Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores (Humanitarian Center for Workers)

JOB DESCRIPTION: Worker Owned Green Cleaning Coop General Manager

Location: Denver, Colorado

Reports to: Executive Director, Centro Humanitario Para los Trabajadores (Humanitarian Center for Workers)

Status: Full time

Deadline to apply: April 20, 2010

POSITION SUMMARY

Green Cleaning for Life, LLC is Denver’s green cleaning worker owned cooperative that is run and controlled by workers. Founded by workers from El Centro Humanitario, Denver’s day laborer organization, Green Cleaning is about to launch in early summer, 2010. The general manager is responsible for creating an infrastructure of this start up co-op with visions and dedication. The General Manager will be responsible for developing an infrastructure of the co-op, governance and daily operation, fundraising, marketing and technical assistance (such as green cleaning training) to workers.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Marketing (25%): Initiate a marketing program to develop the co-op’s initial client base. Conduct regional marketing campaign including local networking with institutional partners, targeted purchase of print advertisement, and other strategies. Activities include: identify local networks, attend local events and train members to represent the company at others, conduct customer surveys, educate potential customers about the benefits of least toxic cleaning, organize customer specials, prepare print advertisements, analyze customer sources. Protect market niche.

• General Administration (25%): Work with El Centro Executive Director to develop co-op policies, personnel ensure maintenance of member files and accurate records for annual licenses and registrations, tax identification numbers, legal, financial, and other records. Maintain insurance. Ensure coop is in compliance with all legal requirements. Development of coop operating agreements and personnel, operational and other policies, working with co-op board as appropriate.

• Finance and fundraising (25%): Develop an annual budget. Generate financial reports and conduct regular financial analysis. Keep board and members informed and educated about coop’s finance. Oversee contracts with bookkeeping and accounting and other business, educational and technical services. Work with accountant to prepare and submit annual taxes. Write grants or conduct fundraising plans as needed.

• Member Training/Education (20%): Build leadership of workers, have general meetings with workers on a regular basis, develop a green cleaning training materials, conduct green cleaning training to members as needed, develop a general educational materials on co-op. Foster a culture of worker-ownership among co-op members.

• Other Centro Humanitario related activity (5%): Participate in El Centro’s staff meeting, El Centro’s fundraising activities, staff retreat and other activities as requested.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Must be Bi-lingual (English-Spanish)

• At least five years of experience as solid supervisory position or manager.

• At least five years of experience in financial management and analysis, marketing

• At least five years of experience in fundraising. Must have a good record of fundraising through special event organizing or/and grant writing.

• Experience in industry and with cooperatively owned business preferred.

• Commitment to creating democratic workplace and social justice

• Multi task oriented person and excellent computer skills

Salary: Competitive salary consummated with experience. Medical benefits and pension

Deadline: April 20, 2010 Employment Start day: May 15, 2010

Application: a cover letter describing your intention, three references, a resume and a writing sample (five pages) to Minsun Ji, Executive Director, mji@centrohumanitario.org or

El Centro Humanitario

Attn: Executive Director, 2260 California Street, Denver, CO 80205

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Posted: March 9th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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A note from Cindy Lowery, Chair, Democratic Party of Denver:

We are coming up on a crucial event in the Democratic Party, the caucuses. Contrary to what you might hear or believe, the caucuses DO matter. On Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 7pm, each of us will meet with our neighbors and start the grassroots process that so many of us hold near and dear to our hearts. At your precinct caucus, you will have the opportunity to elect precinct committee people. These volunteers, PCPs, will continue the long standing tradition of canvassing and calling their neighbors to tell them about Democratic issues and elections.

On March 16, you and your neighbors will also vote on the Democratic Platform. This document makes up the core of our party and defines our beliefs regarding key issues including health care, education, environment, and civil rights. This is YOUR opportunity to have a voice in what our legislators promote every day at the Capitol.

Finally, you and your neighbors will elect delegates to the Denver County Assembly. These delegates vote on candidate placement on the primary ballot. Delegates select which local state house and state senate candidates make it onto the primary ballot. The delegates also have the opportunity to move on to the State Assembly and place our U.S. Senate primary candidates on the ballot. This process is YOUR opportunity to have a say in which candidates represent the Democratic Party in Denver and statewide.

As you all know, we have two fantastic candidates running for U.S. Senate. One of these great men WILL be the U.S. Senator from Colorado come November 3, 2010. It is our job to ensure that happens and we will not fail. This job starts at the Caucuses on Tuesday, March 16 at 7pm. The Caucuses are the best way to get involved in your neighborhood and make a difference in the Democratic Party. Don’t miss out.

For more information about your caucus location click here.

Cindy Lowery
Chair, Democratic Party of Denver
574 S. Broadway
Denver, CO 80209
chair@denverdemocrats.net
cindy.lowery@gmail.com
303-830-8242 (office)/303-641-6671 (cell)

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For anyone who’d like to volunteer to help prepare for Caucus, help facilitate on Caucus night, or help process the results after Caucus, please check the Caucus Volunteer needs page on our website.

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Please join the Democratic Party of Denver at these Upcoming Events:
(Further information for most events is available on the calendar on our website.)

(+) PLEASE NOTE: The Democratic Party of Denver will provide Caucus Training at each House District Monthly Meeting marked (+) below. For more information on the March 16th Caucus, including additional training sessions, please click here.

Friday, March 5 - Coffee with Kagan at Pete’s University Café, University and Evans (at DU) from 7:30-9:00 a.m. Meet with State Representative Daniel Kagan (House District 3) the first Friday of every month.

Friday, March 5 - Democrats for the Arts at the Colorado Democratic Party Headquarters, 777 Santa Fe, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Join House District 2 Democrats and the Artists on Santa Fe Drive on the First Friday of each month to visit wonderful art galleries, mingle with your neighbors, and enjoy stimulating political conversation.

Saturday, March 6 - House District 4 Monthly Meeting (+) at the Argyle Senior Center, 4115 W. 38th Ave., 9 a.m.

Saturday, March 6 - House District 2 Monthly Meeting (+) at the SEIU Building, 2525 W. Alameda, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Come at 9:00 for coffee and sweets.

Saturday, March 6 - The Colorado Democratic Party’s 77th Annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at The Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, 1515 Court Place. The doors open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner and the program begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $125. For more information, please click here.

Sunday, March 7 - The Democratic Party of Denver’s Open Caucus Training Session (+) at The Colorado Democratic Party headquarters, 777 Santa Fe in Denver from 2-3 p.m. Open to all.

Monday, March 8 - State Representative Candidate Forum, House District 7 at the Montclair Elementary School, 1141 Newport St. in Denver at 6:00 p.m. All five candidates from House District 7–Jon Goldin-Dubois, Russell Green, Blake Harrison, Mark Mehringer, and Angela Williams–will be participating, and Secretary of State Bernie Buescher will make some opening remarks. For more information, please click here.

Monday, March 8 - Public Policy Committee Meeting at the Democratic Party of Denver headquarters, 574 S. Broadway, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Join the committee as they follow and organize around key policy issues, plan seminars and speaker appearances, and develop resources for Party members. For more information, please click here.

Tuesday, March 9 - Get Out The Caucus Phone Bank for House District 1 at the Democratic Party of Denver headquarters, 574 S. Broadway, from 6-9 p.m. Help HD1 activists contact Democrats in the district to give them information about their Precinct Caucus and to encourage them to participate. Please bring a cell phone–and a smile!

Wednesday, March 10 - Get Out The Caucus Phone Bank for House District 7 at the Democratic Party of Denver headquarters, 574 S. Broadway, from 6-9 p.m. Help HD7 activists contact Democrats in the district to give them information about their Precinct Caucus and to encourage them to participate. Please bring a cell phone–and a smile!

Wednesday, March 10 - Drinking Liberally at the Skylark Lounge, 140 S. Broadway, 7:30 p.m. An informal, inclusive Democratic drinking club. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass and share ideas while you share a pitcher!

Thursday, March 11 - Get Out The Caucus Phone Bank for House District 3 at the Democratic Party of Denver headquarters, 574 S. Broadway, from 6-9 p.m. Help HD3 activists contact Democrats in the district to give them information about their Precinct Caucus and to encourage them to participate. Please bring a cell phone–and a smile!

Friday, March 12 - Downtown Democratic Forum Breakfast on Proposed Ammendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101 with guest speaker Rich Jones, Director of Policy and Research at the Bell Policy Center. The Forum is at Baur’s Ristorante, 1512 Curtis St., with a 6:45 a.m. breakfast, and the program from 7 a.m.-8 a.m. $15. RSVP to (303) 861-8050 or jmasdenver@att.net by noon on Wednesday, March 11.

Saturday, March 13 - House District 1 Monthly Meeting - at Sooper Credit Union, 5590 W. Evans, 9 a.m.

Saturday, March 13 - Health Care For All Colorado–Denver Chapter Meeting at Kirk of Bonnie Brae Church, 1201 S. Steele St. in Denver from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. The agenda will cover health care bills in the state legislature, Caucuses and the Party Platform, and the recent Health Care Summit in Washington. For more information, please click here.

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SAVE THE DATE

Bid for Blue: The Democratic Party of Denver’s 1st Annual Art Auction!
We’re busy planning our first-ever Art Auction and fundraiser for the Denver Dems this spring, and it’s shaping up to be a can’t-miss event for art lovers and dedicated Dems alike.

If you’re an artist, a connoisseur, a collector, or just eager to get a jump on spring cleaning, we’d love to touch base with you about donating a piece of art to this ground-breaking event.

Please click here for additional details, and help us spread the word to Bid for Blue on April 24th.

Posted: March 4th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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Program Director

JOB DESCRIPTION

Latina Initiative’s mission is to cultivate, support and maintain the civic involvement of Latinas and their families through issue education, electoral engagement, advocacy and leadership development.  Since 2002, LI has worked to position itself as one of Colorado’s leading organizations that strengthen the political power of Latinas and their families.

The Program Director is a full time position responsible for the planning, implementation and management of LI’s programs.  This position reports to and works closely with the Executive Director.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for Serious Women, Serious Issues, Serious Action Conference; Civic Education Trainings & Events; Ya Es Hora Ciudadanía Campaign; and Youth Action & Advisory Council (YAAC).
• Recruit for, plan and teach weekly citizenship classes.
• Network and coordinate with partners/collaborators to enhance program implementation.
• Serve as liaison and spokesperson to Spanish media and the Spanish monolingual community.
• Recruit and manage volunteers.

Requirements

• Bilingual in English and Spanish, with professional-level skills in both languages.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be willing to work some irregular hours and occasional weekends.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1-2 years of working with youth or other relevant experience.
• Good communications skills, both verbal and writing.
• Event planning experience.
• Fundraising and budget management experience.
• Familiarity with Voter Activation Network (VAN) or similar voter contact management database system.

Compensation

Base salary is$38,000 to $42,000 commensurate with experience. Latina Initiative offers a competitive benefits package, including flexible work hours, paid time off, parking allowance, and

health insurance.

To Apply

Send a résumé, cover letter and a list of 3 professional references to Executive Director, Dusti Gurule at dusti@latinainitiative.org Calls will not be accepted. Position is open until filled.

Latina Initiative is an equal opportunity employer. Women, people of color,

immigrants, people with disabilities and LGBT candidates are encouraged to apply.

Posted: February 22nd, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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I don’t think I need to say more than this…

Posted: February 4th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
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There’s been a lot of talk bandied about in this period preceding the Colorado Senate Democratic primary.  There are folks that use the term “progressive” when they refer to Sen. Michael Bennet, and I want to make sure that we really understand what this means.

Now, in all fairness, I am very psyched about the fact that Sen. Bennet signed on as a co-sponsor of the Dream Act, and I even shook his hand publicly at a Democratic Party picnic and thanked him for his courage.  Also, he did sign on the the Lily Leadbetter Act, which guarantees equal pay for equal work.  I am glad that he decided to act as your garden-variety Democrat would act.

However, I just have to remind everyone of one of Sen. Bennet’s first actions when he arrived at the Senate, which was to join the “ConservaDem” faction led by Sen. Evan Bayh.  Right out of the gate, the ConservaDems trumpeted that they wanted a slowdown to spending and even threatened to slow down the President’s agenda.  Remember Rachel Maddow’s report back in March 2009:

Here’s the thing.  We need Democrats to act like Democrats.  We need them to be strong on labor, on consumer protections, on re-regulation of the finance and insurance industries.  When they can get those no-brainers down, then we will have a strong coalition to wage the war for comprehensive immigration reform, for repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.  These social issues are going to take a whole lot of testicular fortitude to win,  and they will only be won when we Democrats win the confidence of the American people again.  They will be on the side of social change when they no longer live lives that are fraught with economic despair.  Let’s not forget that the first thing that many middle-class people say about undocumented residents is that “they take our jobs.”

Aren’t we listening to Middle America?

Posted: November 13th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Andrew Romanoff

Andrew Romanoff visited our House District 2 Democrats meeting today.

He answered my question about why he seemed to not support tuition equity in Colorado. Now, keep in mind that SB-170, the tuition equity bill from last session, did not happen while he was in the state House. He personally felt that it was more of an injustice to the kids to let them go four more years to school and still not be able to legally work, etc. I said that for us, that gesture was important, that as Latinos in Colorado, we need to know that our presence is valued. He listened and felt and UNDERSTOOD in his typical Romanoff way. I am confident that he respected what I said and that it resonated deeply with him. Therefore, though I am not in 100 percent agreement with why he arrived at his opinion, I am comfortable with his reasoning because he was HONEST about how he got there.

He told us publicly that he supports the Dream Act and comprehensive immigration reform because of the immorality of perpetuating the broken system as it exists. He supports tough enforcement of labor protections that would hold irresponsible employers accountable for exploiting foreign workers and for not following our employment laws in the first place.

I am satisfied that he tried to use his best judgment to form an opinion about tuition equity, and it’s up to us Latinos to stay connected with him to ensure that he fully “gets” it. I feel strongly that the importance of comprehensive immigration reform and the Dream Act are things he already “gets.” These are no-brainer issues to him.

He also addressed the special legislative session of 2006. As I already knew, there was a movement afoot that year to block undocumented residents from any type of service that was not federally mandated. He used the example of a citizen being able to sue the Parks Department for not having some sort of checkpoint ready to check the immigration status of people using the park. He was able to stave off the move to create a constitutional amendment that was hateful and anti-immigrant and PERMANENT, and instead maneuver some state laws (statutory) that can be fixed later on. Now, it’s our job as Latinos to ensure that we’re working hard to elect those state candidates that will take on this bull by the horns and FIX what Andrew’s legislative brinkmanship allowed us to fix.

We need this legislative experience to help us get laws that will make life better for us.  I am fully aware that the current state of the Republican side of the aisle in Congress resembles exactly what happens in our Colorado legislature.  I want the person who will represent us in the United States Senate to know what he’s doing.

Additionally, the lion’s share of Andrew Romanoff’s war chest is local to Colorado. We have to ensure that our candidates maintain as much local contact as possible, because otherwise their funders have more of a say in their voting record than do We the People of Colorado.

It’s for these reasons, as well as many others, that I support Andrew Romanoff for Colorado’s U.S. Senator.

Posted: November 7th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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Watch this…any questions?

Posted: September 14th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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No more messing around, Congress. We need the public option RIGHT NOW!!!

Posted: September 8th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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I’m so excited to learn about Lucia Guzman’s candidacy for Senate District 34.  If you haven’t met her yet, she is a long-standing advocate for Denver county residents, from her work on the Denver school board, to her work with the Agency for Human Rights/Community Relations with the City and County of Denver.  We here at Liberal Latina endorse Lucia Guzman for Senate District 34!

For more information about her campaign, visit http://www.luciaguzman4colorado.com.

Here is a video from her recent campaign kick-off celebration:

Posted: July 17th, 2009 under Economic Justice, Uncategorized.
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As many of you know, I am the captain of the House District 2B Democrats (Southwest Denver). I’m in a state of emergency because of all the precincts under my purview, only 23% of them have at least one precinct committee person (PCP) listed or active.

I don’t have to tell you how important it is to make sure our Democratic Party structure accurately represents the true demographics of our neighborhoods. One of the biggest problems we have in some of these Senate vacancy races, for example, is that the people who will vote to fill the vacancies, PCPs, do not truly represent the ethnic make-up of the residents of the district. Since we are going into a legislative session with potentially only 5 minorities in a body of 100 representatives, we need to make sure our “bench is strong,” to coin a phrase. Also consider the rumblings about a potential Senate District 34 vacancy.

If we want Latinos in the legislature, we need to have Latinos staffing the vacancies in the Denver County Democratic Party. It’s that simple, friends.

Here are the vacancies I have. Please consider where your friends live, and please have them step forward to contact me about filling those spaces. They should be at least 18, already be registered Democrats or willing to register as one (and wait 30 days). They should also be citizens (I’m sorry I have to point that out), since they have to be citizens to vote in a vacancy election. My personal, other requirements are that they also be pro-union, pro-immigration, and pro-gay rights…in a word, PROGRESSIVE (though I’m happy with as close as I can get). Spanish speakers are a premium, though not necessary. I will interview each candidate!

The primary responsibilities of the PCP include GOTV functions, but my vision for 2B is for them also to be point-people for their neighbors on whatever issue surrounds them. Here is more information on the Party’s view: http://denverdemocrats.net/node/317

And here are the vacancies…

Precinct 201
Boundaries: Federal to the South Platte River, Colfax to 6th Avenue
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0201.pdf
Need 2 people

Precinct 204
Boundaries: Federal to Yuma, Bayaud to 6th Avenue
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0204.pdf
Need 1 person

Precinct 215
Boundaries: Meade/Lowell to Federal, 1st Avenue to Alameda
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0215.pdf
Need 1 person

Precinct 216
Boundaries: Federal to Raritan, Alameda to Bayaud
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0216.pdf
Need 2 people

Precinct 221
Boundaries: Alameda to Morrison Road, Sheridan to Utica
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0221.pdf
Need 1 person

Precinct 222
Boundaries: Morrison Road to Utica to Alameda (triangle-shaped precinct)
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0222.pdf
Need 1 person

Precinct 223
Boundaries: Morrison Road (south side) to Lowell to Kentucky
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0223.pdf
Need 2 people

Precinct 224
Boundaries: Alameda to Kentucky, Lowell to Federal
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0224.pdf
Need 2 people

Precinct 225
Boundaries: Alameda to Exposition, Zuni to Federal
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0225.pdf
Need 2 people

Precinct 226
Boundaries: Zuni to Raritan/Shoshone, Alameda to Mississippi
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0226.pdf
Need 1 person

Precinct 227
Boundaries: Sheridan to Raleigh, Louisiana to Kentucky
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0227.pdf
Need at least 1 person

Precinct 228
Boundaries: Federal to Tennyson, Kentucky to Mississippi
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0228.pdf
Need 1 person

Precinct 229
Boundaries: Federal to Zuni, Exposition to Mississippi
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0229.pdf
Need 1 person

Precinct 232
Boundaries: Federal to Zuni, Mississippi to Louisiana
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0232.pdf
Need 2 people

Precinct 233
Boundaries: Zuni to the South Platte, Mississippi to Louisiana
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0233.pdf
Need 2 people

Precinct 234
Boundaries: Sheridan to Osceola, Louisiana to Florida
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0234.pdf
Need 2 people

Precinct 235
Boundaries: Federal to Osceola, Louisiana to Florida
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0235.pdf
Need 2 people

Precinct 236
Boundaries: Federal to Zuni, Louisiana to Florida
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0236.pdf
Need 2 people

Precinct 237
Boundaries: Zuni to Lipan, Mexico to Louisiana (Ruby Hill area)
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0237.pdf
Need 2 people

Precinct 238
Boundaries: Florida to Jewell, Zuni to the South Platte
Map link: http://denverdemocrats.net/precinct_maps/prct_0238.pdf
Need 2 people

Posted: June 4th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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