http://www.latinocongreso.org/ 
The day is almost here. The National Latino Congreso is just a couple days away. PERRO has been honored and excited to be a member of the local host committee of the Congreso. Please support PERRO by joining us at this important, historic event. You need to register NOW! Contact PERRO organizer Jerry Mead-Lucero if you would like to attend the Congreso as a guest of PERRO… (312) 502-7867
PERRO is organizing two workshops at the Congreso…
Friday, May 18, 2012
Morning Sessions – 10:45 a.m.- 12:15 p.m.
3A.) Environmental Justice: From the Local to the Global
Organizations: PERRO, Oxfam America
Speakers:
Sofia Vergara – Oxfam
Jerry Mead-Lucero – PERRO
Claudia Lucero – Durango Unido
Facilitator: Jerry Mead-Lucero
Will examine environmental justice issues from a transnational perspective with a focus on the relationship between climate change and migration in the Americas.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Afternoon Sessions- 2:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
9B.) Work and Environmental Justice Struggles in Chicago Communities
Organizations: UFCW, LVEJO, UFCW, PERRO, SETF
Speakers:
Moises Zavala – UFCW
Jerry Mead-Lucero – PERRO
Kim Wasserman-Nieto – LVEJO
Peggy Salazar – SETF
Facilitator: Jerry Mead-Lucero
Will examine recent struggles for worker and environmental justice in Chicago’s Latino communities. Continue reading



