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3/20-3/21 March for America Weekend in Washington, D.C.

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And help us spread the word on these important events!

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Friends,
This weekend, tens of thousands of people are expected to come to Washington D.C. for the March for

America--

a major march and rally on the National Mall in support of comprehensive immigration reform. Will you be there?

Knowing that many of our New Latino Movement (NLM) friends are travelling into town, we’ve organized and heard of several events that we hope you will participate in. These events are a great way to meet inspiring organizers and leaders from across the country. Please be sure to RSVP for each of the events you want to attend!

For full details and to sign-up for the events:

See our NLM March for America Weekend Facebook page (http://bit.ly/NLM320321),
See our blog (http://bit.ly/NLMM4A),
See our special Google map that details metro stops and venues for all of these events (http://bit.ly/NLMMAP).
Follow us on Twitter during the weekend (follow @LatinoMovement or http://www.twitter.com/latinomovement).

PLEASE ADD THESE EVENTS TO YOUR CALENDAR, SIGN UP TO JOIN US & FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

Thanks!

The New Latino Movement Team

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NEW LATINO MOVEMENT MARCH FOR AMERICA

WEEKEND EVENTS 3/19 - 3/21

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FRIDAY

11:30 a.m., PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S HEALTH SPEECH @ George Mason University Patriot Center (4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax, VA 22030). On the eve of a historic vote in the House of Representatives, President Obama will speak on the urgent need for health reform. Free and open to the public. No tickets required but arrive early to ensure admittance! Doors open at 9 a.m. Event begins at 11:30 a.m. See Facebook invite at http://bit.ly/GMU319.

SATURDAY

2 p.m., NLM CAREER PANEL “Beyond the Bus: Careers that empower and make a difference in our community” in partnership with La Unidad Latina, Gamma Epsilon, Professional Graduate Chapter @ George Washington University (Marvin Center Room 307, 800 21st St NW Washington DC, 20037). Featuring speakers from Congress, the Administration, campaigns and nonprofit worlds. Metro: GWU-Foggy Bottom. NOTE: This is an off-the-record event and closed to press. RSVP at http://bit.ly/NLM320.

7 p.m. NLM DINNER IN D.C. with leadership applicants interested
in starting regional chapters. By invite only. If you applied to be a NLM leader and would like to RSVP for the dinner, please email newlatinomovement@gmail.com.

10 p.m. NLM JOINS IN CELEBRATING THE DC LATINO PROFESSIONALS MEETUP GROUP 3RD YEAR ANNIVERSARY @ Heritage (1337 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036). Metro: Dupont Circle (South exit). 21 & Over with I.D. Only. Free before 11 p.m. Ladies $5 after 11 p.m. Guys $10 after 11 p.m. See Facebook invite at http://bit.ly/DCLP316.

SUNDAY

10 a.m. NLM TRAIL OF DREAMS PRE-RALLY BRUNCH @ Arlington County Government Room 1 (2100 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA.) With Guest Speakers Walter Tejada (Arlington County Board Member), John Amaya (Associate Director of Immigration at the National Council of La Raza), and Ayrianne Parks (Communications Specialist for the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs). Metro: Courthouse. $6 per person. Please pay in advance & register at http://bit.ly/NLM321Brunch.

Noon. NLM & LATINO GREEK UNITY BUSES. Board buses @ Key Elementary School (2300 Key Boulevard, Arlington, VA.) to head into DC for the march. Metro: Courthouse. RSVP for the NLM Bus at http://bit.ly/NLMBus. Latino Greeks can sign up for their bus by calling 703-684-5697 x318. We’ll meet local/national organizations at Lafayette Park (The White House) to gather for a small rally then march to meet Latino Greeks at the National Museum of Natural History (on Madison St. Between 9th and 12th Street, at the front entrance facing the National Mall) and then march to site together.

2-4 p.m. MARCH FOR AMERICA @ National Mall in Washington, D.C. March starts at 7th Street between Jefferson and Madison streets. The audience area will flow all the way back to 14th St between Jefferson and Madison. Note: Wear white shirts and bring American flags!

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FULL EVENT DETAILS

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Receive the latest updates on the New Latino Movement’s March for America Weekend on our Facebook page (http://bit.ly/NLM320321), blog (http://bit.ly/NLMM4A), and special Google map that details metro stops and venues for all of these events (http://bit.ly/NLMMAP). You can also follow us on Twitter during the weekend (follow @LatinoMovement or http://www.twitter.com/latinomovement).

(1) FRIDAY, 11:30 A.M., PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S HEALTH SPEECH.

Location: George Mason University Patriot Center (4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax, VA 22030). On the eve of a historic vote in the House of Representatives, President Obama will speak on the urgent need for reform. This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required but arrive early to ensure admittance! Doors open at 9 a.m. Event begins at 11:30 a.m. See Facebook invite at http://bit.ly/GMU319.

(2) SATURDAY, MARCH 20th, 2-4 P.M. NLM CAREER PANEL in Partnership with La Unidad Latina, Gamma Epsilon, Professional Graduate Chapter. “BEYOND THE BUS: CAREERS THAT EMPOWER AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY”.

Location: George Washington University, Marvin Center, Room 307 at 800 21st St NW Washington DC, 20037. NOTE: This is an off-the-record event and closed to press.

From Capitol Hill to federal agencies to nonprofit advocacy groups, there are sooo many ways to help make a difference for our communities through a range of great jobs in Washington, D.C. To share with you the stories of how amazing people are helping the Latino community from the nation's capital, and to help give you ideas on how YOU can make a difference here too, we'll be organizing a Saturday afternoon career panel.

Confirmed speakers include:

Kory Caro, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Maricela Huerta, Special Projects Manager, Ibarra Strategy Group
Susie Saavedra, Legislative Director, Rep. Al Green, U.S. House of Representatives
Daniel Suvor, Special Assistant to the General Counsel, Department of Health & Human Services
Zuraya Tapia, Executive Director, Hispanic National Bar Association

(3) SATURDAY, MARCH 20^TH, 7 p.m. NLM DINNER IN D.C. with leadership applicants interested
in starting regional chapters. By invite only. If you applied to be a NLM leader and would like to RSVP for the dinner, please email us at newlatinomovement@gmail.com.

(4) SATURDAY, MARCH 20^TH, 10 P.M. D.C. Latino Professionals Meetup 3 Year Anniversary Party & Celebration.

Location: Heritage, 1337 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036. Metro: Red line, Dupont Circle (South exit). 21 & Over with I.D. Only. Free before 11 p.m. (Ladies $5 after 11 p.m. Guys $10 after 11 p.m.)

See Facebook Invite at http://bit.ly/DCLP316.

Our friends with the DC Latino Professionals Meetup Group, a group networking and social group for Latino Professionals in the DC Metro area, are celebrating three years of great events, community service and friendships. NLM will be joining in celebrating their anniversary party at Heritage in the heart of Dupont Circle. The group’s anniversary parties have attracted over 200 people each time and a great turnout is expected again. There will be a meet and greet from 10-11 p.m., mingling and dancing to DJ Hercules’ Latin mix of salsa, merengue, bachata with a touch of reggaeton, etc, as well as a few surprises. Dress code is upscale. Not necessarily black tie, but don't be afraid to dress up.

(5) SUNDAY, MARCH 21ST, 10 A.M.-NOON
NLM'S TRAIL OF DREAMS PRE-RALLY BRUNCH

Location: Arlington County Room, #1 Courthouse Plaza, Arlington, VA.
Right off the Courthouse metro stop on the orange/blue line (see metro map at http://bit.ly/DCMetro)

Brunch Event Cost: $6.

** PLEASE REGISTER AND PAY ASAP IN ADVANCE via Paypal at http://bit.ly/NLM321Brunch so we can know how much food to order.

If you've been following the immigration issue this year, you've probably heard of the Trail of Dreams effort. On January 1, 2010, four students from Miami (Felipe Matos, Gaby Pacheco, Carlos Roa, and Juan Rodriguez) decided to march 1,500 miles from Florida to Washington, D.C. in support of the Dream Act. We're putting together an inspirational lineup of speakers who, like the Trail of Dreams students, are giving much heart and work to helping address our nation's immigration challenges.

We hope you'll join us for a special pre-rally brunch to hear from some very moving leaders including:

WALTER TEJADA, Arlington County Board Member who was born in El Salvador and in 2003 became the first Latino elected in Arlington. A community advocate, Mr. Tejada has distinguished himself as a leader committed to enhancing the diversity of Arlington and the region's community voice--with dedication that has earned him numerous honors, including the prestigious "Ohtli Award" given by the Mexican government to distinguished Latinos for their support to the service of the Mexican community living in the United States.

JOHN AMAYA, the Associate Director of Immigration at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) who previously was the Legislative Staff Attorney for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) where he played a pivotal role in the nomination of Justice Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court and was counsel to the family of Luis Ramirez, a murdered 25-year-old Mexican immigrant and victim of hate crime in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania.

AYRIANNE PARKS, Communications Specialist for the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs and its member organizations serve farmworkers in 49 states and Puerto Rico. AFOP’s Children in the Fields campaign strives to improve the quality of life of migrant and seasonal farmworker children. They've been working to raise the visibility of the child migrant issues through partnerships such as their partnership with the filmmakers of "The Harvest: The Story of the Children Who Work to Feed America," a documentary following five migrant children for a year.

* Additional speakers to be announced soon!

(6) SIGN UP TO RIDE THE NEW LATINO MOVEMENT & LATINO GREEK UNITY BUSES FROM VA INTO DC!

Our friends with the Tenant Workers United are making available a bus to us to bring people from our Pre-Rally Trail of Dreams Brunch into the DC area for the march! We're going to do our best to accommodate as many as we can but please tell us ASAP if you are interested in riding the bus after brunch, around Noon, into DC for the march.

We’re also very excited that this is also the official VA Bus Pick-Up Point for the Latina/o Greek Lettered Organizations of the National Capital Area and hope Latino Greek friends will join us for breakfast before boarding the bus.

Sign up for the NLM bus at http://bit.ly/NLMBus.

Sign up for the Latino Greek Unity Bus by calling 703-684-5697x318.

Meeting Time: Noon

Meeting Location: Francis Scott Key Elementary School (2300 Key Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201)

Note: The school is walking distance from the Arlington County Board Building (where we’ll have brunch) and the Courthouse metro stop on the orange/blue line (see metro map at http://bit.ly/DCMetro).

(7) SUNDAY, MARCH 21ST
MARCH FOR AMERICA
National Mall, Washington, D.C.

After the Trail of Dreams Brunch, we'll head over to the National Mall to join tens of thousands of people standing in solidarity in support of immigration reform for new American families and economic justice for all American families.

Our Agenda:

Noon. Board buses at Key Elementary School to head into Washington, D.C. Meet local/national organizations at Lafayette Park (The White House) to gather for a small rally.

1:30 p.m. March together to National Mall.

Latino Greeks will march to meet other Latino Greeks at the National Museum of Natural History on Madison St. Between 9th and 12th Street, at the front entrance facing the National Mall, and then march to site together.

2-4 p.m. Reform Immigration for America March on the National Mall.

Our buses will wait for us at Air and Space Museum for pick up between 4-5 p.m. to drop us back off at original location at Francis Scott Key Elementary.

NOTE: EVERYBODY IS ENCOURAGED TO WEAR WHITE SHIRTS AND BRING AMERICAN FLAGS!

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WE'LL BE KEEPING OUR EYES OUT FOR ADDITIONAL INFO THAT MAY BE HELPFUL AS YOU ALL MAKE YOUR WAY TO D.C. PLEASE CHECK THIS PAGE OFTEN AND USE OUR FACEBOOK EVENT WALL TO SHARE QUESTIONS/IDEAS TO HELP SUPPORT THOSE IN OUR NLM NETWORK!

Sign Up for NLM's March for America Bus from VA to DC!

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Sign Up for NLM's Saturday Career Panel, "Beyond the Bus: DC Careers that Empower & Advance our Community"

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JOIN THE NLM LEADERSHIP TEAM!!

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Are you an energetic, progressive leader?
Interested in empowering, training &
increasing communication among progressive Latino community organizers?

If yes, WE NEED YOU!!

The New Latino Movement is focused on strengthening, empowering and connecting progressive Latino community organizers. Still energized from the 2008 election cycle, we came together following the election to do our part in helping maintain and fuel the incredible excitement and civic involvement demonstrated by the Latino community.

Over the past year we've held a series of community organizing trainings, civic engagement sessions, networking events and activities in response to current events/calls to action (like the Senate vote for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's United We Serve initiative and the devastating earthquake in Haiti). Key 2010 priorities that we want to focus on for the sake of the Latino community include the Census, immigration and civic participation in the 2010 elections. In order to mobilize and engage our community around these and other issues, we want NLM friends on the ground to get involved!

With a network of over 1,000 people in 32 states, we're taking our organization to the next level by encouraging driven and passionate people to join our leadership team for this coming year by:
(a) creating a regional New Latino Movement chapter in your hometown/college or
(b) serving on one of our national committees.

* As a member of a regional leadership team, you and your fellow regional leaders will work together to plan events and activities in your region or at your college in partnership with the NLM National Board.

* As a member of one of our national committees, you would work with a NLM National Board member and fellow committee members to develop and support strategies and activities for national and region-based activities.

[ SEE POSITION DESCRIPTIONS BELOW ]

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NLM'S TEN FOR 2010 / DIEZ POR 2010 CHALLENGE

As we work to strengthen our NLM network, we have a goal of trying to establish chapters in at least ten states. NLM friends across the U.S. are all encouraged to apply, but we would especially encourage the participation of those from: CA, CO, FL, IL, NM, NV, NJ, NY, OH, TX & VA.

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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

If you would like to apply for a leadership role, please
(1) Complete the application form here AND
(2) Email your resume to newlatinomovement@gmail.com.

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH BY 5 P.M. EST. The NLM National Board will review applications and announce the selected leaders by Sunday, February 28th.

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NATIONAL INFO SESSION CONFERENCE CALL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH

We'd like to invite those who are applying, or thinking of applying, to join us in a national conference call where we'll share some of the history and the future vision of the New Latino Movement.

WHAT TIME WORKS FOR YOU??
Before midnight on Sunday, February 7th, go to http://doodle.com/ynpyutarqdr2ihn7 or complete the survey below and tell us when you're free. We'll schedule a conference call at a time that works best for the group and announce the call time on this web page and through our various communications tools on Monday, February 8th.

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POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

HOW DOES THE NEW LATINO MOVEMENT NETWORK WORK?

Our New Latino Movement group has a National Board (see the orange column) that looks for opportunities to create national events/partnerships around issues of interest to Latinos. In 2010, our key priorities are to mobilize the community for the Census, immigration issues, and elections.

National Committees (see the purple column) work with the National Board and the Regional Chapters in their issue area. For example, the Training Committee may share advice on great trainers/workshops that would be good to provide the national NLM network (like webinars, youtube videos, etc.) and look our for great trainers that can support our Regional Chapters' efforts.

Regional Chapters help carry out national NLM efforts at the local level (like work around the Census, immigration & elections) while also informing the National Board of local issues that should be highlighted nationally. For example, if there is a hate crime, if there are important events, or if there are interesting news articles in their communities, the regional chapters share that info so it can be amplified to our national NLM network. Chapters help cultivate a regional NLM network through trainings, networking events, volunteer opportunities and online organizing efforts that support both national NLM efforts and local issues.

REGIONAL CHAPTER LEADERS

Regional leadership teams should ideally be comprised of no fewer than three, but ideally at least five people, committed to organizing NLM activities in their region for at least one year. Though leadership teams are encouraged to work collaboratively in accomplishing their goals, each leadership team member should be responsible for one of the following roles in order to ensure that the activities within that role are accomplished. Key regional chapter positions will include: Chapter Director, Chapter Communications Director, Chapter Outreach &; Development Director, Chapter Training Director, and Chapter Policy/Education Director.
If there are fewer than five members of the regional team, leaders may combine the duties of two roles to make sure that there is a point person responsible for each core activity.

(1) CHAPTER DIRECTOR The most important tasks of the Chapter Director will be to:

Work in partnership with a leadership team that will consist of a Chapter Communications Director, a Chapter Outreach &; Development Director, Chapter Training Director, and a Chapter Policy Education Director.
Serve as an administrative co-chair for her/his chapter and as a liaison to the coordinating committee. S/he will call leadership team meetings as well as membership meetings and report back to the coordinating committee and ask for resources and support as needed.
Work directly with the NLM's Board Members and attend any national or regional organizational meetings and training and conference calls or webinars.
Serve as the NLM’s contact for all organizations within the chapter’s region.
Serve as the main contact with elected officials and staff as well as allied organizations and will be responsible for cultivating ongoing relationships and opportunities for collaboration.
Guide the regional leadership team in:

Annually submitting the NLM Chapter Registration materials for approval by the National Board.

Creating a steering committee (in consultation with the National Board) comprised of Latino community leaders, educators, business and labor leaders, non-profit leaders, and elected leaders or key staff from their region that will guide the organization as well as help raise funds for the chapter.

Considering and moving forward activities recommended by the National Committee and the local membership.

Identifying the chapter’s geographic parameters.

Mapping the region’s current political advocacy/non-profit landscape.

Setting goals for the coming year and working to ensure those goals are met.

(2) CHAPTER COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR In partnership with the National Communications Director and National New Media Director, the Chapter Communications Director is responsible for:

Creating a media plan for the local chapter using traditional press strategies including earned and paid media.
Drafting and vetting with the National Communications Director media advisories for any actions, issue advocacy, training or networking events the organization plans.
Using NLM's new media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, list-servs, blogs and other forms of interactive media.
Ensuring regional communications strategies are implemented in accordance with NLM policies.

(3) CHAPTER OUTREACH & DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR In collaboration with the National Outreach & Development Directors, the Chapter Outreach & Development Director shall:

Identify potential partnerships with local government, nonprofit, political, and private sector leaders/organizations to advance the NLM's mission.
Design and help implement meaningful networking, community service, and career opportunities for the local membership. This will require surveying the membership in an effective manner and diagnosing their career development/networking needs.
Create and implement a chapter fundraising plan—ensuring the implementation of local fundraisers and exploring additional opportunities for sponsors and donations.

(4) CHAPTER TRAINING DIRECTOR In collaboration with the National Training Director, the Chapter Training Director will:

Identify appropriate trainers to lead chapter trainings, workshop and meetings.
Determine what the quality criteria will be for the trainers it chooses to present to its members.
Create effective evaluations to improve the quality of trainings and survey members to assess what the training needs and interests are in each region.

(5) CHAPTER POLICY/EDUCATION DIRECTOR Chapter Policy/Education Director will be responsible for collaborating with the National Policy Education Director to:

Map the policy landscape of the local region .
Create effective education programs for members either through inviting experts to speak to the membership, creating online resources, fact sheets, connecting members to resources created by existing organizations, etc.
Educate members about the major policy issues that are affecting Latinos in the local area (like Census, elections, etc.).
Educate members about national policies and, where appropriate, support issue campaigns affecting Latinos.
Inform the National Policy Education Director and National Board of local issues/activities that may be of interest to share with the national NLM network.

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COMMITTEE POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

NATIONAL TRAINING COMMITTEE
The Training Committee will work with and be a resource to the National Training Director. Activities will include:

Working with the National NLM Board to create and implement a program to ensure that national and chapter leaders are trained to be trainers.
Identifying and recruiting appropriate trainers for training events organized by the National Board or regional chapters.
Helping connect experienced trainers with Regional NLM teams so that they can implement a local training program.
Determining what the quality criteria/standards will be for a trainer who is asked to present and train our members.
Creating effective evaluations to improve the quality of trainings and surveying members to assess what their training needs are in each region.
Ensuring consistency in the quality and structure of national and regional NLM training events.

NATIONAL NEW MEDIA COMMITTEE
The National New Media Committee will work with the National New Media Director. Activities will include:

Providing advice on how to maintain current NLM new media tools (through web site, Twitter, Facebook, list-servs, blogs and other tools) and how to delve into new tools.
Providing support to help regional NLM Communications Directors to develop creative methods for promoting NLM with the latest technology, to ensure that regional teams are properly represented online and to coordinate consistency in the National Board and regional teams' use of new media tools.

NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
The National Communications Committee will work with the National Communications Director in:

Creating a media plan for NLM, focused on traditional press strategies including earned and paid media.
Creating media advisories for any actions, issue-based advocacy work, trainings or networking events planned by the National Board.
Working with regional NLM Communications Directors to support the drafting of their regional media plan and to develop a process for reviewing and approving regional communications activities.
Developing relationships with traditional reporters and bloggers.
Developing NLM written materials and working with regional NLM Leadership Teams to review and approve their written materials.
Helping communicate and promote NLM initiatives to strategic audiences.

NATIONAL EDUCATION/POLICY COMMITTEE
The National Education/Policy Committee will work with the National Education/Policy Director in:

Identifying and disseminating the policy analysis that local chapters need in order to educate their membership on national policy issues affecting the Latino community.
Synthesizing information provided by existing national and regional Latino-serving organizations to help identify critical national initiatives NLM may want to engage in.
Developing a process for communicating national policy information for use by regional teams and individual NLM members.

NATIONAL OUTREACH & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
The National Outreach & Development Committee will work with the National Outreach Director in:

Designing meaningful networking opportunities, professional development opportunities, and partnerships with strategic leaders and organizations.
Supporting Outreach Directors in each of the regional chapters in cultivating relationships with strategic regional allies.
Exploring potential partnerships with individual, corporate, and philanthropic donors to support national events and local chapter activities.
Working with the National NLM Board and regional chapter leaders to create and execute successful fundraising strategies.

NATIONAL LEGAL COMMITTEE
The National Legal Committee will work with the National Legal Counsel to:

Oversee national and local activities to ensure compliance with IRS nonprofit requirements.
Provide advice to the National Board and regional leadership teams regarding legal issues that may arise.
Share ideas on legal issues affecting Latinos that our NLM network may want to get involved with.

THE NEW LATINO MOVEMENT MOBILIZES TO HELP HAITI

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"In times of great challenge in our country and around the world, Americans have always come together to lend a hand and to serve others and to do what's right."

~ President Barack Obama, January 16, 2010 ~

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One year ago, the founders of the New Latino Movement came together to respond to President-Elect Barack Obama's call for community service events to be held in the weekend leading up to his Inauguration--a weekend that also happened to be Martin Luther King Day. We planned a Pre-Inauguration Latino Political Training Day in Washington, D.C., where we convened a wonderfully motivated group of experts, leaders and 100 community organizers from 18 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Now, a year later, we've held a series of great events and are proud to see that our network of progressive Latinos and supporters has grown to include over 1,000 people from 32+ states. To mark our one year anniversary, the spirit of the historic Inauguration that brought us together and the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, we hope you'll join us in coming together again to respond to an important call to action.

Following the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti, the New Latino Movement and many in our network are finding creative ways to help the people of Haiti.

THE NEW LATINO MOVEMENT IS HOSTING

THE FOLLOWING HAITI FUNDRAISERS:

United for Haiti

ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20TH

at EyeBar, 1716 I Street NW, Washington, D.C.

Over $6,000 was raised for:

* The American Red Cross (On Twitter @RedCross)

* Save the Children (On Twitter @savethechildren)

Event Co-hosts Included:

The New Latino Movement, the National Council of La Raza, the National Latino Coalition on Climate Change, The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Alumni Association, LatinVIP & Primo Productions.

See http://bit.ly/nlm0120.

D.C. Loves Haiti

**Temporarily postponed due to snow. New date will be announced soon!**

6-9 p.m. at The Park in Washington, D.C.

Benefitting:

* The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (On Twitter @cbhaitifund)

*Doctors Without Borders (On Twitter @MSF_USA)

* Partners in Health (On Twitter @PIH_org)

* World Vision (On Twitter @WorldVisionUSA)

Co-hosted by:

The Class of Change, Gregs List, Black Youth Vote, NAAAP-DC, the New Latino Movement, DC Film Alliance, Sejong Society, KollaborationDC, William Kellibrew Foundation, Financial IQ (FIQ), and others.

RSVP, get updates & share invite at http://bit.ly/nlm0130.

If your organization would like to co-host, please contact Brian Wang at bwangdc@gmail.com. If you would like to volunteer on the evening of January 30, please fill out this google form or contact Esther Morales at estherfmorales@gmail.com.

ARE YOU PART OF OUR NEW LATINO MOVEMENT NETWORK?

TELL US HOW YOU ARE HELPING HAITI SO WE CAN HELP SHARE YOUR WORK WITH THE REST OF THE NLM NETWORK...

- Post event info/photos on our Facebook Group wall/discussion board.

- Post info in our LinkedIn Group discussion board.

- Tweet info/photos or direct message us on Twitter (@LatinoMovement).

- Email us at newlatinomovement@gmail.org

FIND KEY HAITI RECOVERY-RELATED WEB SITES & RESOURCES

BY CLICKING THIS WHITE HOUSE LINK:

JOBS/INTERNSHIPS

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Join our New Latino Movement LinkedIn group to read and share notices on jobs/internships of interest to NLM friends, like congressional jobs, political/campaign openings, community organizing/advocacy positions, etc.

Click here to check out the job board!