Magazine Publisher Participates in Islands Society Platform on Future of Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head, SC, April 30, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Eric Esquivel, founder and publisher of La Isla Magazine, recently provided the Islands Society’s initial Hilton Head Island Vision 2030 discussion centered on his dreams for what the island should look like in 2030.
The new community platform for those with an interest in the future of Hilton Head Island has been launched by the Sea Islands Society, a constituent of the Islands Society. Hilton Head Island Vision 2030 Voices gives community leaders a voice in discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the ten themes already identified by the Mayor and Town Council.
About Esquivel and La Isla
Esquivel, who grew up cross-culturally in Colombia, South America, and Beaufort County, South Carolina, returned to Hilton Head Island to found the magazine in 1999. In addition to his duties at La Isla, Esquivel was instrumental in founding the Lowcountry Immigration Coalition and serves on advisory boards for several Lowcountry organizations.
La Isla serves the diverse Latino community in South Carolina and Northeast Georgia and was the first Hispanic publication in these areas. By definition, its content “seeks to educate, integrate and empower the audience we serve by providing pertinent and current information about the topics our readers care about.” La Isla is a national award-winning publication whose work helps Latinos integrate into American society, promotes cross-cultural awareness, and helps businesses increase their Hispanic market share.
Asked his vision of Hilton Head in 2030, Esquivel explains, “I envision a place where all can be successful and fully integrated - where being Latino isn’t assumed that you’re Mexican or you’re illegal, but another part of our community. We don’t want to continue to commit the same errors - so that when the next generation of immigrants comes, we know how to do this already and not make the same mistakes.”
Hilton Head Island Vision 2030 Voices
According to James Carroll, managing director of Sea Islands Society, “The goal of Hilton Head Island Vision 2030 Voices is to provide community leaders with a platform to express their own ideas, opinions, suggestions and criticisms on the issues that will most impact the future of Hilton Head Island.”
“For example, Hilton Head Island Vision 2030 Voices will provide a platform for community leaders to explore questions such as how the theme of strong tourism will affect diversity and inclusiveness on Hilton Head Island,” he continues. “Or, how the themes around nature and conservation will affect the mitigation of sea level rise.”
About the Islands Society
The Islands Society is a “Top-Rated” 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission is to inspire and empower islanders to participate in foreign affairs and overseas engagements in order to affect positive change in their local communities. The nonprofit develops and implements projects that are designed to help islanders realize their full potential on the world stage. These projects are currently organized around two main themes: community projects and next generation leaders. The community projects center on ten issue areas, including charity, conservation, democracy, disaster relief, education, equality, health, innovation, security, and sustainability. Meanwhile, the next generation leader projects support artists, athletes, chefs, incubators, musicians, policy makers, storytellers, and technologists. To implement these programs, the nonprofit has launched local constituent societies around the world. These include the Pacific Islands Society, Baltic Islands Society (Honolulu, Hawaii), Sea Islands Society (Charleston, South Carolina), Caribbean Islands Society (Miami, Florida), Remote Islands Society (Tokyo, Japan), and Southeast Asian Islands Society (Washington, DC).
About the Sea Islands Society
The Sea Islands Society is one of the regional societies under the Islands Society. Its primary mission is to develop and implement programs that enable individuals and sub-national organizations from barrier island communities along the coasts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina to more fully participate in international relations. Specifically, the society develops and implements programs that provide women, ethnic minorities, and the next generation of leaders from these island communities with the knowledge, networks, platforms, and exposure required to realize their full potential as artists, athletes, chefs, designers, educators, musicians, nurses, scholars, policymakers, scientists, and technologists on the world stage.
Website: www.islandssociety.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Islands-Society/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/islandssociety
The new community platform for those with an interest in the future of Hilton Head Island has been launched by the Sea Islands Society, a constituent of the Islands Society. Hilton Head Island Vision 2030 Voices gives community leaders a voice in discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the ten themes already identified by the Mayor and Town Council.
About Esquivel and La Isla
Esquivel, who grew up cross-culturally in Colombia, South America, and Beaufort County, South Carolina, returned to Hilton Head Island to found the magazine in 1999. In addition to his duties at La Isla, Esquivel was instrumental in founding the Lowcountry Immigration Coalition and serves on advisory boards for several Lowcountry organizations.
La Isla serves the diverse Latino community in South Carolina and Northeast Georgia and was the first Hispanic publication in these areas. By definition, its content “seeks to educate, integrate and empower the audience we serve by providing pertinent and current information about the topics our readers care about.” La Isla is a national award-winning publication whose work helps Latinos integrate into American society, promotes cross-cultural awareness, and helps businesses increase their Hispanic market share.
Asked his vision of Hilton Head in 2030, Esquivel explains, “I envision a place where all can be successful and fully integrated - where being Latino isn’t assumed that you’re Mexican or you’re illegal, but another part of our community. We don’t want to continue to commit the same errors - so that when the next generation of immigrants comes, we know how to do this already and not make the same mistakes.”
Hilton Head Island Vision 2030 Voices
According to James Carroll, managing director of Sea Islands Society, “The goal of Hilton Head Island Vision 2030 Voices is to provide community leaders with a platform to express their own ideas, opinions, suggestions and criticisms on the issues that will most impact the future of Hilton Head Island.”
“For example, Hilton Head Island Vision 2030 Voices will provide a platform for community leaders to explore questions such as how the theme of strong tourism will affect diversity and inclusiveness on Hilton Head Island,” he continues. “Or, how the themes around nature and conservation will affect the mitigation of sea level rise.”
About the Islands Society
The Islands Society is a “Top-Rated” 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission is to inspire and empower islanders to participate in foreign affairs and overseas engagements in order to affect positive change in their local communities. The nonprofit develops and implements projects that are designed to help islanders realize their full potential on the world stage. These projects are currently organized around two main themes: community projects and next generation leaders. The community projects center on ten issue areas, including charity, conservation, democracy, disaster relief, education, equality, health, innovation, security, and sustainability. Meanwhile, the next generation leader projects support artists, athletes, chefs, incubators, musicians, policy makers, storytellers, and technologists. To implement these programs, the nonprofit has launched local constituent societies around the world. These include the Pacific Islands Society, Baltic Islands Society (Honolulu, Hawaii), Sea Islands Society (Charleston, South Carolina), Caribbean Islands Society (Miami, Florida), Remote Islands Society (Tokyo, Japan), and Southeast Asian Islands Society (Washington, DC).
About the Sea Islands Society
The Sea Islands Society is one of the regional societies under the Islands Society. Its primary mission is to develop and implement programs that enable individuals and sub-national organizations from barrier island communities along the coasts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina to more fully participate in international relations. Specifically, the society develops and implements programs that provide women, ethnic minorities, and the next generation of leaders from these island communities with the knowledge, networks, platforms, and exposure required to realize their full potential as artists, athletes, chefs, designers, educators, musicians, nurses, scholars, policymakers, scientists, and technologists on the world stage.
Website: www.islandssociety.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Islands-Society/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/islandssociety
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724-290-9293
http://www.islandssociety.org
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