{"id":693,"date":"2026-03-17T06:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T06:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/?page_id=693"},"modified":"2026-05-11T05:22:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T05:22:27","slug":"civic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/es\/civic\/","title":{"rendered":"Civic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"693\" class=\"elementor elementor-693\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9ac7f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e9ac7f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c4d577 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75c4d577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:250,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latino Voices Should Drive Policy\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55536322 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55536322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Latino residents make up 18% of Rhode Island&#8217;s population. Their representation in elected office, on boards, and in civic institutions does not reflect that number. LPI works to close that gap.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0f7fc elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5e0f7fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:750,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Support This Work<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2071f74a elementor-absolute elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2071f74a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1814\" height=\"1361\" src=\"https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/demystifying-democracy.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-861\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/demystifying-democracy.png 1814w, https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/demystifying-democracy-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/demystifying-democracy-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/demystifying-democracy-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/demystifying-democracy-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/demystifying-democracy-650x488.png 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1814px) 100vw, 1814px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fcbf7d elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fcbf7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6759714 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6759714\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3e281 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc3e281\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29be316 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29be316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:250,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Do<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d59dfb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d59dfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We run voter registration drives and advocacy trainings. We help communities understand how local government works and how to engage with it. We build the civic infrastructure that gives Latino residents a real presence in Rhode Island&#8217;s political process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d397ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d397ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a2355 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1a2355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/civic-2-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-865 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/civic-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/civic-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/civic-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/civic-2-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/civic-2-2048x1365.png 2048w, https:\/\/thelatinopolicy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/civic-2-650x433.png 650w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/779;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-982d7f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"982d7f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1173a59 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1173a59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:250,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recent Work\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c782f2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c782f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The Latino Policy Institute advances civic engagement across Rhode Island&#8217;s Latino community through education, coalition building, and direct advocacy.&nbsp;LPI breaks down complex government processes and creates space for meaningful civic conversation.&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">LPI is also an active partner in the RI Voting Access Coalition, supporting the Rhode Island Voting Rights Act and Same Day Voter Registration, with community members testifying at the State House to make their voices heard.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1c2a1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d1c2a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:250,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get Involved<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c84b0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4c84b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Want to support civic engagement work in Rhode Island? Here is how to connect.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d577a5f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d577a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact LPI<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latino Voices Should Drive Policy Latino residents make up 18% of Rhode Island&#8217;s population. 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