This is your invitation to the next Latino and Latina Roundtable, which will be a “celebration of the victories we have won, a celebration of our work, and a celebration of each other” on Saturday, December 17th at the Pitzer College Broad Center Room 208 (1050 N. Mills Ave.) from 1 – 3 pm. Our celebration will include a sharing of tamales and champurrado at the beginning. After, we will share the good work that we have done and look ahead to our future work.
Please pass on to people you know that might be interested in applying (see below)
Plant, Teach, Inspire | Join the 2017 Tour Crew
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
Website: www.josezcalderon.com
An exemplary vote by the Pomona City Council by voting in favor of a resolution whose specifics include: opposing immigration raids, supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, calling for imposing a moratorium on immigration raids, and calling for all city employees to not collaborate in enforcing federal civil immigration laws. Here is the link to Daily Bulletin article:
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
Website: www.josezcalderon.com
REQUEST FROM TAHIL SHARMA, INTERFAITH ACTIVIST TO SUPPORT ISLAMIC CENTER OF CLAREMONT BY WRITING A LETTER:
“My name is Tahil Sharma and I’m an interfaith activist located in Claremont. Last week, I became super active in community responses to divisive rhetoric and hate practices after our local mosque, the Islamic Center of Claremont, received one of the threatening letters sent out to mosques in California. I am working on a small campaign to get letters written to them… To show they have support from other community members. I’m connecting these letters till Thursday and having them in on Friday to show how many people in Southern California care for them, support them, and want them to be active members in the community for justice and equity. Please message me anything you like, as a letter or small note, on to Facebook or by email at tahil@aidemocracy.org . One letter will be and must be responded to by a million messages of love. Thanks so much and please share this post and the word! The more letters I can get the better!”
Big victory – Pomona City Council voted in favor of a resolution “denouncing tactics used to intimidate Pomona residents who are immigrants, people of color, Muslims, and people with disabilities and affirming the city’s commitment to safeguard the civil rights of all its residents.” We will celebrate this victory and others throughout the year at the next Latino and Latina Roundtable membership on Saturday, December 17th at the Pitzer College Broad Center Room 208 (1050 N. Mills Ave.). The celebration meeting will include tamales and drink.
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
Website: www.josezcalderon.com
Opportunity for young people interested in school garden movement:
“We are seeking fellows who can join Common Vision’s 6-week tour where we plant fruit trees, tend educational orchards, make art and run programming with students at public schools from San Diego to the San Francisco Bay Area. Fellows will work with the Common Vision staff and volunteers to make UFW history, current relevant issues and campaigns a bigger part of Common Vision’s educational curriculum; fellows will collaborate with Common Vision staff to help provide suggestions to teachers and garden coordinators in this same vein. With on-the-ground perspective at over 50 school gardens and orchards, fellows will consider the school garden “movement” and make suggestions about where it could be a more effective educational and organizational tool.”
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
Website: www.josezcalderon.com
The next Latino and Latina Roundtable membership meeting will be on Saturday, December 17th at the Pitzer College Broad Center Room 208 (1050 N. Mills Ave.). The meeting will be a celebration of our work this last year (our many successes) and include tamales and drink. We will discuss our most recent efforts and lay the foundation for an upcoming membership retreat (that will develop a plan of work for the next year).
Below is the information also on the services for our beloved organizer and friend Pablo “Chompo” Lopez (see information below) and for the California Immigrant Leaders Strategy Meeting (see Information below):
On Saturday, November 10th, there is also a California Immigrant Leaders Strategy Meeing:
Espero puedan asistir a esta importante reunion para coordinar estrategias en respuesta a la politica neo facista, xenofobica del presidente electo Donald Trump.
Angela Sanbrano
The Pomona City Council is voting on a resolution this Monday , December 5, 2016 entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA DENOUNCING TACTICS USED TO INTIMIDATE POMONA RESIDENTS WHO ARE IMMIGRANTS, PEOPLE OF COLOR, MUSLIMS, LGBTQ PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; AND REAFFIRMING THE CITY’S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND TO SAFEGUARDING THE CIVIL RIGHTS, SAFETY AND DIGNITY OF ALL OUR RESIDENTS.
I would ask that all members of the LRT Board and of the Immigrant Rights Committee plan to attend Monday’s City Council Meeting in support of the resolution. Plan to arrive by 6:30.
Pomona City Hall’s address is: 505 South Garey Avenue, Pomona CA 91766
Madeline Rios, CT
landline (909) 621-9600
cell (909) 263-4579
PDF of resolution:
On the 18th of November our wonderful friend Pablo Lopez, passed away. His passing is very hard to accept and his smile and spirit will truly be missed. He fought against cancer and was always optimistic even with the circumstances. His love for the community of Pomona is how he became family to many. He was like my brother who’d march in the streets, but also help I’m the community, mostly inspiring our youth. In this hard time we are hosting a fundraiser to cover his funeral expenses. This Saturday December 3rd, we will be selling food, raffle off items, and remember the great person he was through a fundraiser. I ask for your support on Saturday. We will be at Bethel Church (1921 N. Garey Ave. Pomona) from 4:30- 8:30 pm.
You can also donate on gofund me at: https://www.gofundme.com/rip-pablo-chompo-lopez
Thank you for your support.
With love,
Melissa Ayala
In addition, there will be a car wash the next day, December 4th from 9am-2pm at Cesar DeLaCruz AutoShop 14630 Valley Blvd. El Monte (Behind Burger King)
