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Resolution
LULAC OF NEW MEXICO TO BECOME A SUPPORTER,
SIGNATORY AND ENDORSEE OF HISPANIC STATEMENT OF
COOPERATION (HSOC) WHEREAS, the
League of United Latin American Citizens in this
nation’s oldest and largest Latino membership
and civil right organization, founded in 1929,
to foster, promote and advocate for the upward
mobility and advancement of all Latinos at all
levels and facets within our American society;
and
WHEREAS, the HSOC started
informally in 1995 as an idea and is now the
largest and most comprehensive partnership in
the History of New Mexico, the Southwest and
nationally; and
WHEREAS, the HSOC has
partnered with Local, State and National
organizations covering grass roots
organizations, educational institutions,
government agencies, public and private
corporations and private institutions; and
WHEREAS, this partnership
agrees to work cooperatively, collectively and
comprehensively to advance the Hispanic
community and seek parity for Hispanics as
outlined in the agreement in education,
employment, economic development and cultural
advancement of the Hispanic community; and
WHEREAS, the HSOC was
officially signed on September 3rd 1998 and is
the organization which brought in such programs
as ENLACE (Engaging Latino Communities for
Education) which has provided educational
support and drop-out prevention for over 102,000
students to date, the development of the
Hispanic Resume Database – which will actively
store over 50,000 resumes in all fields, created
job placement for thousands of Hispanics in
employment, development of the Hispanic Business
Database, tremendous support and resources
toward the development of the National Hispanic
Cultural Center, partnerships with De Colores,
Educational Scholarships to numerous
institutions, leadership development for youth,
financial grants for Big Brother/Big Sisters,
Partners with Junior Achievement, national award
winning small business programs for Sandia
National Labs, Los Alamos National Labs and the
Public Service Company of New Mexico, advocacy
for Hispanic artisans, poets, musicians and the
preservation of the Spanish language, culture,
history, heritage; and
WHEREAS, this partnership is
viewed as a going concern and continuous work in
process until all goals and objectives outlined
in the HSOC are fully accomplished; and
WHEREAS, we fully support the
goals and objectives of the HSOC and support the
growth and development of the HSOC;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by
LULAC that we become an active signatory to this
important partnership. That LULAC become an
integral member of this partnership in the
advancement of Hispanic education, employment,
Ecomomic development and cultural Involvement to
ensure parity at all levels in all areas.
Adopted this 14th day of July
2007.
Rosa Rosales
LULAC National President |
