In this issue: Pass the DREAM Act, Policy and campaign updates on community issues, Essay scholarship contest on marriage equality, NAKASEC hiring e-Communications Coordinator
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Currently, local Census Bureau offices are outreaching to community-based organizations to support their job recruitment efforts. Information on pay and work periods are found at the following link:
WHAT: Press conference to announce the introduction of DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Act, bi-partisan legislation that if passed, would provide undocumented students a chance to pursue higher education and obtain legal status. A call-in action will be announced at the press conference.
WHEN: Friday, March 27, 2009, 10:00 AM
WHERE: Federal Building
300 N. Los Angeles Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
For Immediate Release March 25, 2009
CONTACT:
Clarissa Woo (Stop the Cuts!) (213) 503-3505
When: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 10:30 AM
Where: Korean Resource Center
900 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
The State Treasurer and Director of Finance are now in a position to impose "Trigger Cuts" in the state budget totaling nearly $950 million of further losses to essential programs. These cuts would further devastate the most vulnerable in our communities by endangering critical services, less than two months after California passed close to $15 billion in cuts to health care, education and social services. These cuts cause further harm to an economy that needs improvement. Now is not the time to diminish our investment in LA's communities.
When: March 25, 2009 - 11:00 a.m.
Where: Los Angeles City Council, South Lawn
200 N. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
What: Announcement of new essay contest, with over $5,000 in college scholarships to be awarded to the best student essays on the subject of why Asian Pacific Islanders (API) should support the civil right of same-sex couples to marry. The announcement will include eligibility rules.
When: Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Where: Asian Pacific American Legal Center, 1145 Wilshire Blvd., 2nd Flr., Los Angeles
Last week I was trying to create a new event on KRC's Facebook fan page about our upcoming Unity Meeting. It took me almost an hour to find it with the new design, so I wanted to share it with you:
This is a typical facebook fan page:
In this issue: KRC Unity Meeting, Language Access Town Hall report back and NAKASEC legislative updates.
Dear KRC members,
In the last 26 years, we have been engaged in Korean American social movements to make changes for social justice. Also, under KRC’s roof, we have prepared various meetings and activities for children, teenagers, college students, parents, and elders.
On April 4, we are inviting all KRC participants, sponsors and Korean Americans to KRC’s “Unity Meeting.” Through this gathering, we are seeking to share opinions on how to find ways for community participation on important issues such as healthcare and immigration reform.