| AB 1930 | Ensures that CSU and UC engage stakeholders before implementing admissions requirements that could disparately impact students of color |
| AB 1835 | Annually, requires LEAs to identify unspent Supplemental and Concentration funds (in LCFF) and keep those fund’s designation to be spent on low-income, foster, or EL students. |
| ACA 5 | If passed, allows the repeal of Prop. 209 to go to the November ballot for CA voters. |
| SB 1130 | Helps build out broadband connections to rural and low income communities using the CASF program (digital divide) |
| Prop 13 | Closes commercial property tax loopholes and puts $12 billion dollars per year back into schools and communities |
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Advancing Equity with Race Conscious Policymaking
Today, the Assembly Appropriations Committee took an important step toward equality for all Californians by advancing ACA 5, which would give voters the opportunity to end the state’s counterproductive ban on affirmative action.
The past week has been a painful reminder that racism and discrimination continue to eat away at progress toward equal opportunity, especially for communities of color who have been disproportionately impacted by harmful systems for far too long. I am more resolved than ever that our collective work to advance equity requires race conscious policymaking – this is one path forward to directly address structural racism.
When Proposition 209 was passed almost 25 years ago, it forced our state leaders to turn a blind eye to discrimination and inequality. We cannot overcome the barriers to equal opportunity if we pretend they do not exist.
In recent days, I have been grateful to see so many allies and young people speak out against injustice. Those words matter, and their true power is in their ability to spur action and enact change. No single policy or program will reverse centuries of oppression, but repealing Prop 209 would end an era of willful ignorance and start to level the playing field.
This chance to vote our values now moves to the full Assembly which takes place in the coming weeks. We all have a role to play in this moment. If you are a legislator who has spoken out against inequality, California is counting on you to put your power behind your words. If you lead an organization that has reaffirmed its commitment to diversity and inclusion, now is the time to join us in the Opportunity for All coalition. If you’re an advocate, this is a chance to exercise your voice by contacting your representatives.
It’s time to stop the cycle of history repeating. Prop 209 was a misguided effort that resulted in the spread of racial disparities in California. Today, the impact of these missteps are on full display, but California has a chance to choose a different direction.
Please join the Education Trust-West and over one hundred civil rights, education equity, labor, business and community organizations across California in strong support of ACA 5.
In Community,
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Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga Executive Director The Education Trust–West  @ESArrillaga |
The Latino and Latina Roundtable stands in solidarity with all those who are outraged with the brutal murder of George Floyd and the many others in our communities who have unjustly lost their lives to police brutality.
We stand with Black Lives Matter and our African American communities in our common fight for equality and multi-racial solidarity against systemic racism and white supremacy. We have a common struggle in opposing the school to prison pipeline, unjust detention centers, voter suppression, and acts of genocide that are seeking to keep our communities from using their growing political power. We stand against the normalization of police brutality, violence, and the use of the military by a President of the United States who, rather than coming out against the conditions which have created the mass of protests throughout the country, insists on promoting more violence and division. The disproportionate numbers from our Black and Latino communities who have died from COVID-19 has further exposed the economic and racial inequalities that have historically existed in our communities. In this context, the responses to the killing of Floyd have not just been about his unjust murder but are the result of years of racial and economic disparities. As Darnell Hunt, Dean of Social Sciences at UCLA proposes from his years of research: “The George Floyd case was not the cause … the police killings are the symptoms … the underlying cause is white supremacy, racism, and things the U. S. has not fundamentally dealt with.”
In this light, we stand against the divisions being created by this administration in scapegoating everyone from our Asian American communities to undocumented immigrants and refugees for his failures. We commit ourselves to build multi-racial unity and to turn around the sources of these disparities around through advancing transformative policies that are in the interests of providing a quality of life for all and not just profit for a few.
We stand with the protestors who are calling to turn these conditions around and who are committed to remember the spirit of Floyd by fighting for justice, not only for his family, but for future generations. We stand with Darnella Frazier, the 17-year old who courageously documented the murder of George Floyd. We stand with the families and communities who have faced the loss of life of family members and friends. And we commit to join in helping to build a nation where Black Lives Matter.
In Solidarity,
Jose Calderon, President
On behalf of the Board of the Latino and Latina Roundtable of the San Gabriel and Pomona Valley
Congratulations to Melanie Andreo for receiving a Pitzer College Student Leadership Award. Melanie Andreo, now a second-year student at Pitzer College, first got involved with the Latino and Latina Roundtable during her first year at Garey High School and has been organizing ever since. In addition to helping organize the annual Cesar Chavez Pilgrimage march and festival, Melanie has helped in clean-up projects at Pomona’s Cesar Chavez Park. At Pitzer College, she has been an exemplary leader in connecting her studies and learning to community engagement by being part of the Rural and Urban Social Movements class and helping to organize an annual Alternative Spring Break where students carry out service-learning projects with the United Farmworkers Union in the San Joaquin Valley. Melanie has served as an intern with the Latino and Latina Roundtable and the College for all Coalition in helping to advance college readiness plans and in traveling to Sacramento and testifying in support of educational legislative bills for low-income, foster youth, and English learners.
Jose Zapata CalderonPresident 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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Jose Calderon is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Latino and Latina Roundtable Academy Discussion Forum Time: May 26, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://pitzer.zoom.us/j/95977434289 Meeting ID: 959 7743 4289 One tap mobile +16699006833,,95977434289# US (San Jose) +13462487799,,95977434289# US (Houston) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 959 7743 4289 Find your local number: https://pitzer.zoom.us/u/aPGWIuRB
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
This is your invitation to a Zoom online Roundtable Academy discussion on key issues that the Latino and Latina Roundtable is involved with (immigrant rights, education, and new economy) on Tuesday, May 26th from 7 – 9 PM – the zoom link is below and here: https://pitzer.zoom.us/j/95977434289. In its recent meetings, the LRT board has agreed that a forum is needed where members of the organization can have discussions and develop positions on key issues that the organization is working on. Both board and membership meetings do not allow for the time that is needed to deepen the analysis on key issues. Hence, this first “discussion” will include short summaries on the conditions that we are facing in this time of the coronavirus crisis, the issues that we are confronting, and plans for future discussion sessions. The discussion on May 26th will include short presentations by Madeline Rios and Angela Sanbrano on immigrant rights; Fabian Pavon and Jose Calderon on Ethnic Studies and College for All; and John Nolte on the New Economy. After the presentations, we will have an open discussion on the issues raised and future dates when we will deepen the issues in each area (with the outlook of gaining clarity on LRT positions regarding these issues).
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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
Zoom program memorial for Fernando Pedraza on May 8 from 10 am – 12 noon. Connect at: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdIFet7HMo
10:00 am – 10:05 AM: Abrir el Programa (Fernando y Hija Pedraza)
Enfatizar el propósito de este dia y honrar el legado de Fernando Pedraza
10:10 – 10:30
Contexto de la esquina y historia de Jose Fernando Pedraza: José Calderón y Pablo Alvarado
10:35 – 10:50
Poema de Luis y Canción de Francisco
10:55 – 11:10
Protecciones de Jornalerxs en Tiempo de COVID-19 (DALE)
Cal Soto y Loyda Alvarado
11:15 – 11:20 am
Census 2020: Karen Kandamby
11:20 – 11:30 am
Derechos de Vivienda: Benjamin Wood
11:35 – 11:50 am
Preguntas y Entrevistas de Trabajadores
11:55 – 12 pm
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Friends of the Latino and Latina Roundtable
We hope you are all doing well and staying healthy. Please consider supporting the Latino and Latina Roundtable on this Giving Tuesday. This is a global campaign to assist nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic. As you probably know, because of the coronavirus crisis, our organization has postponed our annual fundraiser until September 25 and because of that, we have been directly impacted. Our organization has historically been a volunteer organization that has relied on this one fundraiser to fund our efforts, which include advocacy, community events, and scholarships for local students. More recently, our board has moved to develop a strategic plan to ensure the sustainability of our organization on a long-term basis. As part of that plan, we have established an office, hired a director, and are looking at other means of support to fund our efforts. It is in this context that we ask you to donate to the Latino and Latina Roundtable as part of #GivingTuesdayNow – May 5th – a day that has been designated a day of giving to local nonprofit organizations’
We understand that times might be difficult and many might not be able to make a financial contribution. If you cannot donate today, we understand, however please repost or share with your networks. If you have a birthday coming up, please ask your friends to make a gift in your honor. So far we are at 10% of our goal of $1,500.00.
We cannot do what we do without your support. Our work and advocacy continues, and it will long after this period is over, thanks to you!
With much appreciation and gratitude,
Lina Mina, Director and Jose Calderon, President of the board, and the LRT Board