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In the summer of 2004, Craig de Mariana Aleman, a student at the University
of Delaware, recognized the need for a Latino Student Union, an
organization that would unite the community under one banner, represent
Latinos on campus, and work to promote leadership development and advance minority
affairs, not just Latino affairs. Together with Guillermo Febres and
Melody Casagrande,
The Campus Alliance de La Raza was born.
The CALR is formally affiliated
with the National Council de La Raza (http://www.nclr.org)
and welcomes ANY student into its organization, regardless of race, creed,
color, gender, age, religion, national origin, veteran, handicap status, or
sexual orientation. We welcome diversity, because we feel
that it will contribute to the success of our organization. As an
Alliance member, you will have the opportunity to participate in NCLR
events, and to take part in NCLR advocacy efforts – including attending
trainings, contacting and meeting with policymakers, and carrying out
public education activities. Your intellectual and social development
will prepare you for your post-undergraduate endeavors, especially in the
arenas of graduate and professional school education. La Raza will
produce well-rounded leaders who will excel in their respective fields.
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Raza and its sister organization HOLA, http://udel.edu/stu-org/hola,
volunteering at GEAR-UP's Minority Achievement Awareness Seminar
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At the local level, the CALR will support the endeavors of other
organizations on campus and throughout the region. Delegates will be
dispatched to attend the meetings of organizations such as the Black
Student Union, HOLA, and the Delaware Undergraduate Student Congress.
The Organization will also work in concert with local entities, such as The
Governor's Advisory Council On Hispanic Affairs, The GEAR-UP
Program, Delaware Hispanic, LLC, and Voices
Without Borders in their non-partisan efforts
to reach out to the Latino community.
As members of the CALR, you will
be exposed to the Civil Rights/Advocacy communities on local and national
levels.
Delegates from the Campus Alliance de La Raza will travel to National Conventions
including but not limited to: The National Council de La Raza Annual
Conferences, the NCLR's Regional Congresos, NCLR’s Lideres Youth Leadership
Summits, the NAACP National Conventions, The Urban League's Annual
Conferences, and various state and local conferences and conventions.
Our members will be charged with familiarizing themselves with the issues
confronting these respective organizations, and will be responsible for
identifying ways in which the CALR could assist the entities in advancing their
agendas.
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What
Exactly Is "The Latino Agenda" ?
The CALR aims to strengthen and enhance the Latino community by supporting non-partisan
efforts to:
- Reduce poverty and
discrimination in Latino communities
- Increase life
opportunities for under-represented populations, especially for
Hispanics, within the United States
- Empower the Latino
community, primarily through the establishment and strengthening of
community institutions such as community based non-profit
organizations
- Improve the Latino
community's public image in the United States
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Isn't
There Already A Latino Organization On Campus?
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Yes. HOLA, a well-respected and influential organization here on
campus, Promotes Awareness of Hispanic issues, provides a Comfortable
Social Environment for students, is responsible for an important Culture
Exchange on campus, and actively involves its members in Scholastic
Endeavors. Many members of HOLA will also be involved with the
Campus Alliance de La Raza, and a CALR delegate will be appointed to
represent the organization at weekly HOLA meetings.
The Campus Alliance de La Raza
embraces HOLA as a sister organization, and appreciates its contribution
to the University of Delaware Community. Our organization does not
place a strong emphasis on culture exchange, but we support HOLA and
other organizations that do. Instead, we promote Political Activism,
and provide avenues for the acquisition of the appropriate tools
necessary to bring about social change. Our members will Network
nationally with organizations affiliated with the NCLR, as well as with
civil rights organizations in the African American community, such as the
NAACP and the Urban League.
HOLA's and La Raza's first co-sponsored meeting, April 6, 2005.
En La Union Esta La Fuerza
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Benefits of Joining
The Campus Alliance de La Raza will assist its members in:
- Securing
Internships
- Acquiring
Financial Aid
- Obtaining Summer
Research Assistantships
- Preparing for Graduate/Professional
School
- Developing
Relationships with Faculty and Staff
- Authoring/Publishing
Web Sites & Web Pages
- Producing and
Enhancing Resumes
- The Altruistic
Rewards Of Improving The Latino Community
- The Opportunity To
Travel To Conventions and Conferences Across the Country
- Free La Raza
Business Cards
- The Opportunity To
Act As A CALR Delegate To Other Organizations on Campus
- Leadership
Experience
- Networking at the
University of Delaware and Throughout the United States
- Members Will
Receive Political Training, Such As How To Effectively Organize and
Manage Political Campaigns and Voter Registration Drives
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Responsibilities
Associated With Membership
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As
a member, you will agree to:
- Participate in and
support NCLR's advocacy efforts and initiatives where appropriate.
- Are willing to
acknowledge the possibility of attending at least one conference
during your undergraduate experience.
- Conduct yourself
within the general guidelines of legal and ethical organizational
behavior.
- Support the NCLR's
core principles, including:
- Reducing Poverty
and discrimination and increasing life opportunities for Latinos in
the United States
- Empowering the
Latino community, primarily through the establishment and
strengthening of community institutions such as community based
non-profit organizations.
- Improving the
Latino community's public image in the United States
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- Some of our Mentors and Supporters -
Professor Leland B. Ware, JD
Louis L. Redding Professor for the Study of Law and Public Policy,
University of Delaware
Dr. Maria Palacas, Ph.D. Literature, Ph.D.
Linguistics
Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program Director
Dr. Heyward Brock, Ph.D. English
Professor of English, University of Delaware
Dr. Juan Villamarin, Ph.D. Anthropology
Professor of Anthropology, University of Delaware
The Ronald E. McNair Scholars
University of Delaware
Wanda Lopez
The Governor’s Advisory Council on Latino Affairs, Executive Director
Nancy Bastidas
President and CEO, Delaware Hispanic LLC
Maria Matos
Executive Director
The Latin American Community Center
403 N. Van Buren Street, Wilmington, DE
NCLR Affiliate
Mark Brunswick
The A. Philip Randolph Institute
Jose Quiñones
Delmarva Rural Ministries
Dover Delaware
NCLR Affiliate
Sandra Buscay
Councilwoman - Governor's Advisory Council on Hispanic Affairs
Peaches Whalen
President, Delaware A. Philip Randolph Institute
The
Governor's Advisory Council On Hispanic Affairs
The A. Philip Randolph Institute
Delaware ACORN
The Metropolitan Wilmington Urban
League
Voices Without Borders
The Latin American Community Center
Delmarva Rural Ministries
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