MrsPR | Spirituality & Religion | 2005 Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Events

Esperanza USA, a leading voice for Hispanic Americans of faith in the nation, is hosting the 2005 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Events, June 14 - 16 in Washington, DC. These unique events will bring together close to 750 members of the Hispanic clergy from a diversity of denominations, faith-based and community-based organizations, representing a broad spectrum of the national Latino community.

Throughout the three-day National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast, national government leaders will address the Hispanic faith community's important role in shaping solutions to problems facing the nation. National faith leaders will raise awareness on issues relevant to the Hispanic community as well as guide participants in advocacy and prayer for communities and leaders and the nation in these challenging times.

The following is a tentative schedule as of today of events Open to the Media:

WHAT: Pacto de Esperanza (Pledge of Hope) HIV/AIDS Policy Dinner

Pacto de Esperanza is the only national HIV/AIDS initiative
working with the Hispanic faith community

WHEN: Tuesday, June 14th

WHERE: The Hilton Washington, 1919 Connecticut Ave., N.W.

WHO: The Reverend Luis Cortes, Founder and President of Esperanza USA
Ambassador Randy Tobias
Marcos Witt, two-time Latin Grammy winner (2003 & 2004)

6:00 p.m. Media Check-in begins to cover Pacto de Esperanza (Pledge of
Hope) Dinner
Location: Jefferson East/Lincoln Rooms on the Concourse Level

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Pacto de Esperanza Dinner
Premiere of "Hay Una Respuesta" ("There is a Way")
"Hay Una Respuesta" is a song, CD and music video
produced by Esperanza USA and CanZion, featuring many
leading Latin Gospel singers

WHAT: Esperanza USA Housing Policy Dinner

WHEN: Wednesday, June 15th

WHERE: The Hilton Washington, 1919 Connecticut Ave., N.W.

WHO: The Reverend Luis Cortes, Founder and President of Esperanza USA
Sen. Tom Carper, D-DE
Rep. Mike Oxley, R-OH (invited)

5:00 p.m. Media Check-in begins to cover Housing Policy Dinner
Location: International Ballroom West

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Housing Policy Dinner
Study release, The State of Hispanic Housing in America
conducted by Notre Dame University's Center for Latino
Studies

WHAT: THE NATIONAL HISPANIC PRAYER BREAKFAST

WHEN: Thursday, June 16th

WHERE: The Mellon Auditorium: 1301 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

WHO: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
The First Lady of Panama, Hon. Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos
Abraham Hirchson, Israeli Minister of Tourism
Former Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, The Honorable
Tom Ridge

6:00 a.m. Media Check-in

7:00 a.m. Worship service

7:30 - 10:00 a.m. National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast (Open Press)

10:30 a.m. Media Availability with First Lady of Panama, Vivian Fernandez
de Torrijos, Abraham Hirchson, Israeli Minister of Tourism and
The Rev. Luis Cortes (Mellon Auditorium, Behind Stage)

WHAT: Hispanic Capacity Project Celebrates!! Town Hall Meeting

WHEN: Thursday, June 16th

WHERE: The Hilton Washington, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

WHO: Rich McKeown, HHS Chief of Staff (invited)
Mike Gerson, Assistant to the President for Policy and Strategic
Planning (invited)

11:00 a.m. Media Check-in begins
Location: International Ballroom Center

Noon- 2:00 p.m. Hispanic Capacity Project Celebrates!!
This luncheon will celebrate three years of Hispanic
Capacity Project operations. Government representatives
are invited to address and participate in a town hall
meeting to hear from Project participants what the
Project has helped them accomplish. 200 faith and
community-based participants are invited.