National Latino Congress
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Los Angeles, California - September 6th -10th, 2006
- The WCVI, founding organization of the Alianza de los Pueblos del Rio, was one of the National Latino Congress co-convening organizations.
- The Alianza de los Pueblos del Rio participated in the following activities:
- Broadening Our Agenda: Environment & Healthy Communities - Friday, Sept. 8th
- Greening Our Cities, Parks, and Communities - Issues for Latinos
Reverdeciendo Nuestras Ciudades, Parques y Comunidades - Temas para Latinos- Moderator: Elvay Yañez, Director, Local Government Relations, Trust for Public Land
Panelists:- Carmel Sella, Community Development Manager, Wells Fargo Bank
Nancy Sutley, Los Angeles Representative, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Water District of Southern CA
Robert Garcia, Center for Low in the Public Interest (Alianza member)
- Carmel Sella, Community Development Manager, Wells Fargo Bank
- Discussants:
- Stefan Anderson, Headmaster, Coserve School
Mary Luevano, Legislative Director, Global Green
Teresa Villegas, Vice Chair, Citizens Oversight and Advisory Committee for Prop. O
- Stefan Anderson, Headmaster, Coserve School
- Moderator: Elvay Yañez, Director, Local Government Relations, Trust for Public Land
- Sponsored by Preserving Wild California Program of Resources Legacy Fund Foundation
- Greening Our Cities, Parks, and Communities - Issues for Latinos
- Revitalizing the Los Angeles River (A Case Study)
Revitalización del Río de Los Angeles (Un ejemplo para estudiar)- Moderator: Lillian Kawasaki, Assistant General Manager of Environmental Affairs and Economic Development, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Panelists:- Irma Muñoz, President and Founder, Mujeres de la Tierra (Alianza member)
Adán Ortega, Jr., Tetra Tech Consulting Team, Los Angeles River Master Plan
Fabian Wagmister, Professor, UCLA & Director of Remapping-LA (Alianza member)
- Irma Muñoz, President and Founder, Mujeres de la Tierra (Alianza member)
- Discussants:
- Raul Macias, ANAHUAK Youth Soccer Association (Alianza member)
Cynthia Ruiz, Commissioner, City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works
- Raul Macias, ANAHUAK Youth Soccer Association (Alianza member)
- Moderator: Lillian Kawasaki, Assistant General Manager of Environmental Affairs and Economic Development, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- Sponsored by Preserving Wild California Program of Resources Legacy Fund Foundation
- Revitalizing the Los Angeles River (A Case Study)
- Plenary Session:Creating a New Environmental Agenda
Sesion Plenaria: Creando una Agenda Nueva sobre el Medio Ambiente- Presiding Officers:
- Roger Rivera, President and Founder, National Hispanic Environmental Council
Kathleen Rogers, President, Earth Day Network
- Roger Rivera, President and Founder, National Hispanic Environmental Council
- Discussants:
- Antonio Gonzalez, President, William C. Velasquez Institute (Alianza member)
Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor, City of Los Angeles
- Antonio Gonzalez, President, William C. Velasquez Institute (Alianza member)
- Presiding Officers:
- Plenary Session:Creating a New Environmental Agenda
- Latina Leadership Reception
Recepción de Lideres Latinas- Hosted by Mujeres de La Tierra Alianza member and 100 Latina Leaders
Special Guests::- Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Representative
Hon. Loretta Sanchez, U.S. Representative
- Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard, U.S. Representative
- Hosted by Mujeres de La Tierra Alianza member and 100 Latina Leaders
- Sponsored by New Century Financial Corporation
- Latina Leadership Reception