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Comal County Hays County Travis County Free Gratis Volume 7 Number 10 LaLaLa VVVozozoz A Bilingual Publication October, 2012 www.lavoznewspapers.com (512) 944-4123 Inside This Issue The Brown Machine Commentary on the Cesar Chavez Memorial by Richard Ybarra Dr. David Montejano to Visit Austin, Texas Hispanics Running for Elective Office in Travis County Texas Book Festival Project MALES at UT Austin Proposition # 3 Commentary by Tom Herrera ¿Y yo, por qué? Page 2 La Voz Newspaper - October, 2012 People in the News a United States Citizen. Garibay, Eli Santiago, who had previously who with her sister Julieta, were held the position urged the fire de- the founders of the University partment to continue its public Leadership Initiative at UT Aus- education efforts with someone tin from where they both gradu- who was bilingual and had a good ated. understanding of the community. The fire department followed his Reflecting on her journey thus advice with the selection of Marion Monserrat stated, “Twenty years Sanchez. Fidencio Duran in ago, my mom, sister and I came to the US. Our journey has had Poet Juan Manuel Residency in Sanchez , who is originally from many challenging obstacles and Venezuela began her career as an Perez Wins New Mexico uncertainties. I am honor to finally Austin broadcast personality for Patsy Torres Takes Another Award become a US citizen. I pledge to Austin based artist Fidencio radio station KELG. She later vote on every election, to be the Her Own Advice Duran is spending the next 3 started a public relations com- The National Space Society Of voice of dreamers, immigrants months in Santa Fe, New Mexico pany in 1989 called Estilio Com- and Earns a Ph.D North Texas just announced the and my community. I have at the Santa Fe Art Institute as an munications and has won many 2012 Space Poetry Contest marched, rallied, protested, block Patsy Torres is one of the most Artist in Residence. Duran, who awards over the years. Winners and SAPA’s 2011-2012 works full time as an artist has a walked etc, Today one of my important and influential Tejano Poet Laureate, Juan Manuel dreams is becoming a reality. entertainers of our time. She has growing following who support his Last year she earned her bach- Perez, came away with an Thank you to all the people that performed for live audiences of work around the country. One of elors degree in English from Honorable Mention for his haiku have helped me in my journey to more than 100,000 people, and his specialties is painting murals. Huston-Tillotson University and is set, “Martian Miscellaneous: Tri- become a US citizen. A special has appeared on national currently working on a Master of Ku No. 2.” thank you to my husband television for millions of viewers. A native of Lockhart, Texas, Science degree in Organizational Duran graduated from The Univer- Gilberto, my sister Julieta and my The contest winners were Leadership from St. Edward’s One of her messages has sity of Texas at Austin with a BFA mom. I can’t wait to vote for Barack announced at this year’s Fen Con University. always been about the in 1984 and holds the distinction Obama!” Congratulations to XI in Dallas, Texas in September. importance of education. In of being the only artist to receive Monserrat! The theme of this contest was Sanchez says, “My focus for my December of last year she earned all three of the Dallas Museum’s “Mars: The Next Frontier, next phase in life will be to make a Ph.D from the University of the Awards to Artists. You can visit his Exploration and Settlement Of the AFD a more diverse environ- Incarnate Word in San Antonio, vast amount work on his Space.” http://www.nssofnt.org/ ment, to decrease fire accidents Texas. Facebook page. through education and to foster 2012/09/23/congratulations-to- the-winners-of-the-poetry- partnerships in the community. I Torres said, that the University contest/ met my team last week, and I am had contracted her to perform for so happy to be working with such a series of concerts but said they dedicated men and women.” could only pay her with tuition credits. So she took them up on the offer and that is how she earned her doctorate. With her studies behind her she Marion Sanchez has developed a new 1 hour Accepts Position musical program for Hispanic Garibay Becomes with the Austin Fire parents called “La Fuerza Department Positiva en Concierto” that a US Citizen addresses family issues of Marion Sanchez was recently Austin activist and Education communication, support, and Austin Vice-President, named the Outreach Coordinator understanding. Monserrat Garibay has a become for the Austin Fire Department. PRODUCTION La Voz Newspaper - October, 2012 Page 3 PRODUCTION Editor & Publisher AlfredoEditor & SantosPublisher c/s The End of the Brown Machine? Editorial Alfredo Santos c/s Pues está llegando el dia de in Austin, Texas is now moving for the 12 endorsements that Managing Editors la votación. And once again the into its third month. We have Associate Editor Father Jayme has racked up. Yleana Santos voters will have before them the already seen this breakfast Open Kaitlyn Theiss question of geographic round table’s usefulness in the On the Importance representation. On several number of new people it has of One Vote ManagingGraphics Editor occasions when the question attracted. Believe it or not, each Yleana Santos has been put up for a vote, the week there are people in Austin Juan Gallo At the Austin Tejano voters who turn out, have said who finally realize that they have Democrat candidate forum in no. See page 20 for a little got to get involved in the affairs DistributionMarketing early October, the organization’s background statistics on this of the community if they expect Tom Herrera members (at least those who El Team issue and read Tom Herrera’s to see change. showed up) got to vote in the editorial about why it continued AISD Place 2 race. The ContributingContributing WritersWriters to be an important issue. While the Raza Round Table endorsement rule required that Alfredo R. Santos c/s Tom Herrera is but one of many meetings in order to receive the Editor & Publisher James Rodriguez Cambiando de tema taking place around the city on Wayne endorsement of the Austin Layla Fry any given Saturday, its regular Hector Tijerina Tejano Democrats, a time and location provides an The Brown Machine. The Marisa Cano candidate needed to get 60% of opportunity for anyone who Brown Machine is the the votes cast in the race in wants to jump in feet first como nickname given to those PUBLISHER’S question. Mexican American activists who PUBLISHER’S quien dice. STATEMENT were among the first to get STATEMENT Cambiando de tema A total of 34 people cast elected to public office starting ballots in the Place 2 race. Sam in 1970. La VozVoz de Newspapers Austin is a monthly is a Guzman received 14 votes and With the political scene upon publication.monthly publication The editorial covering and Father Jayme received 20 us, the most interesting contest These pioneering individuals Comal, Guadalupe, Hays votes. When you do the math, business address is P.O. Box this election season is the were the ones who organized and Travis Counties. The edi- you learn that 20 out 34 votes 19457 Austin, Texas 78760. As you have already noticed, Austin Independent School the community and turned out represents only .588 or 58% of Thetorial telephone and business number address is (512) we put Big Bird on the cover of District election for Place 2. This the vote. But over the years, the the vote – not enough for the ATD 944-4123.is P.O. Box The 19457 use, reproduc-Austin, this month’s issue of La Voz is the seat currently held by long Mexican American community endorsement. One more vote tionTexas or 78760. distribution The telephone of any or because he was brought up time community activist Sam has spread out all over the city. would have produced the 60% partnumber of isthis (512) publication 944-4123. is during the Presidential Debate Guzman. He is being There is no longer the kinds of needed for the endorsement. ethnic concentrations who can stronglyThe use, reproductionencouraged. or But dis- do earlier this month. Mitt challenged by the Reverend Dr. Lesson learned - every vote tribution of any or part of this Romney stated that PBS and Jayme Mathias, the Senior block vote anymore. call and let us know what you counts! arepublication using. Letters is strongly to the editoren- thus Big Bird might be put on Pastor at Holy Family Catholic the chopping block in order to Church. Today the Brown Machine is arecouraged. most welcome. But do call and What is significant about this save money and reduce the US need of a tune up or maybe even let us know what you are vote is that the old notion that budget deficit. The pundits have Guzman, who seems an overhaul. Earlier this year, using. Letters to the editor for Hispanics to received fair and had a field day with Romney’s perturbed that he would have a Travis County Constable are most welcome. adequate representation, they injection of Big Bird into the challenger in this election, stated Maria Canchola gave the need to be represented by other political debate. And we thought a few weeks ago at a meeting Brown Machine a terrible Hispanics.Over the last 40 it was only appropriate that we of several Democratic clubs that public spanking when she years, Latinos have learned that Por cualquier give Big Bird a chance to ask the “gloves would be coming off.” defeated Ernest Pedraza in the good representation in a public pregunta, the question, and why me? ¿Y in the contest between him and primary.