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I INVITED AOC TO VISIT BUFFALO

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PUSH in Washington, DC to support two housing bills sponsored by Reps AOC and IIhan Ormar In Washington, DC with my PUSH members and mentors, John Washington and Sage Green, we had a great opportunity to meet with representatives from Queens, Hon. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (AOC), and Hon. IIhan Omar from Minnesota.  I found them both to be warm and personable humble young professional women! We were invited and asked to be part of a panel discussion to introduce PUSH BUFFALO and the work we do in Buffalo, NY, and to talk, specifically, about our housing struggles and the people we service! We shared our expertise and experience around  housing and gentrification issues. We elaborated on our struggle and work on building tenant power, and our work in preparing legislation with the cooperation of the “People’s Action” organization, and other affiliated organizations, to get the necessary support for passage of the “Homes Guarantee/Housing is a Human Right Bill” to be introduced under the Green New Deal by Presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders. Passage of this legislation means a lot to Buffalo, NY, and to me personally. We must help to give a frontline perspective of what housing policies are needed or essential to our region in Buffalo and New York State.  We must work hard and be visible to ensure passage and implementation of the Bill. We are not playing around with politicians; we want support and to see action now! We will be returning to Washington, DC to continue our work and support. We worked in captivating the legislators. I threw down in my irreverent style and mannerisms, and spoke of what housing plagues have infected Buffalo’s housing market, green and housing  gentrification, inflated tax assessments, and my personal experience and perspective, almost becoming the new face of homelessness if PUSH had not helped me with mortgage refinancing. The struggle continues for me and others – as this is an ongoing problem, big developers attacking low-income families, including single parents and the elderly. AOC to visit Buffalo: At the request of PRCCJ, and as the Chairperson of their Community Relations Committee, and as a PUSH Buffalo member, we took the opportunity to invite Rep. AOC, along with her colleagues (Rep. Omar and Sen. Sanders), to come to Buffalo and meet with the Buffalo community. AOC said “yes, she would like that very much, and would look into it.”   Upon her interest, I told myself when I get back to Buffalo, I will have to work with the Buffalo Latino community and other groups, to organize a planning committee, and work on actually bringing AOC to visit us. We would definitely love to have her visit the “city of good neighbors.” I believe her visit to Buffalo would be an awesome experience. Help us make it possible! Read More From This Writer All Post Art Books & Poems Business Community Education Entertainment español Food & Culture Health Interviews Military & Veterans Peace People Politics NOTAS DE LUZ VELZ August 24, 2022/No Comments NOTAS DE LUZ VELZ la nueva legislación para la justicia climática en el estado de Nueva York! Siempre cariñosamente conocido Read More A note to our Buffalo & Erie County Community: “LATINOS AT THE TABLE” July 24, 2021/No Comments I have always served my community, and I have the history to share with Buffalo. I am well versed and Read More  ¡CÓMO DONALD TRUMP HIZO MAL PUERTO RÍCO, Y MÁS! May 24, 2021/No Comments  ¡CÓMO DONALD TRUMP HIZO MAL PUERTO RÍCO, Y MÁS! Lea cómo Donald Trump y sus compinches hicieron mal a Puerto Rico. Read More Load More End of Content.

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LOS TRES REYES MAGOS: LLAMAN A LA ACCION CIVICO-COMUNAL

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LOS TRES REYES MAGOS: LLAMAN A LA ACCION CIVICO-COMUNAL Ahi vienen Los Reyes, cargados de una agenda de trabajo en la cual se hace un llamado a la conciencia civico-comunal. Los Tres Reyes Magos hacen un llamado a la comunidad emergente latina de Buffalo y las zonas cercanas a participar en la vida comunal y civica de sus cuidades. La estrella que ilumino y los guio es hoy en dia, un llamado a la conciencia social y a la justicia en todas las areas que nos afectan: desde el comercio hasta las aulas de educacion. Hoy, al amanecer de esta nueva decada, hago un llamado de activismo e inversion en nuestras comunidades. Os pido que se pongan en contacto con este su periodico y voz. para que nos dejen saber como podemos apoyarlos en sus diversas actividades. Somos uno y necesitamos unir fuerzas para forjar una agenda colectiva de desarrollo y de empoderamiento civico comunal. El periodico junto a sus lideres estan comprometidos a ayudarles a guiar a sus comunidades y a participar junto a ustedes en el dialogo de progreso y participacion que como bloque pensante y votante somos. Enero 2020 marca el comienzo de un nuevo destino en el cual La Marchanta a traves de su columna os invita a darle un rumbo de Si Se Puede! a nuestros planes de participacion civica. La situacion de los comerciantes en el estado y del obrero latino esta llena de desafios y a veces de una letania de regulaciones y normas que en vez de ayudar a crear comercio y progreso, impide ambos. Ayer en la alcaldia de Nueva York, un sin numero de comerciantes y empresarios latinos e inmigrantes expusieron lo dificil que es levantar vuelo con tantas regulaciones por la ciudad. Lo ironico es que las grandes corporaciones no son sujetas al escrutinio y a tantas regulaciones. La balanza de la igualdad de oportunidades debe salir a la luz publica. Es hora ya, de que nuestros comerciantes y tiendas que levantan comunidades y sostienen la vida de nuestros barrios tengan la oportunidad de florecer. Es hora ya de que la agenda de oportunidades y progreso llegue a nuestra mesa y que podamos disfrutar de los frutos que este gran estado nos ofrece. Hago un llamado colectivo a los funcionarios publicos para que compartan informacion y recursos conmigo con el proposito de edificar comunidades y que todos podamos progresar. A los directores del sistema educativo, compartan con nosotros sus actividades y planes. Estamos aqui para edificar y educar juntos a ustedes. Les dejo con este espacio para que anoten cuales son las prioridades de sus respectivas comunidades. Usen este espacio: Despues de haber nombrado las prioridades cuales son las metas a corto y a largo plazo por el 2020 hasta el 2030? — Anotalas, compartelas e implementalas! Read More From This Writer All Post Art Books Business Culture Education Entertainment Food Government Health Interviews Lower West Side Business & Economic Development Medical Military & Veterans Our Community Peace People Sports Who We Are LOS TRES REYES MAGOS: LLAMAN A LA ACCION CIVICO-COMUNAL January 21, 2020/No Comments POST TITLE (CAPITAL) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus Read More Victoria para todos los empresarios: LEY DE RESPONSABILIDAD FISCAL DE M.A.R.CH December 21, 2019/No Comments Victoria para todos los empresarios: LEY DE RESPONSABILIDAD FISCAL DE M.A.R.CH La nueva ley de responsabilidad fiscal, M.A.R.C.H (siglas en Read More EL ESTADO:  EL INDIVIDUO  y la COMUNIDAD November 21, 2019/No Comments EL ESTADO: EL INDIVIDUO y la COMUNIDAD El estado en todo su persona jurídica y legislativa con su engrenaje de Read More Load More End of Content.

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A LETTER TO OUR COMMUNITY: OUR CLIMATE, AN EFFORT TO MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE

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Climate change is affecting everyone worldwide, from floods, super storms, heatwaves and all types of disasters never seen with such intensities before.  Buffalo is not immune. A group of community leaders this past summer won the most aggressive climate justice in New York State and in the nation. Many in our communities, unfortunately, are oblivious to what it means to the everyday Michael or Miguel. It’s important to know, because we as frontline communities (communities of all color, low income, etc.…), are the people usually impacted by climate pollution the most. This pollution is transformed in the worst health disparities in our communities. It  has  the worse level of asthma, respiratory problems, and other medical problems by way of where we live, and in the proximity of where corporate polluters have their companies, and how they practice their environmental carbon footprint, or how they reduce their carbon emissions and waste products in our cities. We need to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2050, or sooner within the next 10 years if we are to advert a worldwide catastrophe. I wish it was sooner rather than later! We need to switch from extractive fossil fuel to a more renewable reusable solar, wind, geothermal, energies that will save us billions of dollars. If we did, it will stimulate the creation of new jobs, for retraining of fossil fuel workforce, green sustainability livable wages, new job markets that will prioritize frontline people to be trained and open job opportunities. By 2030, if we can invest 50% emission reduction, via changing the way corporations change the way they do business, by using new and cleaner energy efficient, reducing pollutants, and other strategies. Our planning committee members are working with groups such as the NY RENEWS (labor and environmental coalition), our local PUSH BUFFALO, and other state and national affiliates. Our local and state effort has taken notice on a national level; Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep Ilhan Omar, and Senator Bernie Sanders, have heard of our work regarding “Climate Justice and Homes Guarantee/Housing is a Human Rights”, and have publicly acknowledged our movement and hard work. Our work and effort are being recognized on a national level, yet, not in our own local communities, and that is tragic! The public needs to know about our work and effort, that we are doing everything possible, and to our human capabilities, to protect families regarding their personal interest in fair housing, fair rent, maintaining our communities intact, and to make sure that our quality of life and health is maintained and preserved – now and for a secure future for your children’s, for our next generation; and to safeguard this movement, we need to be heard, and to be heard, we need community support. Information on how you can get involved: Geovaira Hernandez, 716-884-0359, ext. 228; https://www.pushbuffalo.org/blog-list/ Read More From This Writer All Post Art Books & Poems Business Community Education Entertainment español Food & Culture Health Interviews Military & Veterans Peace People Politics NOTAS DE LUZ VELZ August 24, 2022/No Comments NOTAS DE LUZ VELZ la nueva legislación para la justicia climática en el estado de Nueva York! Siempre cariñosamente conocido Read More A note to our Buffalo & Erie County Community: “LATINOS AT THE TABLE” July 24, 2021/No Comments I have always served my community, and I have the history to share with Buffalo. I am well versed and Read More  ¡CÓMO DONALD TRUMP HIZO MAL PUERTO RÍCO, Y MÁS! May 24, 2021/No Comments  ¡CÓMO DONALD TRUMP HIZO MAL PUERTO RÍCO, Y MÁS! Lea cómo Donald Trump y sus compinches hicieron mal a Puerto Rico. Read More Load More End of Content.

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