Latinas por el Cambio - Making Change and Taking Names!

 

The 2012 Latinas por el Cambio leaders have launched 3 exciting projects throughout Boston. Oiste is thrilled to be working closely together with these incredible women as they take on leadership roles within their community and making change one community at a time. If you would like to volunteer or help support the women with any of the project, please contact an Oiste staff member at 617-426-6633.

Meet Group 1 - " Let's Clean -Dejando Huellas" (Leaving Footprints) at the Wake Up the Earth festival tomorrow in Jamaica Plain:

The first project is Lets Clean, an environmental and educational project related to garbage disposal and the maintenance of the common areas in the commercial sector in Centre Street, between Hyde Square and Jackson Square in Jamaica Plain. Tomorrow, the group will be presenting the results of a survey they conducted to gather data from local businesses about their disposal needs and impressions of the area. 

Be sure to catch iSkool music performing their original song based on the this group's work!

The second project is "Lee conmigo (Read with Me)", which coaches 20 children from ages 5 to 8 and their parents about the significance of bilingual reading. As you know, ¿Oìste? fought against the removal of bilingual education 10 years ago and we are currently advocating for ELL reform throughout the state. This Saturday will be the group's third week at the Alianza Hispana serving the ESL students from Alianza's Adult Education Program and their children. Elected officials and parents of the children have joined and supported the project by reading to the children in the community. Check out Tito Jackson getting his literacy on!

The third project is Connect, Educate and Activate, which involves restoring abandoned land in the city in order to promote and integrate the community using sport and education as essential instruments for a better quality of living. The group has identified a public lot in Grove Hall and is reaching out the leaders there to offer their assistance in advocating for the redevelopment of this land. On June 2nd, this group is organizing a clean-up day so that on June 9th they can host a community fair educating families, teens and children about domestic violence, drugs, health issues, prevention and sports. Stay tuned for further information!!

 

 

In this Issue:
	Save the Date:  May 23, 2012 - Fundraiser for Alejandra's Triathlon Canción dedicada al Latinas por el Cambio -Medio Ambiente de iScool & Music Councilor Jackson "Reads with Us" Voter Registration Continues - Have you registered anyone lately??

 

The 2012 Latinas por el Cambio leaders have launched 3 exciting projects throughout Boston. Oiste is thrilled to be working closely together with these incredible women as they take on leadership roles within their community and making change one community at a time. If you would like to volunteer or help support the women with any of the project, please contact an Oiste staff member at 617-426-6633. Meet Group 1 - " Let's Clean -Dejando Huellas" (Leaving Footprints) at the Wake Up the Earth festival tomorrow in Jamaica Plain: The first project is Lets Clean, an environmental and educational project related to garbage disposal and the maintenance of the common areas in the commercial sector in Centre Street, between Hyde Square and Jackson Square in Jamaica Plain. Tomorrow, the group will be presenting the results of a survey they conducted to gather data from local businesses about their disposal needs and impressions of the area.  Be sure to catch iSkool music performing their original song based on the this group's work! The second project is "Lee conmigo (Read with Me)", which coaches 20 children from ages 5 to 8 and their parents about the significance of bilingual reading. As you know, ¿Oìste? fought against the removal of bilingual education 10 years ago and we are currently advocating for ELL reform throughout the state. This Saturday will be the group's third week at the Alianza Hispana serving the ESL students from Alianza's Adult Education Program and their children. Elected officials and parents of the children have joined and supported the project by reading to the children in the community. Check out Tito Jackson getting his literacy on! The third project is Connect, Educate and Activate, which involves restoring abandoned land in the city in order to promote and integrate the community using sport and education as essential instruments for a better quality of living. The group has identified a public lot in Grove Hall and is reaching out the leaders there to offer their assistance in advocating for the redevelopment of this land. On June 2nd, this group is organizing a clean-up day so that on June 9th they can host a community fair educating families, teens and children about domestic violence, drugs, health issues, prevention and sports. Stay tuned for further information!! In this Issue: Save the Date:  May 23, 2012 - Fundraiser for Alejandra's Triathlon Canción dedicada al Latinas por el Cambio -Medio Ambiente de iScool & Music Councilor Jackson "Reads with Us" Voter Registration Continues - Have you registered anyone lately?? Canción dedicada al Latinas por el Cambio -Medio Ambiente de iScool & Music Es nuestro planeta date de cuenta necesita de tu ayuda una limpieza pon de tu parte y dame tu mano todos unidos como familia así progresamos.  Corre, corre y alcanza el reloj toma iniciativa y haz el cambio junta tus manos y pídele a Dios que nuestro mundo sea más sano.  You can drop the wrapper of our recess and you find time to put our favorite song on repeat Make a mistake on your essay and start retyping Always redoing thing it aint hard to start recycling can bottles and paper needs their own place to crashing.  Put them in the blue barrel not them black trash bins. No time to wait gotta go green now after all aint it green that make the world go round.  Put the plastic in the recycle bin and trash in the trash can remember before you throw the trash in the floor think about you and the children's health - this is a message from us to you so we can all recycle  Es nuestro planeta date de cuenta necesita de tu ayuda una limpieza pon de tu parte y dame tu mano todos unidos como familia así progresamos.  Es hora de la limpieza ya la campaña empieza tira la basura al cesto dale uso a tu cabeza y piensa en el futuro de la salud global que sin tu ayuda esta en apuro escucha latino riega la voz al vecino dile del ecosiste maque en suma no esta el destino si te importa un poquito la salud global que te cuesta reusar una bolsa de comprar.  Ayaaayyaayyyyy Ayaaayyaayyyyy Es nuestro planeta date de cuenta necesita de tu ayuda una limpieza pon de tu parte y dame tu mano todos unidos como familia así progresamos.  Latino, Latino, te habla El Natha, es hora de reflexionar esta es nuestra tierra necesita de tu ayuda con algo tan simple como tirar una goma de mascar, una colilla de cigarro al cesto, estas contribuyendo a la salud medio ambiental. Reflexiona por la salud de tus hijos y de los hijos de tus hijos.  Ayaaayyaayyyyy Ayaaayyaayyyyy Councilor Jackson "Reads with Us" Lee Conmigo runs through June 9, 2012. Upcoming readers include the Latino liasion for the Mayor, Miguel Chavez, Attorney Apolo Catala, Councilor Charles Yancey, Councilor Steve Murphy, Representative Jeffrey Sanchez and world-renowned authorYanitzia Canetti.