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MLU launches its first bilingual public service announcement

September 16, 2024

MEDIA ALERT
For Immediate Release
Virtual Bilingual Press Conference

September 17, 2024
10:00 AM EST

 LINK: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kD_9SJsSRL-mXzZbAiyDbg

Maryland – Maryland Latinos Unidos (MLU) is excited to announce the launch of its first bilingual public service announcement (PSA) Estados Unidos, Estamos Unidos, aimed at engaging and mobilizing Latino voters in Maryland.

On September 18 at 10:00 AM, MLU, together with the Maryland State Board of Elections, State Delegate Joseline Peña-Melnyk and Hispanic community leaders, kick off the “last mile” of Latine voter registration ahead of the October 15, 2024, voter registration deadline.

MC:
Veronica Cool – CEO, Cool & Associates

Speakers:

  • Gabriela Lemus, Ph.D. – Executive Director, Maryland Latinos Unidos (MLU)
  • Gilberto Zelaya, State Board of Elections
  • Joseline Peña-Melnyk
  • Walkiria Pool, Executive Director, Centro de Apoyo Familiar
  • Ramon Palencia Calvo, Executive Director, CHISPA and Deputy Director MD League of Conservation Voters (MDLCV)