FIRST LATINA U.S. SENATOR JOINS MALDEF IN HONORING WOMEN'S RIGHTS ICON AND LATINO LEADERS AT ANNUAL WASHINGTON, D.C. AWARDS GALA
April 24, 2017
Washington, D.C.- U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), the first Latina to be elected to the United States Senate, will be the featured speaker on Thursday, April 27, at the 2017 MALDEF Awards Gala in Washington, D.C.
This year’s event pays tribute to the work and achievements of three exemplary leaders in civil rights, labor rights, and legal service.
MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will bestow awards for Lifetime Achievement, Excellence in Legal Service to Marcia Greenberger, Founder and President of the National Women’s Law Center, and John E. Huerta, former General Counsel of the Smithsonian Institution. Hector E. Sanchez, Executive Director of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, and Chair of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, will be honored with the Excellence in Community Service award. MALDEF recognizes the significant contributions of these outstanding leaders and applauds their dedication to advance the Latino community.
The yearly event attracts Washington’s most notable government and community leaders in celebration of the contributions and sacrifice made by honorees to advance Latino causes across the U.S. The banquet will be held at The Mayflower Hotel.
WHAT:
Honorees
6:00 pm – Reception/ Red Carpet arrivals
7:00 pm – Dinner and Awards Program
For more information about the event, including tickets, please contact Heaven Ocampo at hocampo@maldef.org, or call (213) 629-2512, ext. 143.
Founded in 1968, MALDEF is the nation's leading Latino legal civil rights organization. Often described as the "Latino Legal Voice for Civil Rights in America" MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education, and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrant rights, and political access. For more information on MALDEF, please visit: www.maldef.org.
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