Second Annual Dominican Pictures

Second Annual Dominican American
National Roundtable Summary
May 28-30, 1999

By Tomas Alberto Avila
RI Convention Center
Providence RI
Tomás Alberto Ávila
Table of Content
Second Annual Dominican American National Roundtable___________________________ 3
Economic Development_____________________________________________________________ 4
Presenters:_______________________________________________________________________________5
Immigration Reform _______________________________________________________________ 5
Presenters:_______________________________________________________________________________5
Honorable Charles Rangel Remarks __________________________________________________ 6
The Health Status of Dominicans in the US: Disparities in Care and Access_________________ 7
Presenters:_______________________________________________________________________________8
El Systema de Salud en la Republica Dominicana _______________________________________ 9
Presenter: Jose Polanco_____________________________________________________________________9
NALEO Campaign Training Presentation _____________________________________________ 9
2nd Annual Dominican-American National Roundtable ____________________________________________9
Elements of a Campaign____________________________________________________________________9
Field Operations _________________________________________________________________ 10
Message: Developing a Winning Message ____________________________________________________10
“Compelling Reason for Action” _______________________________________________ 10
Your Message: __________________________________________________________________________10
The Message Box ________________________________________________________________________11
Field Operations _________________________________________________________________________11
Session Objective _________________________________________________________________ 11
Projecting Voter Turnout: _________________________________________________________ 12
Polling__________________________________________________________________________ 12
Migration Trends by Dominicans and other Caribbean nationals to the United States _______ 17
Introduccion de Libro _____________________________________________________________ 17
The Hosting Organization _________________________________________________________ 19
DARN Mission Statement__________________________________________________________ 19
A generation that cares ____________________________________________________________ 20
In the News_________________________________________________________________ 22
Conference looks at needs of Dominicans _____________________________________________ 22
The Dominican-American National Roundtable, a group of community leaders, begins its second national
meeting. _______________________________________________________________________________22
CONFERENCIA NACIONAL DOMINICANA _______________________________________ 23
CELEBRADA EN PROVIDENCE __________________________________________________ 23
Por Victor F. Capellan ____________________________________________________________________23
CONFERENCEAGENDA ____________________________________________________ 25
Friday May 28/viernes 28 de mayo __________________________________________________ 25
Saturday May 28/sabado 29 de mayo ________________________________________________ 25
Sunday May 30/domingo 30 de mayo ________________________________________________ 27
Second Annual Dominican American Round Table 2 May 28-30, 1999

Second Annual Dominican American National

Roundtable
The conference brought together over 500 Dominican-American and friends of the Dominican
community from throughout the country. The DANR is a combined national effort of grassroots
and nonprofit organizations and business entities to set advocacy goals, increase lobbying efforts,
promote social justice, improve civic education and increase citizen participation.
This year, the annual Dominican-American National Roundtable conference took place in
Providence, Rhode Island at the Rhode Island Convention Center from May 28 to May 30. The
theme of the conference was "Towards the New Millennium." and focused on topics of
education, health and public safety, the upcoming Census 2000, economic development, and
political empowerment.
Many months of planning and countless hours of work culminated in this gathering and produced
a weekend full of excitement, learning opportunities, sharing of ideas and plenty of Dominican
pride. It was a pleasure and an honor to shared exciting experiences at the Second Annual
Dominican-American National Roundtable.
Many Dominicans from across the nation took the initiative to attend this important and historic
event for the Dominican community. At the brink of a new century, and the end of the 2oth
century, the decades ahead are filled with opportunities for our community. However, with
opportunity comes responsibility. We have taken the responsibility to be proactive and to
represent our organizations, community, state, family, and ourselves and brought your ideas and
determination to work for a better tomorrow. We must be proud of what we have accomplished,
but we must be even more hopeful for what the future holds for our community and us. We must
build the alliances necessary with our Latinos brothers and sisters to promote our combined
agenda at the highest levels of this country.
As I think of the turn of the century and reflect on the status of our community nationwide, I
believe that we are in good hands. This movement has brought us together to work not for
ourselves and our own interests, but for the future well being of our community and the well
being of our children.
As President and, fellow teammate in this organization, and as a Proud Dominican, my

commitment is to ensure that this organization progresses forward. This progress and growth
must be nurtured and cared for as if a fragile child and I assure you that I will continue to work
with energy and pride to defend this movement and to provide the leadership necessary for a
successful transition into the 21st Century. I am proud to serve as National President of the
DANR movement and to have the opportunity to work along side great leaders such as the
experienced members of the National Steering Committee and the energetic and committed
young people of the Rhode Island planning committee.
Thank you once again for your commitment I commend you for your investment in our
community and for caring enough to travel hundreds of miles or for coming from just around the
comer. We will all work together to ensure that DANR promotes the best of what Dominicans
have to offer, and to work with other groups on our common goals and issues. Together we can
move our agenda forward and ensure a better community for all in the 21st Century. Following
this introduction, you’ll find a summary of the conference that will provide you with brief
description of the different workshops and the agreements reached.
Juan Casimiro makes a dynamic economic development presentation at the conference
Economic Development
The main concern of this specific event was to discuss how lack of economic development has
affected the actual status of Dominicans and other urban community residents by limiting the
amount of social and political power possible to them.
Because of the lack of economic power within the community, the residents of inner cities have
no control over their immediate environment. Also mentioned was that, as a new immigrant
group to the US, Dominicans has not flexed networking and connections that other immigrant
groups, such as the Asian community have put to great use. For example, in a Latino community
1 dollar spent at a Latino-owned business circulates 10 times before entering larger markets. In
comparison, 1 dollar spent in an Asian neighborhood might experience 100 exchanges before
leaving the community. This illustrates the how some groups are more supportive of each other.
Also touched upon was the economic power of Latinos and other immigrant groups. These
amounts reached into the hundreds of millions, but because minorities' spending has no one-
group economic direction another reason for this is lack of job stability. Minorities have little or
no educational or training background.
One highlight of this was the situation of adolescents with little background and uncertain
employment; many turned to other forms of income such as drugs dealing.
What one panelist, Juan DeLos Santos, offered was the analogy of not just offering a hungry
person one fish, but providing that person with the means or "the rod" to support themselves for
a lifetime.

Therefore, there is still hope by channeling the direction of economic development in the
community. Namely, by having credit unions extend
Presenters:
Bienvenido Garcia - Moderator
Panelists
Juan Casimiro
Janet Pichardo
Deyanira del Rio
Juan de los Santos
Rafael Ginebra
Immigration Reform
Mr. Matos began the symposium by giving a brief overview of immigration. Immigration is
under federal jurisdiction and not local. For a bill to be binding it must pass through congress.
Matos emphasized that Dominicans have to find ways to highlight issues that effect them
specifically. One of these is the doing away with of Sanctuary provisions that protect
undocumented immigrants that are witnesses to or victims of a crime. Another such issue is the
income requirement for affidavits of support, which was increased in the new immigration laws
to 125% of the federal poverty level. One study suggested that as many as 40% of Dominicans
now living in the US would have been denied entry had the affidavit of support law been
changed earlier.
Mr. Peguero began his presentation by stating that between 1996 when immigration reform was
passed and 1998 40,000 immigration cases were rejected at the American consul in the
Dominican Republic. Because of the new laws many families are being forced to live separately
which causes problems not only for the individual family but for the community as well?
Peguero's idea is to implement some sort of insurance policy for immigrants so that the
community can guarantee the US governments that the immigrants coming from the island will
not become public charges
Mr. Schwartz, who has 20 years of experience empowering immigrant communities,

emphasized the need for the Dominican community to form coalitions with other groups to effect
immigration laws. These groups include other ethnic groups, academia, business, labor etc. The
first job of Dominicans is to unify within the Dominican community and then reach out to the
other communities. Organize on the local level to effect national issues and be focused on
results, not obsessed with an "all or nothing" ideal. Small victories can mean a great deal to the
people that are in need. According to Schwartz, the important issues on the agenda for groups to
be fighting are repealing several of the immigration reform laws including the affidavit of
support restrictions and to support bills already introduced in the house and the senate.
Presenters:
Radhames Peguero
Manuel Matos
Rick Swartz

Congressman Rabgel (D-NY) addresses the Roundtable ' s crow of 500 attendees. Seating to his
left are:Assemblyman Adriano Espillat, DARN President Victor Capellán and Quisqueya In
Action Presiden Elvys Ruiz.
Honorable Charles Rangel Remarks

US House of Representatives (D-NY)
Saturday May, 1999
U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel said that public education - historically the steppingstone to success
in the United States for poor and immigrant children - is a "national disgrace." The New York
Democrat spoke to the Dominican-American National Roundtable, an organization that follows
in the tradition of the NAACP and other groups galvanized by issues of civil rights and political
empowerment.
The disgrace lies in the money that is being spent for poor results, adding that Dominican-Ameri-
cans who have achieved personal success have a responsibility to "go back and mentor a child or
adopt a school."
The community must make sure that those who run public schools are not content with a school
that fails "because of the poverty or the color of the student, or where that student lives," Rangel
said.
Unless young people are trained to take advantage of the opportunities this country has to offer,
he said, they would be taken advantage of.
What makes this conference exiting, is the fact that it's just the beginning. Within this room
you've brought extra ordinary people with extra ordinary backgrounds who are willing to share

their experiences for the betterment of the community. The most important thing that makes this
event more successful is the presence of the young people.
When I hear the Europeans in this country talking about ethnic cleansing in other parts of the
world, it makes me wonder what they called it when they came to this continent and cleansed the
native people and then went to Africa and cleansed our brothers against their will.
We are in the period of the Internet the Concorde and the period of international commerce and
interdependence of all nations, NAFTA was the first time that this country recognized the Latino
community and gave Mexico the recognition it deserved. Now we must to keep that recognition
moving forward and change the Caribbean Basin Initiative and expand it.
I find it troubling about Europeans in this country who'll rather talk about their journey in the
May Flower and were proud to be called immigrants when they arrived here but now feel that
there are to many immigrants.
We need to make sure that we leave a better world for our children than the one we have. And
need to make sure that those in charge of the school system don't become content with the
decaying of our school systems competitive process.
I strongly feel that success shouldn't be measured with how much money you make, but instead
it should be measured with the giving back to the community as mentors to help those that need
help in the community. Next year will be very important, because there'll be the reapportioning
of the political lines and we don't know where they are going to end up. We must have unity in
our community in order to secure success.
The Health Status of Dominicans in the US:

Disparities in Care and Access
Dr. Rodriguez began the panel explaining that Dominicans in the United States suffer from a
lack of access to good health care. In this country no individual can be denied emergency
medical care but because of the expense of providing this care fulfilling that right can be
difficult. Hospitals have to face the fact that health care is very expensive and that there will
always be a population in need of free care.
In the Dominican Republic only about 20% of the population has medical insurance. All care in
public hospitals is free. Thus many Dominicans are not used to the type of health care system
used in the United States. What is important then is that instead of creating a welfare approach
to healthcare in which the hospitals are forced to pick up the cost of care for those who are
unable to pay is to fight for insurance coverage for all people who need it.
Ms. Mejia began her presentation saying that, just as Martin Luther King Junior had a
dream, she too has a dream which is to see the health system working for the people. Ms.
Mejia is part of a program in New York City called "Voices of the Community" trying to
improve the health and access to care of immigrants in New York City especially in the
area of Washington Heights. The need for this type of program is evident. In her
presentation Ms. Mejia showed that 67% of the residents of Washington Heights are

Latino of which she estimates as many as 60% may be Dominican. In 1990, the average
per capita income of residents of Washington Heights was $13,022. For Dominicans in
the same area the per capita income was only $6,641 as opposed to the $21,333 per capita
income of Caucasian residents. Unemployment among Dominicans in Washington
heights was at 8.5% in 1990. The unemployment rate for Puertoricans was 2.4% and for
Caucasians was 3.7%. In the city of New York as a whole as many as 28% of adults
between the age of 18 and 64 did not have medical insurance in 1996 as opposed to a rate
of 19% nationally. However, Ms. Mejia was careful to add that in general Dominicans
are a relatively healthy population compared to other those of other new immigrants.
Ms. Murillo focused her presentation the fight to get insurance for uninsured immigrants.
She noted at the beginning that in the state of Rhode Island, hospitals do not pay taxes in
return for the free care that they are obliged to give out in their emergency rooms. With
the recent boom in temporary employment agencies who usually do not offer health
insurance and the trends among employers to cut insurance benefits or make them more
expensive, the number of uninsured individuals is still of great concern. Ms. Murillo
urged the audience to work together in their home states to find ways to get coverage for
people who are in need and lobby for the use of tobacco settlement money for health-
related purposes.
Presenters:
Dr. Felipe Rodriguez
Miriam Mejia
Luisa Murillo

El Systema de Salud en la Republica Dominicana

Presenter: Jose Polanco
Dr. Polanco pasó dos meses trabajando en una clinica en el area del Cibao en la Republica
Dominicana y nos habló de sus experiencias durante ese tiempo. La Republica Dominicana está
dividida en 8 regiones de mas o menos el mismo tamano por la secretaria de la salud. Cada area
mantiene su hospital publico pero muchos de los recursos han sido usado para mantener los
edificios y pagar los medicos y enfermeras.
Entonces muchas veces no hay medicamentos ni instrumentos suficientes para los pacientes. Por
esta razon la mayoria de la gente que pueden pagar su estadia en una clinica privada prefieren
hacerlo para no tener que ir a los hospitales publicos.44% de la población Dominicana usa
clinica privada mientras 49% usan el systema pública 70% de los pacientes pagando las clinicas
lo estan haciendo de su propio bosillo porque no tienen seguro medico.
En la clinica donde trabajaba el Dr. Polanco una visita a la emergencia costó $7 y tirar una placa
$18 ($RD288). Muchas personas tienen que decidir si van a tirarse una placa o comprar los
medicamentos porque no tienen el dinero para pagar los dos. Aqui en los Estados Unidos y
especialmente en Rhode Island Polanco indentificó el problema de la falta de medicos que
hablan espanol y la falta de conociemiento del systema Estadounidense de salud que tienen los
nuevos inmigrantes.
NALEO Campaign Training Presentation

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2 Annual Dominican-American National Roundtable
Marcelo Gaete-Tap
Director of Constituency Services
202-546-2536/email mgaete@naleo.org
The campaign plan is a road map for the effective implementation of the strategic goals of the
campaign. The campaign plan incorporates various elements including message, field
operations, and finances into a comprehensive blueprint for achieving victory.
Elements of a Campaign
Political Assessment
• Candidate, Opponent, major issues, and the district’s “big picture”
Message
• What is a political Message
• Message Targeting
Campaign Structure
• Campaign Roles
• Campaign Organizational Chart

Field Operations
• Elements of Targeting
• Volunteers
• Petition Drive
• Voter Registration
• Canvassing
• Voter Identification
• Election Day
Finances
• Political Fundraising
• Campaign Budget
Calendar
Message: Developing a Winning Message

“Compelling Reason for Action”
Session Objective:
Presenters will provide participants with the basic elements of developing a campaign message.
Participants will analyze their campaign’s strengths and weaknesses, learn the different uses of
free media and paid media. Participants will also learn the process for making strategic decisions
in delivering an effective message.
Your Message:
Your campaign message is the central reason why you are running for office and why people
should vote for you. It must be clear, concise, contrast you from others, and be persuasive. In
short it should provide the voter with a compelling reason for action and a clear reason for voting
for you. Your message should be short and clearly articulated by the campaign.
Developing Your Message
In developing your campaign message the first step is to take an in-depth analysis of your
strengths and weaknesses and how they will come into play in the campaign. Every
candidate/campaign needs to determine what is the central reason for seeking public office.
1. What are my strengths and weaknesses?

2. Why am I the most qualified person for elected office?
3. Why should I run now?
Answer these questions with regards to your opponent.
NOTE: Discuss all your skeletons with your campaign team—they will come out.

Defining the Race
Every campaign needs to identify the critical issues that voters in the district care about, and how
the campaign will address then. This means having discussions with opinion leaders in your
district, conducting polling, and studying local press coverage.
1. What are the issues facing the district?
2. What do the voters care about?
3. What is this election race going to be about?
The Message Box

You know your candidate, you have researched the district and the key issues, you have studied
your opponent, and you are developing a core message, now you can begin developing themes
about the various issues that the campaign will articulate.
Your Message Opponents Message

What do we say about our campaign? What do they say about their campaign?
What do we say about them? What do they say about us?
Field Operations
Targeting “Deciding which voters to talk to”
Session Objective
Presenters will provide participants with the basic elements of developing a Campaign Field
Plan. Participants will conduct a numbers analyzes that will result in a targeting plan.
Participants will receive a handout detailing the various roles in a campaign and a mock
organizational chart. Participants will learn the various elements of putting together a field plan.
Targeting:
Targeting is an analysis of voting patterns in an electoral district that result in your campaign
identifying the numerical formula for winning the election. Targeting will include identifying
likely voters, the number of votes needed to win, the geographic area of voting patterns in the
district, demographic analysis of those mostly likely to vote, and issues that move voters in the
district.

Elements of a Targeting Plan
Projecting Voter Turnout:

(Average Turnout for similar election) X (Total current registration) = Projected Voter Turn Out
Divide precinct into High, Medium, and Low turn out.
(Note: It helps if you color coordinate the district by turnout projection)
Votes Needed to Win

Projected Vote / 2 + 1 = Votes Needed to Win
Using a Voter File

Using a Voter File will allow your campaign to identify who is likely to be voting by
demographic categories such as gender, age, ethnicity etc. Your campaign will also be
able to identify voting performance: likely voters, occasional voter, new voters etc.
Research similar race

Sometimes researching previous campaigns in your district will provide a sense of where
and who is your possible base vote. For example, if you are running in a non-Latino
majority district, studying previous Latinos on the ballot will give your campaign a sense
of how she or he fared in the district, precinct by precinct.
Polling
Polls are expensive! Your campaign needs to decide early on if spending a significant
part of your budget on polling is worth it. If your campaign cannot afford a poll—
Research, Research, Research! Read all of the local papers, especially the letters to the
editor. Talk to different segments of the community. Don’t guess what people are
thinking-ASK!!
If your campaign will be conducting a poll to help you design your message, carefully
word the questions on the poll. Your first poll, a bench mark poll, will help you establish
name identification, discover the general mood of voters, identify the ‘hot button’ issues
and test your message. Later your campaign can conduct various kinds of polls to track
your message and identify what issues are persuading swing voters.
Field Operations
“Who, How and When will we talk to Voters”
Elements of a Field Plan
Your campaign field plan is an important element of your campaign. It describes your voter
contact strategies and sets goals for all your volunteer work. The plan must specifically outline
WHOM the campaign will visit, HOW they will contact voters and WHEN voters will be
contacted.
The fundamental elements of the plan include voter registration, petition gathering, canvassing,
phonebanking, and the vote by mail program. These elements must be organized at different
times during your campaign depending on whom you need to contact.

Voter Registration
An aggressive voter registration program is very important for a candidate that doesn’t
have enough of a base vote to win the election. A registration drive can also be important
if your election is in a city or district that has seen recent increases in U.S. citizenship
The main goal of a voter registration drive to your campaign is to increase your base over
your opponents. It does your campaign no good to invest in voter registration if it will
help your opponent.
If your campaign decides to do voter registration, please remember the following:

♦ Target your voter registration in precincts that will most likely vote for you.
♦ Door-to-door voter registration, while harder and more time consuming, is better for you than
site registration.
♦ Registration at big sites, like markets or swap meets, are only effective if you are running in a
large district, because these sites attract people from all over.
♦ Learn the entire voter registration rules and deadlines.
♦ Follow up and track all the citizens that you have registered to vote.
♦ Train your volunteers well, it will save you from discarding cards or trying to fix cards, by
tracking down voters.
Questions to ask yourself.

♦ Do you need to increase your base vote?
♦ How much time to allocate for a good voter registration drive?
♦ Is any other candidate or organization going to be registering voters?
Petition Gathering
Gathering signatures on your nominating petition is critical. Signature gathering is

important because it obviously gets you on the ballot, but you can use this period to begin
doing targeted precinct walking and talking to voters. Although most cities and school
boards allow candidates to collect a minimal amount of signatures and pay a fee to get on
the ballot, this campaign activity can be your first contact with voters in your district.
When you begin to collect signatures you must remember the following steps:
♦ Have a map of your district.
♦ Know any and all eligibility rules for those who can sign your petition.
♦ Get a list of all registered voters, if you are going to walk door to door.
♦ Have a prepared Biography or introduction letter/brochure of who you are and
why you are running.
♦ Create a database of all voters who signed candidate petitions.
♦ Send a thank you letter to all those who sign your petition, once you have
been officially place on the ballot.
Gathering petitions is one of the first steps in developing your field campaign.
Having volunteers gathering signatures is a training tool for your campaign. We believe
that targeted petition gathering in your base is a great way to introduce your natural base

with your campaign. Remember that although you define a segment of the community as
your base, you still need to cultivate their support towards you.
Canvassing
Most campaigns spend a lot of time and energy in canvassing their district. It is
believed that face to face contact between candidate or volunteer and voter is the best
means of voter contact and voter persuasion. They are right! What most candidates do
not realize is that target canvassing is even more effective
Targeted canvassing means that the campaign is going to target voter households,
rather than walking to every door or every voter in the district. Unless your campaign
starts early enough and has enough volunteers, to visit every house, then has the ability to
return and talk to all undecided voters, your campaign must decide whom you will be
able talk to. Targeting will give you parameters on who talk to while walking precincts.
We recommend that a canvass program include three targets:
♦ Candidate walking: All high propensity (Always Voting) voter households (hh)
♦ Volunteer walking: All high propensity voter ‘hh’ + soft base (sometimes voting)
‘hh’ + always voting swing hh.
Get-Out-The-Vote walking: All identified YES voters.
♦ If you do not have enough ID’d yes, and then we suggest you focus on turning out
your base.
Your canvass program is volunteer intensive; therefore, it demands a highly
organized headquarters operation. Your campaign must designate a Precinct Coordinator
who is responsible for all aspects of the canvassing program. They are responsible for
building precinct kits, training volunteers, tracking voter contacts, and assigning precincts
to be walked.
What is a precinct Kit? A precinct kit includes the following:

♦ Map of the Precinct
♦ A Voter list
♦ Canvassing Instructions and a Script to talk to voters
♦ Tally sheet
♦ Campaign Literature
♦ Campaign talking points
♦ Pen and paper
How do I track all voter contact?

It is critical that your campaign set up a system of tracking all your voter contacts. While
we recommend using a voter file that allows you to update and manipulate data, you can
also keep a running count of all your voter responses. Your Data Manager should record
voter contact operations, canvassing, phonebanking, and candidate contacts.
Furthermore, if you have the budget, we believe that every voter that commits to voting
for you should receive a GOTV mailer, letter, or a post card from the candidate and any
voter who is undecided should receive one with a strong persuasion message.

Vote By Mail
During the past ten years, California has seen political campaigns become more
sophisticated and targeted. A very effective campaign tool that more and more
campaigns are using is the vote by mail. The goal of a vote by mail program is to
organize your soft base of voters, (supporters who have a poor voting history) to vote by
mail (VBM).
If your campaign decides to run a VBM program, you must remember one thing, follow
up, follow up, and follow up. Campaigns sometimes do not realize that doing a VBM
program means that you are talking to a targeted voter three or four times. You must
follow up with a voter once they receive their application. Then follow up to remind
them to mail in the application. Follow up again, so they know that if they haven’t
mailed in their ballot, they must walk it in to the polling place.
The process demands that your campaign set up a tracking system so that the campaign
can follow VBM voters. Many times this program is a campaign within the bigger
campaign.
NOTE: If your campaign has the resources, and your city or county allows the campaign
to actually pick up VBM applications from voters, we suggest that you purchase a
business reply which allows you to place on the back of all the VBM applications a
“Postage Paid For.” This makes it even easier for your targeted voters to just fill out the
application and mail it without a stamp.
Voter Identification:
All campaigns come down to this fundamental aspect, voter identification. Your
campaign goal must be to identify enough voters that will turnout to vote for you on
Election Day. Based on your targeting, you must determine if the majority of your voter
identification will be persuasion or GOTV/turnout. (NOTE: Some campaigns like to
identify 25% over the 50+1 needed to win.)
Base turnout means that your targeting you has identified enough voters to win the
election if they vote. Then your identification has become a tool for getting your voter
out to vote. Your volunteers should talk to voters with an emotional/ “call to action”
message that encourages voting. For example, this historic election, or an opportunity to
elect the first Latina/o or scare people about your opponents.
Persuasion means that your targeting identified a large swing-voting block that you need
to convince. The persuasion message must be compelling and contrast you from your
opponent. Experienced volunteers and the candidate must contact this group of voters.
This work is a key part of victory.
Voter Identification is ultimately done to prepare for Election Day and GOTV. Most
campaigns will have done both persuasion voter contact and base turnout voter contact.
Therefore, your GOTV program will be to push out those turnout voters and to confirm
that your persuasion voters will be voting for you.

Get-Out-The-Vote, GOTV
GOTV is the culmination of all your campaign hard work. Your voter contacts and
campaign activities build towards turning out your supporters on Election Day. GOTV is
doing everything in your power to get out all your supporters to vote on Election Day.
Your GOTV list must include only your ID’d yes voters. Your volunteers must be stay
focused on getting those yes voters out to the polls.
GOTV really starts 3 days prior to Election Day. We encourage your campaign to begin
calling all yes and reminding them where they will vote on Election Day. GOTV efforts
should include door hangers for all your yes voters the day before Election Day or early
on Election Day. Door hanging is the final reminder of the BIG DAY.
NOTE: don’t turnout your opponent’s voters!
Election Day
On Election Day, your campaign goal is to get all the identified yes voters to the polls.
You do this through face-to-face visits by volunteers, or phone calling. Periodically
throughout the day, you can clean up your list by going to the polls and verifying who has
actually voted. This process allows you to cross off all the voters that have already voted.
Now instead of starting the day with 100 identified supporters in a precinct the number
decrease. This process is called “Poll Checking” and it helps maximize your time by not
spending time on voters who have already voted for you. This gives your campaign the
ability to focus on those voters who have yes to vote.
Ambassador Vega shares a moment with Washington DC delegates, Roberto Alvarez and
Alejandra Castillo.

Migration Trends by Dominicans and

other Caribbean nationals to the United States
By Ambassador Bernardo Vega
Malysis of the trends in legal and illegal migration, criminal deportees and the negative impact of
the 1996 U.S. immigration legislation
Everyday United States foreign policy is being determined by U.S. domestic considerations. The
way United States citizens feel and the strength, with which they express these feelings,
determine how their congressmen vote on foreign related matters.
The Caribbean community residing in the United States, and particularly the Dominican one, is
being hurt by United States legislation which effects its capacity to migrate legally, have access
to social security, education and health services. Members of that community have to express
their opinion on these issues. In order to do that, they must first become United States citizens
and then they must vote in United States elections.
During the second half of the 20~ Century, Caribbean legal migration to the United States has
been increasing in every of the last four decades. During the 1960's, 470 thousand people from
the Caribbean migrated to the United States, compared to only 123 thousand in the prior decade.
Although the growth trend has continued, since the 1970's the growth rate has been decreasing.
In the 1960's the growth rate was 282% when compared to the prior decade. The growth rate
came down in the 1970's to 57% and to only 18% in the 1980's. The growth years of Caribbean
legal migration to the United States are coming to a halt and might even present a declining trend
for the first time in more than half a century.
Contrary to the last 30 years, in the last decade, Caribbean legal migration to the United States
has remained relatively constant. This has been due to a stricter U.S. immigration policy. Yearly
flows in the last ten years have fluctuated between 89,000 to 117,000, with the exception of 1991
when 140,000 Caribbean immigrants were legally admitted, primarily due to an increase in
Haitians. During this period an average of 107,000 entered to the United States each year.
However, as a percentage of total legal migration to the United States, Caribbean migration has
decreased. Between 1986 and 1988 17% of all total immigrants admitted to the United States
were from the Caribbean. This proportion dropped to 8% between 1989 and 1990, moving up to
13% since 1994. In the last 10 years, 1.17 million legal immigrants came to the United States
from the Caribbean, representing 11 % of total legal migration.
Introduccion de Libro
Esta edición de ORDEN PARLAMENTARIO SIMPLE va dedicada a todas las organizaciones
de habla hispana que operan en los Estados Unidos de Amenca, en especial, a todas aquellas que
hacen esfuerzos por lograr Ia unidad para el bienestar y el progreso de las distintas comunidades
donde estan integradas y a toda la gente en los paises de habla castellana

Este esfuerzo se hace para llenar una necesidad importante en el desenvolvimiento de las
reuniones de cualquier grupo Esta obra esta' basada en Ia experiencia personal de su autor y de
sus observaciones en diferentes tipos de organizaciones.
El principal propósito de este folleto es lograr que cada persona que participa en reuniones
contribuya al funcionamiento y efectividad de las mismas.
Aquellos que conciente o inconcientemente monopolizan y anarquizan dentro de un grupo,

prefieren que no se utilicen reglas en las reuniones. Un procedimiento parlamentario, aun el mas
simple, democratiza a los grupos usuarios, evita el monopolio o la anarquia y contribuye a que se
desarrollen rapida y eficazmente las acciones que desea tomar el grupo.
La hispanidad continua su crecimiento cuantitativo y cualitativo dentro de los Estados Unidos y

sigue buscando lazos culturales, sociales, religiosos y hasta politicos entre las diferentes
nacionalidades de origen hispano. Las organizations representatives de nuestras comunidades
tambien avanzan en tecnologia, especialmente en la informatica. El uso de programas
computarizados, fascimiles, modems, discos compactos, videos, tecnologia digital y el internet,
no son un mito para las organizaciones hispano-parlante que operan en este pais.
Con toda esa tecnologia a nuestra merced, no se podria lograr ni objetivos minimos comparados
a los que obtienen asociaciones de barrios pobres en paises donde estos adelantos no son
populares, sino utilizamos en nuestras reuniones un orden parlamentano por mas simple que
parezca.
Es importante que nadie alegue ignorancia de las reglas parlamentarias. Que. no Mayan excuses,
evasion de Los trabajos, agendas incompletas o reuniones canceladas. Antes de comenzar
cualquier reunion se debe establecer un me todo como guja, para evitar discusiones estenles y
viciosas.
La historia del órden parlamentano viene de los tiempos en que los reyes ingleses comenzaron a
darle participación a la gente que no pertenecia a la nobleza en las decisiones del pais, para no
ser culpados de las repercuciones negativas. De all surgi6 el famoso Parlamento Ingle's
("English Parliament"), que con el tiempo se convirtió en el principal gobierno civil ingles, con
un Primer Ministro a la cabeza. En los Estados Unidos, un militar de carrera de nombre Henry
Martyn Robert elabord un manual de procedimiento parlamentano que public6 el siglo pasado y
que fue acogido por el Congreso como guia oficial. Muchas de esas reglas son parte de lo
tratado en esta obra.
Lo arriba expuesto indica que los miembros del grupo que se reune son responsables de tomar
decisiones, malas o buenas, y que sin un procedimiento parlamentano como el que se presenta en
esta obra, probablemente Ilegue a consensos rapidos y democráticos.
El autor.
Cosme Perez

The Hosting Organization

Quisqueya In Action, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to improve the lives of
Dominicans/ Latinos in the City of Providence, Quisqueya is celebrating its 11th anniversary this
year and over the years it has become a powerful institution within the Latino community. Our
major goals include youth empowerment, economic community development and cultural
awareness. This organization has been the catalyst organization in developing a movement
within young people called "A Generation that cares."
Our organization was founded in 1987 in the wake of a successful Dominican Festival, which
was organized by a group of young Dominicans. The intent of the Festival is to cultivate and
promote a better understanding of the Dominican culture and its traditional values. Presently, this
Festival is the biggest event held by Latinos in the State of Rhode Island. This year the Festival,
in its 11th version, created such an impact that month after many people are still talking about it!
Throughout the years, our work has been significant. We have organized and educated parents to
take more active roles in the school life of their children. Hundreds of school aged children have
participated in the summer performing arts and tutorial assistance program organized by
Quisqueya In Action, Inc. We also conducted a successful Citizenship program where most of
our graduates have become United States Citizens.
As the hosts of this year's conference, we would like to encourage you to participate in this
historic event and be part a movement that will set the footprint of action for the generations to
come!
DARN Mission Statement

(Adopted by members DANR Sunday June 14 1998 at the Washington Meeting)
The Dominican-American National Roundtable (DANR) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization

seeking to bring together the different voices of all Dominicans and create a national forum for
analysis, planning, and action concerning Bio-psychosocial political issues which affect the lives
of Dominican-Americans in the United States. Our thrust is to facilitate a dialogue that will
include, but not limited to, grassroots, nonprofit, religious, social, political and business entities
to generate the appropriate social, political empowerment in areas where large number of
Dominican-American reside.
The DANR will dedicate its efforts towards ensuring Dominican-Americans the free and full
exercise of the rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States of
America. In particular, the Roundtable will work to influence the decision-making process in the
United States so that the Dominican-American community obtains greater access to and fairness
in education; economic development; health and human services; Technology and Information;
public safety; solutions to substance abuse; and immigration reform. To help attain this
objective, the organization will endeavor to advance the political and economic empowerment of
the Dominican-American community by assisting in its nationwide organization. The association
will also closely monitor and act upon policy issues in the United States which affect
Dominican-Americans and are of relevance to Dominicans.
The Roundtable believes that the fulfillment of duty by each individual is a prerequisite to the
rights of all. The DANR will strive to create awareness in the Dominican-American community
that rights and duties are interrelated in every social, cultural, economic and political activity.
The Dominican-American National Roundtable firmly believes that culture is the highest social
and historical expression of human existence. The Roundtable considers that the ties that bind
the Dominican- American identity must be rooted, above all, in the cultural heritage of our
community, which in turn enriches this great nation of diverse origins. The Roundtable will
promote and disseminate all forms of cultural expression of the Dominican-American
community.
These goals will be achieved only if the Dominican-American community is organized in such a
way that all its diverse sectors are fairly represented in the Roundtable. The organization will
reach out to all sectors, including the younger generations, so as to ensure the broadest
participation of all Dominican-Americans.
National Dominican Leader Margarita Cepeda addressing the DARN participantas during the
opening of the conference.
A generation that cares

The First Annual Dominican National Roundtable Conference held in the city of Miami,
hosted by the Dominican American National Foundation (DANF) of South Florida and
supported by the office of New York State Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, ad the youth
organization Quisqueya In Action in December of 1997, united a group of more than 200
Dominican Americans for the first time in a now historical two day event The concern for the
image, the future, and the overall well being of all Dominicans in the United States made
possible the birth of the Dominican American National Roundtable (DANR) movement,
composed of a nationwide think tank with it's focus on empowering it's people.

The theme of this conference was, "The National Agenda" which consisted of workshops and
symposiums that dealt with, youth education, public safety, substance abuse, health and human
services, community organizing, political empowerment, immigration reform, economic
development and how to prepare for the upcoming challenges of the new millennium. This
gathering brought together prominent leaders and elected public officials of Dominican origin
from many States with historically large population of Dominicans such as Washington,
Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Chicago, Florida, as well as
Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic, among others.
Immediately following the First Dominican American National Roundtable Conference, a

meeting took place, at Alianza Dominicana of New York. There, Leaders of the Dominican
community created the National Interim Steering Committee for DANR. Again, in April of 1998,
members of the now established interim steering committee met at the Dominican Studies
Institute of City College of New York to coordinate several meetings to rally support for the
DANR across the country. During, a two-day mini- conference in June of 1998, in Washington
D.C, 47 members of the DANR met with Federal and State officials to introduce the DANR and
the adopted National Agenda.
The outcome of this initial stage of organizational development is, the institution of a permanent
governing board directors with the immediate goal of establishing an office in Washington D.C
to set national presence for the Dominican American community in the United States.
"Towards the New Millennium: Strengthening Organizational Development for Dominican

Communities in the United States
Congressman Rangel and his assistant Zenaida Mendez shared a moment with conference
attendees.

In the News
Conference looks at needs of Dominicans
The Dominican-American National Roundtable, a group of community
leaders, begins its second national meeting.
By GINA MACRIS
Journal Staff Writer
PROVIDENCE- U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel said yesterday that public education - historically
the steppingstone to success in the United States for poor and immigrant children - is a "national
disgrace." The New York Democrat spoke to the Dominican-American National Roundtable, an
organization that follows in the tradition of the NAACP and other groups galvanized by issues of
civil rights and political empowerment.
"We have to make sure that education is a priority,"
Rangel told an audience of about 500, gathered at the Rhode Island Convention Center from
throughout the United States and the Dominican Republic. The disgrace lies in the money that is
being spent for poor results, Rangel said, adding that Dominican-Americans who have achieved
personal success have a responsibility to "go back and mentor a child or adopt a school."
The community must make sure that those who run public schools are not content with a school
that fails "because of the poverty or the color of the student, or where that student lives," Rangel
said.
Unless young people are trained to take advantage of the opportunities this country has to offer,
he said, they will be taken advantage of.
Bernardo Vega, the Dominican Republic's ambassador to Washington, was to address an evening
banquet.
The weekend conference at the Convention Center, only the second national meeting of the
Dominican American organization, was called to develop a strategic plan for addressing issues
such as political empowerment, economic development, immigration and education.
One session dealt with efforts to ensure that Dominican-Americans are accurately counted in the
next U.S. Census.
Their numbers will have an impact on financing of government social service and educational
pro-grams, as well as the reapportionment of political jurisdictions, according to Adriano
Espaillat, a Dominican-American who is a member of the New York State Assembly.
"America benefits from new blood. That's not going to charge," Espaillat said, alluding to the
constant stream of immigration that has fed. the United States throughout its history.
"America reinvents itself every other decade," he said.
Espaillat estimated that there are about a million Dominican-Americans in the United States,
about 30,000 of them in Rhode Island.
Two Dominican-Americans in Rhode Island waged unsuccessful battles for public office last
fall, including Victor F. Capellan, who lost the District 20 House Seat to Joseph Almeida by only
20 votes.
Capellan, who works as executive director of the Center for Hispanic Policy and Action
(CHisPA), is also serving as national president of the Dominican-American Roundtable and was
a key organizer of yesterday's event.
He said the Roundtable adds national clout to Latinos' political. strength in Rhode Island.
"We want to organize," he said. "We want to register citizens to vote and to be counted in the
census" as well as enhance the economic prospects for Dominican-Americans, Capellan said.
Bilingual education is especially important, said Capellan, who entered a bilingual program at
the Roger Williams Middle School in Providence when he arrived from the Dominican Republic.
Bilingual education was ad-dressed in an afternoon symposium yesterday.

Done correctly, bilingual education allows youngsters to progress with academic subject material
while they learn English, Capellan said, and English speakers can do the same while learning
Spanish.
Capellan and Juan Pichardo, president of the Dominican-American Political Action Committee,
are among several prominent Latinos in Providence who have become a frequent presence at
meetings of the Providence School Board
.
Most recently they have criticized the building of new elementary and middle schools on the site
of a former landfill off Hartford Avenue and the national search for a new superintendent of
schools.
They say the high-powered search has ignored the grassroots of the community and the only
candidate who comes from within the school system, Latino administrator Tomas Ramirez.
CONFERENCIA NACIONAL DOMINICANA

CELEBRADA EN PROVIDENCE
Por Victor F. Capellan
Presidente Nacional
El futuro de las comunidades Dominicanas en los Estados Unidos fue el tema central de la
conferencia Nacional Dominicana celebrada en Providence, RI el pasado mes de mayo. Durante
esta conferencia en segunda version se reunieron mas de 500 Dominicanos y amigos/as de la
comunidad Dominicana para tratar temas de interes y disfrutrar de eventos tipico culturales
Dominicanos. Esta conferencia organizada a nivel local por Quisqueya en Acción conto con la
participación de lideres Dominicanos a todos niveles de nuestra sociedad a travez de todo el pais.
La direción de la conferencia estuvo a cargo de un grupo de lideres a nivel nacional
representando las comunidades donde hay gran numeros de Dominico-Americanos.

Los temas centrales de la conferencia y del movimiento nacional Mesa Redonda fueron el Censo
2000, el desarrollo economico, la salud, la educación bilingue, el empoderamiento politico y las
reformas de inmigración. Estos temas los cuales tocan a todos los Latinos fueron debatidos y
diferentes estragias se presentaron para poder trabajar en los mismos. Todo los presentes
tuvieron la oportunidad de presentar su punto de vista y de escuchar a expertos en los diferentes
temas que se prensentaron.
Durante el encuentro el cual se llevo a cabo en Centro de Convenciones de Rhode Island estuvo
presente el Honorable Embajador Dominicano en Washington, DC Bernardo Vega. El
Embajador Vega quien recientemente resigno esta posición la cual sirvio con honor por varios
años fue una de las columna de apoyo mayor para esta conferencia. Bernardo Vega le entrego al
publico un discurso en el cual detallo la situación trans-nacional del Dominicano aqui y alla.
También, en este magno evento dirigido en su mayoria por jovenes Dominicanos tuvo el honor
de recibir al Congresista que representa el mayor numero de Dominicanos el Honorable Charles
Rangel. El Democrata Rangel, quien representa el sector de Washington Heights en Nueva
York, pudo proveer a lo mas de 500 presentes durante su discurso una voz de aliento y de
empoderamiento ya que hablo de la importancia del pueblo Dominicano en las eleciones
Estadounidenses. El Congresista Rangel exalto a la comunidad Dominicana en Nueva York, por
su gran labor dia tras dia y alabo a todos sus lideres por el trabajo que desempeñan.
Mas que nada la importancia de esta conferencia organizada por la Mesa Redonda Dominicana
(DANR- conocida por sus ciclas en íngles) fue la participación masiva de los presentes
descandose una gran participacion de jovenes y de mujeres Dominicanas. DANR la cual es una
organización, no partidaria y sin fines de lucro que busca crear un foro pro-activo centralizado
en temas que afectan las vidas de los Dominico-Americanos que residen en los Estados Unidos
estuvo complacida por el trabajdo realizado por la organización afitrion, Quisqueya en Acción.
La Mesa Redonda Nacional Dominico-Americana está basada en Miami, Florida con afiliadas en
Washington D.C., New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Rhode Island, Maryland,
Massachusetts y Puerto Rico. La organización fué constiuida durante la primera Mesa Redonda
Nacional Dominico-Americana la cual se llevó a cabo el 6 y 7 de diciembre de 1997 en Miami,
Florida con la participación de mas de 200 líderes y activistas representando varios estados. En
esta nueva etapa DANR seguira trabajando para agregar al exito total de esta conferencia. Para
seguir adelante construyendo una agenda nacional DANR estara firmando miembros para crecer
la organizacion a nivel de base.
La importancia de este grupo es que los Dominicanos se estan organizando a nivel nacional para
poder juntos a sus hermanos Mexicanos, Puertoriqueños, Cubanos entre otros poder tener una
presencia en el debate nacional y influir sobre el futuro del pueblo Latino en los Estados Unidos.
Esta inquietud nace de la necesidad de que en la union esta la fuerza y para el pueblo
Dominicano unirse al Concilio Nacional de La Raza, al National Puerto Rican Forum o cualquier
otro movimiento Nacional, primeros tenemos que estar organizados y bien representados para
poder participar como iguales y poder aportar nuestra parte también a esos esfuezos. La
conferencia pudo proveer el foro necesario para organizar un movimiento nacional y como si
fuera poco se llevo a cabo aqui en Rhode Island, el cual fue el primer estado americano visitado
por el patricio nacional Dominicano Juan Pablo Duarte.

Por su parte Quisqueya en Acción se lleno de galardones por todos los que participaron por su
labor inigualable. La conferenicia fue un exito rotundo organizada por jovenes que gracias a la
vision de la fundadora de Quisqueya en Acción, Margarita Cepeda siguen adelante con respeto y
siempre honrando el nombre del Dominicano por su labor desinterasada. Quisqueya en Acción
ha de sentirse orgullosa y todos los que componen esta gran organización porque llevaron el
nombre de los Dominicanos en Rhode Island por todo lo alto a cada rincon de la nacion
americana.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Friday May 28/viernes 28 de mayo
4:00pm - 8:00pm Arrival/Llegada
8:30pm - 12:30pm Welcome Reception/Recepcion

Welcome Address /Bienvenida
Elvys Ruiz President, Quisqueya In Action, Inc.
Guest/Invitado Especial: Lincoln Chafee
Mayor City of Warwick, RI
University Ballroom -Radisson Hotel
Some workshops have changed Please check your schedu1e to note the
changes Algunos talleres han cambiado, por favor revise su, lista para
organizar su horario
Saturday May 28/sabado 29 de mayo

7:30am - 8:30am Registration /Registraci6n - Exhibit Area
8:30am - 9:30am Breakfast & Welcome/Desayuno y Bienvenida

Guest/Invitada Especial: Margarita Cepeda
President, Dominican-American National Foundation
9:30am to 11:00am Symposiums - *Please see workshops & symposiums list for more details
lista de talleres y simposiums para más detalles
A) Census 2000/ Censo 2000 -Room 552 A&~
B) Economic Development / Desarrollo Econonomico -Room 557 A&B
C) The Health Status of Dominicans in the US -Room 553A &/ Estatus

de la salud de los Domincanos en los EU
11:15am -12:30pm Workshops / Talleres

7) Dominican Art and Culture -Room 553A
La cultura y el arte dominicano

2) The do's and don’ts of starting a business -Room 552A L05 pros y
contras al empezar Un nuevo negocio
3) Homophobia: A barrier in the Dominican Community

Homofobia: Una barrera en la comunidad Dominicana Room 553B
4) Dominicans On-line -Room 557A

Dominicanos en la red tecnologica
5) Dominican Folklore / Folklore Domincano -Room 557B
6) Public Safety / Seguridad Publica -Room 552A
11:15am -12:30pm Concurrent Special Interest Workshops/ Talleres de interes especial

concurrentes
I) Women in New York making Waves -Room 550A Mujere5 en Nueva
York creando
II) Basic Political Training -Room 550B Entrenamiento Poiltico

Basico
12:30pm - 1:45m Lunch Almuerzo - Ballroom A

Speakers (Invitados
Honorable Charles Rangel
US House of Representatives (D-NY)
Honorable Adriano Espaillat
State Assemblyman (D-NY)
Symposiums - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
D) Bilingual education / Educación Bilingue-Room 552 A&B
E) Political empowerment / Empoderamiento Politico Room 553 A&B
F) Immigration Reform / La reforma de inmigracion – Room 551 A&B
3:45pm - 5:00pm Workshops / Talleres
7) Organizational Development/Desarrollo Organizacional Room

552A
8) Education Part II / Educacion - Segunda Parte -Room 552A
9) Dominican Women / La Mujer Domincana -Room 553A
10) Community empowerment/ Empoderamiento comunitario -Room

557B

11) Social and sports dubs in community building -Room 553A Clubs
deportivos y socio-culturales en el desarrollo comunitario
12) Dominican workers and the impact on unions -Room 553B Los
trabajadores dominicanos y el impacto en 1as uniones
3:45pm - 5:00pm Concurrent Special Interest Workshop

Talleres de interes especial concurrentes
I) The Health System in the Dominican Republic -Room 550A El
Sistema de la Salud en la Republica Dominicana
II) Duarte's Philosophy -Room 550B

El pensamiento Duartiano y su impacto en nuestro desarrollo
5:00pm - 6:30pm Break / Descanso
6:30pm - 7:30pm Reception/Reception -Exhibit Area
7:30pm - 10:00pm Banquet /Banquete -Ballroom A

Speaker/ Invitado:
Bernardo Vega
Ambassador of the Dominican Republic
Special Video Address/ Video Especial

Hillary Rodham- Clinton
First Lady of the US / Primera Dama de los EUA
Awards Presentation
Presentacion de Reconocimientos
Special/ Presentation by/ Presentacion Especial:
Grupo de baile de Quisqueya En Accion: Mama Tingo -RI Grupo de
Baile Folkloriko de Alianza Domincana -NY
10:00pm - 1:00pm Dance / Baile NY District 6 Jazz Band: Clave Azul

International DJ
Sunday May 30/domingo 30 de mayo

9:00am -10:00am Breakfast / Desayuno -Ballroom A
Guests/ Invitados: Jack Reed
US Senator (D-RI)
Rick Swartz
President, Rick Swartz Assoc.
10:00am - 12:Oom Interest Workshops /Talleres de Interes

-Junta de Desarrollo de Gualey
Rebuilding after Hurricane Georges
Coordinator/ Coordinadores
Arells Moran (DR)
-Advanced Political Training

Entrenamiento Politico Avanzado
Coordinator/ Coordinadores
Marcelo Gaete (DC)
-Book Presentation: Orden Parlamentario

Pesentacion de libro: Orden Parlamentario
Coordinator/ Coordinadores Cosme Perez (FL)
10:00am -12:00pm Annual Meeting/ Reunión Annual -Ballroom A
12:OOm - 1:00pm Departure/ Despedida -Ballroom A

(Lunch on your own /Almuerzo no incluido)
Participants
Last Name First name Affiliation

Sorano Gallegos
Abreu Rafael Partido Revolucionario
Acevedo Manuel
Acosta Sandra Student
Adames Nita Alianza Dominicana
Adams Albert Alianza Dominicana
Almanzar Juan Alianza Dominicana
Almonte Tomasina J&M Enterprises
Alvarez Patricia Alianza Dominicana
Alvarez Roberto
Alvarez Arlee Federacion de
Aponte Bruno Alianza Dominicana
Aponte Jocelin Alianza Dominicana
Arcia Celeste Alianza Dominicana
Aybar Jimenez Radhames F. Asociacion de Clubes de
Baez Carolina
Baez Maribel
Baez Isabel CHISPA
Baez-Malone Milady
Barrera Lazaro CHISPA
Batista Milagros Alianza Dominicana
Belliand Ramon CHISPA
Bello Jose Cornell University
Bernol Betty CHISPA
Bodden Maureen Quisqueya en Accion
Breton Judy Alianza Dominicana
Brito-Felix Maria
Brown Alcadia
Brown Vernon Quisqueya In Action
Burgos Nercy Conjunto Folklorico
Burgos Jasmin Conjunto Folklorico
Burgos Wanda Alianza Dominicana
Cabezas Dagmaris Mares Consutlants
Cabral Diana Dominican 2000
Cabrera Francisco Contacto TV
Cabrera Nancy Alianza Dominicana
Calderon Johanna Student
Calderon Wendy Alianza Dominicana
Camilo Jackie
Cancel Maria Alianza Dominicana
Candelario Ginatta Smith College
Canela Denise M. Dominican Amer. Natl.
Castillo Aurey Conjunto Folklorico
Castillo Frank A. Own Interest
Castillo Daina Conjunto Folklorico
Castillo Dayanira
Castillo Amelia Student
Castillo Daviana Conjunto Folklorico

Castillo Aljendra Office of National Drug
Catucci Candida
Cepeda Marilyn Quisqueya In Action
Cepeda Fahiola
Cepeda Rafaela
Cepeda Nancy
Cepeda
Cepeda Margarita Dominican Amer. Natl.
Collado Nino Dominican Amer. Natl.
Collado Belgica New York City Board of
Columna Manuel A. CHISPA
Consuegra Norelys R. Senator Jack Reed's Office
Contreras Maria Alianza Dominicana
Cornelio Jose Clay Park Labs
Cornelio Enrique Alianza Dominicana
Cruz Emil Alianza Dominicana
Cruz Jonathan Conjunto Folklorico
Cruz Domingo Conjunto Folklorico
Curtin Alicia Nurse Practictioner
De Los Santos Ingrid CHISPA
De los Santos Luis BRISC
De'Oleo Nurys Assistant to Congressman
Del Carmen Giron Maria CHISPA
Del Monte Masiel Student
Del Rio Deyanira Natl. Federation of
Del Rosario Guarionex Student
Delossantos Cristiana University of RI
Diaz Nury
Diaz Mariano NSA
Diaz Nancy The MET Center
Diaz Junot Dominican 2000
Diaz Sheila World Travel Services

Diaz Junot Alianza Dominicana
Diaz Daisy
Dicent Julio Alianza Dominicana
Dinzel Yrthya Dominican 2000
Dominguez Daisy Domican 2000
Dominquez Ivan Alianza Dominicana
Dunker Yris Dominican American
Duran Darling Conjunto Folklorico
Duran Gilda Mass Prevention Ct.
Durango Gloria CHISPA
Edmonds Mira CHISPA
Eduardo Abimael
Escano Rafael Instute Duartiano
Espinal Dr. Miguel Dominican American
Espinosa Ingrid Conjunto Folklorico
Estevez Rafael Comite de Ayuda a la
Eusebio Heidi Edelman Public
Fairchild Ivelisse Columbia University
Feliu Cinthya Conjunto Folklorico
Feliu Sra. Conjunto Folklorico
Felix Cintron
Feliz Karina Aliamza Dominicana
Feliz Karina Alianza Dominicana
Feliz Leonor
Fernandez Venecia Coca Cola
Fernandez Estela Conjunto Folklorico
Fernandez Eulalio Instituto Duartiano del
Fernandez Fernando Upper Manhattan
Fernandez Kery Conjunto Folklorico
Ferreras Julio Asociacion Dominicana
Figueroa Monico CHISPA
Figueroa Ernesto CHISPA

Frias Celesta Student
Frias Reyes Florencio CHISPA
Galuan Marilu
Gangemi Aura
Garcia Kathy The MET Center
Garcia Nives
Garcia Luis Alberto Conjunto Folklorico
Garcia Miguelina Quisqueya Travel
Garcia Zorina Dominican Amer. Natl.
Garcia Mirca Dominican Amer. Natl.
Garcia Ana Special Assistant to the
Garcia Brigida Bronx Community
Garcia Miguelina Quisqueya Travel
Garcia Bienvenido Urban League of RI
Garcia Aixa Conjunto Folklorico
Garcia Zorina Fundacion Sonrisas
Garcia Reyes Ana I. CUNY, Hostos
Garcia-Galli Elba CHISPA
Garigen David University of Dayton
Gautreau Jorge NY Dominican Officers
Genao Eduardo V. South Bronk High School
Gil Epifanio Concilio
Gilbertson Greta Fordham Universirty
Gilsian Pujadas Alianza Dominicana
Ginebra Rafael Dominican American
Goldman Roberta Memorial Hosp. Of
Gomez Domingo University of Daydon
Gomez Eduardo Dominican Amer. Natl.
Gomez Domingo A.
Gomez, M.D. Ellis Dept. of Family Med.
Gomez, M.D. Delia
Gonzales Anainda

Gonzales-Jar Aida La Gran Alianza de
Gonzalez Carmen World Travel Services
Gonzalez Hortensia Dominican Womens
Gould Gladys Casa de Español
Gracia Margaret Conjunto Folklorico
Green Velez Ken University of Illinois at
Greene-Velez Kenneth Dominican American
Greene-Velez Kenneth Dom. Amer. Midwest
Guerrero Eddy Democrat Washington
Guerrero Minerva Alianza Dominicana
Guerrero Luis Teacher - Kennedy HS
Guillen Gypsy D.
Guridy Julio Dominican Cultural
Guzamn Vargas Altagracia May Kane
Guzman Carol Florida International
Guzman Roberto Florida International
Guzman Carol Florida International
Ham Roger
Harris Sandra Northern Manhattan
Hasbun Mirtha Haschel Investments
Hasbur Tony Haschel Investment
Herasme Oscar Dominican American
Hernandez Yubelkis CHISPA
Hernandez Maria Alianza Dominicana
Hernandez Dario Conjunto Folklorico
Hernandez Cesarina Rhode Island Childrens
Herrera Ludy New York City Board of
Herrera Genaro Dominican American
Hidalgo Juana Alianza Dominicana
Hidalgo Felix
Inda-Fernandez Minerva
Infante Josephine Hunts Point Economical

Itzigsohn Jose Brown University
Jimenez Manuel Jimenez & Assoc.
Jimenez Luis Corona Travel & Tours
Jimenez Mercedes Dominican American
Jones Christina Georgetown University
Jones Mavel Georgetown University
Keomorokot Jim
Keomoushe ?? Santi ADVANTAGE
Keppis Laura Board of Education
Lantigua William Concilio
Lantigua Juleika Alianza Dominicana
Lantigua Juleyka J.
Lantigua Rafael
Lantigua Rafael
Lantigua Juleyka J.
Lazala Francisco Alianza Dominicana
Levy Ana Concilio
Levy Benjamin Concilio
Lopez Deyanira
Lopez Henry Teacher
Luna Maria National Democratic
Malone Milady Baez N.Y. Public School
Marcelino Yania CHISPA
Marshall Gina
Marte Cesar D.
Martinez Tulia Alianza Dominicana
Martinez Llaquelin
Martinez Miguel Northern Manhattan
Martinez Wendy Fado-NY
Martinez Aura Alianza Dominicana
Martinez Altagracia
Mateo Hector Alianza Dominicana

Matos Carlos Comm. Of Mass
Maunir Miled Conjunto Folklorico
Medina Alba CHISPA
Medina-Martinez Ana Greater Lawrence
Mejia Jose Juan Pablo Duarte
Mejia Miriam Alianza Dominicana
Mejia Mirian Alianza Dominicana
Melo Francisco Alianza Dominicana
Melo Carmen Alianza Dominicana
Miguelina Nilda
Minaya Jina Johnson & Wales
Morales Hugo Dominican Foundation
Morales Gladys Dominican Foundation
Morales Yocasta Childrens Arts & Science
Morel Rafael Asoc. Com.Dom.Fla
Morel Cynthia
Morel Cpayba Rafael Asociacion de
Morilla Cira Quiqueya en Accion
Moya Samuel Dominican Amer. Natl.
Muñoz Renee Dominican Womens
Murphy Ramon Presidentof Ass. Of
Nero Rafaela Protective Service for
Noctenius Jeannette Latino Council on
Noguera Olga Department of Human
Norman Kate CHISPA
Nuñez Ms. Kenia City of atlantic city
Nuñez Judy Quisqueya - Dominican
Nuñez-Cedeno Rafael University ofIllinois at
Nuñez-Cedeño Rafael Dom. Amer. Midwest
Nuosu Matthew University of Michigan
O'Neal Hector P. Asociacion Dominicana
Ocasio Alina Riedc

Orellana Blanca CHISPA
Paula Franmy Student
Paulina Xiomara
Payero Elizabeth Alianza Dominicana
Peay Lenore M. Ft. George Community
Peguero Rhadames Dominican Amer. Natl.
Peguero Novella Dominican Amer. Natl.
Peña Jacinta Latin American Student Association
Perez Estela W. Wynn's International
Perez Cosme Publicaciones Casa
Perez Maritza
Perez Everin Urban League of RI
Pichardo Katherine International Immigrants
Pichardo Rosa Student
Pichardo Carolina CHISPA
Pichardo Rosa
Piertersz Roberto
Pimentel Jessica
Polanco Ruth Alianza Dominicana
Polanco Lucilla
Polanco Carmen Urban League of RI
Puello Giovanni Manhattan Brorough of
Pujadas Gilsia Alianza Dominicana
Puntier Noemi Alianza Dominicana
Quezada Kathy Alianza Dominicana
Ramirez Vanessa Conjunto Folklorico
Ramirez Eribelka Conjunto Folklorico
Ramirez yony Atornny General office
Ramos Domingo Alianza Dominicana
Ramos Francisco Alianza Dominicana
Ramos Domingo Alianza Dominicana
Ramos Lisandra

Reyes Dulce NY Immigration
Reynoso Gabriel Hospital Audiences Inc.
Ricart Angel Ortiz Alianza Dominicana
Ricourt Milagros Alianza Dominicana
Rivas Angel Asociacion de Lluges de
Rivas David Rivas Travel Agency
Rivas Vianela Alianza Dominicana
Rivera Gladys Dominican Womens
Robinson Augelia-Garcia Ass. Teacher
Robinson Franchesca Student
Rodrigez Fernando
Rodriguez Carlos Dominican 2000
Rodriguez Erika Cornell
Rodriguez Luis Dominican 2000
Rodriguez Felipe Medical Doctor
Rodriguez Marisella Student
Rodriguez Francisco City University of New
Rodriguez Madeline
Rodriguez Ydanis Dominican 2000
Rodriguez Letizia Diplomatic Security
Rodríguez Erika
Rodriquez Jose Alianza Dominicana
Rodriquez Maria Victoria CHISPA
Rojas Jeny Quisqueya en Accion
Romero Ivan UOSA - GDP Washington
Romero Jane Self Employed
Romero Rosita Dominican Womens
Romero Ramona EI du PONT de
Rondon Luisa Alianza Dominicana
Rosario Filomena Alianza Dominicana
Rosario Minerva Urban League of RI
Rosario Filomena Alianza Dominicana

Ruiz Damarys
Ruiz Damarys Pershing Division of
Russell-Cintron Marcia Providence Journal
Sanchez Ramon Student
Sanchez Artura Pratt Institute
Sanchez Sandino Alianza Dominicana
Sanchez Cecilio Conjunto Folklorico
Sanchez-Acosta Donis Asociacion de Mujeres
Santiago Stephanie Alianza Dominicana
Santianni Blaise
Santos Rosann University at Albany
Schroh America Dominican Amer. Natl.
Selikowitz Peter Jose City of Burlinton Park
Sepulveda Edward Conjunto Folklorico
Silverio Denisse Alianza Dominicana
Silverio Edlif Alianza Dominicana
Silverio Denise Alianza Dominicana
Silverio Eddie Alianza Dominicana
Silvestre Rafael A. CHISPA
Small Greg Providence Police
Sosa Onix CLK Management Corp
Soto Diana Conjunto Folklorico
Sterling Laura Ft. George Community
Suarez Carlos La Gran Alianza de
Suero Juan Manuel Gil Suero & Pedersini,
Swartz Rick Rick Swartz & Associates
Tatis Antonio Alianza Dominicana
Tatis Antonio Alianza Dominicana
Tejada Leon El Centro & World Travel Agency
Terrero Mercedes Dominican Amer. Natl.
Thompson, Esq. Ronald Law Office of Ronald W.
Torres Jose Asoc. Com.Dom.Fla

Torres Jose Asoc de comerciantes
Torres-Saillant Dr. Silvio CUNY-Dominican Studies
Travis Bob Access
Ubillus Gisela Big Sisters of RI
Ureña Adria DANR Steering
Ureña Guido Javier
Ureña Adria DANR Steering
Vargas Nurys Alianza Dominicana
Vargas Teresa
Vasquez Mirna Alianza Dominicana
Ventura Rosa Conjunto Folklorico
Ventura Jhibielis Conjunto Folklorico
Veras Hanoi Student
Volquez Demetrio Dominican Amer. Natl.
Volquez Juana Dominican Amer. Natl.
Volquez Karina Dominican Amer. Natl.
Wilson Nilda
Wilson Adelcida Cardianet
Wilson C. Andrew Dom. Amer. Professional
Yepes Obdulio CHISPA
Yotharath Ratdavone
Zapata Maximo American Heart

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National Roundtable Summary

May 28-30, 1999

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Second Annual Dominican American National

As President and, fellow teammate in this organization, and as a Proud Dominican, my

Juan Casimiro makes a dynamic economic development presentation at the conference

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Mr. Schwartz, who has 20 years of experience empowering immigrant communities,

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Honorable Charles Rangel Remarks

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The Health Status of Dominicans in the US:

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El Systema de Salud en la Republica Dominicana

NALEO Campaign Training Presentation

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Message: Developing a Winning Message

Developing Your Message

1. What are my strengths and weaknesses?

Answer these questions with regards to your opponent.

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Defining the Race

1. What are the issues facing the district?

2. What do the voters care about?

3. What is this election race going to be about?

The Message Box

Your Message Opponents Message

What do we say about them? What do they say about us?

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Projecting Voter Turnout:

Votes Needed to Win

Using a Voter File

Research similar race

Elements of a Field Plan

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If your campaign decides to do voter registration, please remember the following:

Questions to ask yourself.

Gathering signatures on your nominating petition is critical. Signature gathering is

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What is a precinct Kit? A precinct kit includes the following:

How do I track all voter contact?

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NOTE: don’t turnout your opponent’s voters!

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Migration Trends by Dominicans and

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Aquellos que conciente o inconcientemente monopolizan y anarquizan dentro de un grupo,

La hispanidad continua su crecimiento cuantitativo y cualitativo dentro de los Estados Unidos y

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The Hosting Organization

DARN Mission Statement

The Dominican-American National Roundtable (DANR) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization

A generation that cares

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Immediately following the First Dominican American National Roundtable Conference, a

"Towards the New Millennium: Strengthening Organizational Development for Dominican

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"We have to make sure that education is a priority,"

Bilingual education was ad-dressed in an afternoon symposium yesterday.

CONFERENCIA NACIONAL DOMINICANA