Ramon Catanos

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The Campaign for Healthier Solutions and several other organizations are protesting against the 99 Cent Only store chain for allegedly selling products with toxic chemicals and are now pressuring shareholders to make changes. In late September, organizers held a protest outside a Los Angeles 99 Cents Only store. The Campaign for Healthier Solutions is a non-profit organization pushing for chemical policy reforms nationwide for so-called “dollar stores” to ensure they only safe and non-toxic products for their consumers.Campaign for Healthier Solutions’s strategy is to protest outside of Dollar Stores, which they issue with selling toxic chemicals. In addition, they also strive to buy Stocks of offending companies so that Latinos have a voice with shareholders.

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Carmona is committed to a two-year research stint with the Brookings David M. Rubenstein Fellowship program, studying the topic of wealth inequality. She is among one of the 10 early to mid-career policy professionals accepted for this fellowship. Before working with Brooking Metro, Carmona worked in the realms of public policy, communications, community outreach, politics and philanthropy, which helped make her a standout candidate for the program. CALÓ NEWS recently sat down with Carmona to talk about governmental policies and the work that needs to be done to improve Latino’s wealth. 

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