The 2009 Latino Inaugural Celebration

In 2008, Latinos played an invaluable role in electing Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America. The Latino community across the country was an integral part of the massive grassroots movement that changed the course of our nation's history.

The CasaBlanca Project and Latino Inaugural Celebration Committee formally invites you to celebrate the Latino community's participation in the U.S. presidential election! The event will take place at the Hall of the Americas of the Organization of American States (OAS) world headquarters in the heart of Washington's national monument district on the evening of Monday, January 19th, 2009. The celebration is being organized by representatives from national and local community based organizations, former campaign organizers, as well as the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI), The CasaBlanca Project and Latinas Unidas for Obama. Don't miss out on the premier Inaugural Event of Inaugural Week and join us for an evening to celebrate the significant impact of the Latino vote, the new change in U.S. politics, and the grassroots movement that brought this change about.

The cost per ticket to attend the celebration is $125 (plus a 3% Pay Pal processing fee). Tickets will go on sale on January 2, 2009, at 12 pm at www.LatinoGala.com. Limit six tickets per person. The evening will begin at 7:30 p.m. and end at midnight. Enjoy light appetizers and entertainment showcasing various Latin American countries. Black tie optional.

YES WE CAN....AND WE DID!

67% of Latino voters chose Barack Obama. Our voices have been heard.

This is a truly historic moment. Your countless hours of volunteering and support made the difference as we turned the "Latin swing states" of Florida, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Virginia blue. Now the work and healing begins...

¡MIL GRACIAS POR SU APOYO!

STILL Undecided?

Latinos For Obama: VOLUNTEER NOW

With just a few days until Election Day, now is a critical time for us to keep our eyes on the ball (and not just because of the World Series). McCain is unleashing increasingly false, deceptive and negative campaign smears that distract Americans from the real issues affecting them today. We cannot afford another several years of Bush-McSame policies. Please take some time to volunteer for the Obama-Biden campaign in the next few days and help bring real change to Washington.

CALL LATINOS IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES
During the primaries, we made thousands of phone calls into key Latino battleground states and we need your help again to reach thousands of Latino voters over the next critical 15 days. We have launched Latino to Latino calling campaigns into several key battleground states. Help do your part. Commit to making 50 calls, between now and Election Day, to share with other Latino voters why YOU support Senators Obama and Biden. Sign up HERE.

CALIFORNIANS: PLEASE VOLUNTEER IN NEVADA!
Californians sign up here.

October 31- Nov 4th - Obama Nos Llama! Caravana a Nevada
Sign-up: http://my.barackobama.com/obamanosllama
Deadline Sunday Oct 26, 3pm
Transportation & housing need-based on a first-come first-serve basis
If staying all the way through November 4th please register as an absentee voter in California.
If you are planning on bringing a team of 7 or more volunteers, please contact Alida Garcia - agarcia@obamaca.com.

VOLUNTEER IN FLORIDA
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR OBAMA (FL RESIDENTS):

VISIT FLORIDA AS PART OF THE “DRIVE FOR CHANGE” (OUT OF STATE RESIDENTS):

Floridians, be sure to VOTE EARLY and avoid long lines on Election Day!

DC/VIRGINIA/MARYLAND: PLEASE VOLUNTEER IN VIRGINIA!
Virginia is a critical swing state that Obama needs to win. We are asking all people in the region to focus their efforts on Virginia. Contact the following people to volunteer:

Carolina Espinal leads the Coordinated Campaign Latino outreach effort: Carolina Espinal (703) 725-4025, carolina.espinal@gmail.com, carolina.espinal@vavictory08.org

Cristina Chiappe directs the Obama for America VA Latino Voter efforts:
Cristina Chiappe (804) 787-3127, chiappe_cristina@yahoo.com


MAKE SURE YOU’RE REGISTERED TO VOTE. THEN FIND YOUR EARLY VOTE LOCATION AND HOURS TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD TODAY.

Use our online tool to check if you're registered, and find your Early Vote location right now by clicking HERE

Call Latinos in Key Battleground States for Barack Obama

During the primaries, we made thousands of phone calls into key Latino battleground states and we need your help again to reach thousands of Latino voters over the next critical 15 days.

We have launched Latino to Latino calling campaigns into several key battleground states. Help do your part.

Commit to making 50 calls, between now and Election Day, to share with other Latino voters why YOU support Senators Obama and Biden to bring about the change America so urgently needs.

Sign up HERE.

La Pasion de la Decision: Make Sure You're Registered to Vote!

Voting is a serious matter, but this parody telenovela from the folks at the non-partisan organization Voto Latino made us laugh our pantalones off. The clip features Rosario Dawson, Wilmer Valderrama, Perez Hilton, Jane Fonda and several other celebrity guests.

Enjoy, and make sure you're registered to vote! You can verify your registration and find your polling place HERE.

La Pasion De La Decision - Episode 5

Responsible Tax Cuts For Ordinary Americans

Barack Obama’s tax plan delivers broad-based tax relief to middle class families and cuts taxes for small businesses and companies that create jobs in America, while restoring fairness to our tax code and returning to fiscal responsibility. Coupled with Obama’s commitment to invest in key areas like health, clean energy, innovation and education, his tax plan will help restore bottom-up economic growth that helps create good jobs in America and empowers all families achieve the American dream.


Under the Obama Plan:
-Middle class families will see their taxes cut – and no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase. The typical middle class family will receive well over $1,000 in tax relief under the Obama plan, and will pay tax rates that are 20% lower than they faced under President Reagan. According to the Tax Policy Center, the Obama plan provides three times as much tax relief for middle class families as the McCain plan.


-Families making more than $250,000 will pay either the same or lower tax rates than they paid in the 1990s. Obama will ask the wealthiest 2% of families to give back a portion of the tax cuts they have received over the past eight years to ensure we are restoring fairness and returning to fiscal responsibility. But no family will pay higher tax rates than they would have paid in the 1990s. In fact, dividend rates would be 39 percent lower than what President Bush proposed in his 2001 tax cut.


-Obama’s plan will cut taxes overall, reducing revenues to below the levels that prevailed under Ronald Reagan (less than 18.2 percent of GDP). The Obama tax plan is a net tax cut – his tax relief for middle class families is larger than the revenue raised by his tax changes for families over $250,000. Coupled with his commitment to cut unnecessary spending, Obama will pay for this tax relief while bringing down the budget deficit.

McCain Wants to Tax Your Health Benefits

Call Undecided Voters on Behalf of Barack Obama

Your support is instrumental in rallying support in crucial battleground states like Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, and Nevada.

We have an exciting new tool called Neighbor to Neighbor that allows you to pick up the phone and talk directly to fellow voters.

Visit Neighbor to Neighbor today and help us win key swing states by reaching out to potential supporters. CLICK HERE.

Talking directly with voters about what is at stake in this election is the single most effective way to deliver the votes we need to win. It may be a tight race, but we have something John McCain doesn't: a whole lot of passion and enthusiasm for change. I've seen it in the towns and cities I've visited in every corner of the country. But it's up to each of us to make sure we turn this energy into votes on November 4th.

Don't let this election be decided by political stunts or distractions. Join your fellow supporters, roll up your sleeves, and help carry this campaign to victory.

Make a difference by calling potential supporters in Nevada, Florida, New Mexico, or Colorado -- states where the race is extremely close and your help could put us over the top. Supporters like you are the only reason we've come as far as we have. Now, we're counting on you to get us the rest of the way.

Thanks for everything you're doing.

The Economy Is Tanking and SHE Could Be Your Leader

SCARED YET? Please join us at BarackObama.com and help ensure that qualified and capable candidates are in the White House. The world is not a small town and requires big ideas to bring about REAL CHANGE.

For those with a short memory of what troubles the Republican party has led America into, here is a small list:

-a $1 TRILLION dollar disaster that is the Iraq War (a war based on lies and falsified intelligence about supposed weapons of mass destruction); no capture of Osama Bin-Laden in Afghanistan seven years after 9/11.

-a wrecked Economy

-Enron

-complete negligence following Hurricane Katrina

-lack of Health Care for 44 million American citizens

-Denial of Global Warming

-Failing educational standards and underfunding public schools