Yes, Hispanics are people, too. We realize this might be news to some people given the concerted efforts of many to prove they're worthless fruit-pickers stealing jobs from hard-working American fruit-pickers who are lining up for those low-paying jobs with no medical benefits and degrading working conditions. Otherwise promoted as "brown people" to be deported regardless of their immigration status.
The fact that all people in this country have rights — including those who speak Spanish — has not been lost on League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) leaders who have gotten it into their heads that legal representation ought to be available to protect and defend the rights of those of a non-German persuasion. They’ve created the LULAC Legal Fund of Greater Cincinnati and, over the course of the next several months, they’ll be hosting three socials/mixers to “educate the community, recruit potential Legal Fund board members and raise funds.”
While noshing on appetizers and enjoying refreshments, Tristaters will have a chance to walk the talk of inclusion and get involved in a substantive way. Our thoughts on this? In a word, cool!
Here is where and when you can schedule your support:
Northern Kentucky
8-10 p.m. March 29
Leo Calderon, Host
Jorge Seda, Co-Chair
751 Hurstborne Lane, Edgewood
859-331-4406 home; 859-802-6378
Cincinnati
8-10 p.m. April 25
Jason Riveiro, Host (see "Person of the Year," issue of Jan. 30)
Lourdes Ribera, Co-Chair
Joseph Williams Home Store, 550 Reading Road, Over-the-Rhine/Downtown
513-482-1814
Mason
8-10 p.m. May 24
Ana Mallen, Host
Tony Simms-Howell, Co-Chair
4666 Forest Ridge Dr., Mason
513-641-6153
— Margo Pierce
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