Southern California Immigration Coalition's 2009 Immigration UNITY Conference: PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY!!!

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PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY!!!

This is shaping up to be a VERY dynamic and historic UNITY
conference!! We have confirmed Senator Gil Cedillo to be one of the
Keynote Speakers in the morning and will have a very special opening
message from Flor Crisostomo, a companera who is currently in
sanctuary in Chicago, Illinois!! She will address us live via webcam/
internet at the opening of the conference! You do NOT want to miss
this conference!!!

Register online today!!! FREE REGISTRATION!!!

www.immigrationcoalition.org

Panels/Speakers/Keynote Speakers
Southern California Immigration Coalition's
2009 UNITY Immigration Conference

Program

8:30AM - 9:00 Conference Registration

9:00AM- 9:15 LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE

9:15AM - 10:00 Opening Plenary Session

a) Welcome by Conference MC's
b) Welcome message by Flor Crisostomo, currently in sanctuary in
Chicago. Message will be live via
Skype. c) Keynote Speakers
d) Workshop Orientation

10:10AM- 1:10PM Workshops Session
a) Panelists
b) Discussion: Panelists &
Atendees
c) Proposals/Resolutions

1:15PM- 2:00PM Lunch/Entertainment

2:10- 3:30 Closing Plenary
a) report back from Workshops
b) approval of workshop
resolutions/proposals

3:30- 3:45 Closing Keynote Speakers
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Opening KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
1. Senator Gil Cedillo (Confirmed)
2. Soledad Alatorre, Founder, Hermandad Mexicana (confirmed)


WORKSHOPS

1.Stop the ICE Raids and Strategies and Tactics to Employ
(moderators – Angela Sanbrano- NALACC, Carlos Montes- Latinos against
the War/Maya Entertainment)
a. Enrique Morones, Border Angels, San Diego (confirmed)
b. Hector Flores, Raza Rights Coalition, San Diego (confirmed)
c. Francisco Romero, Committee on Raza Rights– Oxnard (confirmed)
d. Ron Gochez, Union del Barrio, Los Angeles (confirmed)
e. Victor Fernandez, ISO (confirmed)


2. Fair and Humane Immigration Reform (moderators – Odilia Romero,
Nativo Lopez, Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana, Mexicana-American
Political Association)
a. Professor Raul Hinojosa, Professor, UCLA (confirmed)
b. Professor Gilbert G. Gonzalez, Professor, UC Irvine (confirmed)
c. Attorney Peter Schey, Center for Human and Constitutional Rights
(confirmed)
d. Christian Ramirez, American Friends Service Committee, San Diego
(confirmed)
e. Odilia Romero, Frente Indígena de Organizaciones Binacionales
(confirmed)


3. Municipal Immigration Reform (moderator – Gloria Saucedo, Hermandad
Mexicana Transnacional)
a. Miguel Robles, Alianza Latinoamericana de los Derechos del
Inmigrante, San Francisco (confirmed)
b. Hector Alvarado, Parents United for Maywood, Maywood (confirmed)
c. Arturo Jiménez, Pomona Habla, Pomona (confirmed)
d. Carlos Vellanoweth, Lawyer, Hermandad Mexicana-Latinoamericana/
Mexicana-American Political Association, Vellanoweth & Gehart
(confirmed)


4. Parents & Teachers and Immigration Reform (moderators – Adrian
Alvarez, Rosemary Lee)
a. Rosemary Lee- Human Rights Committee UTLA (confirmed)
b. Eva Rivas, Padre de Familia de Echo Park (confirmed)
c. Martina Lopez, – Frente Contra las Redadas (confirmed).
d. Representative from IDEPSCA (confirmed)
e. Adrian Alvarez- Jardineros de Los Angeles (confirmed)
f. Jose Calderon, Professor, Pitzer College (not confirmed)


5. Labor Rights are Immigrant Rights (moderator – Rodolfo Barragan)
a. Maria Elena Durazo, LA County Federation of Labor (not confirmed)
b. Rosie Martinez- SEIU 721 (not confirmed)
c. Pablo Alvarado, NDLON (not confirmed)
d. Rodolfo Barragan, General Brotherhood of Workers, Vice President
(confirmed)
e. Jubilee Shine, Roofers, Local 36 (confirmed)
f. Kimi Lee- Garment Workers Center (not confirmed)


6. The Role of the Media and Immigration Reform (moderator – AMATE-
Raymundo Reynoso)
a. Vicki Gutierrez- Telemundo (not confirmed)
b. Pilar Marrero, La Opinion (not confirmed)
c. Ruben Tapia, KPFK (confirmed)
d. Raymundo Reynoso, AMATE
e. Fernando Velasquez, KPFK (confirmed)
f. Comite Pro Democracia en Mexico, KPFK (confirmed)
g. Dominique Diprima, 102.3FM KJLH (not confirmed)


7. Cultural Workers/Artists and Immigration Reform (moderators -
Emilio Amaya, Martin Terrones)
a. Mujeres de Maiz (confirmed)
b. Emilio Amaya (confirmed)
c. Olmeca – Rapper/Activist (confirmed)
d. Judith Navarro, Danza Cuauhtémoc (confirmed)
e. Rosa Marta Zarate- Singer, Activist, Artist (confirmed)
f. Martin Terrones- CLASE (not confirmed)


8. Criminalization of Immigrants and Immigration Reform (moderators –
Alex Sanchez, Joyti Chand)
a. Alex Sanchez, Homies Unidos (confirmed)
b. Jesse Diaz (confirmed)
c. Cynthia Anderson-Barker, Attorney (confirmed)
d. Hamid Khan, South Asian Network (confirmed)
e. Father Gregory Boyle- Homeboy Industries (not confirmed)

9. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community and Immigration
Reform
(moderators – Arturo Sernas -Outwest, Roi Lopez-ISO)
a) Francisco Dueñas (LAMBDA Legal) (confirmed)
b) Frankie Palacios (Somos Familia) (confirmed)
c) Yuisa Gimeno (Radical Women) (confirmed)
d) Carlos Ramirez (International Socialist Organization) (confirmed)
e) Bambie Salcedo (California Translatina Coalition) (confirmed)

10. Students and Immigration Reform (moderator – Celina Benitez,
CISPES-LA)
a. Claire Sanchez, Pitzer College (confirmed)
b. Laura Martinez, Mt. San Antonio - ISO (confirmed)
c. Maria Rodriguez, CHIRLA (confirmed)
d. Christian Rodriguez, MEChA, Cal Poly Pomona (confirmed)
e. Ernesto Hernandez, Senior, West Adams Prep. High School (confirmed)

Closing KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Daniel Montes, Union Del Barrio
Nathalie Contreras, Oct. 22 Coalition