Pete Wilson – A Lasting Legacy?

by | Jun 20, 2023 | News Coverage, Press Releases / Media Advisories / Statements, Publications

THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE 

                                                                                                           June 16, 2023

On private land Downtown stands a statue of Pete Wilson, formerly a state Assembly member,
San Diego mayor, U.S. senator and governor. Activists want it removed.
Below, Dolores Huerta, the influential labor and civil rights leader, and Robert A. Kittle, a former editorial page editor of The San Diego UnionTribune, offer their views on what should be done.

Editorial Article Below

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MEDIA ADVISORY: CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS TO HOST PRESS CONFERENCE WITH THE DOLORES HUERTA FOUNDATION AND LOCAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS AFTER FARMWORKERS POLICY ROUNDTABLE

by | Jun 22, 2022 | Press Releases / Media Advisories / Statements

MEDIA ADVISORY 

                                                                                                           June 21, 2022

Congressional Hispanic Caucus to Host Press Conference with the Dolores Huerta Foundation and Local Advocacy Organizations after Farmworkers Policy Roundtable 

WHAT: Press Conference Following Farmworkers Policy Roundtable

WHO: 

  • Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Raul Ruiz, M.D. 
  • Senator Alex Padilla 
  • Dolores Huerta, Dolores Huerta Foundation President, and United Farm Workers Cofounder 
  • Giev Kashkooli, United Farm Workers 2nd Vice President and Political/Legislative Director
  • Anissa Perez, Personal Story 
  • Additional speakers may be announced 

WHEN: Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. EST

WHERE: House Triangle, U.S. Capitol

BACKGROUND: The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) will meet with leading national and local advocates for farmworkers, including Dolores Huerta, President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, on Wednesday, June 22. 

The policy roundtable is closed to the press, but following the discussion, at 11:30 a.m. EST, CHC Members, and national and local organizations will host a press conference to summarize their conversation and call for the passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. 

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Media Contact:

Fabiola DeCaratachea

Director, Communications/Grants

Fdecaratachea@doloreshuerta.org

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