Latino Group Cancels Convention in Kansas in Protest

by NAM (reposted)

Sat, Oct 27, 2007 9:47AM

Originally From New America Media

Saturday, October 27, 2007 : KANSAS CITY -- The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) has decided not to celebrate their 2009 national convention in Kansas City, reports Univision Online. The board unanimously voted to cancel the convention after they failed to reach an agreement with Mayor Mark Funkhouser over his June nomination of Frances Semler to the city’s parks board. NCLR opposes Semler’s nomination because of her affiliation with the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps. NCLR has asked Semler to break her ties with the Minutemen, but she has refused.

NCLR Board Chair Monica Lozano said that an active member of the Minutemen should not be an official representative of a city that claims to believe in diversity.

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