Today, at 2 pm in Salinas
Final farm worker push for Latino voter turnout Monday
One day before the election, elected officials will join farm worker activists in a final all-out push to boost Latino voter turnout at a Salinas area rally.
This final campaign event climax efforts by hundreds of farm worker volunteers who have been working long hours each day since Saturday going door-to-door in Monterey, San Benito, Stanislaus, Merced, and Madera counties urging Latinos to go to the polls. Similar events have been held today in the Coachella and Imperial valleys.
WHO: Senator Martha M. Escutia, Chair of the Women’s Legislative Caucus
Assemblyman Simon Salinas
Rosalinda Guillén, National Vice-President, United Farm Workers
Superior Court Judge Jose A. Velásquez
Monterey County Supervisor Fernando Armenta
Salinas Mayor Ana Caballero
Senate Candidate Rusty Areias
WHAT: Rally and press conference with dozens of area activists.
WHERE: UFW Salinas Headquarters
10 Sherwood Drive
Salinas, CA 93901
WHEN: Monday, November 4th at 2:00 p.m.
The 2:00 p.m. rally and press conference will be followed by an in-depth discussion of the issues by Senate Candidate Rusty Areias; Senator Martha Escutia, Chair of the Women’s Legislative Caucus; Assemblyman Simon Salinas; and Rosalinda Guillen, National UFW Vice-President.
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