Other Events

NCLR’s Inaugural Health Summit

Thursday, July 6 – Friday, July 7, 2012
Mandalay Bay Hotel and Convention Center
3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89119

Please join NCLR for its Inaugural Health Summit. The Summit will consist of two parts—policy and programming—linking these areas and providing guidance for Affiliates as they face the changes brought on by health care reform. Attendees will participate in a social media training, have the chance to share the successes of their own programs, and help shape the 2013 Summit in New Orleans. Scholarships are available to NCLR Affiliates that demonstrate need.

For event details, registration, and the scholarship application, please click here.

February 7, 2012

Building a Brighter Future: Serving Disconnected Latino Youth The event will feature leading experts discussing the youth policy environment and the outlook for California’s future.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012
9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. PST
Tom Bradley Tower, Los Angeles City Hall
200 North Spring Street, 26th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Please join the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) for a panel event, “Building a Brighter Future: California’s Disconnected Latino Youth.” The event will feature leading experts discussing the youth policy environment and the outlook for California’s future.

For event details and to register, please click here.

¡Fuerza! Stronger Economy, Stronger Latino Workers

NCLR Workforce Development Forum
Doubletree Chicago Magnificent Mile
300 East Ohio Street
Chicago, IL 60611

A competitive workforce will be the cornerstone of a new era of economic recovery and robust growth.

Join NCLR for its second Workforce Development Forum to explore the state of Latino workers—the fastest-growing segment of the American workforce. Help us continue the conversation on promising program strategies and innovative policy interventions that support the rapidly changing needs of business and industry at the community, state, and national levels.

For more information, click here.

2011 NCLR California Latino Advocacy Day

NCLR and organizations from its California Affiliate Network will convene on May 11 at the State Capitol in Sacramento for NCLR California Latino Advocacy Day. The annual event is an opportunity for advocates to meet with their legislators to discuss education, health, housing, and workforce development issues affecting Latinos throughout the state.

In the morning, NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía will hold a press conference with state legislators, NCLR Affiliates, and key allies to draw attention to the advocacy work of California Affiliates and to outline NCLR’s California advocacy agenda to advance opportunities for the Latino community.

gperez@nclr.org.

We Needed the Work: Latino Worker Voices in the New Economy

May 24, 2011
8:30–11:00 a.m.

NCLR Headquarters
1126 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC

Please join NCLR for a panel discussion about Latino workers’ experiences in the workplace. The event will feature the release of a new collection of stories published by NCLR, We Needed the Work: Latino Worker Voices in the New Economy, which chronicles the experiences of Latino, immigrant, and other low-wage workers, as told in their own words. In addition, leading advocates will discuss policy efforts to protect workers’ rights.

To register click here.

Building a Brighter Future: Working Together for Latino Children and Youth

Join NCLR and children’s advocates from across the country in mobilizing to fight for Latino children and youth at this two-day convening. Help create a Latino children’s advocacy community and network with other advocates while discussing how the current legislative landscape may affect your work on behalf of Latino children.

To register for the Convening, click here.

To view the current schedule, click here.

The Convening will be held at the Hilton Washington Embassy Row. For hotel reservations, please register for the event to receive the discount code, then click here or call (202) 939-4124.

The reduced group rate is $211.00 per night. You must book your rooms by Friday, May 6, 2011 to receive this rate.

Ambassador Yzaguirre Reception -