Bienvenido a Centro Campesino.

Latino Teens United is looking for youth with inspiration to design our logo.

$100.00 CASH PRIZE!

Create your design in the computer, by hand, however you like. Please send your design to the following address:

Latino Teens United
PO BOX 525
Owatonna, MN 55060

Deadline: December 1st 2008

Latino teens United is a network of Latino Youth in rural Minnesota that have organized to create an organized movement for our youth. We are currently in the process of structuring our network and designing our projects and campaigns.

So far we know our network will serve:

Dear Friends and Allies,

MPR has published a story on the situation Latinos in Gaylord are facing with the police. Centro has organized this community to respond to Police harassment. Community members will soon file a complaint with the Department of Human Rights. The city has not responded positively to our members concerns.

Please keep contacting the city Mayor Dough Quast and urge him to solve this situation.

For a link to the story please follow this link:
http://minnesota.publicradio.o...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact; Jean Rogers, Board and Farm Fund Administrator
Phone: 360-734-8158 ext. 217
Fax: 360-734-6816
E-mail: jeanr@communityfood.coop

Fair Trade Experts Join Whatcom Farm Workers for Fair Trade Conference

Jewish Community Action presents:
Dr. Erik Camayd-Freixas

“Worksite Raids vs. Human Rights: The Struggle for Justice in America’s War on Immigration”
Panel to follow: State Senator Patricia Torres Ray, Rabbi Harold Kravitz-Adath Jeshurun Congregation & Susana De Leon-National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild
Sunday, October 19th 7:00-9:00pm
Temple of Aaron
616 Mississippi River Blvd, St. Paul

ninos 010.JPG

Dear Friends and allies,

Centro Campesino will be celebrating its yearly Member’s General Assembly.
Come and celebrate with us as we share our accomplishments, goals, and
challenges. Also, members will be electing new board members and making
resolutions for future work. Your input has always been important to us and your
support has been of great importance for our success.

We hope to see you there.

Sincerely,

Victor Contreras
Executive Director

Centro’s General Assembly
Saturday September 27th, 2008
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Centro Campesino Headquarters

GAYLORD 08 024.JPG

Over 130 community members and allies united in downtown Gaylord to demand immediate action to stop harassment and intimidation created by the police. For close to three hours downtown Gaylord was the center of attention. Latino community members had an opportunity to share their struggle and show the city how they are willing to unite to defend their rights as individuals. “There is no room for Eric Boon!!” people chanted energetically despite the cold rainy day.

GAYLORD 08 007.JPG

Dear friends and allies,
Take some time to join our struggle for rural communities free of discrimination and harassment! Contact Gaylord Mayor, Doug Quast and urge him to take positive actions in this issue. Call, e-mail, mail or fax Mayor Doug Quast. We have included a sample message for you to use as a template.

Thank you for your support!

Todo es possible!

Contact Doug Quast:
Phone: 507- 237-5364
Fax: (507) 237-5121
E-mail: ldoering@gaylord.govoffice.com [1]
Mailing Address:
Doug Quast
PO Box 677
Gaylord, MN 55334

Dear Mayor Quast,

Dear Friends and allies,

Once again Centro Campesino is requesting your support to end injustice in our
rural communities. For the last year Centro Campesino has been working closely
with the Latino community in Gaylord, MN. We have been listening and creating
relationships to empower this community and work on the issues that matter to
them.

As part of our base building work in this community a strong group of local
Latino leaders have come forward with an issue of great importance for them and
their families; ending racial profiling and discrimination!

IMG_8894.JPG

Centro Campesino has organized leadership committees in Owatonna and Northfield integrated by Latino High School students. Every year they carry out different activities to raise money for their own scholarship Fund. Twice a year they receive applications from Latino students across the state and grant several scholarships. They have raise over 15,000.00 and have awarded over 12,000.00 in scholarships so far.

Centro Campesino will hold a demonstration in central park in Owatonna at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday may 1st. From there we will take a bus to St. Paul to join the demonstration organized by The May 1 Coalition.

The May 1st Coalition invites you to march on May 1 for the rights of immigrants and all workers, to defend the dignity of all human beings, and to celebrate the strength of the people. We say enough to the raids and deportations, and we want legalization for all now!

- Thurs. May 1
- We will start at 2pm at the corner of Robert and Kellogg St. in St.