2013 Faith & Immigration Statewide Summit

SAVE THE DATE:
Saturday, October 12, 2013, 10am – 2pm
Primera Iglesia Bautista (First Baptist Church)
2840 Cemetery Road
Sanford, NC 27332
Cost: FREE

Download the event flyer: English | Spanish

Program:

-9:30-10:00am – Registration & Networking
-10:00-10:15am – Welcome
-10:15-10:45am – Keynote address by Mauricio Castro, NC Latino Coalition
-11:00am-12:00pm – Workshop #1
-12:00-1:00pm – Lunch
-1:00-2:00pm – Workshop #2

Workshop #1 Sessions:

-Updates on Comprehensive Immigration Reform – Kate Woomer-Deters, NC Justice Center
-Access to Education & Farmworker Youth – Yazmin Garcia Rico, Student Action with Farmworkers
-Know Your Rights & Racial Profiling – Raul Pinto, ACLU-NC

Workshop #2 Sessions:

-Immigration 101 – Becky Moriello, Immigration Attorney
-Legislative Strategies and Advocacy – Mauricio Castro, NC Latino Coalition
-Local Immigration Enforcement and Detention – Hannah Gill, UNC-Chapel Hill

The 2013 Summit promises to accomplish four main goals:

1. Offer a unique statewide, bilingual ecumenical gathering for faith leaders who work primarily with immigrant congregations;
2. Help equip these faith leaders to deal with the daily challenges faced by their congregations, especially related to their immigration status;
3. Provide a space for networking and sharing of best practices;
4. Train immigrant rights allies, especially in faith communities, to organize and mobilize around immigration issues.