VAMOS UNIDOS HEADS TO GUATEMALA (October, 15th, 2008) VAMOS Unidos traveled to Guatemala as part of the Grassroots Global Justice (GGJ) to attend the Social Forum of the Americas. VAMOS Unidos was able to meet many other representatives from organizations and movements throughout Latin America, specifically other worker’s organizations.........click here to read more.BN%3A_Guatemala.htmlBN%3A_Guatemala.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1
VAMOS UNIDOS TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR MEMBERS (8/19/08) VAMOS Unidos together with Common Law, will provide free representation to fight off Environmental Control Board (ECB) summons. These summons reach up to $1,000 and a street vendor can receive multiple ECB summons. Berta, co-founder of VAMOS Unidos and a licensed vendor recently received $3,000 dollars worth of summons. Berta was able to get all summons dismissed with the aid of VAMOS Unidos. Berta recently appeared in an article in Norwood News. Common Law is a non-profit organization that provides legal services to grassroots organizations so that we may focus on our organizing. Thank you Common Law!!!http://www.norwoodnews.org/story/?id=754http://www.norwoodnews.org/story/?id=754shapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1
VAMOS UNIDOS GETS HEARING AND TESTIFIES AT CITY HALL (Nov. 14th, 2008) City Council held long overdue hearings on street vending legislations. Members of VAMOS Unidos testified about the alarming need for City Council to pass Intro. 324A which would considerably increase the number of food cart permits. Members testified on the current conditions street vendors that do not have food cart permits face such as arrests, beatings, fines of up to $3,000, and confiscations. The solution from Mayor Bloomberg’s Office was to arrest and fingerprint all street vendors without a cart permit. VAMOS Unidos strongly opposes the further criminalization of working people by Bloomberg’s office .........click here to read moreHearing_and_Testify.htmlshapeimage_6_link_0

VAMOS UNIDOS NEWS!!!

VAMOS UNIDOS RECEIVES THE UNION SQUARE AWARD (December 6, 2008) VAMOS Unidos was honored to receive the prestigious Union Square Award. Seventeen grassroots organizations received $700,000 in awards. The Union Square Awards recognized Berta Camacho and Rafael Samanez as co-founders, and all our members for their hard work to improve working conditions for thousands of street vendors in New York City. Thank you Union Square Awards for continuing to support community organizing in New York City ...click here to read press release.http://www.unionsquareawards.org/v2/news/http://www.unionsquareawards.org/v2/news/shapeimage_7_link_0shapeimage_7_link_1
VAMOS UNIDOS TO RECEIVE THE FREDERICK DOUGLAS AWARD ON APRIL 30th, 2009 The North Star Fund will honor two organizations on April 30th, 2009. The two organizations are Community Voices Heard (CVH) and VAMOS Unidos! We thank North Star Fund for this prestigious award and their continued support. North Star Fund has been instrumental in supporting the development of VAMOS Unidos as a membership led grassroots organization. THANK YOU NORTH STAR! ...click here to view more information on North Star or CVHhttp://northstarfund.org/http://www.cvhaction.org/shapeimage_8_link_0shapeimage_8_link_1
VAMOS UNIDOS HIRING SENIOR ORGANIZER (March 10th, 2009) VAMOS Unidos hiring for the position of Senior Organizer.....click here for more informationJob_Posting.htmlshapeimage_9_link_0
DRUM, CVH, and VAMOS UNIDOS Protest the War on Iraq (March 20th, 2009) Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM), Community Voices Heard (CVH), and VAMOS Unidos came together on March 20th, 2009 to demand that the war on Iraq finally end. Click here to see pictures of our protest.Photos_2.htmlPhotos_2.htmlPhotos_2.htmlshapeimage_10_link_0shapeimage_10_link_1shapeimage_10_link_2
VAMOS UNIDOS Pushes for Just Immigration Reform at Rallies (January 10th, 2009) VAMOS Unidos members attended a rally of over 1,000 people at the Iglesia La Sinagoga in Harlem to push for our message of just immigration reform, and that ending the raids is not enough...click here for more informationImm_Reform_in_NYC.htmlshapeimage_11_link_0
DELEGATION OF VAMOS UNIDOS HEADS TO WASHINGTON DC (May 12th, 2009) A delegation of community leaders headed to Washington DC from May 12th-14th,2009 on congressional lobby visits to advice and bring the voices of immigrant communities demanding fair immigration reform that does not negotiate people’s lives (the US/Mexico Border) and in support of Temporary Protection Status for Haitians...click here for more information.DC_del_May_09.htmlshapeimage_12_link_0
OVER 250 VAMOS UNIDOS MEMBERS MARCH ON MAY 1ST, 2009 (May 1st, 2009) ...click here for more information.May_1st_March_2009.htmlshapeimage_13_link_0
TWO NEW VAMOS UNIDOS FOOD CARTS HIT THE STREETS (June 16, 2009) Two members of VAMOS Unidos hit the streets with new food carts and amazing food. Check them out the best Mexican food in New York City...click here for more informationTwo_New_Carts_Hit_the_Streets.htmlshapeimage_14_link_0
WORKERS PROTEST ANTI-IMMIGRANT REMARK BY COUNCIL MEMBER SEARS AND JACKSON HEIGHTS BEAUTIFICATION GROUP (July 16, 2009) Street vendors from Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx protested Council Member Sears and the Jackson Heights Beautification Group for their anti-immigrant and anti-worker remarks. Council Member Sears has recently pushed to get rid of street vendors in a 20 block radius in Jackson Heights. Jackson Heights street vending provides jobs for hundreds of working families...click here for more informationSears_Protest.htmlshapeimage_15_link_0