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May 21, 2020, 1pm - LIVE HABLA Platica on Latino Current Affairs, Disproportionate Impacts of COVID-19 in the Latino Community

Our panel discussion focused on the ongoing efforts by Latino organizations in Austin highlighting the growing disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 in the Latino community. We discussed the data and impacts, a call to action to the Austin City Council to create a Latino Task Force/Coalition to mitigate the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19, and what we can do as Latino leaders to encourage community members to stay safe and healthy during this pandemic. 

Our panelists included:
-Raul Alvarez, Executive Director, Community Advancement Network
-Jill Ramirez, President & CEO
Latino HealthCare Forum 
-Denise Hernandez, Co-Founder, KDH Giving Fund


Our live platica was moderated by Paul Saldaña, Co-Founder/Facilitator HABLA.

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