Join the Pitzer College Student Senate in welcoming Former California State Assembly Speaker Hon. Fabian Nuñez back to his alma mater! Fabian graduated from Pitzer College in 1997 and went on to become an influential Latino leader in California. Fabian will be speaking about his experiences in politics and will be answering questions from members of the audience during a Q&A session.

Fabian Núñez was recognized as the “Public Official of the Year” by Governing Magazine in 2004 and authored Assembly Bill 32, a landmark climate change legislation that has become a blueprint for other states and the U.S. Congress in addressing environmental challenges. He currently serves on the U.S. Soccer Federation Board of Directors and previously served on the University of California Board of Regents. To learn more about Fabian Nuñez, visit his profile at www.mercuryllc.com.

This special event is part of “Student Voice Week” and the “Mindful of the Future” Speaker Series sponsored by the Student Senate. The event is open to the public and will be held in the Founder’s Room in McConnell Center on Monday, February 1st at 4:15pm. See the Facebook event for more details.

A.  Immigration Forums & Assistance Committee of the PUSD -“Know Your Rights” forums on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 5:00 PM and Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 8:00 AM – Village Academy Conference Center (1460 W Holt Blvd. Pomona, CA 91766 – Entrance 1)

B.  Latino/a Summit on Elections – 1/28, 2016, 7- 9 PM, Hutton Center, 660 Colton Avenue, Colton

C.  Fabian Nunez – 4:15 PM, Feb. 1, Pitzer Founder’s Room McConnell Center

D.  Comm. Dev. Comm. At PUSD – 2/3 7 PM – Parent’s Room 

E.  Pilgrimage Mtg. at Garey – 3:30 on 2/5 F.  URBAN 2/20, 10 A. M. – UCLA Labor Center

F.  Latino and Latina Roundtable Retreat – 9 – 3; Pitzer College Broad Center Room 208 (1050 N. Mills Ave., in Claremont

George Ciccarriello Maher, Drexel University, author of We Created Chavez:  A People‘s History of the Venezuelan Revolution

Miguel Tinker Salas, Latin American Studies, History, and Chicano/a Latino/a Studies at Pomona College, author of Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know and The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture, and Society in Venezuela

Todd Griffin, organizer with Black Lives Matter (Los Angeles) and participant in 2014 Black and Brown solidarity delegation to Venezuela

Jeanette Charles, popular educator and graduate student at the Bolivarian University of Venezuela with the Catedra Libre Africa

This week, the Venezuelan people presented over 5 million signatures to the US government protesting against President Obama’s executive order that declares Venezuela a “threat to national security.” According to the latest hinter laces Poll, 92% of all Venezuelans reject any form of US intervention and are organizing courageously to defend their sovereignty.

Over the last 15 years, Venezuelans have secured free education from preschool to undergraduate studies, free healthcare, and support for popular culture and media . Venezuela was declared free of illiteracy in 2005. The government has built more than 675,000 homes since 2010 and plans to build 400,000 more in 2015. In Venezuela , undocumented immigrants are guaranteed the same rights as citizens. Many Latin American countries are softening geopolitical borders.

Venezuela is also working to create a society free of discrimination with laws such as the Law on the Right of Women to a Life Free of Violence and the Law Against Racial Discrimination marking an anti–racist and anti–patriarchal shift in the country after 500 years of colonial repression and intervention.

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 Sponsors: Scripps Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Intercollegiate  Department  of  Africana  Studies,  Scripps  Feminist,  Gender,  and  Sexuality  Studies, Intercollegiate  Feminist  Center for  Teaching,  Research and  Engagement

–Socorro Chavez

I would like to invite you to attend the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. at the Hall of Administration, 500 W. Temple Street.

Supervisor Kuehl and I will be introducing a motion in support of President Obama’s Executive Action on immigration, and the creation of a County Deferred Action Task Force.  Los Angeles County needs to be ready to assist with the implementation of the Executive Action. 

We encourage you to bring 20 or more members of your organization to show your support of the motion at the public hearing. We will be providing signs for supporters, but you are also welcome to bring your own. In order to keep our message united, we ask that you not sign up to speak, but instead show your support with your presence.

Please confirm your participation to the El Monte office at 626-350-4500 or FirstDistrict@bos.lacounty.gov. If you would like us to secure complimentary parking, please provide the name of the driver by 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 23^rd.

Thank you and Sí Se Puede.

Hilda L. Solis

Supervisor, First District

Below is a resolution that is being presented to the Pomona city council in support of a full investigation into the disappearance of 43 students from Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico.The resolution has been given to the Mayor to place on the agenda.  There will be a city council Continue reading →