Tu Voto Es Tu Voz

Grab your voice and use it!

Saturday, October 6^th ¡Todos A Votar! (Let’s Vote!) and Polly Baca Come to Greeley to Excite and Engage Voters!

Who: 3 days before registration closes, Polly Baca and CLLARO will come to Greeley to engage and excite Latino voters for the 2012 election.

What: A fun and exciting day at the park to talk to the community about their vote and how to empower friends and family to become active voters. Thanks to our sponsors: CLLARO, HISPANIC WOMEN OF WELD COUNTY, CITY OF GREELEY, LA FAMILIA BROADCASTING

Where: Rodarte Center, 920 A Street in Greeley

When: Saturday, October 6^th 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

WHY?: Change does not happen by chance, and if we don’t vote, politicians will ignore the issues and priorities that are important to the Latino communities across the nation. That is why Latino organizations statewide are working with communities to engage them.

Contact:

Alvina Vasquez

Communications Director

Strong Colorado

303- 881 3875

Romney Lunch Dismisses Farmworker Rights

As representatives and supporters of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) protested abuse of Florida farmworkers in Florida at Chipotle's Denver headquarters today, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney bought a burrito bowl for lunch at a Chipotle restaurant in Denver.

CIW protesters built a pyramid at Chipotle corporate headquarters of 153 tomato buckets, the number of buckets of tomatoes a picker must gather in a day to earn the equivalent of the U.S. minimum wage. Unlike many chain restaurants and retailers such as YUM Brands, McDonald's, Burger King and others in the U.S., Chipotle refuses to join CIW's Fair Food Program according to the Denver Post.

Romney and Ohio Senator Rob Portman each got a carnitas burrito bowl with guacamole to go.

Immokalee farm workers who do not earn minimum wage for their labor also do not earn enough to be required to pay income tax, so are part of the 47% of American's Romney has said he does not need to be concerned about.