Ya Es Hora
UPDATE
February 25, 2009. Building on the momentum of the presidential election, the "Ya es hora" coalition met last week to talk about further steps for this upcoming electoral year.
BACKGROUND
"Ya es hora" is a historic and comprehensive civic participation campaign that was launched as a community response to the pro-immigrant mobilizations of 2006. The campaign represents the largest coordinated effort to incorporate Latinos as full participants in the American political process. In Massachusetts, a diverse group of organizations representing communities of color and low income communities has undertaken efforts to mobilize their memberships and their communities to become more civically engaged and to register and vote on local and national elections.
GET INVOLVED
ONE Massachusetts recently joined the coalition to help coordinate bi-partisan forums, registration drives, and other education campaigns to strengthen civic engagement in the state among communities of color and ethnic communities. Please contact Carmen Arce-Bowen [carmen@realclout.org] to learn more about how you can be a part of this exciting campaign!
- Join the Ya es Hora Coalition on its Fall 2009 campaign "Ya es hora: Ciudadanía!" On Saturday September 19th the coalition will host a citizenship workshop at SEIU 615 at 26 West Street from 10 am to 1 pm. For more information contact Courtney Snegroff at 617-878-7403 or at csnegroff@seiu615.org