For Immediate Release

March 30, 2011                                                           

Contacts:

Antonio Gonzalez, WCVI: 323-868-2049

Hector Sanchez, LCLAA: 202-508-6919

Brent Wilkes, LULAC: 202-365-0851

Roger Rivera, NHEC: 703-861-6064   

Oscar Chacon, NALACC: 773-991-9760

Lillian Rodriguez Lopez, HF: 212-233-8955

Nativo Lopez, MAPA: 714-423-4800

Lydia Camarillo, SVREP: 210-849-4496

 National Latino Congreso Calls for Ban

on New Nuclear Plants

Also votes approval of support for Clean Air Act, other environment and health Measures

(San Antonio, March 30, 2011) The delegates of the 5^th Annual National Latino Congreso voted  to call for closing existing US Nuclear Plants on earthquake faults as well as a prohibition on new nuclear construction. "As we observe in real time the melt down at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant in Japan we must send a message to President Obama that decisive action is required beyond just studying the issue," said Antonio Gonzalez, author of the resolution. "Nuclear stations like in San Onofre, California sit on active faults, are in densely populated areas on the Pacific Ocean, and could experience the same catastrophe as in Fukushima, Latinos are saying that the US must reverse its plans to deepen its commitment to Nuclear," he concluded.

Also approved at the NLC were resolutions

�      Calling for defense of the Clean Air Act which is currently under attack in Congress;

�       Supporting the Texas Apollo Alliance Green Jobs strategy in Texas;

�      Supporting the movement to ban Tobacco use in public; and

�      Supporting AB 275 in California facilitating rainwater capture in California as an adaptation measure to combat the effects of Climate change.

The resolutions will be online at www.latinocongreso.org.

The NCL gathers annually and is comprised of more than 200 organizations and elected leaders from 15 states. It is the premier policy and politics convention for US Latinos. Some 500 delegates and observers are gathering to act on numerous issues from March 25-27. The NLC is convened by nine national Latino organizations:

�      Hispanic Federation

�      LCLAA

�      LULAC

�      MALDEF

�      MAPA

�      NALACC

�      NHEC

�      SVREP

�      WCVI