According to a new report, Latinos in cities such as Boston, Somerville and Chelsea are mostly absent from positions of power in these multi-cultural cities. Commissioned by the Greater Boston Latino Network, the data shows that there is a “silent crisis” of under-representation in local government when it comes to Hispanics. Appearing on Urban Update last week, two members of the Greater Boston Latino Network, Alexandra Oliver-Davila, Executive Director of Sociedad Latina (left) and Juan Vega, President and CEO of Centro Latino (right) with host Byron Barnett.
The 78 page report also urged cities to make including Latinos in leadership positions a priority and recommended that communities be vocal about their demands of government.
The Greater Boston Latino Network is a collection of community-based organizations who relied on census data, municipal websites, press accounts, and phone calls to quantify the number of Latinos in leadership positions in municipal government.
