Peter Vallecillo

el12valle6@att.net
Friends, thank you for your interest and drawing my attention to our local media
reluctance to cover issues such as the one we are attempting to address at our press
conference. This problem (news coverage) has been address by me, and other
advocates, in San Antonio for years. I have even met with some editorial boards and
discussed the lack of coverage on Hispanic issues relevant to the Mexican Americans
who make up the majority of the population of San Antonio.
The "race card" within the same context of "discrimination", no one wants to admit it
exists. The fact is, discrimination is alive and well in South Texas: economically,
educationally, and medical services (specially to our Hispanic Veterans). The present
political race discriminatory rhetoric against Hispanics has exposed what the true
mentality of South Texas.
Regardless, of whether there is any press/media covering this press conference.
Nevertheless, the meeting is important. It is a start of us, to say "Hispanics matter";
"Mexican Americans Matter", sounds good to me-but this is the point, no matter what
we base our conversation tomorrow at 2:pm; Post 26, 10th Street, San Antonio, Texasthe message should be "we have had enough" and we need to engage ourselves into
organizing our "gente". We/I hope to see as many of you tomorrow. Thank you.
Peter Vallecillo
State Director/Commander
Dr. Hector P. Garcia American GI Forum Organization of Texas
and, Director/Founder
Southwest Institute on Poverty
and Civil Rights
P.O. Box 17264
San Antonio, Texas 78217
Tele.210-824-4598
Fax.210-824-0384
PRESS CONFERENCE: DR. HECTOR P. GARCIA AMERICAN GI FORUM
ORGANIZATION OF TEXAS DENOUNCES RACIAL DISCRIMINATORY SOUTH
TEXAS BIGOTRY IN NORMANNA, TEXAS
WHERE: VFW POST 76 10TH STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
WHEN:

MONDAY MARCH 14, 2016

TIME:

2:PM

CONTACT: PETER VALLECILLO, STATE DIRECTOR/COMMANDER

210-824-4598 OR 210-854-3053

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