wonderful support!

Please see page 4 for the full list of hosts and sponsors that helped make the event a success, LAAZ will continue to update members on the status of the lawsuit so we can provide ongoing support for this impor-

tant cause!

On December 10, 2011 Las Adeli-tas Arizona hosted a Posada to Benefit Save Ethnic Studies at the Mercado San Agustin on Tucson’s West-side, and raised $4,000 in

support of the organization!

Save Ethnic Studies (SES)is a non-profit legal defense fund established to help finance the law-suit fighting to protect Mexican American Studies within the Tuc-

son Unified School District.

Last year, Las Adelitas AZ passed a resolution in support of SES, and cited the incredible effi-cacy of the MAS program in TUSD with respect to Latino student achievement. These classes, per the districts own data, have demon-

strated a near inversion of the achieve-ment gap for Latino youth in our com-

munity.

Las Adelitas AZ is fully committed to supporting the edu-cators and students of SES, and wants to thank all the Adelitas and community mem-bers that joined us at the posada for their

Las Adelitas Arizona Posada to Benefit Save Ethnic

Studies a Success!

State of Las Adelitas AZ Membership Meeting - 1/21/2012

On January 21st, 2012, Las Adeli-tas Arizona will host our State of Las Adelitas Annual Membership meeting & first Quarterly meeting

of the new year.

We will be gathering at the Mission Branch Public Library, at 3770 S. Mission Rd. (near Ajo / Mission) in the large meeting

room from 11:30am to 1:30pm.

Please join us, lunch will be provided and we will discuss organizational goals for 2012. You do not need to be a member to attend, however

you must be one to vote!

Feel free to bring a

friend, kids are always welcome!

WHAT: State of Las Adelitas

AZ Meeting

WHEN: 1/21/2012 from

11:30am to 1:30pm

WHERE: Mission Library

3770 S. Mission Rd.

WINTER 2011 LAS ADELITAS ARIZONA

Winter 2011 Newsletter

Inside this issue:

Recall Russell Pearce

2

TAPP School Panels

2

Honoring Wendy Cevallos

2

Candidate Review Committee

3

Las Adelitas AZ 2012 Brunch

4

Welcome New Board Members

4

SES Posada Sponsors

4

Las Adelitas Arizona Members with Opata Elder Gustavo Gutierrez

December 2011 Posada to Benefit Save Ethnic Studies

Las Adelitas Arizona Board of Directors

Chair

Laura Dent ljdent@gmail.com

Vice-Chair

Deyanira Nevarez deyanira.nevarez@gmail.com

Secretary

Jessica Pacheco

Treasurer Dorothy Adjovu

Membership Eva Dong

Outreach

Priscilla Teran

Historian Alexandria Soto

Fundraising Chair Stefanie Mach

Board Member Wendy Cevallos

SES Plaintiffs with Adelitas & Friends

Las Adelitas Arizona applauds the efforts of Citizens for a Better Arizona (CBA) for leading the effort to Recall former State Sen-

ate President Russell Pearce.

In 2010, Las Adelitas AZ, along with many other organizations, took a position against SB 1070. As the architect of this discriminatory legislation, Russell Pearce was a symbolic leader of the growing

anti-immigrant sentiment in state

and local politics.

The successful recall of the former legislator has garnered national attention, and marked a turning point in the tone of political rhetoric with respect to Latino

issues in our state.

In the Fall of 2011, Las Adelitas Arizona gave financially to

Las Adelitas Arizona would like to congratulate former Adelitas Chair Wendy Ceval-los for being honored by the Arizona Daily Star as one of Tucson’s 40 Under 40 Lead-

ers!

Adelitas members gathered earlier this Fall at the Doubletree Hotel to celebrate the recognition of local Tucson leaders by the Arizona Daily Star, including our very own Wendy

Cevallos.

Recall Russell Pearce Support

40 Under 40 Leadership Award - Congratulations to Wendy Cevallos!

Las Adelitas Arizona School Panels 2012 - Teenage Parent Program

ceive the support they need to stay in school through graduation and reduce the rate of young pregnancy

among students.

Several members of Las Adelitas Arizona were young mothers themselves and will be joining the school panel on Wednesday, January

18th, 2012.

One Adelita, for-mer board member Karla Avalos-Soto, was a student of TAPP and has since gradu-ated, raised her family, and

established a successful career at

a local non-profit organization.

Karla and several other Adelitas will be on hand the 18th to discuss the struggles unique to young parents and provide tips to young people working towards a prosperous

future while raising a family.

If you are interested in attending or have additional panel recommendations, please contact Vice-Chair Deya Nevarez at dey-

anira.nevarez@gmail.com

Las Adelitas Arizona hosts annual school panels at high schools within our community. These school panels feature Adelitas and prominent Latinas in the community speaking in a panel format to students at local high schools about overcoming obstacles and achiev-

ing success.

This year, Las Adelitas Ari-zona will be hosting our annual school panel at Sunnyside Unified High School District’s Teenage Parent Program, or

TAPP.

TAPP is a program designed for young parents, and works to assure that pregnant and parenting teens re-

Page 2 Winter 2011 Newsletter

Amigos de Saldate Recall Pearce Fundraiser

Las Adelitas Arizona celebrates former Adelitas Chair Wendy Cevallos for being nominated by the AZ Daily Star

as one of Tucson’s 40 Under 40 Leaders

CBA and made GOTV phone calls on behalf of

the organization.

We celebrate the work of Citizens for a Better Arizona and are thankful to all those voters who rejected Pearce’s hateful

message for AZ! Phone-banking on behalf of CBA

Congratulations to Wendy Cevallos for being recog-nized as a 40 Under 40 Community Leader! Fellow Adelita and 2010 Woman of the year Andrea Ro-mero presented the awards. We are so proud of our incredible

members!

Las Adelitas Arizona wants to celebrate the accomplish-ments of our membership! If you or a fellow Adelita have been doing great work in our community, please share so that we can recog-

Former LAAZ Board Member Karla Avalos-Soto

will lead 2012 School Panels

The Las Adelitas Arizona Candidate Review Committee, or CRC, is an ad hoc committee of Las Adelitas Ari-zona members that comes together in anticipation of local election cycles. This past year, in 2011, the CRC

researched local issues and recommended endorsements in City of Tucson races.

Las Adelitas Arizona is preparing to participate in the 2012 election cycle, and we need member support!

Working with the CRC is a great experience and provides great insight on candidate priori-ties and the electoral process. If you are interested, please email us at Lasadelitasarizona@gmail.com or join us at the next general membership meeting on January 21st, 2012 at the Mission Branch

library at 11:30am.

Las Adelitas Arizona needs member support for the 2012

Candidate Review Committee!

The committee will be responsible for working together to determine priority races, craft pledge forms and questionnaires, interview candi-dates, and make recommenda-tions to the general member-

ship.

Las Adelitas Arizona Candidate Review Committee

The Candidate Review Committee

Needs Your Help in 2012!

Page 3

2011 City of Tucson Elections - Congratulations!

“The Candidate Review Committee did

research and met with City staff to better

prioritize, within the context of the

budget challenges facing the City of

Tucson, what issues and programs are

most important to our community,”

- 2011 CRC Chair Deyanira Nevarez

tions, and support for a strict division be-tween local and federal law enforcement

duties.

We are happy to report that all candidates endorsed by our members were elected and re-elected! Congratulations to

our advocates on the Tucson City Council!

In Summer of 2011, Las Adelitas Arizona members voted to endorse the Candidate Review Committee Recommendations for Tucson City Council and support Mayoral candidate Jonathan Rothschild, City Councilor Regina Romero for Ward 1, and

City Councilor Shirley Scott for Ward 4.

Las Adelitas Arizona identified several priority issues at the local level, including parks & recreation programming such as KIDCO, locally controlled and accessible urban transit, support for expanded voter enfranchisement & partisan elec-

Phone-banking on behalf of our City of Tucson endorsed candidates

2011 Canvassing with Las Adelitas Arizona

Las Adelitas AZ canvassing on behalf

of our endorsed 2011 candidates

We will discuss 2012 races, endorsement processes, par-ticipation, and recruit committee members! Please remem-ber, you must be a member in good standing of Las Adelitas AZ to serve on the CRC. If you need to renew please

check us out online at www.lasadelitasarizona.org.

Gracias! — Jessica Pacheco, 2012 CRC Chair

Las Adelitas Arizona P.O. Box 27716

Tucson, AZ 85726

Phone: 520-808-9237 LasAdelitasArizona@gmail.com

Our Mission: “To recruit, educate, and mobilize Latinas to participate in

the political process and support progressive issues.”

Mari Helen High

Laura Hogan

Linda Leatherman

Stefanie Mach

Martha Martin

Renee Nelson

Deyanira Nevarez

Judith Ordaz

Jessica Pacheco

Angelica Patino-Rockov

Laura Penny

Tamara Prime

Celina Ramirez

Liz Rangel

Diana Rhoades

Dorothy Adjovu

Karla Avalos

Linda Barter

Deanna Bates

Vera Beuttner

Brianda Bustamante

Wendy Cevallos

Nancy Cordova

Andrea Dalessandro

Laura Dent

Eva Dong

Pat Fleming

Marilyn Freed

Rosanna Gabaldon

Ramona Grijalva

Andrea Romero

Amy Vindiola-Santos

Mohur Sidhwa

Alexandria Soto

Alma Sychuk

Sherry Teachnor

Priscilla Teran

Diana Uribe

Cecilia Valdez

Linda Victoria

Madeleine Wachter

Bruce Wheeler

June Webb-Vignery

Patricia Wiedhopf

Alma Yubeta

2011 Active Members

LAS ADELITAS ARIZONA www.LasAdelitasArizona.org

www.LasAdelitasArizona.org

Thank you to all our these individuals for your support of Las Adelitas Arizona!

Welcome new members! We are only as strong as our membership !

2012 Annual LAAZ

Brunch - Join Us!

Welcome Our Newest Las Adelitas AZ Board Members!

Las Adelitas Arizona is proud to welcome our

newest board members! Dorothy Adjovu, Stefanie Mach, Alexandria Soto, and Priscilla Teran all

joined the LAAZ Board in 2011. Also, Brianda Bustamante joined Las Ade-

litas AZ this year as an intern. Thanks Mujeres! We are lucky to have you!

THANK YOU TO OUR SAVE ETHNIC STUDIES POSADA HOSTS AND SPONSORS!

Dorothy Adjovu, Maria Borbon, Maritza Broce, State Senator Olivia Cajero Bedford, Casa Maria, Wendy Cevallos, Laura Dent, SUSD Board Member Eva Dong, El Rio Bakery, Pat Fleming, Sahuarita Town Councilor Rosanna Gabaldon, Galeria La Sirena, Alvira Gallego, Isabel Garcia, TUSD Board Member Adelita Grijalva, Gustavo Gutierrez, Alma Hernandez, Mari Helen High, Mac Hudson, Dana Marie Kennedy, Las Cazuleitas, Las Cuatas, DJ Michael Lopez, Stefanie Mach, Mi Nidito, Mercado San Agustin, Deyanira Nevarez, Jessica

Pacheco, Pico de Gallo, Celina Ramirez, Dr. Liz Rangel, Tucson City Councilor Regina Romero, Maricriz Ruiz, Amy Santos, Tucson City Councilor Shirley Scott, Mo-hur Sidhwa, Alex Soto, St. Mary’s, Tia Lilly’s, Priscilla

Teran, Tucson City Councilor Karin Uhlich, Dr. Diana J.

Uribe, WOSAC, Xerocraft

Very special thanks to the United Food & Commercial

Workers Local 99! Gracias a Todos!

The Las Adelitas AZ Annual tradi-tion of having a new years brunch

continues! This year we will be having a potluck at the home of Ms. Wendy Cevallos at 3009 W. Desert Glory. If you are able please join us and bring any breakfast food to share, we will get togther at 10:30am on Sunday, January

8th. As always, you don’t need to be a member to attend, and kids

are welcome! See you all in 2012! Questions? Call Wendy at 520-808-

9237.