This was a landmark year for Latina Initiative. By engaging and assisting more Latinas than ever before, we continue to realize our dream of getting Latinas and their families involved in politics! 

Read the 2008 LI Report

Stay tuned for the 2009 Legislative Session Review!

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• The Latina Initiative welcomed new staff members in 2008: Tamlin Klutinis, Field Organizer in Durango, and Liliana Flores, Advocacy & Outreach Coordinator. These new additions increase LI’s staff by 100% and expand our ability to do outreach to Latinas by even more.
• 15 young women participated and 5 graduated from the 2008 Latinas Increasing Political Strength (LIPS) program in partnership with COLOR
• 23 students from North H.S. and Manual H.S.participated in the launch of our new Opportunity to Raise Awareness for Allies and Latinas/os through Education (ORAALE!) program.
• Over 1,300 views have been recorded for the two 2008 ORAALE! videos combined
• Registered over 10,170 Coloradans to vote since August 2004.
• Since the start in 2007 the ¡Ya Es Hora! Ciudadania campaign, over 1,300 LPR’s (Lawful Permanent Residents) have gone through the citizenship workshops.
• 49 students have passed the citizenship test through our citizenship classes
• 400 women from throughout Colorado participated in the Serious Women, Serious Issues, Serious Action conference since 2005
• 500 Latinas/os from throughout Colorado have been trained on issue advocacy since the first annual Latina/o Advocacy Day on January 29, 2007.
• 2,000 women and girls participated in Civic Education events and presentations since 2006.