Friday, August 10, 2007
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The Wall Las Memorias Project
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Latino Men's Group
About the Latino Men's Group
- Richard L. Zaldivar
- Richard Zaldivar is the founder and executive director of The Wall Las Memorias Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting wellness and preventing illness among Latino populations affected by HIV/AIDS by using the inspiration of the AIDS Monument as a catalyst for social change. Combining HIV/AIDS education and prevention, sensitivity to the spiritual needs and religious beliefs of it clients and supporters, and a commitment to social justice, The Wall Las Memorias under Zaldivar’s leadership has been in the forefront of the fight against HIVAIDS in Los Angeles and beyond. As executive director, he oversees programs that reach out to Latino populations in the Los Angeles area, including men who are gay, bisexual and MSM, communities of faith and the general public. The Wall Las Memorias Project is noted for several highly visible endeavors, including construction of the nation’s first publicly funded AIDS monument in the U.S.
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Sorry.
I would like to apologize for being so angry yesterday. I know this space should be safe and it did not feel that way for me yesterday. Sorry Richard and to all of my fellow LMG members.
My Bad.....
'till next time....
It was me Negro 13 on that last entry. I just pressed the incorrect key on my keyboard.
Well, the BlogMaster up above says we are family, so with that idea, I want to say a few things, not like I'm trying to be the Grand Mediator or Big Bro or to make excuses for anybody. I'm still a new guy around here. I know the Mens Group folks by face but not by name yet. Anyway, as a re-cap, what happened here at the blogs was that Negro13 was sharing some reflections of his early years, and Anonymous said that because Negro13 was leaving out some incidental information from his recollections, that made him a liar. The use of this rather strong word caused Enoch to take offense at the tone that Anonymous was using. Again, I don't know the backgrounds of these folks, but let me offer a comment. I had the fortune to be raised in a bilingual (Spanish-English)home. And I know that in Spanish when you say "Are you lyin'to me?"(?Son mentiras?) or "You're such a liar" (Como eres mentiroso), it usually is said in a lighter/more kidding way that when you say "Liar!" in English. Again,I'm not trying to make excuses for anybody, but maybe Anonymous was thinking in Spanish when he wrote his comment about Negro13. In other words, he meant it in a softer, kidding way than maybe the rest of us are reading his words. So maybe the discord that erupted here in OUR blogs is really an issue of cultural differences. What do you think, family members? Please speak up! Thanks.
2Anonymous.
I do see what you are saying. However, I don't think that was the case in this situation. I have once again gone back and read my entry and the entry of Anonymous and I still feel that this person was being disrespectful. If you notice when you read that he/she writes that I have "a lot of imagination" when what I was writing was really a true memory. How can anyone tell me what is true and what is imagined? I don't think he was expressing him/herself in a "soft" manner or "kidding". It seems to me like it is a personl attack on my entry and I find that to be VERY rude.
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