SAN JUAN, January 21 - Coordinators of the Equal Voice for America’s Families campaign believe the 400 Rio Grande Valley residents who attended a town hall meeting on Saturday may have just sparked a national movement.
“With the weather being so bitterly cold, we were not sure we were going to hit our 300 target figure. We ended up with about 400 people and no spare chairs,” said a delighted Armando Garza, South Texas regional coordinator for the Equal Voice campaign.
Families participating in Equal Voice campaign.
“I also saw folks that have never been involved in civic participation before get excited. This campaign is about movement building and I think we started building a national movement here in San Juan, Texas.”
The $5 million Equal Voice campaign is being funded by the Marguerite Casey Foundation and facilitated by the 200 non-profit groups the Foundation supports.
Luz Vega- Marquis, President and CEO of Marguerite Casey Foundation
