Latino Vote Briefing Emphasizes Final Presidential Debate

WCVI Latino Vote Trends and Campaign Debate to Highlight Message to Arizona Latino Voters

PHOENIX, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP) and its sister organization the William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI) will host a nonpartisan Latino Vote briefing to highlight the importance of the final presidential debate in Arizona on Wednesday, October 13, 2004.

Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Location: Arizona State University (ASU West)
Sands Building, Room 105 (Southwest Campus Quad)
4701 West Thunderbird Road, Phoenix, AZ

Time: 10 am to 1 pm

Invited Speakers: Antonio Gonzalez, President, William C. Velasquez Institute
Andy Hernandez, Professor, St. Mary's University
The Honorable Representative Ed Pastor, Kerry-Edwards 2004 Co-Chair *
Mario Rodriguez, Western Chair, Bush-Cheney 2004*
Alfredo Gutierrez, No on Prop 200 *
Kathy McKee, Protect Arizona Now *

Invited Emcee: Mirthala Salinas, Telemundo *

Co-Sponsors: Arizona LULAC
Arizona Clean Elections Institute
Arizona Campaign for Communities
Hispanic Honor Society/Latino Students Union of ASU West
The Honorable Mary Rose Wilcox, Maricopa County
Supervisor

(*) Denotes invited speaker

Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP) is the oldest national nonprofit nonpartisan organization committed solely to the political empowerment of Latino communities through voter registration, voter education and voter participation. SVREP was established by the late Willie Velasquez in 1974 in Phoenix, Arizona to encourage civic and political participation in Latino and other underrepresented communities. Since its inception, SVREP has registered over 2.2 million Latino voters throughout the southwest and Florida. SVREP has offices in San Antonio, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; and Phoenix, Arizona. Please visit http://www.svrep.org for more information.

SOURCE Southwest Voter Registration Education Project
Web Site: http://www.svrep.org