Latino and Latina Roundtable Membership Mtg.

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Please save the date:  the next membership meeting of the Latino and Latina Roundtable will be on Saturday, August 13th from 1 -3 PM at the Pitzer College Broad Center Room 208 (1050 N. Mills ave.) in Claremont.  The meeting will include reports and discussion on the  newsletter, development of the website, summary of LRT Mixer, passage and implementation of SB-1050 pipeline legislation to higher education, passage of park restoration bill by county supervisors and on ballot, health-care-for all status, summary of press conference on Supreme Court Decision on DAPA,  immigrant rights status and proposals, proposed forums on candidates and ballot initiatives, and any new business.

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

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Rally to Support Grocery Workers August 2

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UFCW 1428 is still in negotiations with Albertsons, Vons and Ralphs.  They are voting on proposals August 8th.  

Time to heat it up a bit.  Put on your sunscreen and walking shoes and join hundreds in a march in support of grocery workers.  

GROCERY WORKERS MARCH AND RALLY

Tuesday, August 2nd 11AM

Vans will be available at Local 1428’s offices, leaving at 9:00AM.  Please reserve your seat ASAP as space is limited.

Flyer Attached.

Together we can #MakeEndsMeet  for grocery workers!!

L. A. Times Article:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-grocery-authorize-strike-20160621-snap-story.html

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Supreme Court Justices Are Not Neutral

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The reality is – and we know it – that Supreme Court Justices are not neutral – and their political allegiances align with who has appointed them. They interpret the law much like how we can use statistics – to bolster particular positions – under the guise of objectivity and neutrality. Another reason, although difficult to decipher by some, why the outcome of the next election is so important.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/ruth-bader-ginsburg-donald-trump-supreme-court-politics-history-214044?cmpid=sf

Nearly 90 Organizations Urge State Board of Education to Prioritize Equity in Accountability System

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Nearly 90 Organizations Urge State Board of Education to Prioritize Equity in Accountability System

 

Joint Letter Sent to the State Board of Education

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From civil rights groups and local social justice organizations including the National Council of La Raza, LULAC California and Asian Americans Advancing Justice to education groups and community organizations including the California State Parent Teacher Association, United Ways of California and Children Now, over 80 organizations joined Ed Trust–West in calling for a clear focus on equity in the new education accountability system. In a letter to the State Board of Education in anticipation of their meeting this week, the groups stressed that the system should help close opportunity and achievement gaps by:

  • setting ambitious, long-term goals for student achievement, including gap-closing expectations
  • including a distinct, robust measure of college and career readiness to make sure we graduate students equipped with 21st century skills and knowledge
  • expecting action from a school or district when the data points out gaps in opportunity and achievement

We will continue to keep you updated as the State Board makes important decisions for California’s 6 million K-12 students. A big thank you to the many organizations below that joined us to support these principles for an equity-minded accountability system. In addition to the joint letter, Ed Trust–West also sent this letter with additional feedback on specific State Board of Education proposals.

Advancement Project

After-School All-Stars

Alliance for a Better Community

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles

Attendance Works

Bay Area Tutor

Black Parallel School Board

Brown Issues – Sacramento City College

Brown Issues – Sacramento State University

Building Blocks for Kids – Richmond Collaborative

CADRE

California Alliance of African American Educators

California Charter Schools Association

California Latino School Boards Association

California LULAC

California PTA

California Science Teachers Association

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy

CD Tech

Center for Ecoliteracy

Center on Race, Poverty & Environment

Central California Environmental Justice Network

Cesar Chavez Foundation

Chicano Latino State Employees Association

Children Now

Children’s Defense Fund – California

Coaching Corps

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)

Coleman Advocates

College Track

Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice

Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement (COPE)

DELAC de SBCUSD

Dolores Huerta Foundation

Educators 4 Excellence

EdVoice

Faith in Action Kern County

GEMAS Consulting

GO Oakland

GO Public Schools

GO West Contra Costa

Growing Up in Santa Cruz

GSA Network

Hmong Innovative Politics

HOLA

Inland Congregation United for Change (ICUC)

Inland Empire Immigrant Youth Coalition

LA Voice

Latino & Latina Roundtable of San Gabriel & Pomona Valley

Los Angeles Education Partnership

LULAC of the Inland Empire

LULAC of the Riverside

Mothers’ Club Family Learning Center

National Center for Youth Law (NCYL)

National Council of La Raza

Orange County Congregation Community Organization

Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)

Parent Organization Network (PON)

Parent Revolution

Partnership for Los Angeles Schools

Promesa Boyle Heights

Reading and Beyond

Reinvent South Stockton

Roberts Family Development Center

Sacramento Area Congregations Together (SacACT)

San Bernardino City USD District African-American Advisory Council.

San Diego Association of African American Educators

Somos Mayfair

South Stockton Schools Initiative

Stand Up

Student Success California

Students Matter

Teach Plus

The Avalos Foundation

The BlackBoard of West Contra Costa

The Campaign for College Opportunity

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area

The Village Method

Umoja

United Way of Greater Los Angeles

United Ways of California

Urban Strategy Group

Western Center on Law & Poverty

Youth Action Project, Inc.

Youth Together

 

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Pomona Day Labor Center Fundraiser on July 23

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On behalf of the Pomona Economic Opportunity Center (PEOC), we would like to invite you to sponsor our 4th Annual PEOC Fundraiser on Saturday, July 23rd, 2016 from 5:00—9:00 pm. The event will be held at Ebell Hall in Pomona. There, you will have the opportunity to hear first-hand about the work of the PEOC, our day laborers and women workers and the community leaders who have supported our efforts.

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Inivtation to Latino/a Roundtable Mixer this Thursday in Pomona

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The Organizational Development Committee will be hosting a mixer for Latino/a Roundtable members, family, and friends.  Half the year has passed and much has happened. It is nice to take a break from our routine and meet up with old friends and make new friends. 

We hope this space allows you to get to know each other as we build community.  Hope to see you there!!

When: Thursday July 14th

Time: 5-7pm

Where: The Burger House 

             171 W. 2nd Street, Pomona, Ca

Attached is the flyer. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Melissa Ayala

Latin@ Roundtable CoordinatorIMG_34761

Invitation to EMERGENCY COMMUNITY BRIEFING – JULY 8 on UFCW Contract Negotiations

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Note:  the UFCW support turned out a number of their members to our recent press conference regarding the DAPA Supreme Court decision.  They have been consistent in supporting our many efforts throughout the years.  Now, they are asking for our support – and we urge you to attend this most important community Meeting.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS,

PLEASE ATTEND THIS VERY IMPORTANT BRIEFING AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD. FLYER IS ATTACHED.  REMEMBER TO RSVP IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO, Sylvia1428@msn.com.

Thank You for your continued support and solidarity. Sylvia

Emergency Community Briefing

 

The contract covering nearly 50,000 grocery workers expired in March, and the union has been attempting to negotiate a new deal with Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons. Grocery workers across Southern California, including UFCW 1428 voted overwhelmingly to reject the employers insulting offer and authorized a strike if contract negotiations break down.

 

We cannot do this without you.  Please join us for an Emergency Community Briefing to bring you up to date.  RSVP to Sylvia1428@msn.com

 

FRIDAY JULY 8TH, 10:00 AM

St John The Baptist Catholic Church

(Nugent Room, next to Office)

3883 Baldwin Park Blvd, Baldwin Park, CA 91706

**Thank you Fr. Mike and St John’s for the use of the room**

 

Our members demand respect! Stand strong and united and together we will prevail! 

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Invitation Get on Bus to HIlda Solis Reception and County Supervisor meeting

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This is your invitation to join us on a bus that will leave at 10 A. M. from 1540 W. 2nd Street in Pomona for LRT Members and all those who want to support future funding for our parks.  The bus will take us to a reception by Hilda Solis (before the county supervisor meeting at 11:30 A. M. on the 8th floor balcony in the Hall of Administration.  Afterward, we will attend the County Supervisor meeting to support a park parcel tax which would help fund over 1,800 projects to improve and to build new parks.  Included in the proposal is funding for Cesar Chavez park and other parks in the city of Pomona and the region. 

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