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August 7 , 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Fanny Arroyo Oliveira, 213-448-8254
Helen Iris Torres, 213-448-8250

CSU Dominguez Hills and HOPE Partner to Celebrate Justice Sotomayor's Swearing-in Ceremony

WHAT:  California State University, Dominguez Hills and Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) partner to host a viewing of Judge Sonia Sotomayor being sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts.

WHEN: The event will take place Saturday, August 8th at the CSUDH campus from 7:30am to 9:00am.

WHERE: California State University, Dominguez Hills
Extended and International Education Auditorium (Adjacent to the Home Depot Center)  
1000 East Victoria Street,
Carson CA, 90747

Enter the university on Victoria Street and Tamcliff  
Parking: Parking is available in Lot 3, aisle (3F, 3G, 3H)   

http://www.csudh.edu/VisitUs/campusmap.shtml

WHY:  In honor of the nation’s first Latina appointed to The Supreme Court of the United States, HOPE will be hosting a viewing of the oath and holding a panel of local Latina leaders who will discuss the significance of Judge Sotomayor’s confirmation.

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About CSU Dominguez Hills -- California State University, Dominguez Hills is a highly diverse, urban university located in the South Bay, primarily serving the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The university prides itself on its outstanding faculty and friendly, student-centered environment. Known for excellence in teacher education, nursing, psychology, business administration, and digital media arts, new degree programs include computer science, criminal justice, recreation and leisure studies, social work, and communication disorders. On campus is the Home Depot Center, a multi-purpose sports complex that hosts world-class soccer, tennis, track and field, lacrosse, and cycling.

HOPE is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to ensuring political and economic parity for Latinas through leadership, advocacy, and education to benefit all communities and the status of women.

Media Contact:
Amy Bentley-Smith
(310) 243-2455
abentleysmith@csudh.edu

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