Movimiento de Inmigrantes en Acción Organizing To Empower Community

Latinos and community members in Milwaukee are invited to attend an upcoming gathering to launch an organization aimed to empower the community at large.

By H. Nelson Goodson

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

January 28, 2017

Waukegan, Illinois - On Friday, founding members of the Movimiento de Inmigrantes en Acción (MIA), Mary Ann Galicia, Mauricio Galicia, H. Nelson Goodson, Ernesto Nava and Louie Villeda officially announced the creation of MIA for the purpose to empower the Latino community and built a united voice including leadership among those participating. MIA will be a unique community base organization dependent on community imput and collaboration with other groups in the Milwaukee area and nationally who are dedicated to empower the community and create leadership among members of the community including the youth.

MIA will address issues through active community membership participation and discussions for the purpose to achieve equal access to justice, immigration reform, community safety, education and support of DREAMers. 

The project model is known a 777, which a membership fee of $7.77 will be accepted to generate community funding for tactical and strategic spending to promote the goals of set organization.

For more information, anyone interested in participating in the empowerment of their community through civic action is invited to attend a gathering on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at the Gran Teocali, 2011 W. Forest Home Ave. in Milwaukee, WI.

Special guest will be Raúl Ventura Ortiz, radio talk host for Radio Latina 5.0., 1500 AM Radio, which has a listening audience of more than 500,000 on a combine coverage in Facebook, social media and Internet programing in the U.S., Mexico, South and Central America.

For more info, check out Radio Latina 5.0 programing of MIA announcement at http://goo.gl/9FTunF