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Help Us Get out the Latino Vote in 2012!

February 22, 2012
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Dear New Latino Movement friends, The clock is ticking… with less than nine months leftbefore election day, we’d like to invite you to actively support our mission of helping engage, train, empower and connect progressive Latinos! In November of 2008, Barack Obama urged people to host community service events the weekend before his Inauguration. Inspired by...

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Save the Date for Launch of New Latino Voices

February 21, 2012
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Spreecast101

The New Latino Movement Proudly Presents… NEW LATINO VOICES A Video & Social Media Commentary Project Latinos, America’s fastest growing minority, are quickly reshaping America and becoming this nation’s most influential electorate. Now is the time to let our voices be heard while educating ourselves on political issues that will lay a foundation for...

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Latino Democrats in California are “In” for 2012

February 5, 2012
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NLM Gen44

New Latino Movement members and Latino Democrats in California are coming together this coming week for several events to ramp up for the 2012 election cycle. We hope those in Cali can attend, and if you don’t live in the region please help spread the word to friends who do! WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 6-8...

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State of the Union Outreach Efforts Announced by the White House

January 24, 2012
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State of the Union Outreach Efforts Announced by the White House

Dear New Latino Movement friends,  Tonight, at 9 p.m. EST, President Barack Obama is expected to deliver his State of the Union speech. You can watch online at WhiteHouse.gov/SOTU and follow/make Twitter comments using the hashtag #SOTU. For those active on Twitter, we also encourage you to use @LatinoMovement (our account), #GOTLV (a Get...

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New Latino Movement Announces New Illinois State Director Vincent Casillas

January 20, 2012
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New Latino Movement Announces New Illinois State Director Vincent Casillas

The New Latino Movement is proud to announce that Vincent Casillas has joined NLM’s leadership team as Illinois State Director. Casillas got involved in politics after being inspired by the 2007 immigration marches and subsequently worked on his first political campaign as a Volunteer Coordinator for the Richard M. Daley for Mayor 2007 campaign...

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Alfonso Lopez Has a Real Chance to Become the First Latino Ever Elected to the VA General Assembly

August 18, 2011
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Alfonso Lopez Has a Real Chance to Become the First Latino Ever Elected to the VA General Assembly

The Virginia General Assembly is the oldest legislative body in the Western Hemisphere, dating from 1619. From that time to this never, ever, not once has a person of Hispanic origin been a member of that august body. There have been no Latino State Senators or Delegates in the entire history of Virginia state...

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