Voces People’s Gala  /  Gala Popular de Voces

Thursday, November 15, 2012

UWM Union, Wisconsin Room

500 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI

5:30 p.m. Reception

6:30 p.m. Dinner, Program and Celebration

Tickets: $60 each, $30 sliding scale

SOL (SUN) SPONSOR      $7,500
ESTRELLA (STAR) SPONSOR     $5,000
AGUA (WATER) SPONSOR       $1,000
TIERRA (EARTH) SPONSOR        $750
TABLE SPONSOR        $600

FOR PURCHASE OR SPONSORSHIPS, contact Lesley Salas, lsalas@vdlf.org

KEYNOTE SPEAKER : Kim Bobo, Founder, Interfaith Worker Justice

What does Kim Bobo have in common with Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa and Bishop Desmond Tutu?

Like them, she was chosen to receive the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award, commemorating Pope John XXIII's 1963 encyclical letter promoting Peace on Earth.

The author of a seminal book on community organizing, as well as the widely respected “Wage Theft in America”, Bobo is the founder and director of Interfaith Worker Justice, a network of 26 affiliate Worker Centers in 18 states, including Voces de la Frontera.

On November 15, 2012, Bobo will share her passion for worker rights and ecumenical religious activism at our People's Gala / Gala Popular. We welcome her with open arms.

2012 Voces de la Frontera Award Recipients

Civil Rights Awards:                                                

James Hall, NAACP, and Richard  Saks                                                                                    (Voter ID  Lawsuit)

Israel Ramon (Founder, Voces’ Legal Clinic)

Peter Earle and Jackie Boynton   (Redistricting Lawsuit)

Joe Rody Worker Rights Award:                              

Palermo Worker’s Union

Community Leadership Award:                                

Ray Vahey & Equality Wisconsin

New American Awards:                                            

Blanca Bravo & Carlos Gonzalez

Faith Leader Awards:                                             

James & Jeanne Cusack

Richard Oulahan Youth Activist Awards:

Sean Orr & Kennia Coronado