Second Sunday
West L.A. Discussion Group
Join us for the next scheduled meeting:
Yahoo Center (formerly Colorado Center) , 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica (near corner of 26th Avenue and Broadway). In the community room (entrance outside, ground floor).
Humanist Association of Los Angeles (HALA), Westside meeting.
Sunday, August 8th, 2010, 11 am.
What is the DREAM ACT?
with Cyndi Bendezu
What is the Dream Act and how does it affect the education of the children of undocumented immigrants?
Cyndi Bendezu was born in Lima, Peru and came to the U.S. with her family when she was four years old. She grew up in South Gate, CA and graduated from UCLA in 2007 with a B.A. in political science.
While at UCLA, Cyndi was a member of Improving Dreams Equality Access and Success (IDEAS at UCLA). She along with other undocumented students at UCLA formed a strong support system and began to advocate for undocumented immigrants students access to higher education.
After graduating Cyndi continued to work for her community in various non-profits in Los Angeles. Currently she works at the UCLA Downtown Labor Center and is the project coordinator for the Underground Undergrads project, promoting the book by the same title written and edited by undocumented UCLA students.
She is also part of The DREAM is Coming project in Los Angeles and one of the co-chairs of Dream Team Los Angeles, a local community group that advocates for the passage of the DREAM Act.
Cyndi writes that she recently was on the road for the CA-DC DREAM Freedom Ride. Her group was driving cross-country in honor of the 60s Freedom riders to bring awareness of the DREAM Act.
All announced HALA meetings are free and open to the public. The Humanist Association of Los Angeles is a chapter of the American Humanist Association.
Contact:
Larry A. Taylor
1850 S. Colby Ave. Apt. 8
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Home phone: (310) 479-2236
Our meetings will continue on the second Sunday of each month as the space is available to us.
All announced HALA meetings are free and open to the public. The Humanist Association of Los Angeles is a chapter of the American Humanist Association. Our web site is hala.org.
Our meeting place:Yahoo Center Community Room (Colorado Center), 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica
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Contact: Larry A. Taylor
310 479-2236
