2010 Census Supports the Haitian Community
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News from the New York Regional Census Center March 2010 Vol. 2, No. 1 the decennial 2010 Census supports the Haitian community In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, NY Regional Partnership Staff joined its NY Regional 2010 Census partners in a solidarity march Director Lester Farthing and held in Brooklyn, NY, on January 30th. PDS brave frigid early morning “Haiti, We Love You,” was sponsored by the temperatures to West Indian-American Day Carnival Associa- support the launching of the tion and the CARICOM Consular Corps, National Road along with dozens of other civic, faith-based, Tour on NBC’s cultural, media and international organiza- “Today.” tions. “Portrait of America” National Road Tour launches in New York City! Partnership Specialist he 2010 Census “Portrait show, while regional Census staff Pradine of America” Road Tour prominently waved “New York Content with Haitian officially launched on Counts!’’ signs in the crowd. Councilman NBC’s “Today” on January Matthew Eugene at T4th. TV personalities Matt Lauer, Al The national Road Tour vehicle Brooklyn Roker, Meredith Vieira and Ann Mail It Back — which served as a forum. Curry helped promote the 2010 Cen- backdrop for the segment — is a sus to their national audience at the 46-foot trailer equipped with state- The march wound its way through Prospect- start of this cross-country interactive of-the-art technology to graphi- Lefferts Gardens and ended at Medgar Evers experience, part of the largest civic cally showcase the 10-question College where participants attended a forum outreach and awareness campaign census form. Visitors are also about the Temporary Protected Status desig- in U.S. history. able to contribute stories and pho- nation for Haitian nationals that will allow tos to the “Portrait of America” them to remain in the U.S. and work legally Commerce Secretary Gary Locke project. for an 18-month time period. and Census Bureau Director Robert Groves were interviewed on the Road Tour continued on Page 3 Haiti continued on Page 11 10 questions. 10 minutes. Fill it out. Mail it back! Message from the Regional Director Dear Partners: We have worked collaboratively over the past year to bring information about the 2010 Census to countless communities and venues throughout the region. Thank you for your commitment! We are now in the most important phase of census operations—motivation. The 2010 Census form is now arriving in your mail- boxes. It is one of the shortest questionnaires ever, Contents with only 10 basic questions that should take approxi- mately 10 minutes to complete. Page 3 I want to make an appeal: When you receive the form, Road Tour cont’d immediately, fill it out and mail it back! Remember to Pages 4-7 tell anyone with concerns about participating that, by Photo Gallery law, all answers are protected, the Census Bureau cannot share information with any other agency or law enforcement, and the Bureau Pages 8-9 counts everyone living in the United States, regardless of status. County Highlights All across the country, groups are mobilizing to ensure that their communities are Page 10 counted accurately; many are participating in March to the Mailbox campaigns to en- Schoolin’ Kids on the Census courage full engagement. Be a part of the Take 10 Challenge by helping your commu- nity exceed its 2000 mail response rates. You can track the level of participation in your Popular radio show revs up community at www.2010census.gov. community, brings out celebs for the 2010 Census Look out for our Be Counted sites and Questionnaire Assistance Centers, which are opening in your communities. These locations will provide assistance for those who feel BRONXNET record celebrity, they may have been missed or who may need help completing the questionnaire. student PSAs We are in the final stretch of our 2010 Census. We are about to make history together Page 11 and move the New York Region forward! New Brunswick Complete Count Committee rises to the occasion Census Timeline Lester A. Farthing New York Regional Director Page 12 Harlem Counts! about the new york region The New York Region includes all five boroughs in New York City — Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, New York Queens, and Staten Island — and Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester counties in New York; and New Jersey Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, IT’S IN OUR HANDS and Warren counties in 2010census.gov New Jersey. Page 2 Road Tour from Page 1 Later that day, Mail it Back traveled cil President Mil- to Times Square for a press confer- dred Crump, par- ence with NYC Mayor Michael ticipated in an “It’s Bloomberg. An added attraction was In Our Hands” the giant inflated red “10”’ that sat in Rally held at the Times Square, reminding all that the WISOMMM Cul- 2010 Census will have 10 questions tural Center in and take 10 minutes to complete. downtown Newark. The national vehicle, along with the There, more than 12 other regional vehicles, will travel 150 people gath- more than 150,000 miles across the ered to listen to United States, stopping at more than the importance of 800 events. participating in the 2010 Census. At- L-R. NY Regional Director Lester Farthing, NY Regional Deputy Across the River tendees were Director Ligia Jaquez, actor Leon and NY Regional Partnership Coordinators Geraldine Clark and Reva Sears in Newark, NJ. treated to a special The regional Road Tour also appearance by actor Leon (Five Road Tour arrived at the Journal launched at stops across the Hudson Heartbeats, Cool Runnings) and Square PATH station. Despite the bit- River in Newark and Jersey City, NJ. performances by Latin group 3D2 ter cold, Census staff greeted com- and other local artists. muters on their way home, handed out In Newark, a coalition of urban may- 2010 Census literature and promo- ors that included Irvington Mayor In Jersey City, Mayor Jerramiah tional items, spoke with area residents Wayne Smith, East Orange Mayor T. Healy hosted a press confer- and recorded some video testimonials. Robert Bowser, Orange Mayor El- ence at City Hall featuring a spirit- dridge Hawkins, Plainfield Mayor filled performance by local singing The Road Tour will make about 120 Sharon Robinson-Briggs and New- group We Leviticus World Out- stops in New York and New Jersey to ark Deputy Mayor Margarita Muñiz, reach Music Ministries, who sang encourage residents to complete and along with Congressman Donald their original song “Let’s Be return the census questionnaires by Payne and Newark Municipal Coun- Counted.” Later in the day, the April 1, 2010. Page 3 PHOTO GALLERY The Partnership and Data Services Team is on the move — from Middlesex County, NJ, to Suffolk County, NY, and everywhere in between! NY Regional Partnership Coordinator Reva Sears (on left) and Team Leader Hiu Chow (3rd from left) pose with the winner of Brooklyn’s Light and Love Home’s Census 2010 Essay Contest. Ecuadorian group 3D2 performs at the premier of their music video “Fuera de la Sombra (Out of the Shadow)” at El Museo del Barrio in New York. The ARC Choir sings to the crowd during a Road Tour stop at the Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building in Harlem, NY. Partnership Specialist Jakyoung Kim and partners gather at the Wonkaksa Buddhist Temple in Queens, NY, for a census presentation. Timothy Olson, Assistant Chief, Field Division, U.S. Census Bureau, (back row, 2nd from left) joined members of the LGBT PDS team and some of their partners for a 2010 Census forum on the LGBT community held at The Center in New York City. In Passaic, NJ, Yeshiva Ketana students show their census pride! Page 4 PHOTO GALLERY L.-R. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NY Regional Director Lester Farthing at press conference in Times Square. L.-R. Partnership Coordinator Rafael Dominguez, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Team Leader Rafaela Santos and NY Regional Deputy Director Ligia Jaquez at Borough Hall during a Road Tour stop in the Bronx. L.-R. Iconic rapper Snoop Dogg, Partnership Specialist Pradine Content, and NY Giant Justin Tuck at a live taping of “The Steve Harvey Morning Show” at Brooklyn’s St. John’s Recreation Center. Media Specialist Yolanda Finley shares the 2010 Census message with more than 600 of her sorors at Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.’s Founders Day Celebration in Newark, NJ. Bayonne students show off their 2010 Census bags at a Road Tour stop in New Jersey. Not even a blizzard can keep Staten Island’s Frosty the Snowman from promoting the 2010 Census! Page 5 PHOTO GALLERY The Partnership and Data Services Team is on the move — from Middlesex County, NJ, to Suffolk County, NY, and everywhere in between! At a taping of “The Steve Harvey Morning Show” in Brooklyn, R&B singer Joe holds up a “Make History, Be Counted” palm Celebrating diversity at Wagner College in Staten Island. card depicting famous African Americans in history. Face painting in Forest Hills, NY, during a Fall Festival. Partnership Coordinator Geraldine Clark and 2010 Census Partner John Bruno, CEO of the Clifton, NJ-based Bruno Associates, Inc., a grants and public relations firm that has been using census data for over 40 years. This mural promoting the 2010 Census was recently unveiled on 117th Street in Harlem. L.-R. Partnership Specialist Cheikh Tall, General Secretary of the Council of African Imams Souleimane Konate and Census Bureau Director Robert Groves after a meeting with Harlem leaders. Page 6 PHOTO GALLERY L.-R. Carrie Alston, a member of the High Class Theatre Group, and Pamela Taylor, Director of Older Adult Services, perform during a Census Awareness Day in Orange, NJ.