Oiste

About Oiste

Thank you for visiting the Oiste website.  We are currently in the process of  building our brand new website. For now, you can use this site to find information about our programs and staff.  For more info, please follow us on twitter (@oiste_ma) and like us on Facebook. Gracias!

Our mission is to promote the principles and practices of institutional and grassroots democracy and to advance the political, social and economic standing of Latinos and Latinas in the state.

We seek to reach these goals as a member-driven organization through public policy, leadership development, civic engagement, progressive electoral reform and active voter mobilization.

 History

¿Oíste? La Iniciativa de Educación Cívica de los Latinos de Massachussets (501 C3) was established in 2000. Its primary purpose is the creation of an educated Latino civic base that is involved in civic processes, local groups, and the power of citizenship education. ¿Oíste? has designed workshops and educational materials in Spanish and English with the purpose of teaching Latinos about the function of the government and the important issues in the community. These workshops are bilingual and are offered locally free of cost.

Board Members

Gerardo “Jerry” Villacrés
President
 
Michael Shade
CFA, CPA
Portfolio Manager
The de Burlo Group, Inc.
 
Romina Wilmot
Marketing Specialist
SENIORLINK, INC
 
Jose Augusto Barriga
Media Consultant
Viceversa Communications
 
Evelyn Barahona
Quality Interactions
 
Alvaro Eduardo de Castro e Lima 
Director of Research 
Boston Redevelopment Authority
 
Jeffrey Castillo
Relationship Manager
JP Morgan Chase & Co
 
Jorge Capetillo-Ponce
Associate Professor of Sociology and Acting Chair of Latino Studies
University of Massachusetts, Boston
 
Meriel Maramillo
Human Services Coordinator
Department of Mental Health
 
Carolina Rizo
Consultant
 
John Silva 
 
Richard Chacon
MIT
 
 
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