This is a live report from the site of the Building and Bridging Bridges conference in Denver. Community and policy leaders meet to discuss pressing topics for the region.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
PROGRAM #10405 12:00 PM PT

Latinos Political Clout in Colorado.

This is a live report from the site of the Building and Bridging Bridges conference in Denver. Community and policy leaders meet to discuss pressing topics for the region, including the growing threats of toxic disinformation campaigns targeting communities of color and Latino voters; the increasing role of Latina voters and their influence in civic life; and the building of new coalitions around anti-poverty programs.

Guests: Johanna Ulloa Girón, Advocacy Program Manager, The Colorado Trust-A Health Equity Foundation, Denver, CO; Hugo Morales, Executive Co-Director and Founder, Radio Bilingüe, Fresno, CA today from Denver, CO; Guadalupe López, Immigrant Rights Organizer, American Friends Service Committee-AFSC, Fort Morgan, CO; Ricardo Pérez, Executive Director, Hispanic Affairs Project, Montrose, CO; Carolina Diaz Ovalle, Legal Assistance Coordinator, Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center, Durango, CO; Ayelen Maldonado, Program Assistant, Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center, Durango, CO; Erika Cervantes, Climate Justice Community Organizer, Colorado’s People Alliance, Denver, CO; Claudia Gamez, Delta Community Organizer, Tri-County Health Network, Telluride, CO; Yerania Reynoso, Program Coordinator, Mountain Dreamers, Frisco, CO; Cielo Galindo, Volunteer, Mountain Dreamers and Volunteer, Building and Bridging Power Conference, Frisco, CO.

Photo: yashmori via Flickr

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