CA Fwd at the CA Latino Congreso
CA Fwd at the CA Latino Congreso
Civic leaders and grassroots organizers from across Southern California came together over the weekend for the 2011 Latino Congreso Conference to debate, network, and strategize how to achieve a united Latino political agenda. "The theme of this conference is building power and winning change," said Angela Sanbrano, President of the National Alliance of Latino American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC). "We plan to develop goals and models here in California to accomplish this." The common sentiment at this politics and policy convention of the Latino community was that a hostile anti-immigrant environment together with turbulent economic conditions - made worse by unemployment, inequity in public education, and the over incarceration of Latinos - have created enormous uncertainty in Latino households across California. Yet participants at Pitzer College in Claremont were not deterred.
Forward Thinker: Fernando Jara
Forward Thinker: Fernando Jara
Forward Thinker [Fawr-werd Thing-ker] -- noun: A member of your community who saw a need and is working to fill it. As the state of California grapples with increasing deficits, high unemployment, and other systemic issues, it has become unable to fill certain community needs. This is where Forward Thinkers come in -- people just like you and me who decided to step up and fill in where the state has fallen short, helping to improve their community, region, or state and inspiring others to do the same. Learn more about these outstanding Californians, and suggest one yourself. For more information on Fernando Jara and CA Fwd's other Forward Thinkers, please visit http://www.cafwd.org/thinkers.
Forward Thinker: Kathay Feng
Forward Thinker: Kathay Feng
Forward Thinker [Fawr-werd Thing-ker] -- noun: A member of your community who saw a need and is working to fill it. As the state of California grapples with increasing deficits, high unemployment, and other systemic issues, it has become unable to fill certain community needs. This is where Forward Thinkers come in -- people just like you and me who decided to step up and fill in where the state has fallen short, helping to improve their community, region, or state and inspiring others to do the same. Learn more about these outstanding Californians, and suggest one yourself. For more information on Kathay Feng and CA Fwd's other Forward Thinkers, please visit http://www.cafwd.org/thinkers.
Speak-Up CA: CAHCC Annual Conference
Speak-Up CA: CAHCC Annual Conference
California Forward has been on the ground at the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce event being held this week in San Jose. We wanted to get as many voices as possible answering a few simple questions about the potential for Latinos to aid in rescuing our state from the financial crisis it is currently mired in. Here is what people had to say.
CAHCC Annual Conference
CAHCC Annual Conference
California Forward continues its reporting on how the burgeoning Latino market can be a catalyst to drive our state out of its current economic slump. Cheryl Getuiza was at the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce annual event in San Jose in mid-August.