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Closing down the page as we had to disband ♡ keep on and remember "SÍ SE PUEDE!!!"

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Developers Literally Whitewashed a Chicago Neighborhood's Historic Latino Murals Casa Aztlán was a community center that served Latino residents in Pilsen. Now, it’s a symbol of gentrification and displacement.

We all need to understand this:
When Trump or Paul Ryan say they want to replace the ACA with "Health Savings Accounts" (HSAs), they are also saying they want to replace Obamacare or Medicare or Medicaid with YOU paying for your healthcare, not an insurance company. That means YOU pay for chemotherapy... YOU pay for all surgeries and hospitalization... YOU pay for all your family's doctor visits, urgent care, ER visits, and prescription drugs out-of-our-pocket. A Health Savings Account is just a tax-free way for you to save up money to pay for your own medical bills. So if you are paying off college loans, or saving for a house down-payment, or simply living paycheck to paycheck, guess what -- a Health Savings Account does you no good, because you have no discretionary funds to deposit into it. And even if you manage to save five grand or ten grand in an HSA, that could all get wiped out in ONE hospital visit for you or a family member. Then you are back to zero again. Even if you can supplement your HSA with affordable health insurance, you will be eating away at money that you should be investing for your retirement or your kids' college tuition. Only the top 3-5% of Americans can save enough for retirement, college AND their own out-of-pocket medical expenses. Therefore, the tax benefits of HSA's only help those people. Please call your Congress member to protest this.

Would you please copy and paste this post on your wall? Most will not see a shared post because it looks like an attachment.

The federal week in review:
1. Trump fires all Ambassadors and Special Envoys, ordering them out by inauguration day.
2. House brings back the Holman rule allowing them to reduce an individual civil service, SES positions, or political appointee's salary to $1, effectively firing them by amendment to any piece of legislation. We now know why they wanted names and positions of people in Energy and State.
3. Senate schedules 6 simultaneous hearings on cabinet nominees and triple-books those hearings with Trump's first press conference in months and an ACA budget vote, effectively preventing any concentrated coverage or protest.
4. House GOP expressly forbids the Congressional Budget Office from reporting or tracking ANY costs related to the repeal of the ACA.
5. Trump continues to throw the intelligence community under the bus to protect Putin, despite the growing mountain of evidence that the Russians deliberately interfered in our election.
6. Trump breaks a central campaign promise to make Mexico pay for the wall by asking Congress (in other words, us, the taxpayers) to pay for it.
7. Trump threatens Toyota over a new plant that was never coming to the US nor will take jobs out of the US.
8. House passes the REINS act, giving them veto power over any rules enacted by any federal agency or department--for example, FDA or EPA bans a drug or pesticide, Congress can overrule based on lobbyists not science. Don't like that endangered species designation, Congress kills it.
We - progressive, liberal, libertarian and conservative - need to all wake up to what is actually happening to our beloved country.

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11 days left...

an amazing person, friend, woman shared these words and the images of the comments (I didn't post her pics due to the private info) on her page. these incidents happened to her before the disaster of this election. appalling.


I wanted to share this, because it's important. 3 years ago, I woke up to comments from a stranger on 3 of my public fb photos. This is before Trump. And, while misogyny and violent words and actions against women prevailed, we weren't yet truly talking about the extreme xenophobia of our peers. But this is the culture that elected Trump and it is a culture we live and participate in. For the record, I tried to report this to FB, but did not get a human response. I don't know who this person is, but I suspect that this person knows me, even though this was long before Bitten/any interviews of me online. My heart still races with fear, sadness and for some reason, shame, when I read these. In about 5 sentences I was labeled a "slut," "stupid," "sk**ky," "ho," "w***e," "bitch," "fat," "anti-american," told to go "back to your country," and threatened with a "gang r**e." In other words, I did not "deserve" a life of freedom and autonomy but was reduced to degrading, dehumanizing terms and punished for being a woman, a woman of color, an immigrant woman of color who had the audacity to exist and be seen and be heard.

Today is the LAST DAY to register in California in order to be eligible to vote in the Presidential Election on November 8th. Do you know someone who is not registered yet? Share the info and get them registered online in just a few minutes. Help us reach our goal of getting 2,016 Latinas registered and to the voting booth this election cycle. REGISTER TODAY->bit.ly/HOPEvotes2016

20 Latino PBS Movies You Can Stream for Free During Hispanic Heritage Month PBS has shown a commitment to Latinos over the years, so we put together a list of the network's best films including their 4-hour epic doc on Latin music.

In case you missed the AWESOME show last night, they are coming back to end their tour here cos they Love us here in San Diego!
http://www.livenation.com/events/598513-nov-18-2016-mana-latino-power-tour-2016

Excited about MANÁ: Latino Power TOUR 2016 MANÁ: Latino Power TOUR 2016 at Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University on Fri Nov 18, 2016 8:00 PM PST

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ATTention LNCers: Job posting!
NAMI San Diego
Position Open: July 29, 2016 until filled
Send cover letter and resume to: [email protected]

Behavioral Health Clinician-NAMI San Diego Peer Assisted Transitions Program
Full Time

Program Description

NAMI San Diego (National Alliance on Mental Illness) is a nonprofit organization that provides free education, support services, and advocacy to improve the quality of life of everyone affected by mental illnesses.

The NAMI San Diego Peer Assisted Transitions Program is a partnership of community organizations, UCSD and Scripps Hospitals and selected Crisis Houses. The purpose of the NAMI San Diego Peer Assisted Program is to provide an enhanced array of peer support services for persons age 18+ with serious mental illness who are utilizing psychiatric hospitals and/or crisis residential services.
The program offers peer specialist coaching incorporating shared decision-making and active social supports. The project is designed to increase the depth and breadth of services to persons diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) who use acute, crisis-oriented mental health services but are not effectively connected with community resources.
The position directly reports to the Peer Assisted Transitions Department Director.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
• Provide training and offer clinical oversight to assist Peer Support Specialist staff perform their job function.
• Provide clinical consultation and guidance to Peer Support Specialist team members.
• Deliver short-term support and crisis services, as needed.
• Support the program staff and hospital staff in the coordination of care for patients/participants and their families in both hospital setting and community setting. This includes establishing rapport with participants and their family members to promote hope, recovery and wellbeing.
• Ensure that the program “peer support specialist staff’ carry out needed services to improve client well-being.
• Assist participants in navigating the behavioral healthcare system, when needed.
• Assist staff team in the provision of support, information and access to needed resources and appropriate services.
• Provide on call support and consultation to team members, as needed.
• Assists program staff members in locating health care resources for participants.
• Provide training and consultation to program staff, as needed.
• Conduct assessments and collects data in timely fashion. This includes all documentation as contractually required in timely manner as required.
• Review all participant program records for progress toward achieving their self-identified goals in collaboration with Peer Support Specialist staff, to ensure accuracy and timeliness of entries.
• Document all participant interactions accurately on program forms and/or into computer tracking system in a timely manner.
• Maintain knowledge of best practices by reading appropriate publications, attending seminars and other trainings.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and sensitivity to cultural and socio-economic factors that inform service provision to persons with psychiatric, substance use or co-occurring disorders.
• Demonstrates and articulate working knowledge of recovery principles and health and wellness principles.
• Contribute to the general operation of the program as a team member.
• Comply with all NAMI San Diego policies and procedures including HIPAA standards.
• Ensure facilities’ upkeep and safety by maintaining neat and clean work areas including securing work area by close of business day.
• Follow administrative chain of command.
• Attend agency and program meetings.

Required Background and Skills:
• Master’s degree in a mental health discipline.
• Current licensure as LMFT,LCSW,LPPC or Psychologist in the State of California.
• One year of experience in enviornment treating psychiatric and co-occurring population preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese or Arabic preferred.
• Self acknowledged recipient of behavioral health services and grounded in his/her recovery or family member of a recipient of behavioral health services preferred.
• Knowledge of San Diego County’s behavioral health, physical health and social services
• Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Basic knowledge of computer software (Microsoft Office, Word, Excel), email and web navigation
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality
• Must be able to pass background check.
• Able to be flexible and work weekdays as well as occasional evenings, Saturdays and holidays as required.
• Willing and able personal car and have valid California Driver’s License and comprehensive automobile insurance as required by law.
• Have satisfactory driving record, and be willing to sign an authorization to enroll in the Department of Motor Vehicles’ Employee Pull Notice Program. By participating in this program, NAMI San Diego promotes driver safety through monitoring the driving records of its employees.
• Will not be debarred or excluded from participation in Federal programs by the General Services Administration and/or the Department of Health and Human Services of the Inspector General
• Clear TB Test.

• Send cover letter and resume to: [email protected]

Prime ALLY Program Therapist Position Available

Prime ALLY Program, a county funded program through Paradise Valley Hospital, is an outpatient provider that proudly delivers multicultural and bilingual services to the South Bay community of San Diego. We provide a wide range of ther**eutic services to students who are insured by Medi-Cal or uninsured and who are between the ages of 5 and 21 years old. ALLY provides a safe space for youth and their families to work towards wellness. Our goal is to work collaboratively with families and our community partners to assist youth in returning to their highest level of functioning and stability in the shortest amount of time.

ALLY’s multi-disciplinary team is committed to providing the families we serve with comprehensive treatment that is culturally competent, trauma informed, family driven and strength-based. We welcome youth with multiple stressors at home, school and/or in the community and offer these services at all stages of recovery.

Prime ALLY is seeking a fulltime licensed or license eligible Program Therapist. The Program Therapist will be responsible for providing children, youth and their families with an array of ther**eutic services.

Candidates that have experience with leadership, Medi-Cal, EPSDT and the Anasazi Electronic Health Record system will be given special consideration. Bilingual English/Spanish preferred. We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package. Contact Mónica M. Cedeño by email at [email protected] for further info.