La Fuente, A
Tri-State Worker & Community Fund,
The National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP) and
LatinoJustice PRLDEF
invite you to a
Brainstorming Session on
NYC Council Redistricting
and the Latino Community
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
6:00pm
25 West 18th Street, 4th Floor
New York NY 10011
(between 5th and 6th Avenues)
RSVP with David Mercado at dmercado@lafuenteinc.org
The process of redistricting the NYC Council has begun and the Latino community has yet to weigh in a coordinated way to assure that the interests of the Latino voters are fully protected. In this brainstorming session, experts on the redistricting process will provide an orientation to the issues involved and will solicit your views on how to best represent the Latino community in this process. This meeting will involve the development of concrete strategies for effective Latino participation in this process.
Presentations by:
Angelo Falcón, President of the National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP) and author of the report. "Latinos and NYC Council Districting, 2012: An Introduction" ( click here to download a copy )
John Garcia, Redistricting Manager, LatinoJustice PRLDEF
Lucia Gomez- Jimenez, Executive Director of La Fuente, A Tri-State Worker & Community Fund
About La Fuente
La Fuente empowers immigrants and their communities to take action through grassroots organizing, leadership development, and civic participation. La Fuente works in collaboration with labor unions, faith institutions and community organizations to build a movement for a just society. Lucia Gomez-Jimenez has been involved in redistricting issues since 2001 when she worked with the Latino Voting Rights Network at the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund in 8 states.
About NiLP
The National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP) is a nonpartisan policy center established in 1982, which produces The NiLP Network on Latino Issue and the Latino Voting Rights Network information services. NiLP has been involved in the redistricting process in New York and other states since the 1980s and has produced numerous studies on the subject.
About LatinoJustice PRLDEF
LatinoJustice PRLDEF champions an equitable society. Using the power of the law together with education and advocacy, LatinoJustice PRLDEF protects opportunities for all Latinos to succeed in work and school, fulfill their dreams, and sustain their families and communities. They have been a leader for over 40 years in bringing important voting rights litigation to bear to protect Latinos in the redistricting proess throughout the United States. Juan Cartagena, their President and General Counsel, is one of the leading voting rights attorneys in the country.