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T-Mobile Voto Latino, the leading civic engagement organization focused on educating and empowering a new generation of Latino voters, announced today the honorees for the 16th annual “Our Voices: Celebrating Diversity in Media” reception.
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- Voto Latino, the leading civic engagement organization focused on educating and empowering a new generation of Latino voters, announced today the honorees for the 16th annual “Our Voices: Celebrating Diversity in Media” reception.
- Actor, producer, and activist Wilson Cruz will receive the Trailblazer award for his groundbreaking 30-year career in the entertainment industry.
- Congratulations to Cesar and Wilson.”
Our Voices will be held on Friday, April 26 in Washington D.C. in conjunction with the White House Correspondents' Dinner Weekend.
- The event will be hosted by Voto Latino Co-founder Rosario Dawson and Voto Latino Founding President and CEO María Teresa Kumar.
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Latinx DALLAS, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chispa, the #1 dating app made for U.S. Latinx singles, has reunited with the grassroots political organization Voto Latino to educate, empower, and mobilize the next generation of Latinx voters for the 2022 midterm election.
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- DALLAS, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chispa , the #1 dating app made for U.S. Latinx singles, has reunited withthe grassroots political organization Voto Latino to educate, empower, and mobilize the next generation of Latinx voters for the 2022 midterm election.
- The two organizations partnered in 2020, during the Presidential election, to help motivate Latinx voters in what turned out to be a breakout year.
- Latinx millennials also had the biggest jump in voter turnout, going from 47.4% in 2016 to 56.6% in 2020.
- Voto Latinois a grassroots political organization focused on educating and empowering a new generation of Latinx voters, as well as creating a more robust and inclusive democracy.
"The Building Back Together coalition will help us emphasize our community\'s priorities and help shape positive, transformative policy.
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- "The Building Back Together coalition will help us emphasize our community\'s priorities and help shape positive, transformative policy.
- "\n"Listening to and communicating with Latinos across the country is an integral part of our agenda at Building Back Together," said Danielle Melfi, Building Back Together Executive Director.
- That is why we are launching a constant, on-going outreach strategy focused on the Latino community, with local and national Latino partners.
- We are building our Latino outreach into all parts of our campaigns, and doing so from the start.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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Medical specialties The two most commonly cited reasons against taking the vaccine are around safety and effectiveness, which are especially prevalent in Spanish-speaking households.
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- The two most commonly cited reasons against taking the vaccine are around safety and effectiveness, which are especially prevalent in Spanish-speaking households.
- The study goes on to find that misinformation around COVID-19 and the vaccines play a critical role in fueling vaccine hesitancy among Latinos.
- This is an alarm bell warning us about the increasing threat of disinformation targeting the Latinx community.
- The margin of error for the survey is 2.77%.\nThe Latino Anti-Disinformation Lab is the largest investment in combatting disinformation in Latinx communities to date.
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Voto Latino Foundation is proud to announce that its Immigrant Neighbor Fund is further advancing with a $1 million investment by Jack Dorsey's #StartSmall philanthropic initiative.
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- WASHINGTON, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Voto Latino Foundation is proud to announce that its Immigrant Neighbor Fund is further advancing with a $1 million investment by Jack Dorsey's #StartSmall philanthropic initiative.
- The Immigrant Neighbor Fund was established in 2020 and was seeded initially by East West Bank to provide direct financial support to families excluded from receiving COVID-19 relief funds from the CARES Act.
- To donate to or apply for a grant from the Immigrant Neighbor Fund, please visit www.immigrantneighborfund.org .
- #StartSmall is Jack Dorsey's philanthropic initiative to fund global COVID-19 relief, girls health and education, and efforts towards Universal Basic Income.
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Voto Latino The Latino Anti-Disinformation Lab will be chaired by Voto Latino co-founding President and CEO Mara Teresa Kumar, Media Matters for America President and CEO Angelo Carusone and former Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez.
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- The Latino Anti-Disinformation Lab will be chaired by Voto Latino co-founding President and CEO Mara Teresa Kumar, Media Matters for America President and CEO Angelo Carusone and former Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez.
- It will combine Media Matters' media intelligence and disinformation expertise with Voto Latino's deep knowledge of Latinx communities and digital-first savviness to inoculate impacted audiences across all mediums against targeted misinformation.
- As part of this effort, Media Matters will expand its monitoring of Spanish-language media and online communities, which a dedicated team will analyze to produce research that will catalyze strategic communications actions for Voto Latino.
- Media Matters for America is a nonprofit media watchdog dedicated to monitoring and exposing conservative misinformation.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today,Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States.
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- WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today,Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States.
- Kamala Harris became the 49th Vice-President, the first woman and person of color to serve in the office.
- "Congratulations to President Biden and Vice President Harris," said Mara Teresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino.
- The level of leadership and experience in this administration is enough to return the United States to its past standing and beyond.
Two in five said they have lost wages, work, or a job, and have struggled to pay for rent, mortgage, groceries, student loans, and other bills.
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- Two in five said they have lost wages, work, or a job, and have struggled to pay for rent, mortgage, groceries, student loans, and other bills.
- "I've personally met with President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris' teams who will be tackling COVID-19 through the lens of equity, which is critically important.
- "Trump has left a bad taste in the mouths of many Latinx voters, especially among our young people, who care about racial and social justice," said Kumar.
- In collaboration with Voto Latino, Change Research polled 1,029 registered Latinx voters in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin from December 11-17, 2020.
Voto Latino, the nation's leading Latinx voter registration outfit, registered 11,528 Georgian voters between November 30 and December 7 for the January 5 Senate runoff.
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- Voto Latino, the nation's leading Latinx voter registration outfit, registered 11,528 Georgian voters between November 30 and December 7 for the January 5 Senate runoff.
- Voto Latino previously registered 35,787 Georgians for the 2020 general election cycle, in which Biden won by 11,779 votes.
- "Georgians' unprecedented turnout in a runoff election demonstrates that long term investments in community organizing are effective, and that every vote does matter," said Mara Teresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino.
- For the Georgia effort, Voto Latino partnered with local organizations within the state for a host of election-related activities.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Voto Latino celebrates California Secretary of State Alex Padilla becoming the first Latinx person to represent California in the United States Senate after Governor Gavin Newsom announced his appointment to the seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
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- WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Voto Latino celebrates California Secretary of State Alex Padilla becoming the first Latinx person to represent California in the United States Senate after Governor Gavin Newsom announced his appointment to the seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
- With a population that is nearly 40% Latinx, California has been significantly out-of-step in its representation of the Latinx community in Washington.
- "A sincere congratulations as well to Governor Newsom for his progressive decision to give voice and representation to California's Latinx community.
- During his tenure as Secretary of State, California has registered more than four million new voters through an automatic voter registration program supported and implemented by Padilla.
