Thread: La Raza Annual Conference??

I've been reading here for weeks and am now ready to add something. I read everything here I could find on La Raza but didn't find any notice of their annual conference coming up in July and some of their major topics of discussion will have to do with immigration issues. Is anyone from here going to monitor things like if they try to register aliens to vote?
Here is the link to the conference info: www.laraza.com
nclr.org/section/conference/

and I'm also posting the summary of the topics of one of the workshops they will be having for attendees. La Raza'a web site claims an annual attendance of over 20,000 influential Hispanic leaders from vvarious fields.
Here is the workshop summary that looked most worrisome:
nclr.org/section/events/conference/workshops/public_policy_track/

Public Policy Track
This Year's Public Policy Workshop Topics Include:

Best Practices in the Remittance Market
Saturday, July 8, 2006 9:00- 10:30 a.m.
This workshop will outline how to best choose a remittance transfer provider when sending money to family and friends abroad. Panelists will include experts that can share information on the diversity of options in the market and describe the characteristics behind the remittance process. The workshop will also provide an opportunity for community-based organizations to share their experiences.

Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2006
Saturday, July 8, 2006 9:00- 10:30 a.m.
Immigration reform has become the hot topic of debate in Washington, DC and around the country. In this workshop, a panel of experts will discuss the latest information on the status of immigration reform in Congress, the politics surrounding immigration and the upcoming elections, and prospects for the future.
• Learn about the need for immigration reform
• Learn about current legislation addressing the issue
• Receive tools and information to engage the issue at the national and state levels and to affect legislative outcomes

Legislative Update
Sunday, July 9, 2006 9:00- 10:30 a.m.
Participants will hear directly from NCLR’s advocacy staff about the organization’s policy and advocacy efforts as they relate to current issues. NCLR’s team of public policy analysts will provide up-to-date information about the legislative issues that are likely to have a real impact – positive or negative – on Latino communities. Participants will be briefed on civil rights, economic mobility, education, housing, immigration, and workforce development issues, and will have an opportunity for discussion.

The Right to Vote in Jeopardy: A Strategy for Strengthening the Voting Rights Act
Sunday, July 9, 2006 9:00- 10:30 a.m.
Workshop Description Coming Soon!

High School English Language Learners: A Primary Concern
Monday, July, 10, 2006 8:30- 10:00 a.m.
EDU/POL

High schools face unique challenges in serving English language learner (ELL) students. Within a short period of time, high schools must ensure that recently-arrived immigrant and ELL high school students become proficient in English, meet academic benchmarks, and graduate with a high school diploma. Yet, many of today’s high schools lack the resources and capacity to adequately respond to the needs of their ELLs. As a result, Latino ELLs, for example, drop out of school at nearly four times the rate of Latinos who are proficient in English. In this workshop, participants will gain a thorough understanding of the issues related to high school ELLs, as well as some initial steps that policy-makers and practitioners can take to better serve such students.

Latino Juvenile Justice Network: An Opportunity for Reform
Monday, July, 10, 2006 8:30- 10:00 a.m.
Throughout the U.S., Latino youth are targeted for severe punishment at the hands of the juvenile justice system and in every stage of the system, including police stops, arrest, detention, waiver to adult criminal court, and sentencing. This unjust treatment creates a grim and devastating reality: broken youth, families, and communities. Disparate representation of Hispanic youth in the system is compounded by inadequate data collection and reporting, making Latino youth invisible in the system. These factors can result in unjust sentencing and unnecessary confinement when youth might be effectively diverted into community-based programs. This workshop will draw upon the only existing data on Latino youth in the juvenile justice system to describe the contributing factors for disparate treatment and disproportionate representation.

Closing the Nutrition Gap for Latino Children
Monday, July 10, 2006 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Workshop Description Coming Soon!

Making Your Taxes Work for You
Monday, July 10, 2006 3:30-5:00 p.m.(Subject to Change)
Each year, Latino workers file and pay federal income taxes. Although so doing, few Latinos, similar to most workers, know where the money goes and how tax rules are used to influence behavior such as savings, investing, contributing to a charity, and spending on specific items, such as the purchase of a fuel efficient car. Current tax rules can be used to create wealth, but are skewed to benefit a few taxpayers. The result is that Latino households have nine cents of wealth for each dollar White households have. Hear from a panel of experts to learn about:
• Methods to help build wealth
• Important changes in tax rules that can improve wealth and ownership for Latinos

Community Empowerment Through Electoral Mobilization: Strategies for Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:30- 10:00 a.m.
In 2004, an unprecedented number of Latinos went to the voting booth. Data suggest that at least 7.5 million Latinos voted in 2004 – a startling 27% increase since 2000. However, even this remarkable turnout is far lower than if voter registration and turnout gaps between Latinos and other groups were reduced. This workshop will discuss the key role of CBOs and service providers in building a strong Latino presence in the political process and related policy debates.

Media Advocacy Update: Working to Change the Image of Latinos in America
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:30- 10:00 a.m.
This panel will discuss critical issues facing the National Latino Media Council (NLMC), an advocacy organization committed to influencing and acting as watchdog on telecommunications policy on a corporate and government level. Panelists will also address the success of actions that improved hiring of Latinos in front of and behind the screen at CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox, including Network Report Cards; Nielsen Media Research and the impact of audience counting systems; and legislation and other advocacy measures taken at the state and federal government level.

Advocating for Community Change
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Ever wondered how you could get involved in the policy process in your state? Want to learn how you can use the energy of the recent marches and rallies to continue advocating for change in your community? Local groups and state advocates working in the areas of health, education, and immigrant rights will discuss strategies for getting engaged in policy-making at the state and local levels. Come to this session to learn more about the tools of effective advocacy.

Borders and Barriers: A Snapshot of Border Families and a Policy Agenda for Brighter Futures
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Attendees will be introduced to the KIDS COUNT Initiative as a tool for state and local advocacy and community change. This session will include a discussion on demographic, socioeconomic, education, and health issues based on the most recent statistical findings regarding the well-being of children and youth who live near the U.S./Mexico border. Additionally, the session will present ways advocates, community-based organizations, and policy-makers can use data to improve the lives of children and youth in their communities.

The Preschool for All Movement: An Update on Federal and State Activities
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Research has consistently shown that access to high-quality preschool programs has a positive impact on the school careers of children, particularly those from low-income households. This workshop will provide information on the benefits of high-quality preschool programs and the efforts of states to implement universal preschool. In addition, a panel of experts will examine the implications of the preschool movement for Latino children and their families.

Welcome and I'm glad you posted!!!!!

You are very right to be concerned about La Raza.

I think Zach has done some research on them. You might put your heads together.

Dixie

Sure would be nice to see a huge protest rally at their annual conference! Wonder if any California citizens, especially Los Angeles residents, are taking this for action? We need to take every possible opportunity available to keep our cause in the news. That is certainly what the pro-illegal immigrant advocates are doing.

As everyone knows, the news media is how the masses are reached! Our case against amnesty needs to be on everyones living room T.V. nightly and sitting next to their filled coffee cup (newspaper) each morning.

Welcome ForFutureGens,

Thanks for an important post!!!

Originally Posted by Dixie

Welcome and I'm glad you posted!!!!!

You are very right to be concerned about La Raza.

I think Zach has done some research on them. You might put your heads together.

Dixie

I just searched on here for a user named "Zach" and got no results. Is that a username?

FYI: LA RAZA links

[b]Hey guys, William asked that we use only the www.laraza.com as a link from here to there. Once there, we can pull up the info.[b]

ForFutureGens......WELCOME!
Glad you've come aboard.

Hi 2nd,

Got it. Will do.

Originally Posted by 2ndamendsis

FYI: LA RAZA links

[b]Hey guys, William asked that we use only the www.laraza.com as a link from here to there. Once there, we can pull up the info.[b]

ForFutureGens......WELCOME!
Glad you've come aboard.

I can't even find a mention of the conference at that URL you edited the link to. No schedule either. It's either not posted there or it's buried.

Originally Posted by ForFutureGens

Originally Posted by 2ndamendsis

FYI: LA RAZA links

[b]Hey guys, William asked that we use only the www.laraza.com as a link from here to there. Once there, we can pull up the info.[b]

ForFutureGens......WELCOME!
Glad you've come aboard.

I can't even find a mention of the conference at that URL you edited the link to. No schedule either. It's either not posted there or it's buried.

How odd. The only thing I did was to delete the www.
If one copies and pastes the url into another window it should work.
I wonder if they've removed the info?

Originally Posted by 2ndamendsis

Originally Posted by ForFutureGens

Originally Posted by 2ndamendsis

FYI: LA RAZA links

[b]Hey guys, William asked that we use only the www.laraza.com as a link from here to there. Once there, we can pull up the info.[b]

ForFutureGens......WELCOME!
Glad you've come aboard.

I can't even find a mention of the conference at that URL you edited the link to. No schedule either. It's either not posted there or it's buried.

How odd. The only thing I did was to delete the www.
If one copies and pastes the url into another window it should work.
I wonder if they've removed the info?

not moved...it was never on laraza.com. It was on the web site for the National Council of La Raza (nclr.org) which is THE headquarter site for all the satellite la raza(s). Someone changed my link away from their site to this laraza.com.