Advocacy Updates and Community Events from Latinos Progresando

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Save the date for an important Community Forum, Teatro Americano performances, and a College-Bound Youth Group Event!

Community Forum
Still a Chance to DREAM: Immigration Policy Updates and Prospects

Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Toman Branch Public Library
2708 South Pulaski Ave., Chicago, IL 60623

Join Latinos Progresando for the kick-off event in our fall series of Community Forums!

Speakers Include:

The office of Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL)

Oscar Chacon, Exectuve Director, National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities

Maricela Garcia, Executive Director, Latinos United

Moderated by Adriana Cardona, LTI Coordinator, Big Picture High School

Program will be conducted in Spanish

In response to recent immigration crackdowns and anti-immigrant policy initiatives, Latinos Progresando presents a Community Forum on Tuesday, August 28. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear expert panelists' perspectives on comprehensive immigration reform proposals, pressing legislation, and opportunities for greater civic participation and community engagement this fall.

There is still a chance for Congress to give hardworking immigrant children a better future, by passing the DREAM Act in 2007!

For more information, contact Sarah at sarah@latinospro.org, or (312) 850-9376

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LP in the Community
Teatro Americano Performances this Weekend!

Healing the Hood-- Sat., August 25, 2007 at 3:30 PM
Little Village; On Ridgeway between 26th and 28th Streets
www.healingthehood.org

St. Joseph's Parish Festival-- Sun., August 26, 2007 at 2:30 PM
Back of the Yards; At 48th and Hermitage

Bring your family to support the cast and see a preview of
The Migrant Farmworker's Son!

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College-Bound Youth Group Event

Youth DREAM Act Advocacy and College Planning Meeting

Thursday, September 13 at 6:00pm

Join C-BYG for an important meeting covering:

DREAM Act updates, and how YOU can get involved in passing this important law to help undocumented students go to college and work!

Developing a timeline to help you stay on top of all of the demands of high school graduation and the college admissions process.

For more information, contact Sarah at (312) 850-9376 or sarah@latinospro.org.

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Legislative Advocacy
LP Meets with Congressman Gutierrez's Office

Representatives from Latinos Progresando visited the district offfice of Congressman Luis Gutierrez (4th Congressional District) last Tuesday to engage in a dialogue about policy issues affecting our communities including the continued importance of the DREAM Act. The eleven members of our group included members of the College-Bound Youth Group and Teatro Americano, along with Legal Services and Advocacy program staff. We share Congressman's Gutierrez's commitment to comprehensive immigration reform, and urge legislators to continue to fight for a policy agenda that will help us keep our families together!

Stay tuned as Latinos Progresando meets with more policymakers in the months ahead as a part of our amplified efforts to make sure that immigrant voices are heard on the national stage.

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Latinos Progresando is Growing: New Contact Information

In order to accomodate our growing staff and serve the community better, LP has added a second phone line to the office. To reach Sarah Hooker, Advocacy and Community Education Director, or Laura Seago, Development Director, please call 312-850-9376. For the Legal Services Program, the Executive Director, and all other inquiries, the office number remains 312-850-0572.

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About Latinos Progresando

Latinos Progresando, a nonprofit organization based in Pilsen and Little Village, serves immigrants through the highest-quality, low-cost legal immigration services, community education and engagement, and advocacy/organizing around just immigration policy.

Visit Latinos Progresando online to learn more

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