LCCLC The State of Latinos: A Cinco de Mayo Call to Action-Dreamers

Date and Time for this Past Event

Thursday, May 2, 2019 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Location

Details

This event will be hosted by the League of California Cities Latino Caucus. Central Valley Board Members are City of Fresno Councilmember Esmeralda Soria, Fowler City Councilmember Daniel Parra, Bakersfield City Councilmember Willie Rivera, Farmersville City Councilmember Greg Gomez, and City of Tracy Councilmember Veronica Vargas.

The Latino Caucus is proud to conduct its 1st Central Valley “Call to Action” event, it is important to us to use Cinco de Mayo to come together for a conversation about core principles and to assess the state of Latinos in California. This event will include a screening of the documentary Waking Dream: Young. Undocumented. Future unknown. by Theo Ridgby. This film on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) follows the lives of a series of California DACA students. DACA has been an important issue to the LCCLC and we are delighted to have the opportunity to preview this film and bring this topic forward as a call to action this Cinco de Mayo.

Schedule: 2:30pm-4:30pm Screening and Panel Discussion- Register on Eventbrite / 5:00pm- 6:30pm Event Reception – RSVP ONLY – please register for reception by calling 559-621-7810 or email Terry.Cox@fresno.gov

The film will be shown at Bitwise Industries Theater 700 Van Ness, Fresno CA 93721, followed by a panel discussion featuring Dr. Joseph Castro, President California State University, Fresno and Dr. Carole Goldsmith, President Fresno City College. Following the panel discussion a reception at the nearby Tioga-Sequoia VIP Room, 745 Fulton Street, Fresno CA 93721 will be held. Come connect with your community and help us reclaim Cinco.

For questions about the event or for event sponsorship opportunities please contact John Arriaga at LCCLC@cacitieslatinocaucus.org or call 916-669-1343.

In your social-media posts, please use the forum hashtags #StateofLatinos and #ReclaimCinco