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Final farm worker push for Latino voter turnout Monday

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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