OLA of Eastern Long Island

OLA Eastern Long Island kicks off its annual Latino film festival tonight. The festival will showcase three Spanish-language films and, according to OLA, aim to bring the community together.

OLA, an advocacy group that supports Latino residents on eastern Long Island, met with Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney and judges from the New York state court system earlier this month to discuss how to best serve non-native English speaking residents navigate the justice system.

The Latino advocacy group OLA of Eastern Long Island has received more calls than ever from workers reporting wage theft. WSHU’s Desiree Diorio spoke to OLA’s executive director, Minerva Perez, about why workers on the East End are falling victim to unscrupulous employers.

OLA of Eastern Long Island is staffing up with two new lawyers to grapple with government-backed bans on incoming migrants, and to provide legal assistance for asylum seekers.

Organización Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island will offer free COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots on Wednesday, Jan. 5, at the Children’s Museum in Bridgehampton and at the Montauk Playhouse to get more Latino parents and kids vaccinated.

A Latinx advocacy group on eastern Long Island has expanded to meet the growing needs caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But more help might be needed if…