Father Olivares will be guest of honor. and actor Edward J. Olmos a special guest. at the First Annual Leadership Recognition Dinner to be held in Los Angeles. For over 14 years. Father Olivares. a cofounder of the United Neighborhoods Organization. has assumed responsibility to lead its member families and congregations in the fight for better schools. a bright future for recent immigrants. affordable housing. adequate health. an end to gang violence. and the drug menace. In the last 2 years. Father Olivares leadership has proven victorious in the struggle to raise the minimum wage in California. and to ban militarystyle. semiautomatic assault riflesthe socalled weapons of war.
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