Welcome to Community Voices

We just sent out our July email. It welcomes the close to thirty new members who have joined on with us.

The emails usually come out once a month, but we have other ways of communicating and staying in the loop. Like this blog/website.....

Community Voices is on the WEB!!
Community Voices has chapters throughout Los Angeles County. As you know, the county is pretty big. So one way we stay connected is through the web. Below are two links for you to click on and save in your FAVORITES. These will help you stay connected with other Community members across Los Angeles.

Community Voices Yahoo Groups - PLEASE JOIN!

Community Voices website/blog - PLEASE VISIT. Oh If you are reading this, then you are already here.

These two sites are where information will be placed on upcoming CV events.

They are also places where we can chat with each other, share ideas, and support each other as we all work together for children and working poor families.

Upcoming Community Voices Activities
In May, 70 CV members went to Sacramento to rally against the budget cuts. Our members marched, spoke before a crowd of hundreds and held a town hall meeting with local legislative offices. But we have more work to do.

Below is a listing of upcoming events we are working on. What are your thoughts? Do you want to participate?

Do you have ideas as well? PLEASE SHARE!!!

1. Schedule a meeting with the Governor to talk about the cuts to child care and families.
2. Schedule a meeting with the two candidates running for the 2nd Los Angeles County Supervisorial District seat to find out their positions on child care and how we can work together to keep more money in Los Angeles to help the 22,000 families who are eligible for child care support but can't get it because of the state's funding formulas.
3. Schedule a meeting with the Mayor to talk about child care, working families, immigration and more.
4. Hold a Rock the Vote event in the fall: to register voters, talk about community issues, get to know the Community Voices members from other chapters and work on next year.

What do you think? Let us know......

EQUAL VOICE CAMPAIGN
The Equal Voice Campaign (EVC) is a national campaign designed to bring working families together to develop a national platform for working families. This means the people decide the issues that mean the most to the people. And then share that with the nation in an effort to get the politicians talking about the issues that impact us the most.

The war is bad, but so is not having enough gas in your tank or food on your table.

The EVC will be hosting a conference in Los Angeles in September. Community Voices has been asked to attend. Do you want to go?

Click here to find out more about the campaign.