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Show u L -J Spanish Speaking Coalition Elects President Jose S. Archuleta The recently organized Coalition of Spanish Speaking Organizations in the State of Utah elected as its president, Jose S. Archuleta, who is also serving as president of the Utah Migrant Board. COSSO resulted from the efforts of the Civic Awareness and Community Organization's Task Forces of the First Statewide Chicano Conference held last October 29th and 30th. Objectives of the newly established umbrella organization are: 1. To bring under one coordinative body all Spanish Speaking Organizations working on behalf of the Spanish-speakinpeople, and to speak as the unifying g voice. 2. To conduct reseaich and inquiry of the current problems and issues that confront the Chicano communities in the State of Utah. 3. To assist and encourage those social and economic agencies and institutions to respond to the needs of the Chicano Community. This assistance will consist in defining issues, redirecting efforts, structuring programs and establishing the kinds of priorities selected by the Spanish-speakincommunity itself. g 4. To promote meetings, conferences, seminars and other forms of group communication and analysisof the same for disemination among those Spanish-speakin- g organizations engaged in the social and economic progress of the Mexican-Americacommunity. n 5. To work towards the preservation, awareness and promulgation of the Spanish cultural heritage. COSSO will be the sponsoring organization for the second Chicano Conference to be held April 29, 1972 at the Salt Palace. There are approximately nineteen organizational members of COSSO from Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, Utah and Carbon Counties. Membership in the coalition is open to any president or official alternate of any Spanish-speakinOrganization, group, mutualista, club, etc. The Coalition also makes provision in its articles for the acceptance of at large membership State-wid- e g from groups other than Spanish-speaking- Jeff Taylor, 258 South 9th East Leonard Atwood, 1554 Dexter Street Some very important people involved w i th the M o cl o I are often forgotten - - until a complaint comes in or someone calls to comment Neighborhood News favorably on the paper after receiving it for the first time. Our forgotten people - - the youngsters who deliver the paper in the Model Neighborhood. To door-to-doo- r correct this situation, we are implementing an awards system to honor those young people who do outstanding jobs. Trophies will be given on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis to carriers who accumulate the most Points will be given for prompt and courteous delivery, lack of complaints and determining the points. correct number of papers needed for their area. Points wiil be deducted for papers left in mail boxes or littering yards and streets and complaints on service. Points will be tallied each month and trophies awarded. If you as a resident have a compliment or complaint regarding delivery of the Model Neighborhood News, please call 467-9416- . . The next meeting of COSSO will take place Saturday, February 26 at 9:00 a.m. at the Utah Migrant Council, 724South 3rd East. model cities hope for people and their communities Are you dis-satis- ied f with decisions made by local government residents in the area and possible solutions. The program is planned to housing include as many agency and government representatives as These and other community possible so that definite answers will be available for questions raised by officials? Do you a problem? problems and needs will be discussed at a Community Affairs Night on March 14 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Northwest Multi-purpos- e vening will be Center. Theme of the "What Bugs You? Identification of problems, unification of residents and increased citizen participation in Model Cities Task Forces and neighborhood councils will, hopefully, be the results. residents. DO YOU WANT SOMEONE ELSE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS FOR YOU? IF YOU DON'T ATTEND THIS WEEK'S MEETINGS! Citizen participation is what really counts! Several community agencies will have displays and representatives present to answer questions and disseminate information. Refreshments will be served and time will be allowed for informal discussion. The evening is being Mayor of Salt Lake City, E. J. Garn and Commissioner Ralph Y. coordinated by Clement Jay, Northwest Council and Tony McClure will deal with local government's role in solving community problems and citizen Mitchell, director of the Northwest involvement in local government. Peter Grundfossen, Model Cities director, will discuss the citizen participation component of the Model Cities program. Tom Sessions, Chairman, Northwest CAP Council will present a brief history of CAP and its present concerns. A large share of the program will deal directly with problems of complaints, questions Multi-purpos- e Center. Forms for listing your and TASK FORCES AT WORK FOR YOU - JOIN THE ONE THAT INTERESTS YOU Ruth Yarbrough Education - Barbara Moore Physcial Environment Crime and Delinquency - Martha Turpin Transportation - Beatrice Valdez Manpower and Economic Development - Augustine Morgan Social Services - Edith Ontiveros Housing - Elaine Cowburn Government - Hermoine Jex Health - CALL 467-941- 6 for information. comments will be available at the Northwest Center, from the Northwest CAP Council and any of the Model Cities Task Forces. A form will also be printed in the Maich 2 and March 9 issues of the Model Neighborhood News. Plan to attend this important program on March 14. talk to your neighbors and friends get busy now is the action time |