YA ES HORA CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES “COUNT THE ONE YOU LOVE” CENSUS INITIATIVE IN CELEBRATION OF VALENTINE’S DAY
LOS ANGELES, CA – In time for the love and friendship of St. Valentine’s Day, the ya es hora ¡HAGASE CONTAR! campaign creates a series of electronic postcards in English and Spanish designed to send a message of full participation for the upcoming 2010 Census.
The Cuenta a tu ser querido (“Count the One You Love”) initiative is one element of the nationwide effort of the ya es hora ¡HAGASE CONTAR! campaign to ensure a full count of Latinos in the Census. The postcards can be accessed for free at www.yaeshora.info.
Since its launch on October 1, 2009, the campaign has enlisted over 140 official partners, conducted dozens of trainings for local leaders and elected officials, distributed tens of thousands of motivational and informational posters, fielded hundreds of calls to its bilingual hotline (877-EL-CENSO), and launched the most comprehensive bilingual website on the 2010 Census, at www.yaeshora.info.
LatinoJustice PRLDEF Launches 2010 Census
Contact: John Garcia, Director of Communications (212) 739-7513
LatinoJustice PRLDEF has launched a new initiative to further social justice and voting rights for Latinos through their participation in the 2010 Census and the subsequent redistricting process that will come in 2011.
Census undercounts have led to a serious lack of Latino representation during elections – and thus the loss of political power and hundreds of millions of dollars in federal aid to localities. The project will address these problems by reaching out to the Latino community in several states and educating them on the importance of participating, monitoring and testifying during the reapportionment and redistricting activities.
The project will concentrate its outreach in regions where new Latino immigrants are perennially undercounted and where Puerto Ricans relocate from the island to the mainland. The focus of the work will be in Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and other Eastern U.S. communities that have seen large increases in the Latino population – and where an accurate count will affect Congressional reapportionment outcomes.
A proper count of the U.S. Latino population will have a major impact on the Congressional reapportionment in several key states. Our efforts to ensure that this often undercounted and underserved population is counted could result in major political and financial benefits for all residents of the states we are targeting.
Several Civic Participation Educators who will target specific communities in key states will be deployed to work with community leaders. These Educators will collaborate with other local and national civil rights groups. The project will also disseminate information through the LatinoJustice PRLDEF website and through social networking sites like Facebook.
LatinoJustice PRLDEF, established in 1972, has won landmark civil rights cases in education, housing, voting, migrant, immigrant, employment and other civil rights. PRLDEF has fought for the right of non-English speaking students to get a good education, against housing discrimination in city-owned apartments, and to open up employment opportunities for all citizens.
From Voto Latino:
Voto Latino & iTunes Launch Innovative 2010 Census “Pledge” Initiative
New Free “Be Counted, Represent” Census Soundtrack Features 25 Songs Available for Download Here: www.BeCountedRepresent.com
Washington, DC – February 3rd, 2010 – Leading national youth empowerment organization Voto Latino, co-founded by actress Rosario Dawson, has partnered with iTunes and influential artists from all genres and walks of life, including Mos Def, Morrissey, Pitbull and Aventura to help drive participation in the upcoming 2010 Census with a free iTunes music soundtrack available exclusively at Voto Latino’s Census site www.BeCountedRepresent.com .
This special “Be Counted, Represent” Census soundtrack is available for FREE to anyone who visits Voto Latino’s census site BeCountedRepresent.com and simply takes a pledge to participate in the Census. Users will be given an online code redeemable for the soundtrack on the iTunes Store. The Voto Latino/iTunes digital music initiative was executive produced by Josh Norek.
This year’s 2010 census is of critical importance to all Americans because it allocates $400 billion in federal funds (for things like education, healthcare & transportation) and determines congressional representation. As an official US Census partner, Voto Latino seeks to count Latinos who during the last census were among the undercounted.
So what are you waiting for? Be Counted….Represent!
VOTO LATINO’S 25 TRACK CENSUS ALBUM AVAILBLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD STARTING ON FEBRUARY 3rd at HYPERLINK “http://www.BeCountedRepresent.com” www.BeCountedRepresent.com
Track Listing: Pitbull “Across the Waters”/Morrissey “When Last I Spoke to Carol (Toy Selectah mix)”/Aventura “Su Veneno”/Mos Def “No Hay Nada Mas”/
Los Tigres del Norte “El Emigrante”/Jaguares “Visible”/Rodrigo y Gabriela “Hanuman”/Juan Luis Guerra “La Travesia”/Ozomatli “Believe”/Los Tucanes de Tijuana “Los Illegales”/Paulina Aguirre “Esperando Tu Voz”/Ruben Blades “Las Calles”/Kinto Sol “Voy a Sacudirme”/Os Mutantes “Querida, Querida”/Nortec Collective “Tengo La Voz”/Antibalas “Che Che Cole (Makossa Mix)”/Los Amigos Invisibles “Mentiras”/Ceú “Grains de Beaute”/Maleco Collective “Yo Soy La Voz”/
Panda “Solo a Terceros”/Pacha Massive “If You Want It”/Brownout “Ayer y Hoy”
Hip Hop Hoodíos “Agua Pa’ La Gente”/Alvaro Torres “Te Sueno Grande”/Reyes del Bajo Mundo “Cuanto Cuesta”/Mishka “3rd Eye Vision”
From NALEO:
You can help ensure a full Latino count of your local communities by connecting them to important informational resources the campaign has to offer. You can post the buttons and banners on your websites, facebook, or e-mail signatures, and they come in a variety of sizes, and in both Spanish and English. Join us as we continue to shape history under our third phase of the ya es hora campaign, ya es hora ¡HAGASE CONTAR!
Instructions
Please visit HYPERLINK “http://www.naleo.org/cdrom/WebButtons.html” http://www.naleo.org/cdrom/WebButtons.html to access the buttons. Browse through the various sizes, styles, and language, and when you have made a selection, use your mouse to right click on the button, and select “Save As” from the menu (on a PC).
For buttons/banners in Spanish (Censo 2010), they should be linked to:
HYPERLINK “http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/” http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/
This link will take people directly to the ya es hora ¡HAGASE CONTAR! Census page of our yaeshora.info page in Spanish.
For buttons/banners in English (Census 2010) ya es hora ¡HAGASE CONTAR! Campaign English page.
These web buttons should be linked to:
HYPERLINK “http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/english” http://hagasecontar.yaeshora.info/english
This link will take people directly to the ya es hora ¡HAGASE CONTAR! Census page of our yaeshora.info page in English
For questions on usage of web buttons and banners, or if you need assistance on linking your webpage or e-mail signature, please contact Lizette Escobedo, Deputy Director of Civic Engagement, NALEO Educational Fund at (213) 747-7606 x4450, or via email at lescobedo@naleo.org .
Martin Sanchez