From AAPD – American Association of People with Disabilities

Join us on Tuesday, March 24 from 1PM – 3 PM ET. ASL and CART are provided. Register for the REV Up national call to deepen your knowledge, build solidarity, and strengthen our collective power at the intersection of disability voting rights and immigrant justice.

This national training will educate REV UP organizers on: 

• Immigrant voter rights 
• How the REV UP movement can build deeper cross-movement solidarity with immigrant justice efforts
• Best practices to safely engage and register immigrant voters with disabilities in their communities
• What it means to safely participate in this work as an immigrant organizer, including practical considerations and risk awareness

Learn from our guest speakers:

• Angelica Razo, National Director of Campaigns & Programs at Mi Familia en Acción
  Angelica ‘Angie’ Razo is the National Director of Campaigns and Programs for Mi Familia Vota. She is the proud daughter of immigrants from Mexico and was raised in a mixed-status household.  Angelica has always been passionate about contributing to advocacy and engagement efforts that lead to sustainable and equitable solutions for her community. She is most interested in issues regarding access to democracy, gender equity, and climate justice. 
  Angelica joined Mi Familia Vota in 2017. Previous to her current role, she served as the Texas State Director where she managed the state’s operations to increase political representation and power for the Latino community through electoral, advocacy, and community organizing strategies. Her strong belief in community empowerment motivates her to engage others so they can find their own unique civic role while participating in collective action. 
• Jesús Ramón Villalba Gastélum, Senior Statewide Organizer, Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE) at the CA Immigrant Policy Center
  Jesús Ramón is a proud immigrant from the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa in México. A member of the undocumented community, he began organizing under the first Trump Administration while in High School, worried about his family’s safety. Jesús Ramón’s first experience with electoral work was in 2019, calling voters as part of CHIRLA and CHIRLA Action Fund’s involvement in promoting Measure EE in that year’s Special Elections.