It seems that both presidential candidates are coming together to discuss a matter concerning the Latin American community of America.
Barack Obama Demoncrate and John McCain Republican will be the guest of honor. This will be the third Latin American National Congress meeting. The even will take place on July 18th and 19th in Los Angeles, CA.
The organizers of this event have confirmed that both parties will participate and give performances in this event. It will be held in an elaborate down town hotel. More than 300 organizations from 20 cities are expected to be in attendance.
The first day John McCain will present during lunch and Barack Obama during the dinner meal. The two presidential candidates will discuss matters of great interest to the Latin American community of our country.
The First National Latin American Congress of 2006, 70 resolutions on different issues were taken and 260 local and national organizations assisted, in 2007 300 cities attended and 98 resolutions were adopted.
Among the issues undertaken during both congresses were educational reform, migration, public health, urban development and foreign policy, among others.
The organizers have said they have an ambitious agenda to promote the registration of MILLIONS of Latin Americans as NEW voters in order to have a greater impact of growing into a political FORCE o that in the November’s election they can be more influential.
Nativo López, leader of the Latin-American Brotherhood and Mexican American Political Association (MAA) mentioned that the young voters can make the difference in the mobilization of this years election.
‘In this electoral year we should move and act as a united family and no one is left behind’, indicated López, who considered that another of the issues that will be emphasized in the debate will be driver’s licenses for ILLEGAL aliens.
Among the organizations that will attend the event are the Willie C. Velásquez Institute, the League of Latin-American United Citizens (LULAC), the Mexican-american Educational and Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) and the National Network of Day Laborers (NDLON).
As well as the Hispanic Federation, the Educational Project of Registration of Voters of the Southwest (SVREP), the National Alliance of Latin-American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC) and the Hispanic National Council on Environment (NHEC).The Event will be on:
July 18th – 19th 2008
The Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles
& at the Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown
http://latinocongreso.org/
The National Latino Congreso is convened by the Hispanic Federation (HF), the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC), the National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON), the National Hispanic Environmental Council (NHEC), Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP), and the William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI).
If you follow the link above and check out the endorsers page, you will find the following endorsers:
2008 Organizational Endorsers (24)
* California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
* California Latino School Board Association
* Cesar Chavez Youth Leadership Conference-Sierra College
* Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday
* Chicano Consortium
* Coalition Against Militarism in our Schools
* Committee to Close the School of the Americas
* Communist Party USA
* Drug Policy Alliance Network
* Fontana Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
* Hispanic Enpowerment Association of Roseville
* Int’l Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5
* L.A. Community Legal Center and Educational
* La Raza Lawyers Association of Sacramento
* La Raza Network
* Labor Council Latin America Advancement-Sacramento Chapter
* LULAC Council #1111 – Maricopa County, AZ
* LULAC-Lorenzo Patino Council #2862
* Mexican-American Political Assocaition – San Diego County
* Palisadians for Peace
* Respect Respeto
* School of the Americas Watch
* SEIU Local-DLC 765
* Sierra Club
2008 Elected Official Endorsers (4)
* The Honorable Victoria Baca, Trustee, Moreno Valley Unified School District
* The Honorable Pablo Catano, Mayor Pro-tem, City of Hawthorne, CA
* The Honorable Steve Gallardo, State Representative -D13 – House Minority Whip, State of Arizona
* The Honorable Paul Solano, Vice President, Bassett Unified School District
2008 Individual Endorsers (12)
* Felipe Agredano
* Rene Aguilera
* Michael Cruz
* Tommy Escarcega
* Tommy Escarcega
* Fr. Richard Estrada,cmf
* Lydia Guzman
* Richard Lujan
* Hermelinda Martinez
* John Mireles
* Adrian Perez
* Miguel Perla
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