{"id":84097,"date":"2020-09-15T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-voto-latino-foundation-launches-2020-impact-council-with-chairs-sec-julian-castro-rosario-dawson-selena-gomez-wilmer-valderrama-sen-catherine-cortez-masto-zoe-saldana-sec-alex-padil\/"},"modified":"2020-09-15T18:03:01","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T22:03:01","slug":"voto-latino-foundation-presenta-su-consejo-de-impacto-2020-con-la-presidencia-conformada-por-el-secretario-julian-castro-rosario-dawson-selena-gomez-wilmer-valderrama-la-senadora-catherine-cortez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/voto-latino-foundation-presenta-su-consejo-de-impacto-2020-con-la-presidencia-conformada-por-el-secretario-julian-castro-rosario-dawson-selena-gomez-wilmer-valderrama-la-senadora-catherine-cortez\/","title":{"rendered":"Voto Latino Foundation Launches 2020 Impact Council with Chairs Sec. Jul\u00edan Castro, Rosario Dawson, Selena Gomez, Wilmer Valderrama, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Zoe Saldana, Sec. Alex Padilla and Mar\u00eda Teresa Kumar"},"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\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 15, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Today, Voto Latino Foundation (VLF) \u2013 the nation&#8217;s largest and most successful Latinx voter registration organization \u2013 launched the VLF Impact Council, a national group harnessing the power of major brands, celebrities, politicians, and influencers with hundreds of millions of social followers across industries and sectors to educate, engage and empower the Latinx community to register to vote and cast their ballots on or by Election Day on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Tuesday, November 3<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgb1c9left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgb1c9left\" title=\" \" border=\"0\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1172785\/Voto_Latino_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>To date, Voto Latino Foundation has raised more than <span class=\"xn-money\">$18 million<\/span> \u2013 the most in its history \u2013 to support its 2020 voter registration and advocacy efforts, which has led to the organization registering more than 300,000 voters so far for this year&#8217;s election cycle. As part of this push, the Impact Council will roll out the &#8220;En La Lucha&#8221; (&#8220;In The Fight&#8221;) campaign, featuring high-visibility Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and social media activations with Council members to discuss the importance of understanding the issues impacting the Latinx community and voting to affect change. The new campaign is designed to accelerate the organization&#8217;s goal to reach 500,000 registrations before the election and mobilize 2.2 million low propensity voters in key states.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Voto Latino<\/span> co-founders <span class=\"xn-person\">Maria Teresa Kumar<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Rosario Dawson<\/span> serve as chairs of the VLF Impact Council, along with <span class=\"xn-person\">Zoe Saldana<\/span>, Sec. <span class=\"xn-person\">Julian Castro<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Selena Gomez<\/span>, Senator <span class=\"xn-person\">Catherine Cortez Masto<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Wilmer Valderrama<\/span>, and Sec. <span class=\"xn-person\">Alex Padilla<\/span>. Individual members include <span class=\"xn-person\">Camila Morrone<\/span>, Luis Fonsi, Los Tigres Del Norte, Buzzfeed&#8217;s &#8220;<span class=\"xn-person\">Pero Like<\/span>&#8221; cast, Arizona State Representative <span class=\"xn-person\">Daniel Hernandez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Marc Anthony<\/span>, Jackie Cruz, Man\u00e1, former <span class=\"xn-location\">Colorado<\/span> Speaker <span class=\"xn-person\">Crisanta Duran<\/span>, Hispanic Executive publisher <span class=\"xn-person\">Pedro Guerrero<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Poder Pac<\/span> founder <span class=\"xn-person\">Ingrid Duran<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Brandon Hernandez<\/span>, LAMC founders <span class=\"xn-person\">Josh Norek<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Tomas Cookman<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Jorge Insua<\/span>, AEM President Ivette Rodriguez Nevada State Senator Yvanna Cancela, and a host of others. The Council is also supported by major brands and corporate sponsors including Sony Music, Univision, Bank of America, Major League Baseball, Zumiez, Twitter, Warner Music Group, <span class=\"xn-person\">Steve Madden<\/span>, Fuse, Universal Music Group, Chispa and more. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have such a wide and diverse group of businesses and Latinx leaders with tremendous power and influence who are rolling up their sleeves to help <span class=\"xn-person\">Voto Latino<\/span> engage hard-to-reach voters and fence-sitters who can make a world of difference in this election with their vote,&#8221; said Mar\u00eda <span class=\"xn-person\">Teresa Kumar<\/span>, co-founding president and CEO of Voto Latino Foundation. &#8220;The VLF Impact Council is making it clear to the 32 million eligible Latinx voters out there that we cannot sit this year&#8217;s election out \u2013 our entire community and lives are predicated on making our voices heard in November.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am honored to be joining the Voto Latino Foundation Impact Council to make sure that every voter is empowered to cast their ballot come November,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-location\">Nevada<\/span> Senator <span class=\"xn-person\">Catherine Cortez Masto<\/span>. &#8220;The Latino community needs to know that our voice has the potential to make the difference in November, but only if we register and mobilize every single Latino voter. In <span class=\"xn-location\">Nevada<\/span> alone, the VLF has already registered nearly 10,000 new voters. This election is too important for us to sit it out, and I&#8217;m glad to join efforts to ensure the voice of the Latino community is heard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we launched <span class=\"xn-person\">Voto Latino<\/span> 16 years ago, I knew we were doing something special. I continue to be inspired by the energy and power that this organization has leveraged in collaboration with the community,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Rosario Dawson<\/span>. &#8220;Being so close to one million voters registered is beyond exciting and will be one of the proudest achievements of my life. The Impact Council, filled with so many wonderful individuals, will provide us with the extra energy and opportunities that we need to get over the finish line.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In this time of tremendous uncertainty and struggle, it&#8217;s critical we all come together and do everything we can to empower voters to exercise their rights and make their voices heard,&#8221; said Secretary Jul\u00edan Castro. &#8220;Voto Latino Foundation is working with a diverse group through the VLF Impact Council to expand and continue to scale their programs registering voters online, amidst a worldwide pandemic. I&#8217;m proud to be a part of this tidal wave of voter engagement, I hope others will join us in this important mission.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>For more information on the VLF Impact Council, a full list of members, and to join, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/votolatino.org\/impactcouncil\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/votolatino.org\/impactcouncil\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Voto Latino<\/span> is a grassroots political organization focused on educating and empowering a new generation of Latinx voters, as well as creating a more robust and inclusive democracy. Through innovative digital campaigns, culturally relevant programs, and authentic voices, we shepherd the Latinx community towards the full realization of its political power.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><b>Contact:<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Danny Turkel<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:danny@votolatino.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">danny@votolatino.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2917974-1&amp;h=219956184&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1172785%2FVoto_Latino_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F1172785%2FVoto_Latino_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/1172785\/Voto_Latino_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  <span class=\"xn-person\">Voto Latino<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 15, 2020<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Today, Voto Latino Foundation (VLF) \u2013 the nation&#8217;s largest and most successful Latinx voter registration organization \u2013 launched the VLF Impact Council, a national group harnessing the power of major brands, celebrities, politicians, and influencers with hundreds of millions of social followers across industries and sectors to educate, engage and empower the Latinx community to register to vote and cast their ballots on or by Election Day&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84098,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gobierno-y-politica"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}