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August 18th, 2008
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Actress Rosario Dawson (did you see her in “Death Proof”?) commandeers Vinyl nightclub 7-10 p.m. Aug. 27 to get out the Latino vote.

She co-founded Voto Latino in 2004 with Maria Teresa Petersen, and since January the organization has registered 22,000 voters.

Expected at the party: actors Wilmer Valderrama, Sofia Vergara, Ana Ortiz, Fat Joe, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Craigslist founder Craig Newman.

Listen for speeches from Petersen, Dawson, New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, San Fran Mayor Gavin Newsom. Entertainment by Northern Mexico’s Nortec Collective and DJ Raul Campos.

Can you say fiesta? Sorry, invite only.

Source: Denver Post

August 17th, 2008
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August 16th, 2008
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Trailer for the upcoming animated film Wonder Woman where Rosario plays fellow amazonian Artemis.

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August 4th, 2008
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Here it is, a full high quality version of the Wonder Woman Sneak Peak from the Gotham Knight DVD. The video features an interview with Rosario Dawson. Check it out!

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July 30th, 2008
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When Rosario Dawson began developing Voto Latino in 2004, the goal was to get out the vote.”Voto Latino was started as a public service campaign encouraging American Latino youth to participate in the political process,” the actress explains.

Previously, no org was effectively using technology and entertainment to reach young Latino voters, she says.

Dawson teamed with political consultant Maria Teresa Petersen to establish a board, expand an arts coalition of celebrities (Cameron Diaz, John Leguizamo) and find powerful supporters such as Pacific Gas & Electric and the Silicon Valley Foundation.

“We created the first voter registration engagement programs that involved iTunes, MySpace, YouTube, radio stations and youth-space networks, and we were the first organization on a national level to use kids text messaging and the first to use viral videos like telenovelas,” says Petersen, founding executive director of Voto Latino, which is 98% volunteer run.

“We discovered a real opportunity to get American Latino youth engaged in civic participation because no one else was doing it. And over 50,000 new Latino youth become of voting age each month,” notes Dawson, adding that most of them speak English.

Since Jan. 1, Voto Latino has registered more than 22,000 people in the U.S. on VotoLatino.org. “For me, as a second-generation American, Voto Latino is personal,” Dawson says. “I’m proud to say that a lot of my work has helped shed light on this often misunderstood electorate.”

Source: Variety

July 29th, 2008
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July 25th, 2008
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Here is a clip from the Morning Joe show where Rosario discussed Voto Latino and the upcoming election.

July 24th, 2008
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Rosario Dawson may have two new movies set for release this fall, but for now she’s taking a break from acting to focus on politics.

The New York native, accompanied by boyfriend Mathieu Schreyer, went to Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill Tuesday to help promote voter participation.

“I decided I’m not going to be working at all through the fall,” the actress – who’ll be seen in Eagle Eye with Shia LaBoeuf and Seven Pounds with Will Smith – told PEOPLE.

Instead, she plans to work at voter drives across the country sponsored by her non-profit Voto Latino.

“We’re targeting the Latin youth vote,” said Dawson, 28. “There’s 18 million [people who] are eligible. But we are not showing that up in votes. So our numbers aren’t counting. When you actually … work with local organizations – that makes the biggest impact, and that’s what I want to be a part of.”

Dawson (who admits she didn’t vote for president until 2004, the same year she started Voto Latino) will be at both Democratic and Republican conventions as part of her efforts to reach young Latinos.

“The reason why I co-founded Voto Latino is because of my mom,” she told the crowd in D.C. “It’s because of my grandmother. It’s because I was raised to do it yourself. You want that to be better? You do it yourself.”

Source: People

July 23rd, 2008
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July 22nd, 2008
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