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One Arizona Vote Summit A cornerstone of the Cadre's civic engagement work is the partnership with One Arizona, a coalition of non-profit organizations focused on voter registration, voter engagement, voter mobilization, election protection, and issue advocacy. To kick off 2016, Chris Bates (CTA), Maria Chacon (CTA), Conner Carlson (NEA Student Member), Mitzy Vilchis (NEA Student member), Marisol Garcia (IDEA) and their students joined hundreds of Arizonans at the first annual One Arizona Vote Summit. They were joined by Rashawn Gilmer (CTA), Cathy Paredes (TEA) and Nidia Lias (Tempe Ele). The Vote Summit was held on January 18, 2016 at Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix, AZ. Dozens of community organizations collaborated to provide workshops and training on voter registration, policy issues and voting rights history. SPRING 2016 | ADVOCATE 15 Around AEA Three years ago a handful of AEA members coalesced to form the Latino Outreach Cadre around a shared interest in cultivating student leadership through civic engagement on issues impacting the Latino community. In 2015, the Latino Outreach Cadre focused on forging a network of community relationships and understanding the socio- political landscape of the public school communities we serve. Through one-one conversations, shared experiences and storytelling engaged 16 organizations, 293 students/families and 128 educators. AEA Latino Outreach Project By Lucero Beebe-Giudice ¡Únete! Join Us! We are interested in deepening our work with AEA members and the communities we serve. In particular, we seek to engage community partners in the process of cultivating our students and their families as leaders in civic engagement efforts; improve our professional practice and build a community of multicultural, adaptive educators ready to engage education and democracy in the 21st century. If you are builder, an innovator and love to work in the community, check us out at facebook.com/Aealatinooutreach or email AEAlatinooutreach@gmail.com to find out how you can get involved. Maria Chacon (PUHSD CTA) and AEA student teacher members, Conner Carlson and Mitzy Vilchis, pictured with PUHSD students and Senator Martin Quezada at the first annual One AZ Vote Summit. Isaac Elementary Students with Marisol Garcia and Lorenzo Garza (IDEA members) DREAMzone facilitator Sofia Benitez shares financial aid information to participants. DREAMzone Ally Certification On January 23, 2016, the Cadre partnered with DREAMzone to provide an ally certification workshop for educators to understand and support undocumented students. The goal is to enable educators to establish a visible support network for undocumented students in their classrooms and school communities.