August 8 Handout – call to action
August 8 Handout – call to action
Hope you are all staying cool during this heat wave. Here are some upcoming events that we are hosting or participating in. Also, we are sharing some resources from our trusted partners that could benefit the community and someone you know.
As per our by-laws, the Latino and Latina Roundtable will be electing four officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer) at its membership meeting on Saturday, November 16th to serve on the board for the next two years. Nominations will take place at the next General Membership Meeting scheduled for Saturday, October 12 at 1 PM at the Latino and Latina Roundtable office (1460 E. Holt Avenue, Room 5). If you are interested in running for one of the four positions or if you want to nominate someone, please attend the membership meeting on Saturday, October 12th.
To be able to vote in the election set for November 16th, you have to be a paid member in good standing (30 days prior to the election). In order to vote at the November 16th election, you also must be present at the meeting. If you are nominated for the board on October 12th, as a nominee you should be prepared to make a one-minute statement at the November 16th meeting as to your involvement in the Latino and Latina Roundtable and why you want to be on the board. Any nominee that does not show up to the meeting on Nov. 16th and make a statement will be taken off of the list.
If you have any questions, please contact Alicia Rodriguez at: Mariaaliciar2@gmail.com
Lina Mira
Executive Director
Hello LRT Members and Friends,
You are invited to the meeting of the Latino and Latina Roundtable meeting this Saturday, May 18 which starts at 1:00 pm. This meeting will be both in-person and on zoom – although we would like for you to attend in person at our center (1460 E. Holt Ave. Room 5, in Pomona). The zoom link is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87626541362?pwd=M4XuHdMyXEt9auarCTeb52U3tVJz2V.1
At this meeting, we will have a director’s report; a financial report; discussion on our ongoing work in immigrant rights, education, and the well-being economy. We will also discuss topics for future forums on key issues and having a picnic of members and friends in July. Please arrive on time so that we can end by 3:00 pm at the latest. Please invite other friends who might be interested in the work of our organization or are interested in joining.
Join us in the annual commemoration of Day Laborer leader Fernando Pedraza this Friday, May 3 from 8 – 10 am (8114 Arrow Route – on the corner of Arrow and Grove) in Rancho Cucamonga. On Cinco de Mayo (May 5th), 2007, a spontaneous demonstration by the Minutemen against day laborers on the corner of Arrow Highway and Grove Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga, ended with the death of day laborer leader Jose Fernando Pedraza. Fifty-seven-year-old Pedraza died at the corner where he waited on a daily basis for one-day jobs. It is also the corner where Pedraza organized other day laborers to defend their rights. In 2002, Pedraza was part of a court case against the City of Rancho Cucamonga who wanted to enforce a law disallowing day laborers to gather on the street. In the recent months before his death, Pedraza had attended several meetings of the Rancho Cucamonga city council to support his fellow day laborers so that they could have a job center where they could be safe from hate-based attacks and traffic accidents.
Jose Zapata Calderon Emeritus Professor of Sociology and Chicano/a and Latino/a Studies 1050 North Mills Avenue Claremont, CA 91711-6101 (909) 952-1640 Jose_Calderon@pitzer.edu Website: www.josezcalderon.com