{"id":83830,"date":"2020-08-31T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-america-ferrera-eva-longoria-baston-alongside-latina-leaders-launch-she-se-puede-a-digital-lifestyle-community-for-latinas\/"},"modified":"2020-08-31T18:18:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T22:18:01","slug":"america-ferrera-y-eva-longoria-baston-de-la-mano-de-otras-lideres-latinas-lanzan-she-se-puede-una-comunidad-digital-de-estilo-de-vida-para-latinas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/america-ferrera-y-eva-longoria-baston-de-la-mano-de-otras-lideres-latinas-lanzan-she-se-puede-una-comunidad-digital-de-estilo-de-vida-para-latinas\/","title":{"rendered":"America Ferrera &amp; Eva Longoria Bast\u00f3n Alongside Latina Leaders Launch She Se Puede, A Digital Lifestyle Community For Latinas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 31, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Today marks the official launch of <b><i>She Se Puede<\/i><\/b>, a digital lifestyle community built to inspire, affirm, and inform Latinas so they can leverage their power to transform their lives, their families, their community and their nation. The nonprofit initiative was founded by leaders from the worlds of organizing, politics, and entertainment <b>\u2012<\/b> <b>Alex Mart\u00ednez Kondracke, <span class=\"xn-person\">America Ferrera<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Carmen Perez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Christy Haubegger<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Elsa Collins<\/span>, Eva Longoria Bast\u00f3n, <span class=\"xn-person\">Jess Morales Rocketto<\/span>, M\u00f3nica Ram\u00edrez, <span class=\"xn-person\">Olga Segura<\/span>, <\/b>and<b> <span class=\"xn-person\">Stephanie Valencia<\/span><\/b>. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgf339left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgf339left\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1245618\/She_Se_Puede_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<i>This election year, everyone is reminded of the Latino population numbers and how fast we are growing as a community. But let&#8217;s be clear: demography is not destiny,&#8221; <\/i><b>said activist, actress, producer, and director <span class=\"xn-person\">America Ferrera<\/span>, &#8220;<\/b><i>Unless and until we believe in our own potential and realize our own power, we will remain underrepresented as a political and cultural force.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;This year, there are 32 million eligible Latino voters in the U.S., yet Latina turnout rates are 14 to 20 percent lower than non-Hispanic Black or white women,&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0according to <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Stephanie Valencia<\/span>,<\/b> <b>co-founder and president of <span class=\"xn-person\">Equis Labs<\/span> and Equis Research<\/b>.<i> &#8220;These women are turning out in lower numbers not because of apathy, but because they don&#8217;t feel certain they have the power to change their own lives, much less the outcome of an election.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The mission of She Se Puede is to help Latinas realize and act on their own power. To achieve that mission, She Se Puede curates content for Latinas of all kinds by sharing relatable articles, videos, and photos celebrating stories of Latina achievement big and small. She Se Puede showcases a modern Latina lifestyle that includes health, parenting, food, beauty, and civic engagement. In addition to holding virtual events, the new online platform leverages text message notifications, weekly emails, and social media posts to share relatable news and content impacting Latinas.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;She Se Puede is a state of mind,&#8221; <\/i><b>said activist, actress, producer, and director <span class=\"xn-person\">Eva Longoria<\/span>. <\/b><i>&#8220;So when we say empowerment, we mean we want Latinas to feel empowered in everything that they do, from their careers, to their workouts, to what food they eat, and even how they can request their mail-in ballot.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>She Se Puede was created after the founders gathered at the beginning of 2020 to discuss how they could take personal responsibility for encouraging Latinas to engage civically. That conversation was in the context of knowing that the experiences and perspectives of Latinas are too often excluded from society. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<i>From organizing rallies in support of Dreamers to ensuring farmworkers are equipped with masks and critical supplies, Latinas are changing this country for the better,&#8221;<\/i> <b>said activist, author, and civil rights attorney, M\u00f3nica Ram\u00edrez. <\/b><i>&#8220;There are so many heroes among us, but too often our stories aren&#8217;t being told. She Se Puede is a platform that will amplify efforts that support Latinas and empower us all to feel confident that we can make change ourselves.&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>She Se Puede is a community where Latinas can find information that addresses our unique needs and supports us to move ourselves, our communities, and our country forward.<\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT THE FOUNDERS:\u00a0 Alex Mart\u00ednez Kondracke<\/b>\u00a0is a writer, director, activist, filmmaker and the co-founder of The Latinx House<b>; <span class=\"xn-person\">America Ferrera<\/span> <\/b>is an activist, producer, director, and co-founder of Harness; <b>Carmen P\u00e9rez <\/b>is the president and chief executive officer of Gathering for Justice, the national co-chair of the Women&#8217;s March on <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span>, the co-founder of Justice League NYC and the founder of Justice League CA; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Christy Haubegger<\/span><\/b> was the founder of Latina Magazine, a film producer and is currently EVP at WarnerMedia, where she leads DEI, as well as Communications and Marketing; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Elsa Marie Collins<\/span> <\/b>is a social impact political campaign strategist and the co-founder of The Ideateur and This is About Humanity; <b>Eva Longoria Bast\u00f3n <\/b>is an activist, actress, producer, director, businesswoman, and founder of the Eva Longoria Foundation; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Jess Morales Rocketto<\/span> <\/b>is the political director of National Domestic Workers Alliance, the executive director of Care in Action and the chair of Families Belong Together; <b>M\u00f3nica Ram\u00edrez <\/b>is the founder and president of Justice for Migrant Women and the co-founder of Alianza Nacional de Campesinos and The Latinx House; <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Olga Segura<\/span> <\/b>is a producer, activist, the founder of Somos Decididas and the co-founder of The Latinx House; and <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Stephanie Valencia<\/span> <\/b>is the co-founder and president of <span class=\"xn-person\">Equis Labs<\/span> and Equis Research, co-founder of The Latino Talent Initiative, The Latina Collective, and Latinos44, the co-author of <i>West Wingers: Stories from the Dream Chasers, Change Makers, and Hope Creators Inside the Obama White House<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>PRESS CONTACTS:<br \/><\/u><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Alejandra Buitrago<\/span>\/Cat Crandall <br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Sunshine Sachs<\/span> <br \/><u><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:shesepuede@sunshinesachs.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">shesepuede@sunshinesachs.com<\/a><\/u>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2902907-1&amp;h=2761065607&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1245618%2FShe_Se_Puede_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1245618%2FShe_Se_Puede_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1245618\/She_Se_Puede_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p>SOURCE  She Se Puede<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">LOS ANGELES<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 31, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Today marks the official launch of <b><i>She Se Puede<\/i><\/b>, a digital lifestyle community built to inspire, affirm, and inform Latinas so they can leverage their power to transform their lives, their families, their community and their nation. 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