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This video is based on two presentations by immigration advocate Omar López, given in Chicago, in conjunction with the 2008 GP-US Annual Meeting and Presidential Convention. The first is a small excerpt from a workshop that Omar led. The workshop video also includes the comments of March 10th advocate Jorge Mújica, and a question from Green Party member CeCi of Pennsylvania. The second section is the keynote speech given by Omar López at the Green Party of the United States Presidential Convention. For m
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Jul
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omar lopez, green party, speech, presidential convention, latino, mexican, teachers, mckinney, congress
Omar López has a bio that includes being a founder of the Mexican Teachers Organization in 1973; being a principal leader and convenor of the March 10 and May 1 2006 historic mega-marches in defense of undocumented immigrant workers; and being the director of C.A.L.O.R. which provides services to Latinos affected by HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Omar López is running for the House of Representatives in Illinois, 4th District. http://www.omarlopez2008.org. This is one of the key note speeches from the 2008
