Release: LUPE MEMBERS ORGANIZE A MARCH TO GO OUT AND VOTE

November 2, 2022

On November 4th, LUPE members of the Rio Grande Valley are uniting across zip codes to put decision-making power back where it belongs: with the people. 

What: La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and community members will meet at the Alton LUPE office and will go out marching to Alton Recreation Center which is located across from the Alton LUPE office. 

When: Friday, November 4th, 2022 from 11:30  AM CDT – 1 PM CDT

Where: Starting at the Alton LUPE office 416 S Alton Blvd suite a, Alton, TX 78573, then marching to the polls at the Alton Recreation Center, Sylvia Vela Park, 349 Dawes Ave, Alton, TX 78573 across the street from the office.

Who: La Unión Del Pueblo Entero, LUPE members, and residents of the Rio Grande Valley 

Visuals: Participants will march from the Alton LUPE office while chanting encouraging words and waving their LUPE flags.  

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LUPE is a nonprofit organization that helps the community organize for and win a better quality of life. LUPE was founded in 1989 by farmworker and civil rights leaders Cesar E. Chavez and Dolores Huerta. We are a membership-based organization and our strength is found in the participation of our over eight thousand members.