Community Organizing

 

Aurora Day Laborer Organizing Project: El Centro Humanitario has organized day laborers in Aurora, Colorado to protecct the rights of day laborers in the face of increased wage theft of workers, harrassment and discrimination in the community. The day laborer organizing project aims to defend the rights of workers on the street corner, and to create a productive solution with communtiy partners to open a community center as a long term goal.

Non-naturalized Immigrants in Aurora as Percent of population (2007)

Worker Leadership Development: As El Centro strives to reflect the voice of workers in all affairs of El Centro, El Centro has created a number of worker leadership develop training to help workers actively participate in El Centro's affairs through general meetings of workers, a workers' committee meeting and leadership training.