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La Liga: Weekly Newsletter
May 7, 2020

Issue No. 12
LULAC.org [ [link removed] ]

Happy Thursday,


In case you missed it, we had an amazing Town Hall on COVID-19 with key
Congressional Leaders and presidential candidate Joe Biden. We are also excited
to share last night’s EdJustice Town Hall to discuss our community’s challenges
to virtual learning. And we take a look back at our LULAC and Univision Town Hall.

Here’s what to check out in this issue:

1. Interviews with Domingo and Sindy: See “Our Top Story”

2. Council Stipends through LULAC’s Relief Fund: See “Empower Through Access”

3. Grow with Google next workshop in Spanish: “Empower Through Access"

By Diego Tum-Monge

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JUMP AHEAD

* LULAC In Action [ #LULAC_In_Action ]

* Empower Through Access [ #Empower_Through_Access ]

* In Latino News [ #In_Latino_News ]

* Highlights At Hand [ #Highlights_At_Hand ]

[ #Highlights_At_Hand ] Our Top Story
Here is what you should know.

Protecting Essential Workers

On Monday, LULAC hosted a town hall with Democratic Presidential Candidate, Joe
Biden, and ranking U.S. House Representative to discuss issues of workplace
safety in the food industry amid the pandemic. The virtual town hall was
moderated by Enrique Acevedo, Anchor of Univision Noticias.

Watch the Facebook Livestream of the event [ [link removed] ]
or share it via YouTube [ [link removed] ] .

The discussion highlighted a series of topics, including how to protect the
rights of essential workers in the food industry, the impact of COVID-19 on
Latino families and communities, and addressing how to ensure government
oversight and policy effectively resolve the most critical issues affecting the
U.S. food supply chain.

You can be part of our advocacy today by texting “FOR ALL” to 52886 and signing
up to send a letter to your members of Congress!

Domingo Garcia speaking on CNN

Watch LULAC’s National President speak with CNN's John King on the COVID-19
Pandemic and the threat it poses to workers in meat plants across the nation.
With our recent online streamed event, we are raising awareness of the needs our
meatpacking plant workers and their families have on a daily basis!

See the full interview on our Facebook Page. [ [link removed] ]

Sindy Benavides speaking on Democracy Now

An estimated 5,000 workers in the nation’s meatpacking plant have tested positive
for COVID-19 and at least 20 of them have died from the virus. Despite this,
President Trump invoked an executive order to bar local governments from closing
meat plants. We hear from meat plant workers and organizers about conditions
during the pandemic and speak with Sindy Benavides, CEO of the League of United
Latin American Citizens, which is supporting the workers with a virtual town hall
on food worker safety with presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe
Biden and calling for Meatless May Mondays.

See the full segment here [ [link removed] ]
or read the transcript here. [ [link removed] ]

[ [link removed] ] LULAC In
Action
Events, advocacy, and ways to get involved.

#EdJustice Town Hall

The Impact of COVID-19 on Students and Educators

Educators are working hard to support their students during this unprecedented
time, from shifting to new online learning demands and addressing families’ needs
for meal programs to organizing around important ongoing issues like the Census,
immigration and elections. Students, parents and families are also facing new
challenges as they juggle adapting to virtual learning environments at home while
doing all they can to stay healthy and financially stable.

Watch our Facebook Livestream of the event [ [link removed] ]
or share it via YouTube. [ [link removed] ]

LULAC and the National Education Association (NEA) hosted a timely Town Hall on
Education Justice with the National Immigration Law Center and the Hope Center
for Wellness. This comprehensive discussion on COVID-19 and its impact on Latino
students and families was moderated by María Peña, a journalist and digital
reporter at Telemundo News.

The conversation addressed the challenges to virtual learning, increasing access
to technology, mental health resources, advocating for our immigrant and
undocumented families—plus what it will take to reopen schools.

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LULAC and Univision Town Hall

Addressing The Economic Needs of Latinos During the Pandemic

A highly-informative and very relevant live-streaming program was hosted by LULAC
and Univision Noticias last Thursday, April 30. The hour-long online special was
presented in Spanish and highlighted the latest facts and resources for millions
of Latinos to deal with the financial impact of COVID-19.

Visit our Facebook Page to view the program in its entirety [ [link removed] ] .

Teresa Rodríguez, Univision Anchor of Aquí y Ahora moderated the discussion. She
was joined by Domingo Garcia, LULAC National President, and Sindy Benavides,
LULAC National Chief Executive Officer. Panelists included: Marielena Hincapié,
Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center (NILC), Aracely Panameño,
Director of Hispanic Affairs, Center for Responsible Lending, and Cristina Martin
Firvida, Vice President, Governmental Affairs, AARP.

Among the topics the program covered was what to do if you have lost your job
because of COVID-19 and where to apply for unemployment benefits. Also,
navigating requests for payment forbearance on student loans, mortgages, credit
cards and automobile debt plus how to avoid falling victim to online scams and
fraud.

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Submit your local event or stay up-to-date with our LULAC Calendar. [ [link removed] ]

[ [link removed] ] Empower Through Access
Programs and opportunities to bring back to your community.

LULAC Relief Project: Our Power in Mobilizing Together

Still open for council assistance!

LULAC has reached the maximum number of individuals we can currently support and
is no longer accepting individual assistance applications to our COVID-19 Relief
Fund.

Latino communities across the U.S. and Puerto Rico are being hit hard by the
COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time when we must work together to lend a helping
hand for all persons impacted by the coronavirus. We each have a part in
providing impactful solutions and direct assistance, from corporate partners to
community groups and organizations.

Apply for a micro-stipend to help uplift your local initiative. [ [link removed] ]

LULAC is still providing funds to councils for local initiatives around hunger
relief, technology access, mobility/transportation, mental health resources,
mentoring and educational assistance. Visit our COVID-19 Relief Fund page [ [link removed] ]
for more information on the council micro-stipends, its criteria, and the
application process.

LULAC is working hard to find additional resources from foundations and partners
to provide to our communities through this unprecedented pandemic. We invite you
to contribute to the amazing work of our members on the ground by donating to our
LULAC Relief Fund [ [link removed] ] .

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Take the challenge, make an impact today!

#AyudaEnEspañol

In partnership with Hornitos Tequila, LULAC has developed Ayuda en Español, a
one-stop online resource kit and social media effort designed to make crucial
information accessible to Spanish speakers in our communities during the current
health crisis. Together, we can empower our families with the tools to be able to
access and share information for those in need.

Download the kit here. [ [link removed] ]

Ayuda en Español makes it easy to navigate and seek assistance on an array of
essential topics: unemployment benefits, Social Security, price spiking, access
to health care, housing, healthcare for uninsured persons, help for incarcerated
individuals, domestic violence, safety, well-being and immigration issues.

This is where we need your help! Get involved and share it on social media [ [link removed] ]
to spread the word about this information with #AyudaEnEspañol. Our people need
accessible information and we can make sure that information gets to them.

Here’s a sample caption you can use:

#AyudaEnEpanol is for ___. Join us: write or share why #AyudaEnEspañol is
important, snap a photo, and tag at least 3 people to join. I challenge @___,
@___, and @___. LULAC.org/AyudaEnEspanol

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Evento de Crecer Con Google

Posicione su negocio en el buscador y mapas de Google

Únete y participa en nuestro taller este lunes 11 de mayo a las 4 p.m. EST (1
p.m. PST). Regístrese aquí! [ [link removed] ]

Visita nuestro pagina de web para más información sobre esta programa. [ [link removed] ]

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Your gift means a lot to us.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. LULAC is honored to have received all
the support we did on #GivingTuesdayNow to continue advocating for our
communities across the country. Your generous gifts will help LULAC continue
essential initiatives in our Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan against
COVID-19.

It’s still not too late to give! Together, we can address the challenges facing
our communities and change the future of this nation for all in the U.S.
#TogetherWeGive

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Support these programs and others by donating today! [ [link removed] ]

[ [link removed] ] In Latino News
The top stories for our community.

Upcoming Elections [ [link removed] ]
[ [link removed] ]

Many states have taken measures to protect citizens from exposure during the
COVID-19 outbreak. However, we encourages you to do your civic duty and safely
vote. Here are the latest updates and related information about elections:

Nebraska Primaries

Tuesday, May 12. In-person early voting was suspended [ [link removed] ]
on March 14 due to the closure of election offices in response to the pandemic.
Voters with disabilities can early vote by scheduling an appointment with their
County Election Office [ [link removed] ] .
Polls will be open next week on the state’s election day. See the Secretary of
State’s information on COVID-19. [ [link removed] ]

Up Next… Oregon (May 18), Hawaii (May 22)

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News and Updates

Resources offered for Latinos facing COVID-19, diabetes [ [link removed] ]

Tuesday, May 5 [ [link removed] ] —Santa Ynez
Valley Star shared: “SDRI, a global leader in diabetes research, education and
clinical care, is stepping up by developing three new trustworthy resources to
help in this special time of need.” See more about their resources at
latinodiabetes.sansum.org [ [link removed] ] .

Program to support Hispanic small business owners expands amid COVID-19 [ [link removed] ]

Tuesday, May 5—HR Drive highlighted: “In response to COVID-19's impact on the
economy, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) and Wells Fargo are
amplifying a program created to help small diverse businesses grow. The
organizations announced the expansion of the Avanzar Small Business Accelerator [ [link removed] ]
program April 27.”

Immigrant workers face economic uncertainty during Covid-19 shutdown [ [link removed] ]

Tuesday, May 5—America Magazine underlined: “According to the Center for
Migration [ [link removed] ] Studies in New York, nearly 20 million
immigrants work in jobs that are critical to the nation during the coronavirus.
Roughly half are naturalized citizens, and the rest are legal noncitizens or
undocumented migrants.”

ICE’s Immigration detainees protested lack of coronavirus precautions and
swat-like private-prison guards pepper-sprayed them. [ [link removed] ]

Tuesday, May 5—The Intercept reported: “During a two-week period amid the
Covid-19 pandemic, SORT officers at Stewart have used force on immigrant
detainees two times, on April 9 and again on April 20.”

Now is the time to stand up for DACA recipients and Dreamers [ [link removed] ]

Tuesday, May 5—In an opinion piece on the Hill, Janine Davidson shared: "As the
president of a large public university [ [link removed] ] with close
to 400 undocumented students, and many more Dreamers who have graduated and
entered the workforce, it is my job to support these hard-working members of our
community as they pursue the exceedingly more elusive American Dream."

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Local Council and National Partner Spotlights

Telemundo chairman Cesar Conde tapped to lead NBCUniversal's expanded news
division [ [link removed] ]

Monday, May 4—The Wall Street Journal highlighted that the NBCUniversal’s news
networks will be organized into a single unit called NBCUniversal News Group,
which includes NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC, and will be led by Cesar Conde who
assumed the newly created role of Chairman. LULAC would like to congratulate Mr.
Conde on the new position.

LULAC Kansas speaks up for workers [ [link removed] ]

Monday, May 4—The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) of Kansas
criticized the assistance from the Office of the Governor, Kansas Department of
Agriculture and the meatpacking industry as insufficient.

Verizon sponsors two-part series on criminal justice reform [ [link removed] ]

Friday, May 1—Over the next eight weeks, the series will feature articles and
related digital content on decarceration and improving prison conditions. This
week, Politico released the first package on decarceration which explores why the
U.S. has the largest prison population in the world and identifies ways to
decrease it. See it for yourself! [ [link removed] ]

The second package on improving prison conditions begins on June 18. It will
cover solitary-confinement reform, First Step Act implementation, and a reform
movement by inmates sentenced to life.

Toyota Partners With Latino-Focused Nonprofits For COVID-19 Response [ [link removed] ]

Friday, April 24—During these difficult times, we’re grateful to continue our
partnership with Toyota to ensure our Hispanic community is supported throughout
this pandemic. We invite you to see their COVID-19 Community Service Announcement
(CSA) on Twitter [ [link removed] ]
and Facebook [ [link removed] ] .

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LULAC in the News

Biden calls meatpacking plant conditions ‘inhumane and downright immoral’ [ [link removed] ]
Tuesday, May 5—Successful Farming

'We owe you,' Joe Biden tells meat processing, essential workers during a Latino
town hall [ [link removed] ]
Monday, May 4—NBC News

U.S. Representatives call for better protection of workers in meatpacking plants [ [link removed] ]
Monday, May 4—KXAN

Joe Biden and LULAC spotlight coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking plants, blame
Trump [ [link removed] ]
Monday, May 4—The Dallas Morning News

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Our Press Releases

*Selected highlights from the week

A Message from LULAC National President: Today’s Cinco de Mayo [ [link removed] ]
Tuesday, May 5

LULAC Responds To Trump Administration Declaring Meat Plants “Critical
Infrastructure” And Treating Essential Workers As Disposable [ [link removed] ]
Tuesday, April 28

LULAC Remembers Guillermo ‘Memo’ Garcia, the Latest Victim of the El Paso
Shooting, the Deadliest Anti-Latino Attack in Modern History [ [link removed] ]
Tuesday, April 28


Read our latest press releases published at LULAC.org [ [link removed] ] .

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Do you have a special story? Connect with us via email! [ mailto:[email protected] ]

[ mailto:[email protected] ] Highlights At Hand
Moments of the week you might have missed.

Latino Discovery Hub
Look here to find new authors, stories, artists, podcasts, and social influencers
who helped shape the identities, cultures, and thoughts of your fellow readers.

This week is about: WAYS WE CONNECT

People Finding New Ways To Connect During Coronavirus Social Distancing [ [link removed] ]

When’s the last time you connected with a stranger? Quarantine Chat is a new app
that can help pair you up with someone from around the world based on topics of
your choosing. It’s not as strange as it sounds, we promise.

20 of the best online activities to keep you connected while you're away from
family and friends [ [link removed] ]

Maybe talking with strangers isn’t your forte, so here’s 20 activities you can do
online with your friends and family!

A guide to the Internet [ [link removed] ]

If 20 online activities wasn’t enough, try these other community activities or
any of the other 100+ things to do online from the Los Angeles Times.

How to Stay Connected to Loved Ones Despite Social Distancing [ [link removed] ]

Staying connected isn’t always about how we do it. It’s also about why we do it.
You do not have to preserve your mental health alone. Strong social bonds are
great ways we can connect with others.

Feeling distressed? Connect with someone.

* Visit the Disaster Distress Helpline [ [link removed] ] ,
call 1-800-985-5990, or text TalkWithUs to 66746.

* Visit the National Domestic Violence Hotline [ [link removed] ]
or call 1-800-799-7233 and TTY 1-800-787-3224

* National Suicide Prevention Lifeline [ [link removed] ]
or call 800-273-TALK (8255)

* National Alliance on Mental Illness HelpLine [ [link removed] ]
or call 800-950-NAMI (6264)

[ [link removed] ] Next week is about virtual learning. Share
your ideas via email [ mailto:[email protected] ] !

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Engage with us online.

Use @LULAC and #LULAC for a chance to be in the next issue of La Liga!

SFA LULAC is giving a heartwarming farewell to its seniors on social media. We
are wishing the best to all our senior students out there!

Isidro took our #AyudaEnEspañol [ [link removed] ]
challenge and helped bring attention to how we can take care of each other. See
how you can participate [ [link removed] ] .

May Day calls in the spirit of spring and LULAC Denison shared the love by making
gift baskets for local nursing homes.

Salinas LULAC has joined local efforts to show essential farmworkers that they
are not alone. The smallest of actions can make a big difference.

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That's it for this week. Thanks for reading!

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WHAT’S NEXT?

* See all our newest videos and town halls on our COVID-19 Playlist on Facebook [ [link removed] ] .

* Don’t have Facebook? Check out our YouTube! [ [link removed] ]

* Look ahead: Our next fight is in Congress as we continue to advocate for
better support for our communities.

* Take action now by texting “FOR ALL” to 52886 to ask your representatives to
support essential worker protections.

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