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Invitation to LRT Dia de Muertos Celebration – November 4th 2023

We invite you to the Latino and Latina Roundtable Annual Dia de Muertos Celebration on November 4th at Lopez Urban Farm (1034 W. Mission Blvd. in Pomona) from 1 – 5 PM.  A distinction of this Annual celebration is that we attempt to celebrate it, not out of any commercial or profit benefit (like some Dia de Muertos events have become), but is an effort to create a space where we can celebrate the cultural meaning of remembering and celebrating our loved ones and those who have contributed to our communities.
Jose Calderon
President of the Latino and Latina Roundtable
From the Director Lina Mira:
Hello LRT Members and Friends,
We are excited for our event that is right around the corner. Please save the date for the 9th Annual Dia de Muertos Celebration. Join us for cultura, comunidad, music, arts and crafts, tamales, and our beautiful OFRENDA at the Lopez Urban Farm. Bring pictures of your loved ones. Everyone is welcome to attend. Bring your abuelitos, kids, neighbors and anyone who loves being in community. There is no cost to attend this event. 
 
There will be information tables with resources from a few of our local community partners working on health and immigration. 
 
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4TH 2023
Doors open at 1:00 pm @ Lopez Urban Farm in Pomona CA. 
We also need volunteers to help us get ready- volunteer work days are-
November 3rd and November 4th (call 909-480-6267 to inquire about times).

Latino and Latina Roundtable upcoming events – October 13th-November 4th

Hello Everyone,

You are invited to join us for the following events. These events are in partnership with other local organizations and groups. Fliers are attached to this email.
Noche de Familia – October 13th from 4- 6pm – Tri-City Wellness Center (Pomona) Come and celebrate the end of Latino/Hispanic Heritage Month,Bring your family and invite your friends and extended family.
Cesar Chavez Park Clean Up and Gardening Day- October 14th from 10-12 (noon) at Cesar Chavez Park (Pomona).
Kindness Carnival – October 14th from 2-5 pm at Civic Center Plaza (Pomona) Stop by and learn about the groups working together to bring a wellbeing economy to Pomona and the Pomona Valley.
Dia de Muertos Celebration – November 4th from 1-5 pm at Lopez Urban Farm (Pomona). Bring pictures and items for the large community ofrenda. Everyone is welcome to join the celebration of culture, education, and community.

Latino and Latina Roundtable- Membership Meeting this Saturday 9/23/23

Hello LRT Members,

Please read the message below from Board President Jose Calderon.

To:Members of the Latino and Latina Roundtable 

As per our by-laws, the Latino and Latina Roundtable will be electing seven at-large positions at its membership meeting on Saturday, November 18th to serve on the board for the next two years.

Nominationswill take place at the next General Membership Meeting on Saturday, September 23 at 1 PM at the Solidarity Center (1460 E. Holt Ave., Entrance #3 – Room 6 in Pomona) or join us via zoom.

Zoom Option 

Time: Sep 23, 2023 01:00 PM Pacific Time

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88307951976

Meeting ID: 883 0795 1976

If you are interested in running for one of the seven positions or if you want tonominate someone, please join us at the membership meeting.

To be able to vote in the election set for November 18th (or to run for one of the at-large positions), you have to be a paid member in good standing 30 days prior to the election.Hence, you have until October 19th to fill out an application and pay your dues if you have not done so already.

If you have any questions, please contact:  Alicia Rodriguez at mariaaliciar2@gmail.com; Jose Calderon at Jose_Calderon@pitzer.edu; or Angela Sanbrano at Angela_Sanbrano@pitzer.edu

Complete application online or you can fill out the PDF application. 

https://www.latinolatinaroundtable.org/member-sign-up

Invitation to “Ethnic Solidarity in the Fields: 50th Anniversary of Filipino and Mexican Immigrant Farm Worker Unity for the Agbayani Village” at Library (hybrid)

This is your invitation to a (at Cal Poly Pomona University Library Building 15, Grand Reading Room 3rd floor on Thursday, September 21 from 1 – 2:30 PM) on the significance of the unity that took place between Filipino grape workers belonging to the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee and the National Farmworkers Association (September 1965) that eventually led to the formation of the United Farmworkers Union and the winning of numerous contracts.  At the same time, as part of the 50-year anniversary of Agbayani Village, the panel will discuss the  the historic conditions that developed the Paulo Agbayani Filipino Retirement Village in the early 1970s, and the lessons applicable for contemporary social movements.  The panelists include: Marissa Pulido, co-founder of the Agbayani Village Pilgrimage Organizing Committee; Kent Wong, Director of the UCLA Labor Center; and Jose Calderon, Emeritus Professor at Pitzer College and organizer of an annual class visit by students with the UFW and to Agbayani Village in Delano.
“Ethnic Solidarity in the Fields: 50th Anniversary of Filipino and Mexican Immigrant Farm Worker Unity for the Agbayani Village” at Library (hybrid)

https://cpp.libcal.com/event/11125768 

Cordially,

alvaro

Álvaro Huerta (Ph.D., UC Berkeley) 
Religion and Public Life Organizing Fellow, Harvard Divinity School
Associate Professor, Cal Poly Pomona | Diss. | Article | TEDx Talk | CV+
Book--Jardineros: Cultivating Los Angeles’ Green Landscapes with Brown Hands, Migrant Networks and Technology (Forthcoming, The MIT Press)
Western Regional Representative, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) (effective 10.20.23)
Scholars for Social Justice | URBAN Research Network | Ford Foundation Fellow

Latino and Latina Roundtable- Meeting 9/23/23 1-3 pm

To:  Members of the Latino and Latina Roundtable 

As per our by-laws, the Latino and Latina Roundtable will be electing seven at-large positions at its membership meeting on Saturday, November 18th to serve on the board for the next two years.   

Nominations will take place at the next General Membership Meeting scheduled for Saturday, September 23 at 1 PM at the Solidarity Center (1460 E. Holt Ave., Entrance #3 – Room 6 in Pomona). 

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Latino and Latina Roundtable – At-Large Elections for the Board

Hello LRT Members and Friends, 

Please read the message below from Board President Jose Calderon. 

Thank you, 

Lina

To:  Members of the Latino and Latina Roundtable 

As per our by-laws, the Latino and Latina Roundtable will be electing seven at-large positions at its membership meeting on Saturday, November 18th to serve on the board for the next two years.   

Nominations will take place at the next General Membership Meeting scheduled for Saturday, September 23 at 1 PM at the Solidarity Center (1460 E. Holt Ave., Entrance #3 – Room 6 in Pomona). 

Zoom Option 

Time: Sep 23, 2023 01:00 PM Pacific Time

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88307951976

Meeting ID: 883 0795 1976

If you are interested in running for one of the seven positions or if you want to nominate someone, please attend the membership meeting on Saturday, September 23.   

To be able to vote in the election set for November 18th (or to run for one of the at-large positions), you have to be a paid member in good standing 30 days prior to the election. Hence, you have until October 19th to fill out an application and pay your dues if you have not done so already.   

If you have any questions, please contact:  Alicia Rodriguez at mariaaliciar2@gmail.com; Jose Calderon at Jose_Calderon@pitzer.edu; or Angela Sanbrano at Angela_Sanbrano@pitzer.edu 

 Complete application online or you can fill out the PDF application. 

https://www.latinolatinaroundtable.org/member-sign-up

Copy of 2023LRTMembershipapplication(version5).docx

 

Community Schools LAEP Job Opportunities

The Latino and Latina Roundtable has been partnering with Pomona Unified since the first establishment of three community schools at the school district.  Now, the school district is in the process of developing eight more community schools.  Here is the link to the community schools job opportunities at PUSD.  Please send out to anyone whom you think would be a good candidate for any of these positions:

Hello,

The following link will take you to the LAEP website with the various Community Schools job opportunities.

https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/f56e438d-aad1-4a65-b8c6-0a7f021bd829/Los-Angeles-Education-Partnership

Thank you in advance for sharing this.

Respectfully,

Jesse Altamirano

Principal On Assignment
Pupil & Community Services
(909) 397-4800 Ext. 23857
Pomona Unified School District
800 South Garey Avenue
Pomona, CA 9176

Latino and Latina Roundtable – August 10th 2023

Here are some community events where we will be sharing information about the Latino and Latina Roundtable. We need some members interested in helping us staff the booth in Los Angeles on August 26th, starting at 9:00 am. Also, please contact me to confirm that you are up to date on your membership dues for 2023. Memberships are a way to support the organization and the work.
Hola Miembros de Latino y Latina Roundtable
Aquí están unos eventos donde estaremos compartiendo información sobre Latino y Latina Roundtable. Por favor comuníquese con nosotros para renovar su membresía. Necesitamos personas que nos quieran ayudar el 26 de agosto en Los Ángeles a partir de las 9:00 am. 
WESTMONT PARK with Just Us 4 Youth 
Friday August 11th starting at 3:30-7:30 pm 
Viernes 11 de Agosto a partir de las 3:30 pm

Lopez Urban Farm with the Pomona Pride Center 
Saturday August 12th
Sabado 12 de agosto
11:30 am-3:00 pm

 


Belvedere Park -53rd Annual Commemoration of Chicano Moratorium 
August 26th from 11:00 am- 4:00 pm, (volunteers needed) 
26 de agosto de 11:00 am-4:00 pm

 


 

Latino and Latina Roundtable – Announcements- 7/11/2023

Hello LRT Members,

Please join us for our next LRT Membership Meeting on 7/22/23 via zoom. There will be no in-person meeting, just on zoom. Here is the zoom link. We will have a special presentation on Popular Education; organizing tools for a New Economy- by Marlom Portillo. 

Topic: Latino and Latina Roundtable -Membership Meeting
Time: Jul 22, 2023 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85052504102?pwd=d0VNbVpxczNTZDVwZFNZTm5iNUFyZz09

Meeting ID: 850 5250 4102
Passcode: 286124

WE ARE HIRING 

We are hiring an organizer for our Pomona Jobs Project. We have been sharing information about this project and how it has the potential to transform our local economy. Please encourage people to apply. Here are the links to the announcement and the job description is attached to this email as a PDF.

https://www.latinolatinaroundtable.org/new-economy

Community Support for Workers – SEIU needs You

Our friends at SEIU 2015 need your support right now. Follow the instructions and support nursing home staff. Read below and if you have any questions please contact Juan Garcia at SEIU.

 

 

We are requesting support for this federal regulation that would help address short staffing ratios in nursing homes across the country.  There is a link to an online “petition” that SEIU 2015 created. Electronic comments on that petition are due by Tuesday, July 11.

First-hand accounts will help shine a light on the need for federal reforms. Please click on this link to share a personal story of how a nursing home worker or workers have helped you or a loved one or how you’ve seen the quality of care of your loved one be affected by not having enough Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) or other nursing home staff.  This will help combat lies and improve the lives of both the workers and residents.

 

Thank you in advance and let me know if you have any questions.

 

Sincerely,

Juan Carlos Garcia

LRT Community Organizer Job Description.docx-4