Julián Castro Returns to Nevada for Gun Safety Forum, Town Hall with Teachers and Voter Registration Rally
SAN ANTONIO, TX (September 27, 2019) – On Wednesday, presidential candidate and former Obama Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Julián Castro, will return to Nevada for the 2020 Gun Safety Forum hosted by Giffords and March For Our Lives and for a town hall with the American Federation of Teachers.
AFT President Randi Weingarten will also attend the town hall with AFT members.
Secretary Castro, who released a comprehensive plan to combat the gun violence epidemic, will speak at the Hispanics in Politics breakfast on Wednesday morning before attending the Gun Safety Forum. After the forum, he will speak to a political science class at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Secretary Castro, the first candidate to release a policy to address excessive force by law enforcement, will join police shooting survivor Robbie Tolan at the And Justice For All voter registration rally.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2019
HISPANICS IN POLITICS BREAKFAST
WHAT: Secretary Julián Castro will speak to local leaders at the monthly Hispanics in Politics breakfast meeting
WHERE: Doña Maria Tamales, 910 S Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89101
WHEN: Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 7:30 AM PT
WHO: Secretary Castro, Assemblyman Edgar Flores and Hispanics in Politics members
GUN SAFETY FORUM HOSTED BY GIFFORDS AND MARCH FOR OUR LIVES
WHAT: Secretary Castro will join Giffords and March For Our Lives at their 2020 Gun Safety Forum
WHERE: Enclave, 5810 S Eastern Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89119
WHEN: Wednesday, October 2, 2019. Doors open at 8:00 AM. Secretary Castro speaks at 10:30 AM PT
WHO: Secretary Castro, Giffords, March For Our Lives
Media interested in attending must RSVP with Giffords and March for Our Lives. Outlets can RSVP here with the Castro campaign.
SPEAKING TO UNLV POLITICAL SCIENCE CLASS
WHAT: Secretary Castro will speak to a class of University of Nevada Las Vegas political science students
WHERE: UNLV, 405 S Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89164
WHEN: Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 2:30 PM PT
WHO: Secretary Castro, UNLV political science students
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS TOWN HALL
WHAT: Secretary Castro will join AFT President Randi Weingarten at a town hall attended by AFT members and both K-12 and health care retirees
WHERE: AFL-CIO Las Vegas, 1891 Whitney Mesa Drive, Henderson, NV 89014
WHEN: Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at 4:30 PM PT
WHO: Secretary Castro, AFT leaders and members, and other labor members
AND JUSTICE FOR ALL VOTER REGISTRATION RALLY
WHAT: Secretary Castro will join police shooting survivor Robbie Tolan at a voter registration rally hosted by And Justice For All
WHERE: Hofbrauhaus, 4510 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89169
WHEN: Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 7:30 PM PT
WHO: Secretary Castro, Robbie Tolan and community leaders
