New York, get ready to Be Counted!  We officially launched.  Be on the lookout for on-the-ground events around the state!  We’ll give you the events as they come!

Be Counted will be LIVE in Chicago on Saturday, March 13, at the Darkroom from 8:30PM to 10:30PM featuring Vicente Gayo, Marcelo C. Baez, and Mr. Gray!

See you there!

We’re in FADER magazine!  Our favorite quote:

But seriously, what are you 9 years old? Let’s just all agree to take the census, free stuff or not. More importantly, Voto Latino co-founder, the alluring and incredibly responsible, Rosario Dawson, is specifically concerned with the under-represented being counted this year, so that the picture of America is actually complete when the money gets counted, which you can’t really argue with, not that you’d want to.

Read the full article at the Fader.

Perez also gave us some amor! He featured our MTV3 partnered PSA!  Check it out:

With midterm elections around the corner, advocacy groups representing the community predict it will remain a “litmus test” in key mid-term races. In a report out Monday, the immigration reform advocacy group America’s Voice outlined 40 mid-term races where Hispanic voters could have a significant impact on the outcome.

See article at The Washington Post

MTV Tr3s went behind-the-scenes of Voto Latino’s soon-to-be-released PSAs starring Rosario Dawson, Wilmer Valderrama, Demi Lovato, Ana Ortiz, Jorge Garcia, and more!

Voto Latino is building its first-ever mobile application. It will debut it in Los Angeles in late February. To access the application, you will have to be on the lookout for events, ads, or know someone very special!

The mobile app will feature educate, motivate, and place crucial Census information in the palm of your hand. A simple click on “Pledge” grants users access to five free songs from the Voto Latino music sampler, which features some of the best acts in Latin rock, rap, and alternative.

Voto Latino is spreading the word about the “Be Counted, Represent” on the radio, on public transit, and in person with activist hip hop artist Malverde. Listen for “Be Counted, Represent” mobile advertisements on Latino 96.3, and Super Estrella 107.1 FM, watch for “Be Counted, Represent” bus advertisements throughout East and South Los Angeles, and look out for Malverde at schools, cultural events, and political events throughout the L.A. area.

Pa’lante!

While on Capitol Hill to launch the Be Counted, Represent campaign, NBC interviewed Wilmer Valderrama for their “Daily Connection” program, and talked census, That 70’s Show, and more.