Las Adelitas Arizona Summer 2011 Newsletter

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members as well as individualsthat have shown support for LasAdelitas Arizona and our objec-

tives. We hope to engage long-time members as well as bringnew voices and Adelitas into thefold! Please enjoy and check out our website atwww.lasadelitasarizona.org tolearn more!

Saludos,

Las Adelitas Arizona Board

Dear Adelitas & Friends,

Las Adelitas Arizonahas been working hard over thelast several years to expand ourmembership and grow our or-ganization in several ways. In2010 we established a PoliticalAction Committee and thisweek we submitted final IRSpaperwork to become a 501c4.

Last year we hostedevents featuring Latina leadersincluding CongresswomanLucille Roybal-Allard, the firstMexican-American womanelected to Congress, andDolores Huerta, UFW leaderand civil rights activist. Wehave continued organizing an-nual panels at area high schoolsthat bring local Latina leadersinto the classroom to discusstheir experiences and dedicationto public service.

While Las AdelitasArizona has been working togrow our organization, we wantto be sure we are doing all wecan to continue engaging ourmembership, past & present,

and reaching out to individualsin our community who are sup-portive of our mission.

For this reason, theBoard of Directors has chosento send out this special editionof our newsletter, which sumsup the trajectory of Las AdelitasAZ over the past several yearsand highlights the work we aredoing now to continue to grow.

Our goal is to regu-larly share this information with

Las Adelitas Arizona Newsletter - Special Edition 2011

Las Adelitas Arizona is a 501c4!Las Adelitas Arizona is proud toannounce that after nearly 10years of successful operationsand growth as a club, the or-ganization has filed with the IRSto obtain 501c4 status!

The 501c4 designationallows Las Adelitas Arizona toissue endorsements and do

expanded work with an empha-sis on social welfare and educa-tion.

Thank you to all thefounding members of Las Adeli-tas AZ and board memberWendy Cevallos for all theirwork to get us to where we aretoday!

SUMMER 2011LAS ADELITAS ARIZONA

Summer 2011 Newsletter

Inside this issue:

July 23rd Quar-terly MembershipMeeting

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2011 City CouncilEndorsements

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Dolores HuertaCelebration

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Las Adelitas AZPAC

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Statements& Positions

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LAA HighSchool Panels

5

Las Adelitas AZon Facebook!

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Las Adelitas Arizona PAC Fundraiser with Congresswoman LucilleRoybal-Allard (CA - 34) & Congressman Raul Grijalva (AZ - 7)

Las Adelitas ArizonaBoard of Directors

ChairLaura Dent

[email protected]

Vice-ChairDeyanira Nevarez

[email protected]

SecretaryKarla Avalos

TreasurerNora Evans-Reitz

MembershipEva Dong

Outreach Jessica Pacheco

Board Member Wendy Cevallos


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Las Adelitas Arizona will hostits quarterly membership meet-ing on Saturday, July 23rd 2011at the Quincy Douglas Commu-nity Literacy Center, 949 E.35th St.

We will be going overregular business and voting onendorsements for the 2011Tucson City Council races. TheCandidate Review Committeehas been working to meet withand interview candidates, in-quiring about the local issues

that matter to Latinas and theirfamilies in our community. The

CRC will present their recom-mendations at the meeting thisSaturday.

Please remember youmust be a member in good stand-ing to vote for endorsements.You can renew your membershiponline atwww.lasadelitasarizona.org or atthe meeting.

Lunch will be provided,see you all there!

In August of lastyear, Las Adelitas AZ joinedforces with the YWCA Tuc-son to celebrate Dolores80th birthday through a livewebcast from the Greek Theater in Los Angeles.

The money gath-ered at the fundraiser wentto the Dolores Huerta foun-dation. Special guests at thisevent included CarlosSantana, Zack de la Rocha,Lila Downs, and Peter Escov-

Dolores Huerta is a civil rightsicon, activist, and labor leaderthat co-founded the UnitedFarm Workers alongside CesarChavez in 1962. She is vice-president emeritus of theUnited Farm Workers of America and leads the DoloresHuerta Foundation, an organi-zation committed to encourag-ing grassroots organizing ef-forts among communities toattain social justice.

edo. We areproud to say thatthe Tucsonshowing was themost successfulof the remotewebcasts andboasted the larg-est audience.Thanks to allthose who wereable to join usand make theevent a greatsuccess!

Quarterly Membership Meeting - Saturday, July 23rd

Dolores Huerta Birthday Celebration - Live Webcast a Success!

Candidate Review Committee Recommendationstation to better understandservices provided to our com-munity in the context of thebudget challenges facing localgovernment.

The CRC identifiedmultiple priority issues, includ-ing urban public transit, Parks &Recreation programming, sup-port for expanded voter en-franchisement, and advocacy onlegislative issues important toour community.

The CRC had candi-dates go through a process thatincludes having them sign

pledge forms, fill out question-naires, and interview with apanel of Adelitas. The commit-tee will make their recommen-dations to the general member-ship at the Saturday, July 23rdquarterly meeting.

The CRC has donegreat work on behalf of LasAdelitas AZ! Please join us tohear their recommendations.

If you intend to voteon endorsements, please keepin mind you must be an activemember to do so!

The Candidate Review Committee,or CRC, is an ad hoc committee of Las Adelitas Arizona members thatcomes together in anticipation of local election cycles.

In 2010, the CRC inter-viewed candidates and made en-dorsements in legislative districts25 - 30. This year, Las Adelitas AZvice-chair and PAC chairwomanDeya Nevarez is chairing the CRCendorsement process for TucsonCity Council elections.

This year the CRC metwith city staffers from Finance,Parks & Recreation, and Transpor-

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City of Tucson generalelections will be heldNovember 8th, 2011.This year both theprimary and generalelections will be allvote by mail.

Las Adelitas Arizona Quarterly Membership Meeting

Las Adelitas Arizona Board MembersLaura Dent & Eva Dong

with Dolores Huerta


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Las Adelitas Arizona PAC was established in 2010 in order to more effectively participate in local andstate elections that directly affect our community. Las Adelitas Arizona PAC is registered at the state

and local level, and can contribute to individuals running in state and down ballot races. In our first year,

Las Adelitas Arizona PAC contributed a total of $1,736 to candidates running in legislative districts 25through 30. Below is an overview of Las Adelitas AZ PAC fundraisers hosted thus far.

There was a greatdialogue between membersand the speaker, and guestshad the opportunity to ask questions about what theend result of redistrictingmight mean for the Latinocommunity.

Thank you toelected officials Tucson CityCouncil Members ReginaRomero & Shirley Scott, aswell as Sahuarita TownCouncil Member Rosanna

On May 26, 2011, Las Adeli-tas Arizona PAC hosted aneducational fundraiser onstate redistricting and whatit means to the Latino Com-munity

Ken Clark, co-chairof the Arizona CompetitiveDistricts Coalition, joined usat the YWCA in Tucson todiscuss the implications of redistricting changes oncommunities of interest andminority communities.

Las Adelitas Arizona Political Action Committee

Arizona Redistricting & What it Means to the Latino Community

PAC Fundraiser - Mujeres Unidas in 2010 at The Shantyleaders and working toencourage those leadersto run for office.

Special thanksto Kyrsten for makingthe trip to come speak with our members andfriends and to Bill Nu-gent of the Shanty forhis support of this greatevent!

iSi Se Puede!

In October of 2010, LasAdelitas Arizona PAChosted Mujeres Unidas in2010 as a candidate mixerand fundraiser for thePAC.

Adelitas had anopportunity to meet withand get to know the 2010endorsed candidates andhear from then State rep-resentative Kyrsten Sinemaabout activating women

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Lucille Roybal-Allard Fundraiser at Los Portales

PAC Mission:

Las Adelitas

Arizona Political

Action Committee

is committed to

supporting

progressive Arizona

candidates who

promote issues that

benefit Latinas and

their families.

ful and distinguished committees of the Houseof representatives. She represents much of Downtown Los Angeles, East L.A., and nineSoutheast cities of LA County.

Roybal-Allard spoke to overcomingadversity and dedicating herself to a life of ser-vice. Special thanks to Congressman Raul Gri-

jalva and UFCW Local 99 for their support !

In June of 2010, Las Adelitas Arizona hosted ourfirst PAC Fundraiser with special guests LucilleRoybal-Allard of Californias 34th District, andCongressman Raul Grijalva of Arizonas 7th Dis-trict.

Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allardwas the first Mexican-American woman elected toCongress in 1992, and serves on the House Ap-propriations Committee, one of the most power-

Las Adelitas Arizona PAC Fundraiser withState Senator Kyrsten Sinema

CongresswomanLucille Roybal-Allard

Ken Clark discusses theimpact of competitive

districts on Voting RightsAct protected districts

Gabaldon, and Sunny-side school boardmember Eva Dong.We had great discus-sion and saw manynew faces, and raisedPAC money for the2011 City electioncycle!


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Las Adelitas Arizona works to take a position and educate membership and the general public on issuesthat impact working families and the Latino community. Over the past 18 months the membership hasvoted to take positions on issues of importance to the organization, and share those positions with the

general public. Below are some examples of these positions, to see full press release listings please visitwww.lasadelitasarizona.org and login!

Las Adelitas Arizona - Statements & Positions

Las Adelitas Arizona Opposes Efforts to Undermine the 14th Amendment

A Call to Action: Against Arizonas SB 1070 - 2010

Las Adelitas Arizona immediately took a position against SB 1070 and rallied aroundorganizations challenging the constitutionality of this law. The organization called thelegislation hateful and unconstitutional, and released a press release calling for itsrepeal in both Spanish & English,

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YES on PROPOSITION 100 - 2010

LAA on SB1070:

As outraged individuals and

organizations across the

country come together to decry

the passage of SB 1070, Las

Adelitas Arizona joins the fight

and calls for the laws repeal.

Las Adelitas Arizona took a position in support of Proposition 100 , the statewide sales tax increase to supporteducation funding last year,

The organization made clear that the support for this sales tax increase was reluctant, as this is a re-gressive tax that lays a heavier burden at the feet of working families than others. With that said, education hasbeen and continues to be severely underfunded, and LAA considered the situation too dire to not advocate forand take a position in support of Proposition 100.

NO on Prop 107 - 2010 NO on Prop 113 - 2010Proposition 107 was referred by the

state legislature to the voters in 2010and eliminated equal opportunityinitiatives in public sector employ-ment and public education, includingcommunity colleges and Universities.

Proposition 113 was an anti-union, anti-worker initiative that eliminated the

opportunity for workers to form a union through the card-check process.Las Adelitas Arizona supports the fundamental right of workers to organizeand form unions free from intimidation and coercion. Employers are alreadyin a position of control, and this amendment provided them with additionalleverage that could directly impact a workers decision to support a union

Las Adelitas Arizona joins a diverse coali-tion of organizations and individuals who adamantlyopposes the efforts of some Arizona legislators to

undermine the United States constitution by chal-lenging the 14 th amendment.

Las Adelitas Arizona stands in support of the 14 th amendment, the U.S. constitution, and theprinciples our nation was founded upon. We con-demn the efforts of lawmakers to make politicalstatements by challenging these ideals and encourageour fellow Arizonans to do the same.

-LAA Press Release, 2/11/11


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Las Adelitas Arizona hastraditionally hosted annualHigh School Panels withstudents at schools in bothTucson Unified School Dis-trict and Sunnyside UnifiedSchool District.,

These panels areput together by the organi-

zation and bring togetherlocal Latina community lead-

ers and elected officials tospeak to students about theirpublic service.

This past year, LasAdelitas Arizona hosted onepanel at Sunnyside HighSchool featuring TUSDSchool Board Member AdelitaGrijalva, Pima County Public

Defender Isabel Garcia, andSunnyside School Board

Las Adelitas Arizona High School Panels

Las Adelitas Arizona is on Facebook!litas Arizona and selectingthe Non-Profit page!

We will be work-ing to keep it updatedwith organization notices,resolutions, press releases,and pictures, so staytuned!

Las Adelitas Ari-zona is transitioning to anew page on Facebook!We are moving from agroup page to a non-profitpage, which allows us moreflexibility when creatingevents, sending out up-dates, and posting photos.

We will be phasingout the old page soon, so if you havent had a chance todo so please Like ourpage by searching Las Ade-

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Member Eva Dong.

Thank youladies for making thetime to participate inthis annual tradition!

If you are amember that wouldlike to help plan thisyears high school panels, please contact us at [email protected]!

SHS Blue Devils

Las Adelitas Arizona2010 Executive Board

Las Adelitas Arizona Unanimously PassesResolution to Support Ethnic Studies in TUSDAt the May 2011 quarterly membership

meeting of Las Adelitas Arizona, mem-bers voted unanimously to support eth-nic studies in our own Tucson UnifiedSchool District and condemn HB 2281.

Las Adelitas Arizona, a groupof strong independent women, mothers,grandmothers, sisters, and daughterswill simply not stand for this unjust as-sault on the education of our youth.The TUSD Mexican-American Studies

program is one that engages students

and creates conscious citizens, as wellas increases youth performance onstandardized tests and improvesgraduation rates

Las Adelitas Arizona is proudto stand with the courageous educa-tors that are opposing HB2281 andwe encourage all Arizonans who be-lieve in public education to join us.


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Las Adelitas ArizonaP.O. Box 27716

Tucson, AZ 85726

Phone: [email protected]

Our Mission: To recruit, educate, and mobilize Latinas to participate inthe political process and support progressive issues.

PAC Mission: Las Adelitas Arizona Political Action Committee is com-mitted to supporting progressive Arizona candidates who promote issuesthat benefit Latinas and their families.

Marilyn Freed

Rosanna Gabaldon

Ramona Grijalva

Mari Helen High

Laura Hogan

Linda Leatherman

Stefanie Mach

Martha Martin

Renee Nelson

Deyanira Nevarez

Judith Ordaz

Jessica Pacheco

Angelica Patino-Rockov

Karla Avalos

Linda Barter

Deanna Bates

Vera Beuttner

Wendy Cevallos

Nancy Cordova

Andrea Dalessandro

Laura Dent

Valerie Diaz

Eva Dong

Georgette Escobar

Nora Evans-Reitz

Pat Fleming

Laura Penny

Katya Peterson

Andrea Romero

Regina Romero

Mohur Sidhwa

Alexandria Soto

Alma Sychuk

Sherri Teachnor

Priscilla Teran

Diana Uribe

Linda Victoria

Madeleine Wachter

June Webb-Vignery

Alma Yubeta

2011 Active Members

LAS ADELITAS ARIZONA www.LasAdelitasArizona.org

www.LasAdelitasArizona.org

Thank you to all our these individuals for your support of Las Adelitas Arizona!Welcome new members! We are only as strong as our membership !

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