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LRT Bus and Registering your participation – 50th Anniversary of the ’65 Delano Grape Strike
The UFW will be holding a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Delano Grape Strike on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at forty acres (the original organizing site of this strike) in Delano. We are working on getting a bus that can take about 45 people. We are now taking names of those individuals who would be interested in going on a bus. We will leave early in the morning of the 26th and return on the same day. If you are interested in going on the bus, you must make a firm commitment and send an e-mail to Melissa Ayala at melissaayalalrt@gmail.com or call her at 909-450-7532 by Thursday, September 3 to save a place on the bus. The first 45 persons to respond will be included.
Jose Zapata Calderon
Noche de Raza
This event is to raise money for M.E.Ch.A.; M.E.Ch.A. stands for Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlan. We are an organization that educates the community about their history and their culture. 50% of the money we raise will go towards scholarships for two of the M.E.Ch.A. board members, and the other 50% will go towards our efforts to better educate our raza about their history and culture by mentoring high school students, buying books that will empower our members, and participating in educational field trips. You can be a part of this too!!! Just show up to the event and sign up at our M.E.Ch.A. booth.
Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1677631499189696/
You can buy tickets now, but don’t forget to print the receipt:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/noche-de-raza-tickets-18184832323
Invitation to 50th Anniversary of the ’65 Delano Grape Strike
The UFW will be holding a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Delano Grape Strike on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at forty acres (the original organizing site of this strike) in Delano. If you are interested in going, please see the message below and register. I will be working with Paul Knopf, Claudia Bedolla, and others to see if we can get a bus for that day. I will keep you posted.
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
El Super Settlement
Big Big Victory for our communities:
“The agreement reached Friday aims to remedy complaints filed last fall and winter, marking a victory for the 600 employees represented by United Food and Commercial Workers locals at seven El Super stores in greater Los Angeles. As a result, one worker fired for what he contended was retaliation for supporting the union got his job back along with seven months of back-pay.”
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-el-super-settlement-20150810-story.html
Invitation to film showing and platica: “Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary”
You are invited (by Unity in the Community: MECHA, Latino and Latina Roundtable, and Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage Committee) to the second of many future film gatherings and platicas on issues pertinent to our communities. This film, Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary will be shown this Friday, August 14th at 6 PM at Bellas Artes Gallery (244 S Garey Ave. in Pomona.
Background to film “Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary”:
Located in Pico Union, a neighborhood sometimes called the “Ellis Island” of Los Angeles, Hoover Street Elementary is the largest elementary school in the city. Some 2,700 students speaking 32 languages attend the school, and an estimated 90 percent of them are economic and political refugees from Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador living below the poverty line. “Most kids don’t know if they are legal or undocumented,” says Simón, who was six when her family immigrated from Mexico, and remembers being called a “wetback” by her schoolmates. “They all just feel unwanted and scared.”
–pbs.org
You are free to invite anyone. This meeting will be a potluck so make sure you bring something delicious to share!
Here is a short clip:
https://vimeo.com/52100781
Articulo en UNIDOS sobre Foro: “Impuestos Sin Representacion”
Articulo en UNIDOS escrito por Alejandro Cano sobre Latino y Latina Roundtable foro el miercoles 5 de agosto titulado “Impuestos Sin Representacion” en el centro comunitario Washington Park En Pomona.
http://www.unidossc.com/articles/seg250n-21344-elecciones-millones.html
Emergency El Super Delegation on Monday
We are happy to announce, we are returning to the negotiating table with El Super on Tuesday August 18th. This would not have happened without your support.
Join us for an emergency delegation to El Super, to remind El Super that the community is behind the workers and would like this to be resolved. We feel this will set the right tone as we enter negotiations the following day. We will only do this at the Union store in Covina. The delegation will be no longer than 30 minutes.
I know this is short notice, if you have 30 minutes in your schedule we would appreciate your support. It will make a difference. Please let me know if you can join us by responding to this email. Also send it out to your list serve.
Thanks Sylvia Carranza
UFCW 1428
El Pueblo Unido, Jamas Sera Vencido!
Monday, August 17, 2015
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
El Super
960 W. Arrow Hwy
Covina CA 91722
Latino/a Roundtable Membership Meeting
The Latino and Latina Roundtable membership meeting invites you to its meeting this Saturday, August 15th from 1 – 3 PM at the Pitzer College Broad Center (1050 N. Mills Ave.) in Claremont. The meeting will include a summary of the recent community forum focusing on recent legislation affecting both Latino/a and immigrant communities and the responses. We will discuss some of the outcomes of the workshops held after the forum and how they fit into the LRT’s ongoing focus of organizational, community development, and immigrant rights work (that came out of this year’s LRT retreat). Please extend this invitation to any friends, family members, or individuals who are interested in advancing committed leadership in our communities.
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
