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Los Angeles, CA. Movimiento, 10-12, an effort by four of the major Latino organizations in the country, announced today that it has registered a combined 126,277 Latino voters in 14 states, many in key battleground states. The nonpartisan effort, kicked off at the National Latino Congreso held in Los Angeles on July 17, 2008, focused on raising the number of Latino registered voters to 11.5 million (up from 9.3 million in 2004) and developing an effective strategy to increase the number of Latinos who cast a ballot in the 2008 national elections to 10 million.

“This is an historic moment for the Latino electorate,” said Antonio González, SVREP President. “We anticipate that Latinos will reach 12 million registrations and cast nearly 10 million votes in November, making certain that our community’s voices will make a difference in the critical upcoming elections. Latinos are concerned about the economy, want to see an end to the war in Iraq, and believe that access to health care, improved public education and legalization of undocumented immigrants are top tier issues.”

The 2008 Movimiento 10-12 partnership includes the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the largest and oldest Hispanic organization in the United States; the Mexican American Political Association (MAPA); the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC); the Hispanic Federation, the premier Latino federation of community-based organizations in the Northeast U.S.; and Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP), the largest and oldest nonpartisan Latino political mobilization organization in the United States.

Movimiento 10-12 registered 126.277 Latino voters in AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, MO, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA and TX, including more than 25,000 in Florida; nearly 8,000 in New Mexico; 5,125 in Arizona and 4,437 in Colorado.

“Increasing the number of registered voters is key to Latinos determining their own destiny,” stated Rosa Rosales, LULAC President. “The voter registration effort is paramount to our on-going effort to protect and defend the civil rights of the Latino community. The Latino electorate understands that its vote brings representation and resources to neighborhoods and communities that have historically been underrepresented and underserved.”

“These elections are far too important not to have our community participate as full and equal partners. We are proud to be part of this coalition that is helping increase – vote by vote – our voice across the nation,”stated Lillian Rodríguez López, Hispanic Federation President.

Community Based Projects The structure of the steering committees consists of committee leaders, paid coordinators and volunteers. The volunteers, led by paid coordinators, target places of commerce, colleges and universities, high schools, technical and vocational institutions, sports events and gatherings where large numbers of Latinos and other potential voters get together.

“With the Latino electorate participating in the numbers we anticipate, the Latino vote will be able to speak in its first 100 days to the next Presidential Administration and congressional leaders about passing and signing an immigration bill that is fair and just,” affirms Nativo Lopez, MAPA president.

“Latinos are well aware that the next president and congress will shape national and international policies that affect immigration reform, international development and border issues. These and other issues will move Latinos around the country to vote,” concluded Angela Sanbrano, President, NALACC.

About the Movimiento 10-12 partners Movimiento 10-12 a national effort of five major national Latino nonpartisan organizations to raise Latino electoral participation to 12 million registered voters and 10 million votes cast in the 2004 national elections. The Movimiento 10-12 campaign follows the successful national Latino coalitions in 2004 (Latino Vote 10-4), 2000 (Latino Vote 2000), and the 1996 (Latino Vote USA). The 2008 partnership includes:

SVREP, a national, nonpartisan organization committed solely to the political empowerment of Latino and other minority communities. SVREP was established in 1974 by the late Willie Velásquez to encourage civic and political participation in Latino and other underrepresented communities. Since its inception, SVREP had registered over 2.3 million Latino voters. SVREP trained over 100,000 Latino leaders, won 80 lawsuits and has office in San Antonio, Los Angeles, CA, Miami, Florida, Alberqueque, New Mexico, and Phoenix, Arizona.

Hispanic Federation, a service-oriented membership organization that works with 100 Latino health and human service agencies to promote the social, political and economic well-being of the Latino community. Its annual civic participation campaigns aim to significantly increase Hispanic voter registration and turnout for the primary and general elections through a multimedia campaign that encompasses grassroots, print and broadcast outreach.

LULAC is the largest and oldest Hispanic Organization in the United States. LULAC advances the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health, housing and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide. The organization involves and serves all Hispanic nationality groups.

MAPA, a membership organization, works to protect and defend the civil rights of the Latino community, particularly immigrant families.

NALACC is a network of approximately 75 community-based organizations led by Latin American and Caribbean immigrants. NALACC member organizations are working to improve quality of life in their communities, both in the United States and in countries of origin. NALACC seeks to build transnational leadership capacity and increase immigrant civic participation, so that immigrants can advocate effectively for public policies that address the root causes of migration, as well as addressing the challenges faced by immigrants in the United States. To date, this latter work has focused on efforts to reform US immigration policies to make them more humane and effective.”

Contact: Lillian Lopez-Rodriguez, Hispanic Federation, (212) 233-8955
Antonio González, SVREP,  (323)343-9299
Lizette Olmos, LULAC, (202) 365-4553
Nativo Lopez, MAPA, (323) 269-1575
Angela Sanbrano, NALACC (323) 371-7305

To All Latino Community Leaders:

After registering more than 25,000 voters in warm-up activities over the last period, it is time for SVREP to ramp up massive community mobilization. We invite all forces in the Latino community (and its allies) to unite and organize nonpartisan voter registration drives that mobilize the Latino vote in the fall elections.

In ten days, organizations and elected officials from 36 states and 13 countries will gather at the 3 rd Annual National Latino Congreso (www.latinocongreso.org) in Los Angeles on July 18-20. At the Congreso, they will launch “Movimiento 10-12” to help raise Latino registration to 12 million, and drive 10 million voters to the polls in November. A successful mobilization will send a powerful message in favor of justice for immigrants, federal action to reactivate the economy, fixing our broken educational system, extending health care to all, and ending the war in Iraq (the top five Latino issues).

SVREP (www.svrep.org) has joined together with LULAC, Hispanic Federation, NALACC, LCLAA, HMLA, MAPA, and hundreds of local organizations and elected officials to launch a coordinated national nonpartisan campaign in more than 20 states to register and turnout 250,000 new voters during summer and fall.

All “Congreso” attendees, as well as all others willing to unite, are invited to join this nonpartisan effort. Below is list of SVREP targeted counties, in which SVREP will provide training, financing, data, media support, materials, and other technical support to community-based coalitions that pledge to mobilize their memberships and volunteers to do neighborhood-based voter registration (and turnout) during August-November. SVREP will invest $3 million towards its portion of the goals (registering and turning out 150,000 voters).

If you are interested in joining this effort, nominating candidates for paid voter registration coordinator positions, want to launch a local coalition, or otherwise help please attend the Latino Congreso (www.latinocongreso.org) or contact us one of our field representatives:

TX/WA/OR:       Veronica Hawkins, vhawkins@svrep.org, 800-404-VOTE

Jacquelyn Longoria, jlongoria@svrep.org 800-404-VOTE

NM/CO:              Jaime Chavez, jchavez@svrep.org, 505-730-7555

CA/NV:               Martin Rodríguez, mrodriguez@svrep.org, 800-222-5654

Ruben Villareal, rvillarreal@svrep.org 800-222-5654

AZ:                      Adelita Villegas, avillegas@svrep.org, 602-367-1554

FL/GA/NC/VA:  Alvaro Fernandez, alfernandez@the-beach.net, 305-308-6079

124 SVREP Target Counties/Regions

(# projects indicated in parenthesis, coalition partners priority communities coming soon)

Arizona (20): Maricopa (11), Pima (3), Pinal (1), Santa Cruz (1), Yuma (1), Cochise (1), Coconino (1), Globe (1)

California (34): Los Angeles (18), Orange (1), San Bernardino (3), Riverside (2), Santa Barbara (2), Ventura (1), Fresno (1), Kern (1), San Diego (2), Imperial (1), San Joaquin (2)

Colorado (11): Pueblo (2), Adams (1), Arapahoe (1), Denver (2), Larrimer (1), Weld (1), San Luis Valley (2), Boulder (1)

New Mexico (14): Bernalillo (2), Dona Ana (2), Santa Fe (1), Taos (1), McKinley (2), Rio Arriba (1), Valencia (1), Chaves (1), Sandoval (1), Eddy (1), Grant (1)

Texas (24): Cameron (5), Hidalgo (10), Dallas (4), Harris (2), Nueces (1), El Paso (1), Bexar (1)

Florida (13): Miami-Dade (10), Hillsborough (1), Orange (2)

North Carolina (1): Eastern NC (1)

Georgia (1): Fulton (1)

Washington (3): Yakima Valley (3)

Oregon (1): Salem-Woodburn area (1)

Nevada (1): Clark (1)

Virginia (1): Northern Virginia (1)

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Southwest Voters Registration and Education Project (SVREP) is a national leader in increasing participation among Latino voters and fostering growth in communities across the nation . We are currently seeking Project Coordinators to help us in a voter registration campaign at the Los Angeles County Community Colleges. This position is part-time and ends January 22nd 2008.

Basic Functions:
* Execute a voter registration campaign at an assigned community college campus located within Los Angeles Community Colleges with support staff and volunteers.

Duties will include:
* making daily in-class presentations to register and educate voters
* tabling frequently trafficked areas to attract people to register
* ensuring the timely processing of voter registration materials

Essentials:
* Well organized
* Comfortable speaking in classroom or group settings
* Ability to motivate people to register and participate in the democratic process
* Prefer candidates that have access to the internet as much of the communication will be done remotely.

Our Mission:
SVREP is committed to educating the Latino communities across the Southwest about the democratic process, the importance of voter registration, and voter participation. At its core, the mission to politically empower Latinos by increasing civic engagement in the American electoral system. This can only be attained through the strengthening and exercising of the fundamental right to vote. Thus, SVREP’s motto: Su Voto Es Su Voz (Your Vote is Your Voice).

How to Apply:

Qualified candidates are invited to send in resumes to:

Unai Montes-Irueste @ Unai@svrep.org
Director, National Youth Vote Project
2914 N. Main St. 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90031
Phone: (323) 343-9009
Fax: (323) 343-9100

“The 2nd Annual National Latino Congreso, a national gathering of Latino leaders from throughout the country to develop a united agenda, will kick off its meetings by discussing ways in which to maximize Latino voting power, effective mobilization efforts for the 2008 national elections, and efforts to defeat anti-immigrant efforts nationwide. More than 1,500 delegates and observers from throughout the United States and Latin America are expected to gather in downtown Los Angeles on October 5-9, 2007 to attend the historic policy-development convention.

“The National Latino Congreso is a unique forum set up to address key issues through proactive dialogue sessions which we believe will lead us to be a stronger, more politically united community,” stated Antonio Gonzalez, President of Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP), one of a dozen national conveners. “The 2008 elections will provide Latinos with the opportunity to play a critical role in deciding who wins the primaries and, in some states, who ultimately wins certain battleground states outright in the general election. The 2004 elections demonstrated Latinos made a difference at the polls, are increasing in voter registration numbers, and cannot be ignored.”"

“Luis Aira and Diego Pombo, the creative team behind the Antonio Villaraigosa Spanish Media Campaign, were honored with awards at the 4th Annual Latino Marketing Awards Gala and Ceremony, Burbank, CA. Aira and Pombo also received awards for their innovative Public Service Campaign for Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project (SVREP). The Latino Marketing Awards highlights this year’s most creative and successful campaigns, and was designed to recognize the very best in advertising, public relations, and marketing campaigns targeting Latino audiences. Ofrenda, Inc. a Los Angeles based Production Company founded by Aira produced both campaigns.

“Our approach to the Villaraigosa campaign was to reconnect the candidate to the roots of the community by creating scenarios evoking grass roots images of the farm workers movement showing a real personal passion. We understood that stylistically we had to personify the political heritage of the community. We created a campaign connecting voters on a personal level and presented Antonio Villaraigosa, first and foremost as an Angelino,” said Aira. “

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