Welcome to Centro Campesino, Inc.
The Mission of Centro Campesino is to improve the lives of members of the Latino and migrant community in southern Minnesota through community organizing, education, and advocacy.
Guided by our values of faith, hope, unity and justice, we are a membership organization that was born and exists to create and demand positive social change.
~Centro Campesino’s 10 Year Anniversary Celebration~
Save the Date!
~Centro Campesino’s 10 Year Anniversary Celebration~
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
6:00 p.m.
Nicollet Island Pavilion
40 Power Street
Minneapolis, MN 5540
National Mobilization for Immigration Reform
2010 is a critical year to push for immigration reform. Congress has proved their failure to get important pieces of legislation approved. However, we cannot let their incompetence discourage us from urging for fair and just immigration reform.
This is why on March 21st, 2010 thousands of immigration reform supports will be mobilizing to Washington D.C. to tell members of congress and our President that we need immigration reform and that we need them to take action now!
Breaking News: Guest Worker Protections Are Back!!!
U.S. Labor Dept. reinstates decades-old farm worker protections rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced today reinstatement of protections for imported farm workers that were slashed from the nation's agricultural guest worker program during the last days of the Bush administration in early 2009.
Immigration Bill Introduced
After a long wait, an initial bill to try to reform our broken immigration system has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is far from perfect but represents a perfect opportunity to start a serious push for reform in 2010. The bill is called: Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009. You may find a summary of the bill created by the Immigration Policy Center following this link:
http://www.immigrationpolicy.o...
Centro Awards $7,000.00 in scholarships
Dear Friends and Allies,
Centro Campesino is proud to announce its third scholarship fund award round. This year members of our youth organizing initiative now united under the Now! Youth Action Network will be distributing $ 7,000.00 in scholarships to deserving Latino students going to college. Nine students from Northfield, Faribault, Austin, Waseca, Medford, and Albert Lea will be receiving a scholarship from our fund.
Minnesota March for Justice Opportunity and Against Racism
As part of the Journey of Hope, an ongoing campaign to promote fair, humane and comprehensive immigration reform as well as keeping the light of justice and dignity alive and burning, Centro Campesino, Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition, ISAIAH, Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network, Jewish Community Action, Interfaith Immigrant Coalition, Minnesota SOL (Strengthening Our Selves), SEIU Local 26,Resource Center of Americas, The Advocates for Human Rights, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota and Family & Children’s Services are organizing the MARCH FOR JUSTICE OPPORTUNITY AND AGAINST RACI
Journey of Hope
Regional Vigils Uniting Our Prayers In Favor Of Immigration Reform!
In the last three months we have been conducting regional meetings with our members to discuss our work for immigration reform this year. Over 300 community members have come to our regional meetings in Owatonna, Northfield and recently in Austin. As a result of this work, community members have created committees to work on different actions in favor of immigration reform such as marches, vigils, and congressional visits.
Gaylord Residents Report that Police Profiling continues in Gaylord!
Gaylord Residents Report that Police Profiling continues in Gaylord!
Public Demonstrations to continue-
Centro Campesino continues to work with Latino residents in Gaylord Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Human Rights will be starting a formal investigation of the allegations made by our members against the city, the police department and Gaylord’s police officer Erik Boon.
