Take Action NOW!!

Ask Gov. Perdue to VETO HB 36

On Tuesday night, the NC Senate passed HB 36- Government Contractors Must Use E-verify. Also on Tuesday the NC Senate amended HB 36 to include cities and counties. As part of the legislative process, the Senate and the House have identified representatives from each Chamber to form a Conference Committee to come to an agreement on the final version of this bill. It is very likely that this bill will be sent to the desk of Governor Perdue as early as TODAY to be signed into law.

We urge you to take action by:

1) Calling Governor Perdue's office at (919) 733-4240 and ask her to VETO HB 36 if it gets to her desk. Talking points available here.

2) Signing this petition by the Latin American Coalition & NCLR urging Gov. Perdue to VETO HB 36.

HB 36, Senate version: "An act to require counties, cities, and entities who contract with a government agency in this state for construction or repair work and their subcontractors to use the federal e-verify program to verify the work authorization of newly hired employees."

Studies have shown that the E-Verify program is riddled with errors that end up hurting workers who are US citizens and those who are authorized to work in the country.

Please stand against HB 36 and TAKE ACTION!

More Information:

Nayely Perez-Huerta
nayely@elpueblo.org
(919) 835-1525

Job Announcement: Ventanilla de Salud Program Coordinator

We are accepting applicants. Please send your resume and cover letters (in both English and Spanish ) via e mail to pablo@elpueblo.org / elpueblo@elpueblo.org.

No later than June 30 , 2011

Job Description :

Provide information regarding access to health care service to people visiting the Consulado de Mexico in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Keep track of demographic information on people visiting the Ventanilla de Salud and file quarterly reports.
Follow up on visitors to see if they obtained medical services.

Click here to download the full job description.

Job Description

SPARKcon September 15-18

SPARKcon celebrates creativity in the NC Triangle.For 4 days, Raleigh's Fayetteville St, public spaces, clubs and stages will be filled with art, music, dance, film, fashion, design and more.
SPARKcon showcases local cultural richness through an open-source approach to collaboration and cross pollination. It's completely grass-roots and by the people for the people!

SPARKcon is a program of Visual Art Exchange.

For more info please visit:

http://www.sparkcon.com/

HB 36– E-VERIFY BILL – IS MOVING FORWARD

HB 36 a bill that would require all employers in NC to use the flawed E-verify system is moving through the NC House of Representatives. This bill passed its second reading today and it is expected that it will go up for a vote tomorrow, June 8th. If this bill recieves a positive vote it will move to the the NC Senate.

Please call your House Representative and ask him/her to stand against HB 36. To know who represents you, click here. Please see bellow for talking points and tips on how to lobby by phone.

Other ways to take action:

The NC Justice Center has created a petition that generates messages directly to key state Senators asking them to oppose the bill, and to the Governor to veto the bill should it pass both houses. Please sign the petition and encourage others to do the same: http://bit.ly/stopH36

Please click in the following link if you are interested in being added to a list of “on call speakers” to testify at public hearings on issues that affect the Latino Community http://tinyurl.com/oncallspeakers

For more info please contact:

Nayely Pérez-Huerta
Advocacy Program
919-835-1525 x 222 / nayely@elpueblo.org

LA FIESTA DEL PUEBLO VOLUNTEERS

Thank you for your interest in volunteering for La Fiesta del Pueblo 2011. This year's fiesta will be held on September 18th . We welcome you to the Fiesta Family and we look forward to working together to make this year's Latin American celebration the best festival yet!

If you are interested in being part of our volunteers click here:

http://tinyurl.com/FiestaVolunteers

More information: elpueblo@elpueblo.org

(919) 835 1525

NCDOT 2040 Plan Survey

The N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) wants you to help plan North Carolina’s future transportation system by being part of the development of the updated Statewide Transportation Plan, also called the 2040 Plan. The plan serves as a blueprint for transportation planning and investment over the next 30 years. Because transportation projects can require years to plan, design and build, NCDOT must look ahead 25-30 years to identify the transportation needs of our state. NCDOT will use the input from North Carolinians to develop the plan, along with an investment strategy to fulfill it.

Your input is important to the 2040 Plan. Please take a moment to answer the following questions about your use of transportation.

Click here for the survey : http://ncdot.gov/performance/reform/

June 11 "Race For the Cure"

You may be a runner. A volunteer. Or an activist. But however you choose to get involved, just know that everything you do makes a difference. After all, without the sup race for the cure port of people like you, we know 10 million people could die of breast cancer in the next 25 years. Susan G. Komen for the Cure® strives to raise funds and educate people in the battle against breast cancer through global events and legislative actions each year. Breast cancer is still killing and impacting far too many of our loved ones. So, how will you get involved?