(Español) USAGov en Español responde 3 preguntas frecuentes sobre votaciones
America Ferrera, Eva Longoria, She Se Puede Launch Nationwide Voting Empowerment Tour During 2020 Election
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — She Se Puede, a digital lifestyle community and media platform that inspires, affirms, and informs Latinas to leverage our power in a way that transforms our lives, families, and futures, announced a new nationwide virtual tour Oct. 19-23, the Latinas Make a Difference Tour. The team is hitting the virtual road for a week-long celebration of Latina empowerment. They’re gathering a diverse group of powerhouse Latinas who will discuss topics during this historic year of change: the presidential elections, health and wellness, finance, career, immigration, and much more.
The tour will have two national headlining events and virtual local stops across Arizona, Florida, and North Carolina. It will feature fierce Latinas who are changing their communities for the better and inspiring all Latinas to act on their power, use their voices, and vote ‒ all while showcasing the culture and spirit of each community. She Se Puede founders will host panels with local leaders, a national keynote event, and daily inspiration-building “Power Hours” to help Latinas harness their strength on topics ranging from wellness and finances to voting. Celebrity guests will join throughout the week, including Ingrid Hoffman, Rocsi Diaz, Rosario Dawson, and Stephanie Beatriz.
“Latinas are powerful. And when we act on our power by voting, our voices will make a noticeable difference in our country,” said She Se Puede co-founder, actor, activist, producer, and director America Ferrera. “Latinas are already leading the way in our families, our communities, and in our country. This tour will spotlight the incredible contributions Latinas are make every day and will inspire Latinas across the country to show up for this election with the full force of our potential.”
“While more challenging than ever before, voting has never been more important than this year,” said She Se Puede co-founder, activist, actress, producer, and director Eva Longoria. “If Latinas and our votes didn’t have the power to make such an impact, people wouldn’t be working so hard to make sure we can’t vote. When we vote and are counted, we can make the change we urgently need at every level of our society.”
She Se Puede launched in August and is one the fastest growing digital communities created by and for Latinas. The nonpartisan nonprofit initiative was founded by leaders from the worlds of organizing, politics, and entertainment ‒ Alex Martínez Kondracke, America Ferrera, Carmen Perez, Christy Haubegger, Elsa Collins, Eva Longoria, Jess Morales Rocketto, Mónica Ramírez, Olga Segura, and Stephanie Valencia.
“Latina turnout rates are 14 to 20 percent lower than non-Hispanic Black or white women. That’s not a warning sign, it’s an opportunity ‒ for Latinas to flex their electoral muscles and boost our power in every state in 2020 by turning out,” said Stephanie Valencia, She Se Puede co-founder and president of Equis Labs and Equis Research.
“For far too long, Latinas have been treated like a monolith, condescended to by political parties that we matter only when they remember they need our votes days before the election. Our tour not only seeks to illuminate how our individual experiences and differences are what make us powerful, but that our voices and our votes matter every day of the year,” said Jess Morales Rocketto, She Se Puede co-founder, political director of National Domestic Workers Alliance, and co-founder of Supermajority.
For a full tour schedule, visit: www.shesepuede.org/tour.
PRESS CONTACTS:
Alejandra Buitrago/Cat Crandall
Sunshine Sachs
[email protected]
Logo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1245618/She_Se_Puede_Logo.jpg
SOURCE She Se Puede
CVS Health to Hire 15,000 Across the U.S. in Fourth Quarter
WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced that it is recruiting qualified candidates to fill 15,000 jobs. These new and existing positions will help the company continue to respond to the needs of communities across the country during the fall and winter months when the incidences of COVID-19 and the flu are expected to increase.
More than 10,000 of the new roles are for full- and part-time licensed pharmacy technicians at CVS Pharmacy locations and will be filled as soon as possible, helping increase support for patients and fellow pharmacy professionals. Many of the positions are temporary with the possibility of becoming permanent.
The company is also marking Pharmacy Technician Day on October 20th by advocating for an expanded scope of practice that would allow trained pharmacy technicians to administer COVID-19 vaccinations under the supervision of an immunization-certified pharmacist. As an integral part of the health care system, pharmacy technicians can help fill the urgent need to safely and quickly scale distribution of a vaccine and extend the capacity of the health care workforce to address the pandemic.
“Additional team members typically are needed every flu season,” said Lisa Bisaccia, Chief Human Resources Officer, CVS Health. “However, we’re estimating a much greater need for trained pharmacy technicians this year given the continued presence of COVID-19 in our communities. These jobs offer a rewarding career opportunity, with flexible hours, advancement potential and a supportive environment while helping people on their path to better health.”
Working under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, CVS Health pharmacy technicians continue to serve as a trusted resource for patients by processing prescriptions, dispensing medications, providing information to customers or health professionals and performing administrative tasks. They also are vital to administering COVID-19 tests at more than 4,000 drive-thru testing sites at select CVS Pharmacy locations across the country. In this role, they are critical in helping to curb the spread of the virus and expand access to care, particularly in underserved communities.
Additional on-site roles that are part of the company’s recruiting effort include pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, member benefit case professionals, and distribution center employees.
Finally, to support the CVS Caremark and CVS Specialty pharmacy businesses, the company is recruiting for several thousand work-from-home customer service representative positions across the country, with hundreds of openings in several markets, including: Indianapolis, IN; Kansas City, MO; Knoxville, TN; Mt. Prospect, IL; Orlando, FL; Pittsburgh, PA; and San Antonio, TX. These full-time opportunities start at 30 hours per week and offer a flexible schedule for people seeking to quickly get back to work. Candidates for these opportunities can easily apply online and take an online virtual job tryout.
“By leveraging CVS Health’s innovation and technology, we can help get more Americans back to work from the convenience of their own homes, where they can contribute to the company’s ongoing efforts to help solve the country’s health care challenges,” said Jeffrey Lackey, Vice President of Talent Acquisition, CVS Health
The additional 15,000 positions are incremental to the accelerated recruiting effort that was announced in March to hire 50,000 new colleagues in support of the company’s response to the pandemic.
Opportunities for full-time colleagues include competitive pay, paid training and a generous benefits package. Job seekers can go to cvs.jobs to apply.
Information on steps CVS Health has taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic, including support for health care providers and clinicians facing financial and administrative strain, can be found in the company’s COVID-19 Response Report.
CVS Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, ethnicity, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status or on any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.
About CVS Health
CVS Health employees are united around a common goal of becoming the most consumer-centric health company. We’re evolving based on changing consumer needs and meeting people where they are, whether that’s in the community at one of our nearly 10,000 local touchpoints, in the home, or in the palm of their hand. Our newest offerings – from HealthHUB locations that are redefining what a pharmacy can be, to innovative programs that help manage chronic conditions – are designed to create a higher-quality, simpler and more affordable experience. Learn more about how we’re transforming health at www.cvshealth.com.
Media Contact
Joe Goode, (401) 378-5220
[email protected]
Photo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1314580/CVS_Health.jpg
Logo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/487051/CVS_HealthLogo.jpg
SOURCE CVS Health
Domino’s® Ready to Raise ‘Dough’ for Kids at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Today, Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ), the largest pizza company in the world based on global retail sales, begins the annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® fundraising campaign to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. The campaign, which will run for eleven weeks through Jan. 3, 2021, is the 17th annual Thanks and Giving campaign at Domino’s.
To help the kids of St. Jude, customers can add a donation to their orders – on the phone, in stores or online. In addition to adding a whole dollar donation, customers can choose to round up their order total to donate the change to St. Jude.
“Franchise and corporate team members in stores across the country are looking forward to dedicating the rest of the year to raising funds for the kids at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,” said Ritch Allison, Domino’s CEO. “We are thrilled to join forces with our customers to support this incredible organization in the fight against childhood cancer.”
In September, Domino’s announced its commitment to raise $100 million in ten years for St. Jude. In honor of the historic pledge, St. Jude will name its newest housing facility The Domino’s Village. The Domino’s Village will be a home away from home for patient families, offering a peaceful respite with living, dining and play spaces for patient family residents to enjoy.
St. Jude treats children with cancer, blood disorders and other life-threatening diseases across the U.S. and around the world. Discoveries made at St. Jude are shared freely so every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists can use that knowledge to save thousands more children around the world. In addition to housing and food, St. Jude offers an on-site school and numerous other services for patients and their families. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, because they believe all a parent should have to worry about is helping their child live.
About Domino’s Pizza®
Founded in 1960, Domino’s Pizza is the largest pizza company in the world based on retail sales. It ranks among the world’s top restaurant brands with a global enterprise of more than 17,200 stores in over 90 markets. Domino’s had global retail sales of more than $14.3 billion in 2019, with over $7.0 billion in the U.S. and nearly $7.3 billion internationally. In the third quarter of 2020, Domino’s had global retail sales of more than $3.7 billion, with over $1.9 billion in the U.S. and nearly $1.8 billion internationally. Its system is comprised of independent franchise owners who accounted for 98% of Domino’s stores as of the end of the third quarter of 2020. Emphasis on technology innovation helped Domino’s achieve more than half of all global retail sales in 2019 from digital channels. In the U.S., Domino’s generated more than 65% of sales in 2019 via digital channels and has developed several innovative ordering platforms, including those for Google Home, Facebook Messenger, Apple Watch, Amazon Echo, Twitter and more. In 2019, Domino’s announced a partnership with Nuro to further its exploration and testing of autonomous pizza delivery. In mid-2020, Domino’s launched a new way to order contactless carryout nationwide – via Domino’s Carside Delivery™, which customers can choose when placing a prepaid online order.
Order – dominos.com
Company Info – biz.dominos.com
Media Assets – media.dominos.com
Please visit our Investor Relations website at biz.dominos.com to view news, announcements, earnings releases, investor presentations and conference webcasts.
About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to more than 80 percent since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok, and subscribing to its YouTube channel.
Photo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1314540/StJude_Mobile.jpg
Logo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/330435/dominos_pizza_new_logo.jpg
SOURCE Domino’s Pizza, Inc.
Double Poles for Acura at Road Atlanta
BRASELTON, Georgia, Oct. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Dane Cameron claimed the second consecutive WeatherTech SportsCar Championship pole for Acura Team Penske Friday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta to lead an all-Acura ARX-05 front row; while Shinya Michimi claimed his first IMSA pole with his Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo in the production-based GTD class.
Acura Team Penske
Cameron took his #6 ARX-05 to the pole in a hard fought 15-minute session to set the field for Saturday’s 10-hour Petit Le Mans endurance contest, setting a new lap record to edge his teammate Ricky Taylor in the #7 Acura by 0.094 seconds.
The pole is the second of the season for Cameron, and the fourth consecutive WeatherTech SportsCar Championship pole for Acura Team Penske this season, a streak that started at Road America in August.
Taylor completed the front-row sweep for Acura, in the car he will share with Helio Castroneves and Alexander Rossi tomorrow, while Cameron’s co-drivers at Road Atlanta will be Juan Pablo Montoya and Simon Pagenaud as Acura Team Penske seeks a fourth consecutive victory tomorrow.
Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3
Shinya Michimi, third driver for Meyer Shank Racing in the long-distance rounds of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, claims his first career pole in the #86 Acura he shares with full-season drivers Mario Farnbacher and Matt McMurry. Michimi battled for fastest lap honors throughout the 15-minute qualifying, eventually besting the Ferrari 488 GT3 of Jeff Westphal by 17 hundredths of a second to take the GTD pole.
In the #57 Heinricher Racing with MSR Acura, Misha Goikberg qualified sixth in the NSX GT3 Evo he shares with fellow full-season driver Alvaro Parente and endurance-race driver Trent Hindman.
Where to Watch
Live network television coverage from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta begins at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, October 17, for six hours on the NBC Sports Network. Coverage will resume on NBCSN from 9:30 p.m. EDT to the finish. Live flag-to-flag race coverage also will be available on the NBC Sports App and NBCSN Gold with NBCSN Trackpass authentication.
Quote
Dane Cameron (#6 Acura Team Penske ARX-05) pole qualifier, new lap record; Cameron’s second consecutive pole this season and 14th career IMSA pole; the fourth consecutive pole of 2020 for Acura Team Penske: “When we were here in September [for the six-hour race], I thought we missed the [qualifying] setup a little bit, so we made a few changes to get the car a bit more on the limit. I took a lot of risks on that [pole qualifying] lap, so we’re really, really happy with the result.”
Shinya Michimi (#86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo) pole qualifier, first IMSA pole, 12th pole for Meyer Shank Racing, new GTD lap record for Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta: “I haven’t had too many IMSA starts, but I’ve been with the right team this year – Meyer Shank Racing did an awesome job to give me a fast car today. Our Acura NSX GT3 has been amazing and everyone at HPD has been amazing. It feels great to get pole and we’re building on our success from last month’s win here. But today was just 5% of the work, we have the whole 10-hours tomorrow. We’re definitely going to go and try to get the win.”
Photo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1314620/Acura_Motorsports_RDPLM_20_125.jpg
Logo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/458749/acura_logo.jpg
SOURCE Acura Motorsports
NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers) Announces Latino Media Fest Awardees Today
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — NALIP’s Latino Media Fest brings together Latino filmmakers, industry reps, executives, and film aficionados for a 3-day event. The festival featured premieres, workshops, master classes, and star-studded awards ceremony to recognize substantial work in entertainment that inspires Latino creatives to continue moving their projects forward in front and behind the camera.
At a virtual event TODAY NALIP announced the Latino Media Fest Awardees:
- Best Latinx TV Show – POSE (Steven Canals accepted the award)
- Best Latinx Film – Mucho Mucho Amor (accepted by Cristina Costantini, Kareem Tabsch, and Alex Fumero)
- Best Latinx Director – Flavio Alves (Director, The Garden Left Behind)
- Excellence in Entertainment Journalism – Claudia Puig (President, LAFCA)
Colombian filmmaker Sofia Camargo received the Jury Award for short “By The River.” NALIP Latino Media Fest Jury Award is presented to one of the Latino Media Fest’s official selection filmmakers after a selection process conducted by the panel of jurors.
The event was hosted by Comedian, actor, writer Al Madrigal. Awardees were selected by an internal committee of judges, as well over 20,000 member NALIP supporters voting via the NALIP newsletter.
“It’s important to increase visibility for U.S. based Latinx creatives and amplify them across the globe: our awards show allows us to do just that,” says Ben Lopez, Executive Director of NALIP. “When we celebrate the best and brightest in our community, we take leaps towards an industry that is more representative of the world we live in.”
About:
NALIP’s Latino Media Fest presented by Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo brings together Latino filmmakers, industry reps, executives, and film aficionados for a 3-day event. The festival will feature premieres, workshops, master classes, and star-studded awards ceremony to recognize substantial work in entertainment that inspires Latino creatives to continue moving their projects forward in front and behind the camera.
The Latino Media Fest is supported by Sony Pictures, WarnerMedia, Netflix, STARZ, Facebook, Univision, A+E Networks, The Walt Disney Company, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), and Turner Classic Movies (TCM).
Logo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1313032/nalip_Logo.jpg
SOURCE NALIP
“The education of the future implies abandoning traditional approaches,” says UNICEF expert at Ismael Cala Foundation forum
MIAMI, October 16, 2020 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — “The education of the future implies abandoning traditional approaches and promoting pedagogies centered on students, as well as ensuring links between schools and communities,” said Vincenzo Placco, specialist in Secondary Education and Learning at the UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean during the Ismael Cala Foundation’s 2020 First Forum of on Quality Education and Social Progress of Youth.
In the multi-sector event, the panelists shared experiences and reflections on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) No. 4 Quality Education, No. 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth, No. 10 Reduced Inequalities, and No. 17 Partnerships for the Goals. They also shared their experiences on the projects they are developing together with the Ismael Cala Foundation (ICF).
The UNICEF expert for Latin America and the Caribbean also explained that “education must have a holistic approach: early childhood, physical and mental health, and education itself.”
“In the future the presence will be physical and remote, which requires connected schools, trained teachers, equipped students; the digital divide must not act to perpetuate the existing differences,” added Vincenzo Placco.
Ismael Cala, founder and president of ICF, moderated the meeting and emphasized that the organization “assumes the responsibility that we all have to raise awareness of the SDGs as a contribution to the development of the region, and opens this space to publicize the work we do together to contribute to the 2030 Agenda.”
Also present was María Paula Murra, Vice President of Corporate Relations at Westfield Business School, an ICF partner, who expressed her wish that “quality education become an engine for democratization.”
To date, Westfield has awarded 124 scholarships through the Ismael Cala Foundation.
Dr. Galo Cabanilla, Chancellor of the Universidad Tecnológica Empresarial de Guayaquil (UTEG), highlighted efforts to continue training different populations, especially those with limited resources, at no cost.
“We have adapted necessary methodologies to a virtual education model, empowering students to integrate into the use of new paradigms. With education, the doors are opening to help break the cycle of poverty, and especially of violence,” said Cabanilla.
Andrés Felipe González, winner of a scholarship to study Social Communication and Marketing, thanks to the alliance with URBE University, discussed how this has opened up job opportunities for him.
ICF’s 2020 II Forum “Emotional Intelligence: a Path for Peace and Quality Education,” will be held on November 12, 2020 at 7:00 pm. (Miami time), with free registration here.
The Ismael Cala Foundation creates and promotes emotional leadership and vocational guidance programs for children, adolescents and youth in vulnerable situations in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, in partnership with other organizations.
SOURCE Cala Enterprises Corporation
(Español) La FDA advierte que el uso de un tipo de medicamento para el dolor y la fiebre en la segunda mitad del embarazo puede provocar complicaciones
(Español) La FDA advierte a las empresas de suplementos dietéticos que venden ilegalmente productos que contienen cloruro de cesio
