{"id":19026,"date":"2022-09-08T23:09:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T23:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matabehameed.com\/somosinc\/hilda-rosario-escher-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-02-02T18:43:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T18:43:16","slug":"carmen-flores","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/matabehameed.com\/somosinc\/carmen-flores\/","title":{"rendered":"Carmen Flores"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19026\" class=\"elementor elementor-19026\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d86f2b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d86f2b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e6c197d\" data-id=\"2e6c197d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f86e15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40f86e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carmen Flores<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1587d7d elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"1587d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<nav id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/matabehameed.com\/somosinc\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/nav>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-caae9d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"caae9d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ba8530\" data-id=\"2ba8530\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a220e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a220e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/matabehameed.com\/somosinc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Carmen_Bio.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matabehameed.com\/somosinc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Carmen_Bio.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matabehameed.com\/somosinc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Carmen_Bio-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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FLORES<\/strong> \u2013 Labor and Community Activist, Educator, Organizer, Trainer, and Union Ambassador. Works at District Council 37, AFSCME, AFL-CIO; the Largest Public Employee Union in NYC, as a Principal Program Coordinator for the Education Fund. A DC 37\/AFSCME PAC Volunteer, an advocate for younger workers, and a mentor. A volunteer on the SOMOS, Inc. New York Executive Board as the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Vice- Chair, and as a LCLAA Board Member always strive to protect social justice.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For over twenty (20) years she has dedicated her life to the struggle for social justice, dignity, and the decent standards of living for working families. In her younger years, she participated in Political Activism as a PAC volunteer in \u201cEl Barrio\u201d. She picked up strength and wisdom from one of her mentors and pioneer, the late Senator Olga Mendez.\u00a0 She has participated in many GOTV efforts in support of electoral campaigns, at local, state, and federal levels. Her commitment to working families has shown as she: lobbied and testified in support of worker\u2019s Rights, workplace violence, \u00a0housing, health care, libraries, domestic Violence, Voters Rights, campaign for fiscal equity, minimum wage, or pay equity; \u201c she has been there\u201d. As a former union officer and Grievance Representative, she focused on protecting working conditions, protected collecting bargaining Rights, and participated in many organizing campaigns in support of workers across the city of New York, other states, and US territories; including Puerto Rico.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raised in \u201cEl Barrio\u201d, and currently a Harlem resident, she continues to be supportive in any efforts to improve the quality of life and living conditions in her community. Carmen enjoys helping others, and assisting all endeavors in support of better housing, more after school programs for children and young adults, supportive comprehensive and accessible health care facilities, the support of mental health services, re-entering supportive programs, eradicating homelessness, preventing food insecurities, bringing healthy food into the neighborhood, workforce development, and comprehensive advocacy programs for seniors.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She credits her beloved mother for being her primary influence in her life. Carmen appreciates her mother\u2019s inspiration for excellence and activism influenced her to take an active role in the rebuilding and protecting the community. She is the recipient of the 2014 AFSCME\u2019s Jerry Wurf and William \u201cBill\u201d Lucy scholarships, and a graduate from the Harvard Law School Work Life Union Program. \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carmen I. Flores continues to be an example to young women and men as she continues to find life-life balance by volunteering on worthy causes. She continues to lead by example through her commitment to social justice, community engagement and labor union organizing. Her devotion to protect the Rights of people, keeps her involved and motivated to participate in ambitious community projects for the protection of her Villages; in Puerto Rico, \u201cEl Barrio\u201d and, \u201cHarlem\u201d.\u00a0 \u201cSiempre adelante por la Raza\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carmen Flores CARMEN I. FLORES \u2013 Labor and Community Activist, Educator, Organizer, Trainer, and Union Ambassador. 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