Latino Vote Iowa announces more caucus trainings, issues discussions

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Jan. 17, 2016

DES MOINES, IA - The League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa and its councils have scheduled more caucus trainings and roundtable discussions as part of the Latino Vote Iowa caucus project.   

Here is a list of upcoming events:

  • 6 to 7:30 p.m.  Jan. 19, LULAC Council 10 will co-host a caucus at Guadalajara Restaurant, 208 E. Second St. in Muscatine.   
  • 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 20, LULAC 308 will co-host a caucus training and mock caucus at the Center for Worker Justice, 940 S. Gilbert Court in Iowa City. Dinner is provided.   
  • 5:30 p.m. Jan. 21, LULAC Council 307 will provide a caucus training and campaign update at its regular monthly meeting at the United Way of Central Iowa, Conference Room F, 1111 Ninth St. in Des Moines.
  • 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 23, there is a by-registration-only caucus training hosted by Council 10 and QC Let’s Connect in the Quad Cities. Seating is limited, and a light dinner and refreshments will be served. Anyone who is interested in attending can contact Maria Bribriesco at 563-505-5711.
  • 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 26, there will be a roundtable discussion where representatives from several presidential campaigns will be available to answer questions and hear about issues that affect the Latino community. The discussion will take place in The Rogalski Center, St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St. in Davenport.  

All trainings are either conducted in English and Spanish or interpreters are available. Attendees will learn how the caucuses work and how to find their caucus location.

Other efforts to reach registered voters continue through mailings, phone calls and door-to-door canvassing in neighborhoods throughout the state. Several thousand Latinos have already indicated they will participate in the 2016 Iowa Caucuses.

The League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa has reached out to more than 43,000 registered Latino voters in Iowa to inform them about the Feb. 1 Iowa Caucuses. In addition, LULAC has tutorials on how the Democratic and Republican caucuses differ, and a listing of caucus sites for both parties on its website: www.IowaLULAC.org.

LULAC wants between 10,000 to 20,000 Latinos to participate in the caucuses. About 200,000 Iowans are expected to participate in both the Democratic and Republican caucuses.

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation's largest and oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. with 1,000 councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC's programs, services and advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org, www.LULAC.org/facebook and www.LULAC.org/twitter.

For more information or to request a caucus training in your area, contact Joe Enriquez Henry at 515.208.7312; or Melissa Walker at 515.681.7731 or mwmediaconsultants@yahoo.com, or visit www.lulaciowa.org.

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