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STRAIGHT ON TO OUR PROCLAMATIONS.UM, SO THE VERY FIRST ONE IS A PROCLAMATION FOR MILITARY VETERANS.
IF YOU ALL ARE STILL HERE, THE MILITARY VETERANS, UH, I'LL COME UP AND, UM, READ THE PROCLAMATION AND, UH, ASK, ARE YOU LEAVING COUNCILMAN, OR ARE YOU STAYING? ARE YOU STAYING FOR, YOU WANT TO TAKE OVER THIS ONE OR WE SEE YOU? DENISE ROOM.
UM, I AM HERE TO READ A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES MILITARY VETERANS PARADE ASSOCIATION WILL SPONSOR THEIR 20TH ANNUAL VETERANS PARADE ON NOVEMBER 9TH, 2019.
AND WHEREAS ESTABLISHED IN 1999, THE PARADE ASSOCIATION IS A GROUP OF CITIZENS WHO COME TOGETHER TO HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL MILITARY BRANCHES WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY WITH EXTRAORDINARY DEVOTION AND VALOR.
AND WHEREAS AT THE 11TH HOUR, ON THE 11TH DAY OF THE 11TH MONTH, IN 1918, THE GUNS OF WAR, WORLD WAR I FELL SILENT, AND ARMISTICE DAY WAS BORN.
AND WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME, IT WAS CHANGED TO VETERANS DAY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS PROUD TO JOIN THE PARADE ASSOCIATION IN SHOWING OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE SACRIFICES VETERANS HAVE MADE TO HELP SECURE PEACE, PROSPERITY, AND LIBERTY FOR OUR COUNTRY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I RON NUREMBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, IN REC RECOGNITION THEREOF, DO BY HERE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 9TH, 2019 TO BE THE 20TH ANNUAL US VETERANS DAY PARADE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND ENCOURAGE CITIZENS OF ALL AGES TO ATTEND THIS MOVING AND PATRIOTIC EVENT.
UM, FOR THE, FOR YOUR SERVICE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? YES.
UH, MY NAME IS ESTHER GARCIA AND I'M THE PRESIDENT THIS YEAR FOR THE ADV VENICE PARADE ASSOCIATION.
AND I HAVE SEVERAL OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS HERE WITH US TODAY.
AND FIRST OF ALL, I DO WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR SUPPORTING US ALL THIS YEAR'S.
AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUR COURSE 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE ONE AND ONLY VETERANS PARADE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
OF COURSE, THE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO HONOR, RECOGNIZE, AND SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE VETERANS.
LET 'EM KNOW THEY'RE NOT FORGOTTEN.
'CAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF 'EM HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
THAT'S WHY SAN ANTONIO'S KNOWN AS WHAT? MILITARY? CITY.
SO ANYWAY, SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY WE DO IT.
AND, UM, SO, AND, UM, WE WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
TELL US WHEN THE PARADE STARTS AND WHERE, WHERE, UH, WHERE DOES IT START? AND, UM, UH, COULD YOU GIVE US THAT INFORMATION? YES, MA'AM.
THE PARADE WILL BE THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER THE NINTH.
WE'RE GONNA START OFF AT EIGHT 30 IN THE MORNING AT THE ALAMO WITH AN R O T C COMPETITION BETWEEN LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS.
FOLLOWING THAT, WE HAVE A VERY PATRIOTIC WREATH CEREMONY, WREATH LANE CEREMONY IN OVER THERE AT THE ALAMO, AT THE CAVALRY COURTYARD.
IT INVOLVES MILITARY OFFICIALS, OUR GRAND MARSHAL, WHICH THIS YEAR IS RETIRED UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MAJOR GENERAL ANGELA SALINAS.
WE ALSO HAVE, UH, UH, TWO BEAUTIFUL HONORARY GRAND MARSHALS.
ONE IS A WORLD WAR II AND PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR, UH, NAVY CHIEF GILBERT MEYER.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A WORLD WAR II KOREAN VETERAN, VIETNAM VETERAN TOMA FUDO.
THEY'RE VERY HARD TO FIND WORLD WAR II VETERANS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE THEM AND THEY'RE GONNA BE HONORED.
AND OF COURSE, AT THE R CEREMONY THAT, THAT R CEREMONY WE HAVE, IT IS A WAY TO RECOGNIZE VETERANS THAT HAVE PASSED ON, BUT LET THE FAMILIES KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT FORGOTTEN.
AND, UH, AT NOON IS WHEN THE PARADE STEPS OFF.
WE ASSEMBLE ON AVENUE E GOES DOWN, UH, HOUSTON STREET.
WE DO A LITTLE TURN BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION, AND THEN IT GOES BACK ON HOUSTON STREET.
AND THIS YEAR WE'RE HAVING A VETERANS FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY.
AND, UH, THAT'S STARTING AT 10 TILL FIVE 30.
SO THAT'LL BE ONGOING WITH ENTERTAINMENT, FREE FACE PAINTING, BALLOONS, UH, ARTS AND CRAFT VENDORS.
AND, UH, THAT'S WHERE THE PARADE ENDS.
AND IF ANYBODY STILL WANTS TO BE IN THE PARADE, PLEASE, WE'RE STILL TAKING APPLICATIONS,
IT'S STILL NOT TOO LATE TO BE IN THE PARADE.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, AND WE, UH, WILL COME FORWARD WITH SOME PHOTO.AND WE HAVE SOME COUNCIL COMMENTS.
UH, I'LL, I'LL START OUT BY SIMPLY SAYING THAT, UH, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
UH, WE'VE BEEN PART OF THE PARADE.
WE CERTAINLY LOVE THE ROUTE THAT STARTS AT THE ALA GOING DOWN HOUSTON STREET.
IT REALLY FEELS TRULY AMAZING.
AND TO END AT MILAM PARK IS, IS FEELS JUST RIGHT.
SO THANK YOU FOR ORGANIZING THAT.
UH, THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT FOLKS THAT ARE COMING OUT.
WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THANK YOU ABOUT, ABOUT THE PARADE AND THE ROUTE, AND, UH, UH, CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE, THE, THE INCREDIBLE SUCCESS THAT YOU'VE SHOWN IN THAT ROUTE.
ADDITIONALLY, I'D POINT OUT THAT, UH, WE, MY, MY OFFICE HAS PARTNER PARTNERED WITH THE V F W POST 76 TO ALSO HOLD A LUNCH, UH, FREE LUNCH TO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO COME VISIT, UH, FROM ONE TO THREE O'CLOCK, RIGHT? THAT VERY DAY.
AND, UH, FORGOT TO MENTION TWO THINGS.
UM, THAT WE ARE HAVING A FLYOVER IN FRONT OF THE, OVER THE ALAMO.
THE FOUR 33RD, UH, COMMANDER FROM LACKLAND HAS APPROVED IT.
AND IT'LL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 10 30.
SO NOBODY GETS SCARED WHEN THEY SEE A PLANE COMING DOWN LOW.
AND ALSO TO SAY, I WANNA SAY THAT THE FIRST TIME FOR THIS YEAR, WE HAVE THE SAN ANTONIO, UH, POLICE ACADEMY.
WE'VE GOT 40 CADETS THAT ARE GONNA CARRY OUR STREET FLAG, A 20 BY 40 STREET FLAG DOWN THE STREETS.
SO THAT'S THE FIRST TIME THEY JOIN US THIS YEAR.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE AWESOME TO SEE.
UH, COUNCILMAN VRAN, JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR KEEPING, UH, THIS TRADITION ALIVE AND GOING.
THANK YOU FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO OUR VETERANS, UM, REP.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE VETERANS AND EVERY, AND THE FAMILIES OF ALL THE VETERANS IN DISTRICT THREE, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
MY FATHER WAS A VETERAN, PLENTY OF, UH, MY UNCLES, MY GRANDPA AS WELL.
AND I WILL SEE YOU, I WILL BE IN THE PARADE ON SATURDAY.
AND I UNDERSTAND COUNCILMAN TINO'S GONNA BE THERE TOO.
I JUST FOUND OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU'ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE.
AND, UM, THERE'S THE, THIS CITY OWES SO MUCH TO OUR VETERANS HERE, NUMBER ONE FOR THEIR SERVICE.
NUMBER TWO FOR BEING GREAT CITIZENS HERE IN THIS CITY AND FOR THE TRADITIONS THAT Y'ALL ARE KEEPING ALIVE.
AND THERE'S LOTS AND LOTS OF TRADITIONS HERE IN THE MILITARY HERE IN TOWN.
AND, AND WE NEED TO KEEP THOSE GOING BECAUSE, HEY, WE'VE HAD A CONTINUAL MILITARY PRESENCE HERE FOR AS LONG AS SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN HERE, SO OVER 300 YEARS NOW.
SO WE, WE NEED TO KEEP THIS ALIVE AND KEEP PRESSING FORWARD AND RECOGNIZING OUR VETERANS AND THE MILITARY, UH, SERVICES.
SO THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND, UH, GEEZ, I NEED TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET IN THIS PARADE, I GUESS.
BUT THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO APPRECIATE IT.
THAT MAKES THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
ALRIGHT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW SULLIVAN.
I AM JUST ELATED AT WHAT WE DO AS A CITY FOR THE VETERANS HERE IN OUR CITY.
AND AS A VETERAN ALONG WITH COUNCILMAN PERRY.
AND, UH, COUNCILMAN COURAGE IS IN HERE.
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO KEEP OUR SERVICE AND THE SERVICE OF MANY ALIVE HERE IN WHAT YOU DO.
AND YOUR SERVICE IS TRULY TO BE COMMENDED.
I KNOW SATURDAY I WON'T BE ABLE TO BE THERE BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR DISTRICT TWO FAMILY REUNION.
BUT KNOW THAT I WILL BE THERE IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH, AND CONTINUE AS BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.
I JUST WANTED TO ECHO IN AND SAY CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR CITY.
THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THIS AT THE FOREFRONT AND FOR ARRANGING THE PARADE.
UM, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT THIS SATURDAY.
I HAVE A STUDENT SYMPOSIUM, SYMPOSIUM THAT I'LL BE ATTENDING IN MY DISTRICTS OF MY APOLOGIES TO YOU ALL.
UM, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THAT THERE'S AN ASSOCIATION THAT'S FULLY DEDICATED TO OUR VETERANS BECAUSE WE ARE MILITARY CITY U SS A AND AS MILITARY CITY U S A, IT IS OUR DUTY, I THINK, TO, UM, MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, UH, ALWAYS, UH, WELL REPRESENTED AND THAT OUR, UM, OUR HEROES SEE THAT WE STILL HONOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE FOR US.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE TONIGHT.
UH, NO, WE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SATURDAY.
TURN AROUND, CENTER RIGHT HERE IN THE CENTER.
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NICK.I'M THE SECRETARY FOR THE BOARD.
AND OF COURSE I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE ONE MORE PROCLAMATION.
WE HAVE ONE MORE PROCLAMATION.
DO WE STILL HAVE THE LATINAS HERE? YES, WE'RE READY.
UH, WHEREAS THE LATINA POWER NETWORK AND EMPOWER WILL OBSERVE LATINA EQUAL PAYDAY ON NOVEMBER 20TH, 2019 AND HOST AN AWARENESS RALLY IN THE CULTURE COMMONS GALLERY.
AND WHEREAS MORE THAN 50 YEARS AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963, LATINAS TYPICALLY EARN ONLY 54 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR EARNED BY WHITE NON-HISPANIC MEN.
AND MUST WORK NEARLY 23 MONTHS TO EARN WHAT THEY EARN IN 12 MONTHS.
AND WHEREAS THESE LOST WAGES ADD UP OVER TIME AND SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT LATINAS ABILITY TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES, SAVE FOR THE FUTURE AND CREATE LIVES THAT ALLOW THEM TO THRIVE.
AND WHEREAS THE GOAL OF THE EVENT IS TO JOIN LEADERS, ADVOCATES, AND INFLUENCERS ACROSS THE NATION WHO ARE PLEDGING TO TAKE ACTION AS CHAMPIONS OF GENDER PARODY, NOT ONLY FOR LATINA EQUAL PAYDAY, BUT FOR EVERY DAY.
THEREFORE, I RON NUREMBERG, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, IN RECOGNITION THEREOF, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 20TH, 2019 TO BE LATINA EQUAL PAYDAY.
AND FOR THE LATINAS AND THE WOMEN HERE ON THE COUNCIL, UH, COUNCILWOMAN
JUST, I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT, BUT WE ARE ASKING OUR COMMITTEE, UH, OUR GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE IN OUR CITY FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY AND ACTION PLAN, UH, BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IN COLLABORATION WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO DEVELOP A SET OF ECONOMIC PROGRAMS AND POLICIES DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE GENDER PAY PARITY IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, COUNCILWOMAN HDA, CABE HDA, COUNCILMAN SANDOVAL, COUNCILWOMAN
SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU.
UM, MY NAME IS, UH, MONICA TREVIN ORTEGA.
I'M THE CO-FOUNDER OF LATINA POWER NETWORK AND, UH, MY CO-FOUNDER, ELIZABETH BA VANKO CANNOT BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE SHE'S REPRESENTING SAN ANTONIO AND LATINA POWER NETWORK IN MEXICO CITY FOR THE HISPANICS ORGANIZED FOR POLITICAL EQUALITY SUMMIT.
SO SHE WISHES SHE COULD BE HERE TODAY.
UM, I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT, UM, COUNCILWOMAN K HARRA IS ALSO A BOARD MEMBER OF LATINA POWER NETWORK, AND I KNOW SHE HAD TO GET TO HER D SIX TOWN HALL.
BUT, UM, OUR ORGANIZATION, UM, IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN THIS STATE THAT PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO LATINA WOMEN, SPECIFICALLY FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS SUCH AS, UM, LEADERSHIP, SAN ANTONIO LEADERSHIP, TEXAS LATINO LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, AND HISPANICS ORGANIZED FOR POLITICAL EQUALITY.
UM, WE, WE DO THIS SPECIFICALLY SO THAT, UH, LATINO WOMEN CAN CATCH UP TO THEIR PEERS ON ISSUES OF EQUAL PAY, EQUAL REPRESENTATION IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EXECUTIVE POSITIONS AND BOARDS, UM, MORE REPRESENTATION IN ELECTED OFFICE AND ALSO IN EDUCATING FUTURE GENERATIONS SO THAT THEY HAVE THAT SAME EXPOSURE AND THE SAME EFFICACY NEEDED TO MAKE SPACE FOR THEMSELVES IN ALL INDUSTRIES AT ALL LEVELS.
SO IT'S A HUGE PRIVILEGE, UH, PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TODAY AND TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THESE EFFORTS BECAUSE IT'S ONLY GONNA HELP MORE
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WOMEN OVERALL.UM, WE'RE VERY HONORED TO PARTNER WITH THE STRONG LIKE-MINDED WOMEN OF I AM POWER AND TACKLE THE ISSUE OF LATINA EQUAL PAY TOGETHER.
PAY PARITY, AS WE KNOW, IS A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ISSUE, AND IT CAN BE DISSECTED AND DIGESTED IN SO MANY WAYS.
AND WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS ISSUE IS REALLY THE ONLY WAY THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO TRULY IMPACT AND, UM, AND MOVE THE NEEDLE ON THESE STATISTICS.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING LATINA EQUAL PAYDAY.
I AM, UH, THE CO-FOUNDER OF I AM POWER.
CABALLERO IS TRAVELING ON BUSINESS.
WE OFFICIALLY TURNED ONE YEAR, UH, IN NOVEMBER 3RD, UH, HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
WE HAVE ABOUT 127 MEMBERS TO DATE.
WE ARE A, UH, ALL INCLUSIVE, UH, A MEMBER BASE 5 0 1 C THREE ORGANIZATION.
UH, OUR MISSION IS REALLY TO, UH, UH, REALLY EMPOWER WOMEN TO EMPOWER THEMSELVES.
AND WE HAVE THREE PILLARS, AND IT'S ABOUT INSPIRATION, ELEVATION AND PROMOTION.
BUT REALLY THE, I EMPOWER IT'S ABOUT I WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE WE AS WOMEN DOING DIFFERENTLY FOR A DIFFERENT OUTCOME.
AND SO I EMPOWER REALLY FOCUSES ON WOMEN DEVELOPMENTS, UH, CONFIDENCE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE BELIEVE IN OURSELVES AND UNDERSTAND OUR VALUE AND REALLY EMPOWER EACH OTHER, RIGHT? THERE IS JUST SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE, ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE.
SO COLLECTIVELY WE ARE BETTER.
SO I EMPOWER IS REALLY PROUD TO PARTNER WITH LATINA POWERED NETWORK.
WE WE'RE COMPLIMENTARY OR, UH, ORGANIZATIONS.
AND I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER POTENTIAL COMPLIMENTARY ORGANIZATIONS, WOMEN ORGANIZATIONS IN SAN ANTONIO THAT REALLY SHOULD CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER JUST TO CONTINUE TO ELEVATE WOMEN STARTING HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, BUT BE THE BEACON IN THE NATION AND EVEN IN THE WORLD THAT WE CAN BE BETTER TOGETHER.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.
UH, WE BELIEVE THAT THE, UH, THE AWARENESS AROUND THE ISSUE IS, IS REALLY KEY.
BUT I THINK IT STARTS, UH, WITH, THERE'S THREE, IT'S A STRATEGIC APPROACH, RIGHT? NUMBER ONE, OR ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY.
AND I, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF MOVEMENT.
HOW CAN WE ACCELERATE THAT? NUMBER TWO IS SOCIETY.
WHAT IS THE THAT STIGMA AND HOW IS SOCIETY, HOW WE INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER? HOW DO WE BECOME MORE AWARE? AND THEN THE LAST PILLAR IS REALLY THE WOMAN HERSELF.
AND THAT'S WHERE REALLY WHERE I EMPOWER COMES IN IS HOW DO WE EMPOWER EACH OTHER TO DO BETTER AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN THE FOREFRONT OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
SO THIS, THE, THE NOVEMBER 20TH EVENT IS ABOUT CHANGE.
IT'S ABOUT AWARENESS, ACTION, AND CHANGE.
AND I DO WANNA SAY JUST REALLY QUICK, OUR, OUR SYMBOL FOR NOVEMBER 20TH IS RINGING THE BELL FOR AWARENESS.
SO WE WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO WOMEN RINGING THE BELL NOVEMBER 20TH.
WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THOSE TO EACH ONE OF YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND, AND JUST KNOW THAT THIS LATINO SUPPORTS YOU, UH, ON THAT.
SO WE'LL, WE WILL, UH, CERTAINLY BE RIGHT THERE WITH YOU RINGING THAT BELL.
ESPECIALLY AS SOMEBODY WHO'S RAISED BY A SINGLE MOM.
UH, I, I UNDERSTAND VERY WELL SOME OF THE CONCERNS AND THE AWARENESS THAT YOU'RE BRINGING OUT.
SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT AND, AND KNOW THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON MY SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD.
COUNCIL MEMBER ADRIANNA ROCHA GARCIA.
THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND CONGRATULATIONS ON EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING AND AT, IN TERMS OF ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION.
I KNOW THAT YOU ALL, UM, ARE EDUCATING FUTURE GENERATIONS.
AND, UM, I WANNA TELL YOU A QUICK STORY.
WHEN SOME OF MY STUDENTS LEARNED THAT LATINAS IN THE UNITED, UNITED STATES ARE PAID ON AVERAGE 54 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR, THEY FREAKED OUT.
AND SO THEY, THEY WEREN'T AWARE.
AND SO WHEN SOMEBODY BRINGS IT UP TO THEM, THEN THEY REALIZE, OH MY GOODNESS.
AND SO, UM, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING THAT STRONG VOICE OF ADVOCACY.
UM, I ALWAYS, UH, REMEMBER, UM, ROSIE CASTRO CARRIES THE RED PURSE, AND SO EVERY TIME I SEE THAT RED PURSE, IT, IT REMINDS ME AS WELL.
UM, BUT I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, COUNCILWOMAN GONZALEZ AND COUNCILWOMAN VIA GRANT FOR BRINGING FORTH THAT C C R AND ALLOWING YOUR COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO REALLY, UH, SIGN OFF ON THIS AND, UH, SUPPORT YOU AND SUPPORT AND IN ESSENCE, LATINA POWER NETWORK.
AND I EMPOWER AND ALL THOSE WHO ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN'S, UH, EQUITABLE PLAY.
SO THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING OUR BELLS ON NOVEMBER THE 20TH.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA, COUNCIL MEMBER REBECCA GERRAN.
THANK YOU NUMBER ONE FOR STEPPING UP AND FOR RISING UP AND FOR DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I KNOW, UH, ERIC ALREADY LEFT, BUT THIS PAST FRIDAY I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK, UM, AT THE WOMEN'S MENTORING PROGRAM.
THEY HAD A LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS THEIR, UM, WOMEN'S MENTORING PROGRAM.
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ABOUT CREATING THAT SPACE FOR ACCESS FOR WOMEN TO GET THE SKILLS AND THE TOOLS AND THE RESOURCES THEY NEED IN ORDER FOR THAT PROMOTION IN ORDER TO GO FARTHER AND TO REALLY SHARE THE STRUGGLES.SO I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THERE WERE ABOUT 300 WOMEN THERE FROM THE CITY EMPLOYEES THERE.
AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THESE GROUP OF, THE GROUP OF WOMEN PUT TOGETHER A CONFERENCE, A LEADERSHIP, A DAY LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
AND IT WAS A PRETTY PHENOMENAL AGENDA THAT THEY HAD TO TALK ABOUT MICROAGGRESSIONS AND BUILDING BRIDGES AND NOT BURNING THEM.
UM, BUT WHAT WAS SO WONDERFUL IS THAT WHEN THEY ADVERTISED IT, IT ALL THE SPOTS WERE FILLED IN THREE HOURS.
SO THERE IS A HUNGER THERE, THERE IS A NEED AND WOMEN ARE ACTIVATED.
LATINAS ARE ACTIVATED IN A WAY THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ACTIVATED BEFORE.
I THINK BECAUSE LIKE YOU ALL, YOU ARE COMPLIMENTING ONE ANOTHER NOT IN COMPETITION, RIGHT? IT'S AMPLIFYING THE WORK OF ALL OF US AND IT'S NOT PUTTING IT DOWN.
AND THIS IS WHAT I THINK EVERYONE'S GONNA FIND THEIR NICHE OR NICHE, UM,
AND YOU ALL ARE HELPING FILL THOSE NEEDS.
AND I, I QUOTED THE WHOLE LINE FROM HAMILTON WHERE IT TALKED ABOUT THE WORLD IS WIDE ENOUGH, THE WORLD IS WIDE ENOUGH FOR ALL OF OUR THINGS TO WORK TOGETHER, AND YOU ALL ARE FITTING THOSE NEEDS.
AND SO THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN, UH, FOR YOUR ADVOCACY TOO WITH GENDER EQUITY FOR LOOKING AT THIS AND KNOWING THAT EVEN WITH OUR STATUS OF WOMEN REPORT THAT WE HAD, THAT WOMEN ARE GETTING THE MOST, UM, EDUCATION ATTAINMENT, BUT WE'RE STILL NOT SEEING THOSE MOVEMENTS IN, UM, AT WORK AND THOSE PROMOTIONS.
AND I THINK WE'RE GETTING TO THAT PART WHERE WE WILL START SEEING IT WHEN WE GET ACTIVATED AND NOT PICK UP THE LADDER BEHIND US, BUT KEEP THE LADDER DOWN AND LIFT AS WE RISE HERE TOO.
AND LASTLY, UM, YOUR, YOUR WHOLE THOUGHT, UM, MANTRA OF AWARENESS, ACTION AND CHANGE.
I THINK WHAT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING FOR ME AS WELL IS THE EDUCATION, BUT ALSO KNOWING THAT A LOT OF WOMEN WERE PROBABLY ACTIVATED LAST NIGHT IN THE ELECTION ABSOLUTELY.
WHEN THEY WERE ABLE TO CHANGE THE SEATS IN VIRGINIA AND WE CAN POSSIBLY HAVE THE STATE THAT WAS THE LAST STATE THAT WE NEEDED TO RATIFY THE EQUAL RIGHTS ACT, UM, TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSER THE WHAT IS THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, PHRASE THAT PEOPLE USE THE TIMES THEY ARE CHANGING.
AND I THINK WE'RE THERE NOW, SO EACH ONE OF US PLAY A CRITICAL PART FOR THAT.
SO THANK YOU LADIES FOR STEPPING UP.
AND UH, THAT'S THE, THE END OF OUR COUNCIL COMMENTS.
THANKS AGAIN FOR, FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND YOUR PATIENCE.
I THINK I HAVE SOME MORE BELLS.
I'M SORRY I DIDN'T GET DOWN HERE EARLIER TO SAY HELLO.
OH NO, WE'LL SEE YOU ALL FOR THE 20TH.
I LEFT MY LITTLE, I THINK I HAVE TWO OVER THERE.
THE PAPER, BECAUSE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
AND WE'LL GET YOU SOME, ANOTHER MORE BELL.
AND HANG ON, LEMME MAKE SURE WE GOT IT.
WE FORGOT THE, WE GOT THE, OKAY, GOOD.
UH, YOU KNOW WHAT, I HAD LEFT ONE MY TABLE, I MEAN AT.