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First Commissioned Report Released
The Latina Initiative is proud to announce the release of our first commissioned report on Latina Political Participation - "I'm Latina and I Vote": An Examination of Latina Political Participation in Colorado.
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Thank You Del Norte!
We would like to thank Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corporation for their generosity!
Notable Accomplishments
- The Latina Initiative welcomes new staff members Rachel Chaparro, Field Director, Tamlin Klutinis, Field Organizer in Durango, and Liliana Flores, Outreach Fellow. These new additions increase LI’s staff by 150% and expand our ability to do outreach to Latinas by even more.
- Registered over 5,300 Coloradans to vote since August 2004.
- Among those Latinas that voted in 2006, 3,125 had never voted in a non-presidential election and 825 voted for the first time.
- Since the start in 2007 the ¡Ya Es Hora! Ciudadania campaign, over 1000 LPR’s (Legal Permanent Residents) have gone through the citizenship workshops.
- Since July of 2007, we have helped 38 lawful permanent residents pass the citizenship test through our citizenship classes.
- 300 women from throughout Colorado participated in the Serious Women, Serious Issues, Serious Action conference since 2005
- 350 Latinas/os from throughout Colorado were trained on issue advocacy since the first annual Latina/o Advocacy Day on January 29, 2007 (Colorado Latinos Forging the Future).
- 2,000 women and girls participated in Civic Education events and presentations since 2006.