Utep live 2013
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THE VOICE IS YOURS JASON BREWER
Transcript of Utep live 2013
THE VOICE IS YOURSJASON BREWER
En·gage·mentTo occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons)
To bind, as by pledge, promise, contract, or oath; make liable:
-Webster’s Dictionary
Em·pow·er·mentto enable, permit, or give power to; to promote individual self-assurance to produce a desired outcome
-Webster’s Dictionary
Com·mu·ni·ty A social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
A social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists
-Webster’s Dictionary
OUR COMMUNITY
SO… WHAT’S THE POINT?
1 IN 4WILL NOT GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL.
1 IN 3EL PASOANS ARE LIVING IN POVERTY.
HELIOTROPIC PRINCIPLE
SO… WHAT CANI DO ABOUT IT?
Voter Registration
ONLINE:http://www.epcounty.com/elections/
IN PERSON:El Paso Department of Motor Vehicles5 offices across all parts of El Paso
City of El Paso Neighborhood Services
ONLINE:http://home.elpasotexas.gov/community-development/neighborhood-services.php
Center for Civic Engagement:
http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?alias=academics.utep.edu/cce
United Way Volunteer Action Center
http://www.volunteerelpaso.org
Find Elected Officials:
City: http://home.elpasotexas.gov/onlineservices.php
County: http://www.epcounty.com/elections/current/electedofficials.pdf
State:http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/current.shtml
Find Business Leaders:
Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce:http://www.elpaso.org/
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce:http://www.ephcc.org/
City of El Paso Online Services
ONLINE:
http://home.elpasotexas.gov/onlineservices.php
www.change.org
THANK YOU!!
