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About Jose Calderon

Jose Zapata Calderon is Emeritus Professor in Sociology and Chicano/a Latino/a Studies at Pitzer College and President of the Latino and Latina Roundtable of the Pomona Valley and San Gabriel Valley.

Fired Pomona College dining hall worker Felipa Sanchez to return to work

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Fired Pomona College dining hall worker Felipa Sanchez to return to work almost 10 years after college fired her during Union drive!

Welcome Back Felipa Sanchez!

Almost 20 years ago, in the middle of a Union organizing drive in the Pomona College dining halls, Pomona College trustees and administrators decided to check Felipa’s papers and fire her along with 16 of her co-workers. 

A year later, despite the mass firing, Felipa’s co-workers won the Union. One of their first demands was the right to return to work for Felipa and all the fired dining hall workers, once their immigration status was regularized.

On Thursday, July 1, Felipa Sanchez will finally return to her job as Lead Cook with her full seniority!  Come congratulate Felipa and help us celebrate her return!

 When:        Thursday, July 1

When:        9am

Where:       The fountain in front of Frank Dining Hall.

For more info contact Noel Rodriguez, 310 462 7535.

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/us/after-workers-are-fired-an-immigration-debate-roils-california-campus.html?smid=url-share

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Reclaiming Our Narrative – A Forum on Ethnic Studies

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The Pomona Education Coalition Presents:
Reclaiming Our Narratives – A Forum on California’s Model Ethnic Studies Curriculum
Thursday, June 24th, 2021
4pm – 6pm
Zoom ID: 910 7868 5170
Ethnic Studies Activist-Scholars Lupe Carrasco Cardona and Dr. Theresa Montaño will share their experience working within CA’s Model Ethnic Studies Curriculum walk us through the events leading up to the approval of the curriculum, its aftermath, and current community organizing efforts for Ethnic Studies.
Guadalupe Carrasco Cardona is an Ethnic Studies Educator at LAUSD. She is also the Chair of Association of Raza Educators (Los Angeles Chapter) and Co-Founder of Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Coalition (LESMCC). Dr. Theresa Montano is a Professor of Chicana/o Studies at CSUN. She is also the
Community Liaison for Association of Raza Educators (Los Angeles Chapter), and Co-Founder of Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Coalition (LESMCC).
The Latino and Latina Roundtable is part of the Pomona Educational Coalition. To learn more about the Latino and Latina Roundtable, please visit our website www.latinolatinaroundtable.org or call (909) 480-6267.
For information about this forum and LRT’s ethnic studies work please contact Fabian Pavon -Email fabianpavon2@gmail.com

LRT Roundtable Academy Organizing Meeting at 7 PM on June 17

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As per the decision of our LRT board, this is your invitation to discuss and decide on upcoming forums, workshops, or classes on issues emerging out of the work of the Latino and Latina Roundtable in our communities this Thursday, June 17 at 7 PM.  The zoom link is below.  We will discuss what methods we will use and set a schedule in the areas of immigrant rights, ethnic studies, college for all, new economy, and other issues pertinent to our work.  The zoom link is:  https://pitzer.zoom.us/j/88535493514

 

 

Jose Calderon is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Latino and Latina Roundtable Academy organizing meeting
Time: Jun 17, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Jose Zapata Calderon
President of the Latino and Latina Roundtable
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

 

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Invitation to LRT Anchor Mission Committee Toward New Models of Economic Development

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Dear Interested Members of the Latino & Latina Roundtable and friends:

Please see the attached flyer and join our Anchor Mission Committee, which will have its first meeting this Saturday, June 12 at 9 AM (going no later than 10:30) via Zoom here: bit.ly/LRTAnchorZoom, Password: Anchor.
The Committee will meet every other Saturday thru the summer.
This Committee is part of the LRT’s commitment to find a way forward toward a New Economy–more just, more equitable, putting people over profit.
Anchor Institutions are large nonprofits that raise and spend significant sums of money and are “anchored” to the local community in that their success and health is inextricably tied up with the success and health of local people and places. (Typical examples are “eds and meds,” i.e., universities and hospitals.) We will work to implement models that unlock the economic power of such institutions in our region to create jobs for, and investment in, Pomona’s lowest income residents and neighborhoods.
To get an idea of where we are going, see:
Hope to see you there. ¡Adelante!

LRT College for All part of Advocacy Week on education legislative bills

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Attached are the five bills that the College for All Coalition is meeting with legislators on – as part of Advocacy Week this week.  We have a core group of LRT members that are part of meetings with legislators on Tuesday and Thursday.  We will report on the outcomes in our future board and membership meetings.

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Request of LRT – Urgent Call: support for the CA VISION Act (floor vote this morning)

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From Angela Sanbrano:  

Hi NDLON is supporting the VISION Act.   It is urgent to call Assembly members Sabrina Cervantes and Blanca Rubio to support the California Vision Act tomorrow morning.  The district office phone numbers are:  Sabrina Cervantes (951-6860) and Blanca Rubio (626-960-4457)

The VISION Act is the next step toward building the consensus that all people should be treated equally by the criminal justice system.  Specifically, it would end the transfers of people from California’s local jails and prisons to ICE custody, directly challenging the practice of double punishment, double suspicion, and deprivation of due process for immigrants that have served time.

Thanks,

Angela

 

Begin forwarded message:

 

From: Salvador Sarmiento <sgsarmiento@ndlon.org>
Subject: Urgent support for the CA VISION Act (floor vote tomorrow AM)
Date: June 2, 2021 at 5:57:44 PM PDT
To: Angela Sanbrano <asanbrano@ndlon.org>

 

Hi friends from the Latino Roundtable: 

 

We are reaching out to ask if you could reach out to Assembly members Sabrina Cervantes and Blanca Rubio to support the California Vision Act which is going to a vote tomorrow morning.  

The VISION Act is the next step toward building the consensus that all people should be treated equally by the criminal justice system.  Specifically, it would end the transfers of people from California’s local jails and prisons to ICE custody, directly challenging the practice of double punishment, double suspicion, and deprivation of due process for immigrants that have served time.

Let me know if we can connect asap to send a note, or if you can put in a call to either of these offices.  My mobile- 202-746-2099.  

Best, 

Salvador 

—

Salvador G Sarmiento, National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) 

LRT newsletter for you and reminder of our Virtual LRT meeting this Sat., May 22 at 1 PM

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Hello LRT Family and Friends,

This year is going really fast and we want to thank you for being a part of it and make it better. We also want to share our Spring-Summer Newsletter and the dates for some other virtual events, including our membership meeting this Saturday, May 22nd at 1:00 PM.
Zoom:  https://zoom.us/j/92931255650?pwd=Y2NQdjRGRWdnTnB2YkoxTUJQaTdsUT09

As part of our effort to support the health and wellness of our community, the LRT, in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association, will present a series of educational programs every Wednesday until June 9th, 2021, all workshops start at 4:00 PM PST via Zoom here:  https://zoom.us/j/94009855132
Please share with your friends and family. This workshop will be in Spanish. We are planning to offer it in English too in the future.

If you would keep supporting our organization and mission please donate here.

For questions or more information please email
lmira@latinolatinaroundtable.org or call (909) 480-6267

Thank you for your love and support!

In solidarity,