Videos
Centro Presente: 30 Years of working with the Latin American Immigrant Community
Institutional video for Centro Presente on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary produced by Intercultural Productions and Centro Presente describing our mission, some of our history and vision for the Latino immigrant community in the United States.
S-Comm Vigil July 2011
In July 2011, Centro Presente and its allies held a vigil in protest of the Secure Communities program of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in front of City Hall. Starting in the afternoon the vigil lasted through the evening until the following morning and includedd a showing of the docuemntary “The Invisibles.”
NALACC: SOMOS/WE ARE Initiative PSA
As part of its national initiative, SOMOS/WE ARE, the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC) has prodcued a Public Service Announcement to be broadcast in a variety of media outlets. Centro Presente, an active member of NALACC coordinated the production of the video with Boston-based company Intercultural Productions.
SIM Vigil 2011
In July 2011 the activists of the Student Immigrant Movement (SIM) once again held a vigil on the steps of the Massachusetts State House to protest anti-immigrant ammendments which were added to the State’s budget. As they had in 2010, the youth slept out on the steps of the State House to draw the public’s attention to these ammendments. With support from many allies, including Centro Presente, they succeeded in getting the ammendments removed.
Making Voices Heard on Secure Communities
On June 1, 2011 Centro Presente coordinated a lobby day at the Massachusetts State House to educate Legislators about the negative impacts of ICE’s Secure Communities program on the immigrant community and community policing efforts.
Supporters: ACLU of Massachusetts, AFSC Project VOICE, Agencia ALPHA, Boston New Sanctuary Movement, Brazilian Immigrant Center, Brazilian Women’s Group, Cambridge United for Justice with Peace, Centro Presente, Chelsea Collaborative, La Comunidad Inc., Dominican Development Center, Immigrant Workers Center Collaborative (IWCC), Jobs With Justice - MA, Justice at Work, MassCOSH, The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), Matahari - Eye of the Day, Metrowest Worker Center, National Lawyers Guild, Neighbors United for a Better East Boston (NUBE), The Network/La Red and Student Immigrant Movement.
Workers Rights Press Conference, May 2011
Members of the Workers Rights Committee of Centor Presente organized a Press Conference to publicize the case of immigrant workers whose labor rights were being violated by an employer at the restaurant where they worked. After a public campaign, which included their particiaption in this press conference the workers recovered their lost wages.
Women's Pipeline for Change
A short video shot at the Massachusetts State House during the launch of the Participatory Action Research Fellowship of the Women’s Pipeline for Change, an initiative to promote the particiaption of women of color in local and state politics in Massachusetts.
Despedida de Patrick
Dear friends,
Warm regards from the Centro Presente TEAM! We want to share with you that our dear ‘compañero’ Patrick McDermott, who has been our Workers Rights Organizer, is moving on and opening the next chapter in his professional life. We want to thank Patrick for his dedication to Centro Presente and for his commitment to the struggle for immigrant workers. We wish Patrick good look on his new adventure in Guatemala.
We also want to welcome Alexander Soto, our new Workers Rights Organizer, who have been working with Patrick, our Workers Rights Committee and Centro Presente’s team for the last few weeks as part of the planned transition period. If you need to contact Alexander Soto our new Workers Rights Organizer please send emails to asoto@cpresente.org
Please check out the slide show that Centro Presente’s team prepared for our compañero Patrick.
Thank you so much for your attention!
Algunos Logros de Cento Presente en 2010
A slide show presented at Centro Presente’s 2010 Member Assembly (text in Spanish).
NALACC MA 2010
A short video of the activities of the Massachusetts chapter of NALACC in 2010. Presented at the 7th Annual NALACC Member Assembly held in Boston, 12-14 November 2010.
