in May. If interested, please contact Michelle Holder, Director of Communication and Events at chelleholder@thecommongood.org.
"Listening Hearts" By Susan T. Czolgosz, Guest Blogger
The emotional impact of job loss and the task of searching for a new job can be daunting. Our church congregations are uniquely positioned to walk with those who have experienced job loss.
I am a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Park Ridge. A number of years ago, our then rector, Jarrett Kerbel, gathered a group of us to reflect and discuss what our mission told us about a ministry with those who were undergoing the stress of job loss. We created a ministry of journey with those in our congregation and beyond who were unemployed. Our ministry began by reading and reflecting on the book, Listening Hearts: Discerning Call in Community. One of our calls as Christians is to join our hearts with others who are in need. In our ministry with the unemployed we walked with them as they experienced surprise, grief, anger, career ruin, family stress, fear, and all the emotions one has with job loss.
Our ministry was one of gently asking questions and carefully listening to the hearts of those with whom we journeyed. "What are the most important things you need to do to handle your personal situation effectively?" In some cases, individuals were unable to share the news of their loss with their families. Our ministry was to encourage them to talk things over with family and friends and to create a circle of support. We encouraged them to do the tough work of reviewing their finances, talking to former co-workers, taking care of themselves during the transition and being a friend to others going through the same thing. Staying "in touch" on many levels helped them avoid the well of despair and loneliness.
So often we think of ministry as an exact set of particular skills when so often, it is simply the willingness to show up, listen to someone in need, accompany them on their life's journey, and help them let go of the outcomes. A healthy Christian community encourages its members to become aware of one another and accountable to one another. This kind of "walk with" the unemployed is that kind of awareness and accountability. We need to do everything to fill our communities of faith with an attitude of concern for one another -- inside our doors and outside. It is a shared responsibility.
"Live the questions," urges the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. "Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer."
I thank Susan for her very thoughtful reflections. Rosemary
I am a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Park Ridge. A number of years ago, our then rector, Jarrett Kerbel, gathered a group of us to reflect and discuss what our mission told us about a ministry with those who were undergoing the stress of job loss. We created a ministry of journey with those in our congregation and beyond who were unemployed. Our ministry began by reading and reflecting on the book, Listening Hearts: Discerning Call in Community. One of our calls as Christians is to join our hearts with others who are in need. In our ministry with the unemployed we walked with them as they experienced surprise, grief, anger, career ruin, family stress, fear, and all the emotions one has with job loss.
Our ministry was one of gently asking questions and carefully listening to the hearts of those with whom we journeyed. "What are the most important things you need to do to handle your personal situation effectively?" In some cases, individuals were unable to share the news of their loss with their families. Our ministry was to encourage them to talk things over with family and friends and to create a circle of support. We encouraged them to do the tough work of reviewing their finances, talking to former co-workers, taking care of themselves during the transition and being a friend to others going through the same thing. Staying "in touch" on many levels helped them avoid the well of despair and loneliness.
So often we think of ministry as an exact set of particular skills when so often, it is simply the willingness to show up, listen to someone in need, accompany them on their life's journey, and help them let go of the outcomes. A healthy Christian community encourages its members to become aware of one another and accountable to one another. This kind of "walk with" the unemployed is that kind of awareness and accountability. We need to do everything to fill our communities of faith with an attitude of concern for one another -- inside our doors and outside. It is a shared responsibility.
"Live the questions," urges the poet Rainer Maria Rilke. "Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer."
I thank Susan for her very thoughtful reflections. Rosemary
April 4, 2011
Martin Luther King, Jr., A Drum Major for Justice
...If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice; say that I was a drum major for peace; I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter. I won't have any money to leave behind. I won't have the fine and luxurious things of life to leave behind. But I just want to leave a committed life behind. ... If I can help somebody as I pass along, if I can cheer somebody with a word or song, if I can show somebody he's traveling wrong, then my living will not be in vain. If I can do my duty as a Christian ought, if I can bring salvation to a world once wrought, if I can spread the message as the master taught, then my living will not be in vain.
Martin Luther King, Jr. "The Drum Major Instinct," sermon preached at Ebenezer Baptist Church, February 4, 1968.
James M. Washington. A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. "The Drum Major Instinct," sermon preached at Ebenezer Baptist Church, February 4, 1968.
James M. Washington. A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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