SFLRLA loses a founder Memorial set for Latino civil rights leader Mario Obledo By Robert D. Dávila, The Sacramento Bee, Aug. 23, 2010 Memorial services are set this week at Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament for Mario G. Obledo, a pioneering civil rights leader and former California secretary of health and welfare, who died Wednesday at age 78.
A Catholic Mass will be at 5 p.m. Thursday, followed by a rosary at 7 p.m. and a public viewing until midnight. A funeral Mass is set for 9 a.m. Friday at the cathedral, 1017 11th St., Sacramento.
A Sacramento resident, Obledo was known as "godfather of the Latino movement" for his longtime fight for civil rights and humanitarian causes. He was president of the National Coalition of Hispanic Organizations and co-founder of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund and the Hispanic National Bar Association. He served as secretary of health and welfare under Gov. Jerry Brown from 1975 to 1982.
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SAVE THE DATE Noche de Gala 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Please Join Us in Celebrating Our 40th Year Anniversary!
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SFLRLA President Niki Solis Speaks out on Redistricting Panel Few minorities on redistricting panel By Jacob Adelman, The Associated Press, 01/26/2010 "When we are at the table we have input on the redistricting and we can detect if there are any shenanigans going on or any redistricting going on that would unduly burden our community and be inconsistent with what's just," said Solis. Read the Complete Article Here
La Raza Lawyers Supports the Brave 8 The Brave 8 Secure Due Process Protection For All Minors in San Francisco Read the Press Release
Kick Off San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association Family Picnic on Crissy Field & Mentorship Program Kick Off
The San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association
(SFLRLA) was founded in 1971 by Mario Obledo,
Cruz Reynoso, and Luis Garcia. SFLRLA serves
as a resource for and advocates on behalf of
the Latino legal community in the Bay Area.
With ten active committees and a number of annual events, SFLRLA provides attorneys with a number of opportunities to network, engage in advocacy, and give back to their communities. Our biggest event of the year is Noche de Gala, a dinner to raise scholarships for law students who work at public interest organizations during the summer.
If you are a member of the Latino legal community, please consider joining SFLRLA today! Click here to become a member of one of the oldest,
most active Latino bar associations in the country!
