Marty Castro & August Sallas (right) |
NEW FUTURO: There
is a new educational initiative in the Latino community called “New Futuro”
[New Future], announced Attorney Martin “Marty”
Castro, Chairperson and Co-Founder, New Futuro; Chairperson, Illinois Human
Rights Commission and Chairperson, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. New Futuro
and Allstate have launched an unprecedented partnership to get 10,000 Latino students
into colleges.
A RECEPTION attended by 150 people was
held Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011 at the National Museum of Mexican Fine Arts, 1852
W. 19th St. in Pilsen.
COMMUNITY
leaders, educators, civic and professionals were in attendance. The Mistress of
Ceremony was Lourdes Duarte, WGN-TV.
Ms. Duarte introduced the featured speakers
Marty R. Castro, Esq.; Mike Escobar,
Vice Chairman, Chief Diversity & Organization Effectiveness Officer,
Allstate Insurance Company; Eddie
Brambila, Managing Director, Community Partnerships, Illinois Student
Assistance Commission; Juan Salgado, President
and CEO, Instituto del Progreso Latino
and Executive Representative from
Teach for America.
"WE'RE
THRILLED to have Allstate on
board as our corporate sponsor. Allstate's support will advance our goal to
motivate 10,000 Latino families to commit to a ten-point plan focused on
getting their students into college and beyond," said Marty Castro.
"Equally important, though, is the company's willingness to share its
diverse human capital--Allstate's people who truly understand and have
successfully navigated the path toward succeeding in life."
OTHER LISTED partners of New Futuro
initiative is the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for
Hispanics, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, National Council
of La Raza, Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), Teach For America
and others. To learn more, visit www.NewFuturo.com or follow New Futuro
at www.facebook.com/newFuturo and www.twitter.com/newfuturo .We
support New Futuro and wish it success!
COMMUNITY FORUM: On Thursday, Sept. 15,
2011 more than 134 leaders of business, civic, community and student groups
from across the city attended a Community Forum “Voter Engagement 2012” at
the UIC Forum. The initiative, sponsored by the Chicago Election Board, was to
explore a wide range of election reforms.
THE GOAL of the project was to identify
measures that will increase voter registration and turnouts – for 2012 and
beyond. Ideas discussed: letting
voters register online or register on Election Day, use universal “vote
centers” outside register voters home precincts, and employing new technology,
such as online voting for military/overseas voters.
Langdon D. Neal |
“IT’S COOL TO VOTE”, a concept to promote
U.S. citizens to register to vote as a condition of receiving their high school
diplomas. “Today, we received valuable information from civic, community and
student leaders on how to address our core mission: to register voters and get
people to participate in the elections,” said Langdon D. Neal, Chairman of the Chicago Board of Election
Commissioners. “We will put this information to work, both internally, and to
inform legislators about changes they may consider.”
LATINO PARTICIPANTS at the forum were Cristina Garcia, Erie House; Maria Salazar and Jose Artemio Arreola, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee
Rights; Natalia Garza, Lambda Theta
Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc.; August Sallas
and Baltazar Enriquez, Little
Village Community Council; Ana Soto,
Mujeres Latinas en Accion; Minerva
Velasquez, Rose H. Calderon, Maria Eugenia Flores, Southwest Organizing
Project; Omar Michel, Erendira Rendon,
Danilo Aguilar, The Resurrection Project [Casa Puebla]; Norma
Ramos, University of Illinois at Chicago; Dulce Diaz, Jose Torrez, Yanira Solano, Lisbet Ruiz, U.S. Hispanic
Leadership Institute.
William Luna |
OPEN
HOUSE: The “Museum of
Mexican Culture and History”, 3610 W. 26th St. in Little Village
is featured as an official Open House site by the Chicago Architecture
Foundation openhousechicago 2011 Program. The Open House is scheduled for the
weekend of Saturday, Oct. 15 and Sunday,
Oct. 16, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
THE
CURATOR of the Museum of Mexican Culture and History is William Guillermo Luna. Visitors will see Mexican artifacts, photos, memorabilia,
cowboy gear and saddles, Mexican food items, military equipment, MAYA calendars
and graphics, Aztec World with portraits of the Aztec Emperors.
LUNA WILL talk about Mexican culture
and history and answer questions from the visitors. The presentation is
informative and educational. Free admission, donations for the museum will be
accepted.
Michael M. Cabonargi |
LITTLE
VILLAGE PARADE: Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Michael M. Cabonargi marched in the
Little Village Mexican Independence Parade on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. He was
sworn-in Feb. 10, 2011 as the Commissioner of the Second District by Chief
Justice Timothy Evans.
COMMISSIONER
Cabonargi served as a senior attorney and prosecutor in the
Chicago Regional Office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
from 2005-2011. In 2007, he received the Chairman’s Award for bringing the
largest private offering fraud case filed by the SEC Commission in the amount
of $2.8 billion.
HE SERVED as an aide to United States
Senator Paul Simon from 1993 to
1997. He received his J.D. in 2000 from the University of Illinois College of
Law in Champaign and a B.A. in Political Science in Foreign Affairs from Miami
University in 1993.
CABONARGI lives with his wife, Erin Lavin, and their sons, William and Jack in Chicago’s Logan Square community.
THE SECOND District includes Chicago’s
downtown, north, northwest and southwest communities, which includes Little
Village. Commissioner Cabonargi phone number is 312/603-5560.
THE MILPA Alta delegation, specializing in non-traditional products like nopal, and the traditional Mexican delicacy, "mole”, will be attending Universidad Popular’s 6th Annual Feria del Mole. This annual “celebration of a flavorful tradition” will feature the competitive mole cook-off with prizes, and tastings of the variety of authentic homemade moles! The winner of the competition will be crowned, "The Best Mole in Little Village".
WHILE IN CHICAGO the Mailpa Alta will be promoting their world-famous 2011 International Mole Expo and Fair.
REMINDER: Robert Esquivel, Chief of Lender Relations, U.S. Small Business Administration will be the guest speaker at the Latin American Chamber of Commerce “Business Roundtable” breakfast, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. Registration & Networking: 8:00 a.m. Breakfast: 8:15 a.m. Presentation: 8:45 a.m. Members and Members' Guests: $25. Lazo's Restaurant, 2009 N. Western Ave., Chicago. (Parking Facility Across the Street). For more info call: 773/252-5211.
Come out and join Mayor Rahn Emanuel & Alderman Ray Suarez Annual Anti-Violence March March Tuesday 9/27 |