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ROBERT JACKSON 7th District Manhattan Co-Chair

JUMAANE D. WILLIAMS 45TH District Brooklyn Co-Vice Chair SARA GONZALEZ 38TH District Brooklyn Co-Vice Chair MARGARET CHIN 1ST District - Manhattan Secretary RUBEN WILLS 28TH District Queens Treasurer MARIA DEL CARMEN ARROYO 17th District Bronx Ex-officio Past Chair HELEN DIANE FOSTER 16TH District Bronx Ex-officio Past Chair CHARLES BARRON 42ND District Brooklyn LEROY COMRIE 27TH District Queens INEZ E. DICKENS 9TH District - Manhattan MATHIEU EUGENE 40TH District Brooklyn JULISSA FERRERAS 21TH District - Queens MELISSA MARK-VIVERITO 8TH District Manhattan LETITIA JAMES 35TH District Brooklyn PETER KOO 20TH District - Queens ERIK MARTIN-DILAN 37TH District Brooklyn ANNABEL PALMA 18TH District Bronx DARLENE MEALY 41ST District - Brooklyn ROSIE MENDEZ 2ND District Manhattan DIANA REYNA 34TH District Brooklyn JOEL RIVERA 15TH District Bronx YDANIS RODRIGUEZ 10TH District Manhattan

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CONTACT: Director of the Black, Latino & Asian Caucus, Alex Rias / ARias@council.nyc.gov

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** THE BLACK, LATINO AND ASIAN CAUCUS TO HOST EMPLOYMENT OPPORUTNITY AND SMALL BUSINESS EXPO
NEW YORK, NEW YORK May 18th, 2012 On Saturday, May 19th from 11am to 2pm, the Black, Latino & Asian Caucus of the New York City Council will host The Employment Opportunity and Small Business Expo at the New Balance Track & Field Center--216 Fort Washington Ave. (A, C, and 1 train to 168th Street station). More than 50 city-wide employers and small business resources will be represented. Free workshops to improve your resume and interviewing skills, How to Access Free training, 10 Steps to Starting Your Small Business, How to Access Start-Up Capital, and Doing Business With Government (MWBE). Participants with Resumes can be screened for jobs in 7 major industries, including Manufacturing, Transportation and Healthcare! For more information please contact your local Councilmember! WHAT: WHERE: WHEN: TIME: The Employment Opportunities and Small Business Expo The New Balance Track & Field Center Washington Heights Armory 216 Fort Washington Ave. New York, NY (A, C, 1 train to 168th Street) Saturday, May 19th, 2012 11am to 2pm

******************************************** As Co-Chair of the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus, I encourage all our constituents in these communities to register for this event. Its especially important that our minority communities use this expo to their full advantage to access employment and gain the knowledge on how-to start up and succeed in the expansion of their small business. Councilman Robert Jackson, Co-Chair Black, Latino & Asian Caucus. Fernando Cabrera, Co-Chair of the Caucus also adds, "Communities of color have been disproportionately affected by the unemployment epidemic in New York City. I am proud that the BLAC can deliver an event where individuals can be linked with opportunities for work, and entrepreneurs can develop and network to bring greater opportunity to their communities." "My colleagues and I in the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus, are happy to host this free expo which will provide resources for residents of our respective communities to obtain on-the-spot employment opportunities, job training, and/or entrepreneurial services." -Council Member Leroy Comrie, Deputy Majority Leader, Co-Chair Employment Opportunities & Small Business Expo Committee In a city where the cost of living far exceeds the national average, we are determined to assist communities plagued with unemployment as high as 26% compared to the City average of about 9%. It is important to bring opportunities to fight poverty in communities of color. Councilwoman Diana Reyna, Co-Chair Employment Opportunities & Small Business Expo Committee The Black, Latino and Asian Caucus is represented by 27 members of the New York City Council from all five boroughs of this great city. ###

DEBORAH ROSE 49TH District Staten Island LARRY SEABROOK 12TH District Bronx JAMES SANDERS, JR. 31ST District Queens ALBERT VANN 36TH District Brooklyn

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ALEXANDER RIAS Director of BLAC Affairs