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Immigration Anxiety the Focus at Packed OLA Forum
By Judy D’Mello The crammed pews of Christ Episcopal Church in Sag Harbor one evening last week served as a reminder of the community's...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
May 1, 20185 min read


OLA Issues Call to Action to Help Vulnerable Community Members
By Christine Sampson The federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s activity on the East End has hit a level that the...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
May 1, 20183 min read


Fear, Anger Grow In Wake Of More ICE Detentions
By Michael Wright Outrage over a recent wave of detentions of local residents by officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Apr 30, 20185 min read


OLA’s 2018 Pachanga Viva La Mujer! To Celebrate Women
By Anastasia Lennon On Friday, April 6, Bay Street Theater and OLA (Organización Latino-Americana) will present Pachanga 2018: Viva La...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Apr 2, 20183 min read


With A Dearth Of Viable Public Transportation, A Private Group Is Stepping Up For Emergency Trips
By Kate Riga According to Google Maps, the drive in East Hampton from a home in Springs to East End Pediatrics is a snap: nine minutes....

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Feb 5, 20184 min read


Latino nonprofit to give free rides to East End doctors’ offices
By Vera Chinese An East End Latino advocacy organization is launching a free transportation program to help residents get to pediatric...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Jan 16, 20182 min read


A Conversation With Minerva Perez
Elected officials and advocacy organizations alike have identified the lack of a robust public transportation system on the South Fork as...
Christine Sampson
Jan 15, 20184 min read


Una Conversación con Minerva Pérez
By Christine Sampson y Gaby Cabrera Funcionarios electos y organizaciones de abogacía en común han identificado la falta de transporte...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Jan 14, 20183 min read


Point of View: Two Ears, One Mouth
By Minerva Perez Four hours a night, once a week for 12 weeks. No, I was not binge watching bad TV. I was taking part in a reinstated...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Sep 19, 20173 min read


Immigrants Evicted From East Hampton Motel Ahead Of Renovations
The Inn at East Hampton will undergo renovations and become a hotel, according to its owners, who have evicted several immigrant families...
Rachelle Blidner
Aug 30, 20172 min read


Anti-bias Advocates On East End On Guard For Hate Activity
Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara Lucius Ware of the Eastern Long Island branch of the NAACP delivers one of the recomendations put...
Rachelle Blidner
Aug 15, 20173 min read


Southampton Hires FBI Agent To Lead Public Safety Department
Steven Troyd, who will soon take over the new Southampton Town department of public safety and emergency preparedness. Credit: FBI An FBI...
Rachelle Blidner
Aug 15, 20172 min read


Groups Celebrate Empowerment at Two Forums
By Christine Sampson A pair of upcoming events aimed at empowering young women to achieve their fullest potential will bring quite a few...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Jul 1, 20173 min read


OLA Continues Advocacy in Face of Deportation Threats
By Emily Weitz A near capacity crowd flooded the Bridgehampton Community House Friday night to stand with the immigrant community of the...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Apr 18, 20174 min read


OLA Feels the Urgency of Now
By Beth Young If you’ve attended any public meeting on the South Fork in the past couple months, chances are that Minerva Perez,...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Apr 5, 20179 min read


Overflow Crowd Turns Out for OLA Immigration and Civil Rights Forum
By Stephen J. Kotz A large crowd was beyond standing-room-only during a Immigration and Civil Rights Free Community Forum that was hosted...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Feb 21, 20174 min read


East Hampton Pledges to Protect Immigrant Community
By Beth Young East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell, the son of immigrants who was raised in East Hampton, pledged Thursday night...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Feb 16, 20175 min read


East Hampton Town Declines Trump Directive on Immigration
By Joanne Pilgrim Minerva Perez of Organizacion Latino Americana asked the East Hampton Town Board on Thursday to maintain separation...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Feb 16, 20172 min read


Local Lawmakers Say Immigration Enforcement Is Not The Job Of Local Police
By Michael Wright In a week when immigrant advocacy groups staged protests around the region against President Donald Trump’s efforts to...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Feb 15, 20175 min read


Immigrants Fear Uncertain Legal Future
By Christopher Walsh Police chief seeks to reassure anxious residents President Donald Trump’s pledge to deport undocumented immigrants...

OLA of Eastern Long Island
Jan 25, 20174 min read
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