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LIUNA! Latino Caucus Reaches Out to LIUNA Members and Latino Community to Assist Them in Obtaining U.S. Citizenship
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The Latino Caucus of LIUNA – The Laborers International Union of North America – will join with local construction workers, the City University of New York, and community leaders in the San Francisco Bay area to host a Citizenship Fair this Saturday, October 1.
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Earlier this year, the LIUNA Latino Caucus launched the Citizenship Fair Program, holding two events in the New York City area and two events in the Washington D.C. area. The event is aimed at helping people become U.S. citizens and full participants in the American experience.
The program has served over 1,000 members of LIUNA and the community at large. Following this week’s Bay Area event, the Citizenship Fair will travel to Portland, Seattle, Las Vegas and San Diego.
WHAT:
Press Conference with LIUNA Latino Caucus, union construction workers and local community leaders.
WHEN:
Friday, September 30, 2011 at Noon (Pacific Time).
WHO:
LIUNA Latino Caucus, LIUNA Local 304, LIUNA Local 261, CUNY Citizenship Now! American Immigration Lawyers Association AILA, Northern California Chapter, American Immigration of ILRC, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, International Institute of Bay Area, Black Alliance for the Bay Area and community partners amongst others.
WHERE:
LIUNA Local 304
425 Roland Way
Oakland, CA 94621
The fair itself is Saturday, October 1st, 2011, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Media interested in attending should contact Veronica Salas, Media Liaison at (202) 286-3395 or vsalas@liuna.org
The LIUNA! Latino Caucus, established in 2002, consists of LIUNA members, both Latino and non-Latino, who believe that Latino workers are a key component of the country’s current and future workforce and civic society.
“CUNY Citizenship Now! is pleased to partner with the LIUNA Latino Caucus to provide free citizenship assistance to LIUNA members. CUNY and LIUNA Latino Caucus recognize the importance of having American workers become U.S. citizens so they may fully participate in U.S. society,” said Dr. Allan Wernick, Director of CUNY Citizenship Now!
Posted on: September 30th, 2011Curation from Tomás
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