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25 de Abril, 2008
Oregon Latinos for Obama
Categorized under Política Estados Unidos , Race for '08 | Tags: Clinton, Obama, Oregon, PCUN, Portland, Ramon Ramirez, Susan Castillo
A coalition of Latino community leaders in Oregon has thrown its support behind Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.
Ramon Ramirez, the president of PCUN, the state's largest farmworker union, made the announcement Wednesday, citing Obama's commitment to improving the lives of farmworkers and Latino families in Oregon and across the nation as the reason for the endorsement.
"Barack Obama has been standing with the Latino community for more than 20 years in public service, beginning with his days as a community organizer fighting for neighborhoods devastated by steel mill closings on Chicago's South Side," Ramirez said in a statement. "Senator Obama will be a president who fights for the rights of workers and Latinos."
The endorsement came one day after Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York defeated the Illinois senator in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary and a day after her campaign announced that former President Clinton would return to Oregon for a second time on Friday and Saturday. [...]
Nick Shapiro, a spokesman with Obama's campaign office in Portland, said the Illinois senator was "thrilled" about the Latino leaders' endorsement.
"The more the Latino community hears about Senator Obama's record of accomplishments and vision for change on the issues that matter most to them, the more they're lining up behind him," Shapiro said. [...]
On Friday, the Latino community leaders will host a roundtable discussion on issues affecting Oregon farmworkers and the Latino community, as well as their endorsement of Obama. [...]
Leading the discussions will be Ramirez and State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo, the first Latina to hold statewide office and a former state senator.
In January, Castillo joined state Treasurer Randall Edwards in endorsing Obama.
"Rather than dividing us or using language that blames a certain group of people for all of our problems, Obama talks about the need for us to work together to resolve the many issues before us," Castillo told the Statesman Journal about why she supports Obama.
—Oregon coalition of Latino leaders endorses Obama - Senator's support of farmworkers is cited as one reason
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Comentarios (2)
Meep dijo:
Hi... one, I feel like I should have registered to your site but didn't.
two, how do I go about meeting these other latin@s in Oregon? My neighborhood is gringo paradise over here and my Spanish would make you cry.
sorry for hijacking your post... you can delete this...
Palabras por Meep spat forth on el 25 de Abril, 2008 at 01:13 PM
nezua
dijo:
hey! i'm not sure how to tell you that. latinos/mexican@s here definitely exist. but it seems in pockets. gringo paradise yeah. :) that's so much of the pacific north west. have you ever read into the white supremacist history for the area?
on the other hand, there are areas where there are many mexicans who are from mexico, so its hard to mix with them, too. cuz like you said, my spanish? its good if we keep it reallll simple. jeje. or if i have time to consult my mind and verb tenses and google doesnt hurt. :)
i also see some at the taco joints sometimes. and by the poorer areas of town. then again, i'm sure we exist all over, and i dont know. cuz i dont go all over. but yes, a very white area.
as far as registering, you can always comment on that post again, we'll hook it up. dont remember the title tho!
soon i'm going to offer it again, cuz i like keeping the moderation on. it totally deprives the haters and spammers of satisfaction.
if M sees your comment, she might hook up on account, too. (my oh so capable admin asst). or just wait a few days, i'll make another offer.
Palabras por nezua
spat forth on el 25 de Abril, 2008 at 01:32 PM