Derechos Humanos Corazon de Justicia Awards 2011

Coalición de Derechos Humanos

For Immediate Release February 9, 2011 Contact: Kat Rodriguez: 520.770.1373 Eighth Annual Corazón de Justicia Award Recipients Friday, February 18, 20116:30pm Apollo Middle School 265 W. Nebraska Tucson, AZ On Friday, February 18, 2011 at 6:30pm the Coalición de Derechos Humanos will hold the Eighth Annual Corazón de Justicia Awards: Celebration and Recognition. On this powerful evening, volunteers and organizers will be honored who have been selected by their peers and have shown to possess a "heart of justice." The following individuals have been selected, and will be honored in the indicated areas by the these local organizations: African-American Issues Billie Laurie Selected by: NAACP Art Raices Taller Selected by: Coalición de Derechos Humanos Community Empowerment Jason Aragon Selected by: Coalición de Derechos Humanos Environmental Nancy Zierenberg Selected by: Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection Faith-based Mary Ellen Kennon Selected by: Southside Presbyterian Church Human Rights Ethnic Studies 11 Selected by: Coalción de Derechos Humanos Immigrant Rights Steve Johnston Selected by: Coalición de Derechos Humanos Indigenous Issues Ernest Moristo Selected by: Alianza Indígena Sin Fronteras Labor Vikki Marshall Selected by: AFSCME Local 449 LGBT Noel de Tierra Selected by: Wingspan Women's Issues Alison Hughes Tucson Women's Commission Youth Elisa Meza Selected by: Social Justice Education Project This year, the Corazón de Justicia Awards will have the privilege of David Bacon as our keynote speaker. David Bacon is a writer and photojournalist based in Oakland and Berkeley, California. He is an associate editor at Pacific News Service, and writes for TruthOut, The Nation, The American Prospect, The Progressive, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among other publications. He has been a reporter and documentary photographer for 18 years, shooting for many national publications. He has exhibited his work nationally, and in Mexico, the UK and Germany. Bacon covers issues of labor, immigration and international politics. Please join us on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 6:30pm at Apollo Middle School as we honor the strength and courage of these inspiring community members in the struggle for justice and human rights in our community. Please RSVP to: 520.770.1373 All proceeds will go to benefit Coalición de Derechos Humanos. Make checks payable to the Arizona Border Rights Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization ###

Coalición de Derechos Humanos P.O. Box 1286 Tucson, AZ 85702 Tel: 520.770.1373 Fax: 520.770.7455 www.derechoshumanosaz.net