Ohio Young Latino Democrats

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043197763244515702011-07-08T06:05:09.904-04:00Ohio Young Latino DemocratsOrganizing, Supporting & Educating LatinosOhio Young Latin@ Democratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268741536006037357noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504319776324451570.post-87547071005398026532009-11-16T21:53:00.008-05:002009-11-16T22:16:19.412-05:00Reform Immigration for America Event in Columbus

On November 18 at 8:00 p.m. EST all across the country people are hosting house parties with their families, friends, neighbors, churches, classmates and anyone else who supports comprehensive immigration reform for America.We will be hosting a virtual town hall with Rep. Luis Gutierrez to discuss the principles of progressive immigration reform, and you can be a part of it!There will be a

Ohio Young Latin@ Democratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268741536006037357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504319776324451570.post-67579723049631163362009-09-08T03:03:00.000-04:002009-09-08T03:04:32.350-04:00A Biography of A Candidate for School Board - Ramona Reyes

Selected from a field of eight finalists, Ramona Reyes was appointed to the Columbus Public Schools Board of Education in January 2009 by her fellow members of the school board who saw her as an advocate for a quality education for all children. She is the first Hispanic member of the board overseeing a increasingly diverse population of 55,000 students.Currently, Ramona is a human resources

Ohio Young Latin@ Democratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268741536006037357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504319776324451570.post-80991019703812810452009-07-25T14:57:00.002-04:002009-07-25T15:02:53.832-04:00Latin@s Have a Stake in Health Care Reform

This article was passed along to me via the Facebook group LATINOS FOR HEALTH CARE REFORM.Latinos Have a Stake in Health Care ReformNew America Media, Commentary, David Pacheco, Posted: Jul 25, 2009 By David Pacheco Editor’s Note: Lack of health insurance is a growing problem for older Americans, and for Latinos it is especially serious. By 2050, Latinos will make up a quarter of all Americans

Ohio Young Latin@ Democratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268741536006037357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504319776324451570.post-80143231444246659002009-07-14T23:01:00.005-04:002009-09-04T00:07:30.373-04:00Limbaugh's Tonterías

This ad circulating in Florida draws parallels to lo que pasa en Ohio. We cannot sit by and allow the Limbaughs, the Dobbses, the Sheriff Joneses, and the Courtney Combses of the world to own the conversation on immigration or any other issue that should otherwise be steered by Latin@s.

Ohio Young Latin@ Democratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268741536006037357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504319776324451570.post-35735844110840991942009-06-30T22:19:00.005-04:002009-06-30T22:46:27.069-04:00la falta de youth in the brown-black alliance

A great article from La Prensa about efforts to forge a brown-black alliance in ClevelandAn excerpt (emphasis added):"It’s time for us old dogs to step aside and trust the new generation to take more responsibilities,” Danforth said. Her comment prompted an “amen” from eighty-year old Pearl Thompson, who noticed the lack of youth present at the forum and said they have to be engaged in these

Ohio Young Latin@ Democratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268741536006037357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504319776324451570.post-68834047113448385282009-06-28T11:36:00.004-04:002009-06-28T12:16:23.562-04:00Hispanic Fanatic hits the nail on the head

Last night after the Ohio Democratic Party State Dinner, Chris and I were talking about the vast differences that exist in the level of political clout in Ohio between Latin@s and African Americans. (For instance, in the room filled with hundreds of political personalities from around the state, I could count on one hand the number of Latin@s there--and one was busing tables for the caterer.) As

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