Update on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
The peaceful march on Feb. 25 is being organized by a newly formed East Haven-based group called "."
According to the organization's president, who spoke to East Haven Patch this morning, the event is being held in hopes of unifying and bringing the community together to create "path for justice and a path for reconciliation" for all the town's residents.
The group currently has some 130 members, and it's leadership was elected Feb. 9.
East Haven Patch will have a full update on the new East Haven organization following announcing the new Interim East Haven Chief of Police.
Update at 9:30 p.m.
Werner Oyanadel contacted East Haven Patch a short time ago to clarify that he has volunteered to help publicize the march "on my free time," and not in his official capacity as the acting executive director of the Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission.
Oyanadel added that event organizers include state Rep. Juan Candelaria, the Democratic deputy majority whip from New Haven, and John Lugo from Unidad Latina en Accion
East Haven Patch will continue to provide updates on this story as we talk with Candelaria, Lugo and others about the upcoming march.
Original Story (Monday at 8:30 p.m.)
A peaceful march "for an end of violence against Latino residents and a path to justice in East Haven" will take place here Feb. 25, according to a post on Facebook.
The announcement, shared earlier today on the Facebook wall of East Haven Taxpayers Calling for Mayor Maturo to Resign, was written by Werner Oyanadel.
Oyanadel is the acting executive director of the Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission, which is an independent and non-partisan public policy agency that advises the governor's office and the General Assembly.
Who Is Organizing?
It is unclear at this time if the march is being organized by the LPRAC, or another unrelated group. Oyanadel did not immediately return a call this evening to his Hartford office from East Haven Patch.
The state commission, however, did call for East Haven Mayor Maturo's resignation after the the mayor made to a WPIX television reporter Mario Diaz following of four East Haven Police officers for against Latino residents and others.
'For Dignity'
According to Oyanadel, the march will begin next Saturday at the on Main Street, starting at 11 a.m. Participants are asked to dress in white clothing and bring an American Flag.
"¡Todos somos la marcha! ¡Por la dignidad y respeto a los derechos humanos! — For dignity and respect for human rights," Oyanadel wrote in Spanish as part of his post.
"Please help us forward this message in solidarity to our friends in ," he added.
East Haven Patch will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
Good by Taco Joe.
Good by Taco Joe……... that is the problem it points out that you are a hater or a sore losing politician! Bye is spelled BYE.
Good BYE Taco Joe. Now I hope that is better for you to understand, Don Charles.
Sure he was led down the path by a reporter from the news channel, sure he was stupid to answer as he did. Many people have made dumb comments when they shouldn't have yet are not continually ostracized for their comments as your mayor. Every day the tv , radio and the Ragister has an article or a comment about East Haven, they love what is going on, if they spent as much time on the real problems like the politicians in Hartford and DC then we would all be more informed as to what is rally happening with our state and country.
Public works crew's our in to set up for the so called March.$$$$$$$$$$$$ All the EHPD on duty$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ News People in Town for more bad press, All this because he thought it was a joke that our Town was in TROUBLE Now we pay the price. Hay Mayor what happend to the spending freeze? not today Mr Mayor. If you took it serous the issues we have with the EHPD and kept your mouth shut like maybe say NO COMMENT at this time. Then there would be no March today!.
Hold on to your boot straps if you think the 17% to delete the debt the town had was bad, because the next tax increase is going to knock your sox off.
No i did not. Its an issue in this Country and East Haven will not solve it. So what your telling me if someone who may not talk or look like you is illegal. You hate it so much but you seem to live with the fact that as long as its not me then its bad for the Country. I am sure you go out to eat at time's well do your self a favor next time your eatting that nice meal out go into the Kitchen and Check ID, Check ID when your trash is picked up, check when your grass is being cut or when your car is washed.. Its about greed my friend and someone who will exploit hard working Men and Woman and not care how they got to this Country. So do not blame everyone you see and put a label on them. They are People like us., just looking for a better life. But then i can be wrong and you may be the one to solve the problem. Think hard myfriend if April was the Mayor today would there be a March?
Was this done at the march of the latino's and was it on purpose?
Low wages my friend thats how it all starts. I only support the ones who are being used. I have an idea lets deport anyone who hires someone who is not here Legally. See how fast the problem may start to go away.
As a woman you should know that we would still be chattel and unable to inherit and/or vote were it not for the women who risked their lives and the lives of their loved ones to march in the streets over 80 years ago. And as an American to conveniently forget that our country was founded by people brave enough to fill the Boston Harbor with tea in order to protest unfair taxation by King George.