Thank You to the 200+ Attendees of the Fifth Annual Colorado Latina/o Advocacy Day:

Save the Date for Next Year: February 19th-20th, 2011

Not sure how to talk to your legislator about the issue at hand? Do you want to be more knowledgeable about how policy moves through the Colorado Capitol? Not to worry, we have you covered! 

LAD is co-convened by Latina Initiative, the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC), the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR).

Latina/o Advocacy Day

The purpose of Latina/o Advocacy Day is to provide advocacy/lobby training and briefings on current policy issues such as civil rights/economic justice, the environment, education, immigration and healthcare by and for Latinas and Latinos in Colorado.

• The Latino/a Issue Briefing & Advocacy Day values justice, freedom, access, opportunity, and concern for others.
• The goal of this nonpartisan event is to create a Latina/o voice at the Colorado state capitol to hold elected officials accountable for and responsive to the needs of the Latino/a community of Colorado.
• Participants will learn about prospective 2011 legislation and actually meet with their legislators, taking a direct role in the policy making process.
• Colorado residents from throughout the state hold one-on-one meetings with state legislators as part of the Advocacy Day.

LAD originally appeared on the Colorado advocacy scene on January 29, 2007, when LI in partnership with COLOR presented the First Annual Colorado Latino/a Policy Issue Briefing & Advocacy Day “Building a Stronger Colorado Through Action”.  The 150 + attendees participated in policy briefings on education, immigration, health care, and economic justice/civil rights and training with professional and citizen lobbyists on how to advocate with elected officials.