Dear Advocate:
We invite your organization to endorse attend and be part of the
“Cities for All: Integrating Our Communities” National Conference on
February 6-7, 2009 at Laney College in Oakland, California.
The purpose of this conference is to highlight and explain the
implementation of municipal identification cards as a tool for the
social, economic and political integration of our communities. As you
have probably already learned there are currently two cities–New Haven
CT and San Francisco, CA– in the United States that have adopted
municipal identification card programs that offer ID/resident cards to
all residents. These programs, initially pushed by the undocumented
community have turned into inclusive, community-wide positive projects
that help provide proper governmental identification cards to those
that otherwise do not posses one. For an array of reasons many in our
cities often lack a valid government issued identification which
prevents them from accessing bank accounts and libraries and exposes
them to identification verifying issues with local police and
businesses. Many of these residents are already marginalized members
of our community like those with low income, the homeless, youth,
elderly and undocumented; the lack of an ID only exacerbates the
economic and social marginalization that already exists.
For these and many other reasons we are hosting this conference to
share the experience of the SF and New Haven ID programs but to also
brainstorm with you about how similar programs can be established in
your cities to help integrate all our residents. Such programs are
legally valid and well within the general powers of our municipal
governments. At first the concept of a municipal ID may seem
unnecessary. However, in addition to providing an official ID to
those who would otherwise lack one, groups working on these programs
have learned that the implementation of municipal identification cards
can creatively and effectively spur local economic activity and make
our communities safer. For example, groups in Oakland are currently
working on ways to create pride in local economic spending through
business and recreational activity discount programs as part of their
ID project. In New Haven, the municipal ID cards have proven
effective with law enforcement authorities since more people are now
willing to cooperate with police because they no longer have the fear
of being harassed for not having an ID card.
Workshops/presentations Include:
*Grassroots strategies to Integrate Our Communities.
*Implementation, Key studies: New Haven/San Francisco.
*Legislation Yale Report.
*Safety.
*People Privacy-Inclusiveness.
*Immigrant and Civil Rights.
*Local Commerce and Economic Sustainability for Marginalized Communities.
*City ID and multiple uses (New Technologies)
Our list of endorsers include:
*Gayle McLaughin Mayor of Richmond CA
*Felipe Aguirre Mayor of Maywood CA
*Tom Ammiano San Francisco Supervisor
*Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
*Global Exchange
*The Trasnational Institute for Grassroots Research and Action (TIGRA)
*The Northwest Federation of Communty Organizations (NWFCO)
*Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of California at Berkeley
*Nuestra Casa de la Peninsula Media
*Oganizacion deTrabajadores Agricolas de Califronia
*Back Story Narratives
*Proyecto Voz del Valle Central de California
*Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana
*Mexican American Political Association
*Centro Latino Cuzcatlan
*The Marin Immigrant Rights Coalition (MIRC)
Therefore we respectfully invite you to join us to learn about this
important and positive project for our communities. The
implementation of the municipal ID card in different cities would help
uphold local control and community input over programs that are
inclusive and positive for all in our communities. If implemented
properly and with the input of all marginalized community members
these programs can be powerful tools for community integration. If
you are interested in becoming an endorser, sponsor or attend this
event please see the attached sheet.
N a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e Feb 6 & 7 2009 O a k l a n d
C a l i f o r n i a
__Yes!
My organization________________________________________would like to
be a sponsor.
__My organization is unable to sponsor at this time. Please accept my
donation of $___________.
S P O N S O R S H I P L E V E L
__$10,000 BENEFACTOR
* Display materials on a table at the conference
* Receive acknowledgement as a “Leading Sponsor” and “Official
Sponsor of the Keynote Speech and Cultural Event” in our advertising
and program materials
* A full one -page ad in our conference program
* Literature placement in official conference bags
* Four full conference registrations for individuals from your
organization/institution
__$5,000 PATRON
* Display materials on a table at the conference
* Acknowledgement as an “Official Cities for All Co-Sponsor” in our
advertising and program materials
* A full one-page ad in our conference program
* Literature placement in official conference bags
* Three full conference registrations for individuals from your
organization/institution
__$2,500 ADVOCATE
* A half-page ad in our conference program
* Display materials on a table at the conference
* Acknowledgement as an “Official Cities for All Co-Sponsor” in our
advertising and program materials
* Two full conference registrations for individuals from your
organization/institution
__$1,000 FRIEND
* A quarter-page ad in our conference program
* Display materials on a table at the conference
* Acknowledgement as an “official Cities for All Co-Sponsor” in our
advertising and program materials
* One full conference registration for an individual from your
organization/institution
BILLING OPTIONS
__Please bill me. I understand that my payment is DUE DECEMBER 15,
2008.
__My sponsorship check is enclosed (made payable to Global Exchange
and writing ALDI on memo space)
__Charge my credit card. (Please include expiration date, month and
year)
Visa/Mastercard/Amerian
Express_____________________________________________________________
Exp____/_____
Billing
address:______________________________________________________________________________________________
City____________________________________
State_________________________ Zip Code________________
Signature________________________________________
Sponsor name, as it should appear in donor
recognition____________________________________________________
P L E A S E M A I L A L L S P O N S O R S H I P F O R M S
A N D C O N T R I B U T I O N S T O :
Miguel Robles, Coordinator
Alianza Lationamericana por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes (ALDI)
Global Exchange
2017 Mission St. Suite 303 San Francisco, CA 94110_1217
Phone: 415-368-8481 Fax: 415-552-6956
E-mail: alianzalatinoamericana@gmail.com
Sincerely,
Alianza LatinoAmericana Por Los Derechos De Los Inmigrantes (ALDI)