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Welcome to the Literature Page for the National Latino Congreso   These documents are meant for your consideration as research literature your fellow delegates wished you to review as you consider your positions for resolutions at the National Latino Congreso.   Click one of the following topics to view literature pertaining to that topic:   Education   Election Reform   Environment   Health   Other   Social Justice   Submit New Literature   Name: Endorsing Organization: --Please select one of the following organizations-- Academia Semillas AFSME International Alianza- The Los Angeles County Latino Caucus on HIV/AIDS American Citizens Club Amigos de los Rios Amnesty International USA Anahuak Youth Soccer Association Arizona Coalition for Migrant Rights Arizona Hispanic Community Forum Associacion de Fraternidades Guatemaltecas Association of Mexican American Educators Bienestar C.A.F.E. de California California Common Cause California Latino Legislative Caucus California Parents Association Californians for Election Reform Casa Cér Chavez Casa Puebla Center for International Enviromental Law (CIEL) Center for Latino Policy Research UC Berkley Center for Law in the Public Interest Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) Central Azteca de California Central Coast Alliance United fro a Sustainable Economy Centro Azteca Centro CHA Centro De Orientacion del Inmigrante, INC. Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday Chicanos for Progressive Education Student Organization Children Now Clinica MonseñOscar A. Romero Coalicion del 1ro de Mayo San Francisco, CA Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) Coalition for Latino Political Action College Assistance Migrant Program Colonias Development Council Colonias Development Council Youth Project Comunidad Mayachapin Contract Agriculture Reform Program RAFI-USA Corpus Christi Morning Coffee Group Dallas Concilio Dallas Young Democrats Del Cerno New Mexico Community Organization Del Mar College Dolores Huerta Foundation Domingo Garcia Law Office Dr. Carlos Munoz at UC Berkeley Dr. Jose Rabasa at UC Berkeley Earth Day Network Earthjustice East Los Angeles College Learning Assistance Center El Centro de Igualdad Derechos Environmental Defense Equality Alabama Equality California Familias Unidas Federaccion Mexico Unido Freedom to Marry Fuerza Comunitaria Garinagu Empowerment Movement Garvey Board of Education Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund Gay-Straight Alliance Network Green Dot Public School Harbors Economic Development Corporations Hermandad Mexicana TN Hermanos Unidos Student Organization Hispanic American for Fairness in the Media Hispanic Federation of New York Hispanic Religious Partnership for Community Health Hispanic Roundtable of New Mexico Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council HOLA Hondurenos Unidos Houston Independent School District Human Rights Campaign Iglesia of Evangelicas IMELE Immigrants Rights Coalition- UCLA Immigrants United for Freedom Immigrants Without Borders Imperial County Board of Supervisors Institute for Socio-Economic Justice Izaak Walton League of America Jovenes, Inc. LA Community Legal Center La Hermandad La Prensa de San Antonio Newspaper La Raza Student Justice Union Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) Lambda Legal Latino & Latina Roundtable of San Gabriel and Pomona Valley Latino Coalition for a Healthy California Latino Issues Forum Latino Urban Forum Latino/a coalition for Justice-LA Latinos for Peace Latinos Unidos Contra el SIDA (LUCES) Law Offices of Marcelo Reyes LCLAA Alameda County LCLAA Albany NY/Capital District LCLAA Albuquerque LCLAA Amarillo, TX LCLAA Anaheim / Orange County LCLAA Arlington Grand Praire LCLAA Austin LCLAA California State LCLAA Chicago Metro LCLAA Corpus Christi LCLAA Dallas County LCLAA DC Metro LCLAA Flint-Genesse LCLAA Greater Cleveland LCLAA Greater Lansing LCLAA Greater Toledo LCLAA Houston Gulf Coast LCLAA Hudson County LCLAA Kansas City LCLAA Kent County LCLAA Kokomo LCLAA Lake & Pazter County LCLAA Lenawee County LCLAA Los Angeles LCLAA- Los Angeles Chapter LCLAA Massachusetts LCLAA Milwaukee LCLAA Nassau / Suffolk LCLAA New York City Chapter LCLAA NY City LCLAA Oakland County LCLAA Oregon LCLAA Puerto Rico LCLAA Rhode Island LCLAA Rock County LCLAA Sacramento LCLAA Saginaw LCLAA San Antonio State LCLAA San Diego LCLAA San Francisco LCLAA San Gabriel Valley LCLAA Santa Clara County LCLAA South Florida LCLAA South Suborbon LCLAA Southern Nevada LCLAA St. Joseph County LCLAA St. Louis Metro LCLAA Tarrant County LCLAA Ventura County LCLAA Washington LCLAA Wayne County LCLAA West Central LCLAA Westchester County League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Libreria Del Pueblo Los Amigos of Orange County Los Angeles City Council Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee 50th AD Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center Los Angeles Indigenous People's Alliance Los Angeles Parent Union Los Angeles Voters For Instant Runoff Elections Los Angeles Workers' Education Society LULAC #1 LULAC 120 Las Cruces LULAC 2007 LULAC AZ LULAC CA District 7 LULAC Council 1Corpus Christi LULAC Council 3008 LULAC Council 8025 LULAC District 1 LULAC New Mexico LULAC New Mexico Youth Organization Mano a Mano March 25th Coalition Mehul M. Thakker, Candidate - State Treasurer of CA, Green Party Mesa East Valley Alliance for Civic Engagement (MEVACE) Metropolitan Democratic Club Mexican American Advancement Project Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) Mexican American University Mexican Student Association UTEP Mia Lehrer & Associates Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlan (M.E.Ch.A.) de UC Irvine Mr. Enrique Gonalez-Salgado Mr. Joe Valsquez Ms. Sandra Alfaro Mujeres de la Tierra National Alliance of Latin American and Carribbean Communite (NALACC) National Association of Latino Farmers and Ranchers National Day Laborer Organizing Network National Gay and Lesbian Task Force National Hispanic Environmental Council (NHEC) National Hispanic Medical Association National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (LCAT) National Parks Conservation Association National Puerto Rican Coalition, Inc. National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) New America Foundation New Mexico Progressive Alliance for Community Empowerement (NM PACE) No Que No! North East Trees North Texas Voters Education Trust Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights Nosotros Nueces County Tejano Democrats Office of Alhambra School District Board Member Adele Andrade Stadler Office of Arizona State Representative Steve Gallardo Office of Baldwin Park Councilmember Anthony Bejarano Office of Baldwin Park Councilmember Marlen Garcia Office of Baldwin Park Councilmember Ricardo Pacheco Office of Baldwin Park Mayor Manuel Lozano Office of Baldwin Park Mayor Pro Tem David Olivas Office of CA Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez Office of CA Assemblymember Hector De La Torre Office of CA Assemblymember Joe Baca Jr. Office of CA Assemblymember Juan Vargas Office of CA Assemblymember Mark Ridley-Thomas Office of CA Assemblymember Simon Salinas Office of California State Representative Nell Soto Office of California State Senator Richard Alarcon Office of Candidate for Attorney General Michael S. Whyman Office of City El Monte Mayor Ernie G. Gutierrez Office of Commissioner Teresa Villegas Office of Compton Unified School District Board Trustee Joel Estrada Office of Congresswoman Maxine Waters Office of Garvey School District Board Member Felipe Agredano Office of Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia Office of Houston City Councilmember Adrian Garcia Office of Huntington Park Mayor Juan Noguez Office of Kansas State Representative Delia Garcia Office of La Puente Councilmember Louie A. Lujan Office of Long Beach Councilmember Tonia Reyes Uranga Office of Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti Office of Los Angeles Councilmember Alex Padilla Office of Los Angeles Councilmember Ed P. Reyes Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina Office of Maywood Mayor Pro Tem Felipe Aguirre Office of NM Governor Bill Richardson Office of Oxnard School District Board President Ana Del Rio-Barba Office of San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales Office of South El Monte Councilmember Joseph Gonzales Office of South Gate Councilman Henry C. Gonzalez Office of South Gate Mayor Maria Davila Office of Texas State Representative Juan Garcia Office of Texas State Representative Norma Chavez Office of Texas State Senator Juan Hinojosa Office of U.S. Congressman Solomon Ortiz Office of U.S. Congresswoman Hilda Solis Oldtimers Foundation Ontario Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Organized Urban Communities (OUC) Our Lady Queen of Angeles - La Placita Padres Unidos de Maywood Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays People for the American Way Pride At Work Progressive Strategy Partners Proyecto V.I.V.A. Radio Defensa Venezuela Organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund (SALEF) Salvadoran American National Association San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors San Diego-Tijuana Border Initiative San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center San Juan Capistrano Democrats SEED SEIU 1877 SEIU Local 347 SEIU Local 660 Seniors Sky Island Alliance Small Schools Alliance South Central Farmers Health and Education Fund Southwest College Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP) Stage of the Arts State Tejano Democrats Strategy Center Bus Riders Union Student Organization of Latinos at the University of St. Thomas Tejano Democrats of North Texas TELACU The Patrick Henry Democratic Club The Wilderness Society Tree People Trust For Public Land Un Solo Sol Food Services University of DC Latino Student's Association URBAN Semillas UTEP Student Government Association VOCES, Inc We Are America Coalition We Are America Coalition AZ William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI) Yes on Prop 87 General Topic: --Please select one-- Voting Rights Election Reform Social Justice Health Education Environment Immigration Other Document Title: Document Source: File to Upload:   Education   Title: The Economic and Educational Status of US Latinos 1970 - 2000 Name: Antonio Gonzalez Endorsed by: William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI) Topic: Education Source: WCVI Click here to view file   Election Reform   Title: Instant Runoff Elections would be much better Name: David A. Holtzman Endorsed by: Los Angeles Voters For Instant Runoff Elections Topic: Election Reform Source: L.A. VoteFIRE Click here to view file Title: info on Instant Runoff Elections Name: David A. Holtzman Endorsed by: Los Angeles Voters For Instant Runoff Elections Topic: Election Reform Source: L.A. VoteFIRE Click here to view file Title: Instant Runoff Elections: The Mechanics Name: David A. Holtzman Endorsed by: Los Angeles Voters For Instant Runoff Elections Topic: Election Reform Source: L.A. VoteFIRE Click here to view file   Environment   Title: GREEN STAGE Name: GREEN STAGE Endorsed by: Stage of the Arts Topic: Environment Source: GREEN STAGE Click here to view file Title: Diversifying Access to and Support for the National Forests Name: Robert Garcia Endorsed by: Center for Law in the Public Interest Topic: Environment Source: The City Project, Center for Law in the Public Interest Click here to view file Title: SGA Resolution on UTEP campus enviormental problems Name: Analisa Cordova Endorsed by: UTEP Student Government Association Topic: Environment Source: SGA Resolution Click here to view file Title: The Heritage Parkscape in the Heart of Los Angeles Name: Robert Garcia Endorsed by: Center for Law in the Public Interest Topic: Environment Source: The City Project, Center for Law in the Public Interest Click here to view file Title: Equal Access to California's Beaches Name: Robert Garcia Endorsed by: Center for Law in the Public Interest Topic: Environment Source: The City Project, Center For Law in the Public Interest Click here to view file Title: Healthy Children, Healthy Communities: Schools, Parks, Recreation,and Sustainable Regional Planning Name: Robert Garcia Endorsed by: Center for Law in the Public Interest Topic: Environment Source: The City Project, Center for Law in the Public Interest Click here to view file Title: Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities: Green Access and Equity for the Los Angeles Region Name: Robert Garcia Endorsed by: Center for Law in the Public Interest Topic: Environment Source: The City Project, Center for Law in the Public Interest Click here to view file Title: Center for Law in the Public Interest Fact Sheet Name: Robert Garcia Endorsed by: Center for Law in the Public Interest Topic: Environment Source: The City Project, Center for Law in the Public Interest Click here to view file   Health   Title: Healthy Children, Healthy Communities: Schools, Parks, Recreation, and Sustainable Regional Planning Name: Robert Garcia Endorsed by: Center for Law in the Public Interest Topic: Health Source: The City Project, Center for Law in the Public Interest Click here to view file   Other   Title: 2007 Farm Bill Competition Platform Sign On Letter Name: Rebecca Ceartas Endorsed by: HOLA Topic: Other Source: National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture Click here to view file   Social Justice   Title: Hispanic Same Sex Couples in US Name: Mario Guerrero Endorsed by: Bienestar Topic: Social Justice Source: National Gay and Lesbian Task Foce Public Policy Institute Click here to view file Title: Beyond Same Sex Marriage Name: Marlon Morales Endorsed by: Latinos Unidos Contra el SIDA (LUCES) Topic: Social Justice Source: beyond marriaeg.org Click here to view file Title: Latino Coalittion for Justice- LA Name: Francisco Dueñas Endorsed by: Lambda Legal Topic: Social Justice Source: Latino Coalittion for Justice- LA Click here to view file Title: Beyond Same Sex Marriage (exec summary) Name: Marlon Morales Endorsed by: Latinos Unidos Contra el SIDA (LUCES) Topic: Social Justice Source: Beyod Marriage .org Click here to view file Title: US Population Comparison by Ethnic Groups, 1970-2050 Name: Antonio Gonzalez Endorsed by: William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI) Topic: Social Justice Source: WCVI Click here to view file Title: The Heritage Parkscape in the Heart of Los Angeles: Policy Brief Name: Robert Garcia Endorsed by: Center for Law in the Public Interest Topic: Social Justice Source: The City Project, Center for Law in the Public Interest Click here to view file Title: Equal Access to California's Beaches Name: Robert Garcia Endorsed by: Center for Law in the Public Interest Topic: Social Justice Source: The City Project, Center for Law in the Public Interest Click here to view file Title: Healthy Children, Healthy Communities: Schools, Parks, Recreation, and Sustainable Regional Planning Name: Robert Garcia Endorsed by: Center for Law in the Public Interest Topic: Social Justice Source: The City Project, Center for Law in the Public Interest Click here to view file Title: Diversifying Access to and Support for the Forest Name: Robert Garcia Endorsed by: Center for Law in the Public Interest Topic: Social Justice Source: The City Project, Center for Law in the Public Interest Click here to view file Title: Healthy Parks, Schools, and Communities: Name: Robert Garcia Endorsed by: Center for Law in the Public Interest Topic: Social Justice Source: The City Project, Center for Law in the Public Interest Click here to view file Title: Center For Law in the Public Interest Fact Sheet Name: Robert Garcia Endorsed by: Center for Law in the Public Interest Topic: Social Justice Source: The City Project, Center for Law in the Public Interest Click here to view file