Support the People's Campaign. Help Build the Movement!
Vote Ron Gochez for Los Angeles City Council - District 9 www.rongochez.org Question - Do you want to support the building of a united movement against racism, economic injustice, LAPD terror against Black and Brown communities - a movement that is helping to expose local and state corruption that benefits the rich over working and poor people? Well, Ron Gochez is representing a People's Campaign that is using the electoral arena to expose the system, provide concrete solutions to the city's problems and reinforcing the idea that a strong and united movement of working and poor people must grow in order to successfully combat the powers that be. This Tuesday, March 5th he needs your support. If you live in City Council District 9 and are planning on voting for a City Council representative - please vote for a candidate who puts the building of a workingclass people's movement as the number one priority. Ron Gochez: [email protected] Social Justice Educator Community Organizer Candidate for LA City Council, District 9 Ron Gochez is the proud son of two working-class migrants who were undocumented at the time of his birth. His mother left El Salvador because of the civil war. He’s never met his biological father who was from Mexico. For Ron, his stepfather, whom he met before celebrating his first birthday, has been a wonderful father. Ron has a younger brother. Ron graduated from San Diego State University and then earned his masters at UCLA. He's currently a high school history teacher in South Central LA, a proud member of United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), Vice President of the South Central Neighborhood Council and a leading member of multiple community based organizations. What Ron Stands For: As a working class community, we need to realize that the only way that we can defend our interests and win political power is if to organize ourselves independently from the two-party system that is responsible for many of the problems plaguing our communities. As of today, every member of the Los Angeles City Council holds some form of loyalty to that two-party system. This campaign will challenge that. There are many important issues that I will fight for when you elect me to advocate on your behalf on the City Council. Among Them Are: FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY Union jobs, Living wage Jobs, Improved Worker Standards & Safety, Training Programs, etc. Will fight to bring investment to our community which is often forgotten or ignored. EDUCATION I will continue to support a fully funded Public Education system and African-American & Latin American Studies courses. I'll oppose budget cuts, school closures and the privatization of education! COMMUNITY UNITY Build a stronger relationship for everyone in CD9 but primarily between the African-American and Latin-American community. Fund youth programs to prevent gang violence, drug use. FIGHTING POLICE CORRUPTION Creation of an ELECTED Citizen Oversight Committee to fight racial profiling and the targeting of communities of color; stop the 30-day vehicle impounds of undocumented immigrants. COMMUNITY PRIDE Neighborhood beautification programs, programs for our youth and for our elders, murals, arts, parks, trash cans throughout our community...etc. Simple things that will improve South Central and Downtown LA (Im)MIGRANT RIGHTS I will fight to defend ALL the people of District 9, including undocumented migrants and immigrants. I have always supported FULL LEGALIZATION for all and will continue to do so. I will immediately push for a moratorium on ICE raids and deportations in the city of LA! INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIR Fix our streets (pot holes...etc), repair street lights, convert abandoned buildings to community centers, community gardens, increase scrutiny against irresponsible landlords, etc. AFFORDABLE HOUSING Create stronger rules to protect tenants rights, force building owners to repair faulty buildings faster, etc. Will advocate for the thousands of homeless people who live in our district. www.rongochez.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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