Latinos
Hispanas Organized for Political Equality http://www.latinas.org E-Mail: latinas@latinas.org 634 S Spring St., Suite 920 Los Angeles, CA 90014 Phone: 213-622-0606 Fax: 213-622-0007 |
"HOPE is a non-profit, non-partisan
organization committed to ensuring political and economic parity for Latinas
through leadership, advocacy, and education to benefit all communities and
the status of women. HOPE has anchored itself to the principle that knowledge
of the political process coupled with active participation will fuel a powerful
and necessary engine of change." (http://www.latinas.org/2003_2004/aboutus/aboutus.htm) |
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Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund http://www.maldef.org E-Mail: info@maldef.org 634 S Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90014 Phone: 213-629-2512 Fax: 213-629-0266 |
"MALDEF is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to protect and promote the civil rights of the more than 40 million Latinos living in the United States. Making sure that there are no obstacles preventing this diverse community from realizing its dreams, MALDEF works to secure the rights of Latinos, primarily in the areas of employment, education, immigrants' rights, political access and public resource equity." (http://www.maldef.org/about/mission.htm) | |
National Council of La Raza http://www.nclr.org 1111 19th St. NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-785-1670 Fax: 202-776-1792 |
"The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization established in 1968 to reduce poverty and discrimination, and improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans." (http://www.nclr.org/about/) |