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Latino Group Plans Summit
2006-02-01
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Orgullo en Accion, a new group for Latino/a LGBTQQ individuals, will hold its first leadership summit March 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Humboldt Park Vocational Center, 1645 N. California.
Carlos Mock will emcee the event. Among the scheduled speakers are Pedro Julio Serrano, executive director of Freedom to Marry and media coordinator of Puerto Rico Para Todos; Julio Rodriguez, president of the Association of Latino Men in Action; Evette Cardona, president of Amigas Latinas; Rick Garcia, political director of Equality Illinois; and Victor Pond, director of development of the South Side Help Center. Following the summit, a networking event will take place at Circuit, 3641 N. Halsted, from 6-8 p.m.
Call ( 773 ) 561-6617. |
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