2/1: Along with Compañeros, offering free tax assistance to the community through April 15th.

2/6, 2/19, 2/20: Embracing Diversity Workshops, facilitated by Code Red from Fort Lewis College.  The initiative, which focuses on youth leadership development, will host a half-day taster training as well as an 18 our facilitator training. The Community Diversity Dialogue invites the community to enjoy intercultural conversation, explore self-identity, discover how biases shape oneself, understand the relationships and impact that bias and impact can have on a
community and invite participants to do something about it.

2/11:  Community interpreter orientation.  A local community leader from
Argentina will present the material adapted from the 16-hour

multi-lingual interpreter training by the Spring Institute and incorporate
her learning from personal experiences of providing this valuable
service in our community. 

2/12: Fiesta de Santa Eulalia: a celebration honoring the Guatemalan Patron Saint, beginning with a Mass, followed by a dinner, cultural events, coronation of the princess, and dance.

Sidran Institute:  "A new  trauma curriculum is available for use by pastors, rabbis, priests, imams, and religious or lay leaders.  Called "Risking Connection in Faith Communities" it is designed to help clergy understand the nature of psychological trauma, how it affects people, and how faith leaders can help trauma survivors in their congregations.  Particular attention is paid to the spiritual impact of trauma."   Thank you Myrna Ann for sharing this resource.

A New Parent Information and Resource Center: "Parent involvement is the key that opens the door for the children's success in school. The Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition has believed this and for over 26 years has worked to assure that parents are provided with the tools that they need to help their children be successful in school."  Publications include: "Engaging Mexican Immigrant Parents".

Faces of America: "What made America? What makes us? These two questions are at the heart of the new PBS series Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Harvard scholar turns to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics to explore the family histories of 12 renowned Americans". 

 Take Action to Support Colorado's Range Workers: "Because of the way current law is written, Colorado 's range workers often make less than minimum wage and labor in unsafe conditions. Most range workers are here on guest worker visas under the H2-A program. They arrive already in debt and are afraid to complain for fear of being deported. Many are on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and make as little as $2-3 per hour. Many do not have access to their passport, visa, driver's license or other important paper work, so cannot even leave their workplace. They are isolated without access to a bank account or even a telephone. This is an unacceptable situation - range workers should be treated just as decently as any other worker in Colorado ."

 The Power of the Latino Vote in the 2010 Elections: "The Latino vote has grown exponentially since 2000, changing the political landscape in more than a dozen states across the country, and is poised to be pivotal yet again in the 2010 cycle.  According to experts on the politics of the Latino vote, who gathered on a telephonic press conference today, candidates and parties need to do more than say a few words in Spanish-they need to understand and embrace the policies that motivate and influence Latino voters.  How both parties handle such issues as comprehensive immigration reform will have a real impact on Latino political behavior, including turnout and party preference, in the congressional mid-terms and beyond.