Centro Campesino Programs

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!

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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.

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...

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Members of the Now! Youth Network,

This Saturday November 21st, 2009 we will be having a "Change the World" training series for all of our members. The trainings are an excellent opportunity for you to learn new leadership skills and to learn how to make a difference in the world! This is also excellent material to put on your resume for your college applications and scholarships! Don't miss it.

We will have guest trainers from different organizations among them:
Salvador Miranda, Community Organizer with the Organizing Apprenticeship Project in Minneapolis

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Centro Campesino and Carleton College invites you to our “Day of the Dead” Celebration!

Don’t Miss it!

Date:
Monday November 2nd

Time:
5:30 p.m.

Place:
Carleton College
Great Hall
Northfield, MN 55057

We will have:
• Delicious Mexican Food from “La Vencedora” Mexican Store
• Music
• Art exhibits by local Latino youth and parents and featured Latino artist Carlos Rojas.
• Artistic Shows
• Aztec Dancing
• And much more!

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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.

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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

Applications for our 2009 Scholarship fund are officially open. This year we will award up to seven scholarships ranging from $500.00 to $1,000.00 to Latino students from our communities. These scholarships are intended to help Latino students start their path to college.

Please note that our eligibility criteria has changed. The application can be downloaded here.