View this post on Instagram A post shared by GrandesDreamers (@grandesdreamers) Grandes Dreamers, written by Argelia Atilano and features the bright and vivid art of Anna Alvarado, is the perfect addition to your family library. The book celebrates the life, journey, impressive careers, … [Read more...] about Grandes Dreamers
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Community Spotlight: CET – Center for Employment Training #CET50
by Linda Castillo This year marks the CET’s (Center for Employment Training) 50th Anniversary. The mission of CET, an economic and community development corporation, is to promote human development and education by providing people with marketable skills training and supportive services that contribute to self-sufficiency. Since opening its doors over 200,000 individuals … [Read more...] about Community Spotlight: CET – Center for Employment Training #CET50
DOLORES: Rebel. Activist. Feminist. Mother.
DOLORES: Rebel. Activist. Feminist. Mother. History tells us Cesar Chavez transformed the U.S. labor movement by leading the first farm workers union. But missing from this story is his equally influential co-founder, Dolores Huerta, who tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside Chavez, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth … [Read more...] about DOLORES: Rebel. Activist. Feminist. Mother.
Cesar Chavez History is Made One Step at a Time in Theaters 3.28.14
by Laura Posadas "Sí, se puede" makes it’s way to the big screen in upcoming Cesar Chavez film nationwide hoping to inspire change in the community to stop further injustice. Director Diego Luna believes that “change is on our hands” and that the Chavez film will show the audience just that. “It’s a beautiful story about a man who inspired change in an entire … [Read more...] about Cesar Chavez History is Made One Step at a Time in Theaters 3.28.14
Voto Latino Celebrates Ten Years of Movement Building
Voto Latino, a non-partisan civic engagement organization co-founded in 2004 by Actor and Activist, Rosario Dawson, who serves as Chairwoman, and led by Maria Teresa Kumar, its founding President and CEO, announces the launch of a year-long celebration in honor of their 10-year anniversary kicking off today. To commemorate a decade of Latino civic engagement … [Read more...] about Voto Latino Celebrates Ten Years of Movement Building