Wilmer Valderrama, Rosario Dawson head Voto Latino with rapper Malverde
Rosario Dawson, Wilmer Valderrama, Maria Teresa Kumar, and More Commemorate President Obama’s Reelection and the Role of the Latino Vote
Non-partisan voter registration organization Voto Latino, their celebrity coalition, elected officials and media will come together for an intimate celebration to commemorate President Obama’s Inauguration on January 20th.
Confirmed hosts include Voto Latino Chair Rosario Dawson, 2012 Co-Chair Wilmer Valderrama, Voto Latino President Maria Teresa Kumar, and Vice-Chair Brandon Hernandez. Other guests include Russell Simmons, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Rep. Joaquin Castro, US Trade Rep. Ron Kirk, and more.
The event is both a celebration of the Inauguration and of the organization’s achievements over the past year. American Latinos played an integral part in the 2012 elections, representing a record setting 10% of voters. Through the help of Voto Latino’s efforts, over 100,000 new voters were registered in time for Election Day.
About Voto Latino Voto Latino is a next-generation, constituency based organization that empowers American Latinos to claim a better future by voting. United by the belief that Latino issues are American issues and American issues are Latino issues, Voto Latino is dedicated to bringing new and diverse voices into the political process by engaging youth, media, technology and celebrities to promote positive change.
To get more information on Voto Latino and their inauguration event, please contact Ashley Greenwood at 212.334.1212 or Ashley@foxgreenberg.com or
Talia Rodríguez-Shakur at 323-644-0606 or talia@streetropical.com
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