La Union del Pueblo Entero - LUPE
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Contact: johnmichael@lupenet.org
1601 E Business 83
San Juan, Texas 78589
La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) is committed to building stronger, healthier communities where people have the power to effect social change through community organizing and civic engagement. Picture this: Romeo is late to his first college class of the day. He's stopped for speeding and the next thing he knows he's being thrown into the back of a border patrol truck, wondering if he'll ever see his parents again. But because of a call to LUPE, we were able to get his deportation stopped and get him back with his family. Romeo's case is not uncommon. Founded by labor leader Cesar Chavez, La Union del Pueblo Entero is the first responder to the needs of folks in Romeo's situation in Hidalgo County of South Texas. We respond to the needs for our immigrant brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters. From fighting deportations, to providing social services and English classes, to organizing for streetlights and parks, LUPE responds to the needs of the community, and takes action that creates a chance for a better life. And we build the confidence of community leaders so that next time, they can be the first responders for their own needs. LUPE is a proud member of the Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network. Our posts/comments policy - It is La Union del Pueblo Entero's policy not to delete comments posted by the Facebook community, though we may make exceptions when those comments involve copyright infringement, personal attacks, obscenity, false representation of LUPE and our mission, trolling (described below) and/or ethnic slurs. Posts from community members do not necessarily represent the views of La Union del Pueblo Entero. Comments are included as a public service in the interest of informing the public. Our policy on 'trolling': it is your right to express your opinion. It is not, however, your right to troll on our page. There are folks who do not agree with everything LUPE works toward, but engage in respectful discussion with other supporters of this page. TALKING IN ALL CAPS, repeating your opinion over and over without responding to specific points others are making, posting off-topic, and being disrespectful are characteristics of trolls and may result in your comments being deleted and get you banned from the page. Contribute to discussion respectfully and we'll be okay! If you have a problem with our posting policy, please message us or post on our timeline so we can respond to you directly. Thanks! LUPE is a community-based union that serves the colonias and low-income neighborhoods of Hidalgo County through community organizing and social services. Our services focus on immigration paperwork, income tax preparation, and ESL and citizenship classes. Our community organizing focuses on improved housing and living conditions, health care, immigrant rights and building the political power of colonia residents through civic engagement. LUPE has made steady progress building grassroots power through our base of members. Learn more at www.lupenet.org
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