Speaking Engagements

Vote Local Day: Vote By Mail & Voter IDs: Challenges and Opportunities

Voting should be easy and accessible to all. Learn from those working to remove barriers, making voting more accessible and what you can do to champion voting access in your own community.Speakers: Amanda Pohl, Executive Director, Deliver My Vote (www.delivermyvote.org)Lauren Kunis, CEO & Executive Director, VoteRiders (www.voteriders.org)Cecilia Silva, Board Member, Deliver My Vote Alexis Wynn-Coleman, Virginia Voter 
To learn more about Voter IDs in your state: www.voteriders.org/staterulesTo learn more about Deliver My Vote's research: www.delivermyvote.org/resources
LEARN MORE: www.BeTheOnes.orgBe The Ones is a nonpartisan organization and does not support or endorse any political party or candidate. 

Navigating Politics as a Latina

Watch the ReflectUS "It Begins Here" Fellowship information session as ReflectUS CEO Tiffany Gardener and Texas Program Manager Cecilia Silva answer questions about the fellowship application process and also give a sense of the Fellowship experience. Read more here: https://reflect.us/fellowship

"It Begins Here" Fellowship Information Session

Watch the ReflectUS "It Begins Here" Fellowship information session as ReflectUS CEO Tiffany Gardener and Texas Program Manager Cecilia Silva answer questions about the fellowship application process and also give a sense of the Fellowship experience. Read more here: https://reflect.us/fellowship
La participación de los Hispanos VOTANDO es crucial. Hoy, Cecilia Silva de ReflectUS, nos platica el A-B-C para hacerlo con responsabilidad y seguridad. Votando nos expresamos, y al hacerlo, nuestra voz cuenta para alcanzar más bienestar.
Según un estudio hecho por el Centro de Investigación PEW, en las elecciones presidenciales del 2016 las mujeres tuvieron mayor presencia es las urnas y superaron por un 5% a los votantes masculinos. Cecilia Silva, coordinadora de programas en Reflect-US, asegura que el papel que jugarán en esta ocasión es de gran importancia para generar cambios.
La fecha límite para registrarse para votar se aproxima. Cecilia Silva de la organización Liga de las Mujeres Votantes informa quién es elegible y donde encontrara la solicitud de registro electoral.
Cecilia Silva, representante de la Liga de Mujeres Votantes de Texas, habla sobre los antecedentes históricos y la lucha que permitió que las mujeres pudieran votar. Afirma que la incorporación de la Decimonovena Enmienda “fue un momento histórico porque demostró el gran poder que tenemos cuando nos unimos a una causa”.
As part of our 19th amendment Centennial speaker series we’ve partnered with LatinasRepresent to bring you an informative one-hour webinar about the representation rate of Latinas in political office today and how Latinas can overcome the challenges that keep them from running for office. We will be joined by Aura Vasquez, the first Afro-Latina immigrant to run for Los Angeles City Council and a former Commissioner at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, where she gave residents a voice by being the first commissioner to host office hours.
LinkedIn is a great tool to help track your record of public service and connect with leaders in your field. In our webinar you will:
  • Learn how to Display Your Brand
  • How to Maximize your Headline
  • Personalize Your Summary
  • Track Your Experience Listing
  • How to Utilize Endorsements & Recommendations
Running for office on your campus is a great way to begin your public service and develop leadership skills. In our webinar you will:
  • Fine tune your ‘Why I’m Running’ message
  • Learn strategic ways to connect with constituents and rally their support
  • Utilizing social media for the win
  • Get a clearer picture of what serving in elected office is like