Baltimore Immigration Summit 2014

Baltimore Immigration Summit 2014

Date

Oct 24 2014
, 7:30AM- 4PM

Living, Working, Growing Together

 

The 7th Baltimore Immigration Summit will take place Friday, October 24 from 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center of Baltimore, 5750 Park Heights Ave. Baltimore, MD 21215.

 

The summit is a one-day event which brings together academics, service providers, activists, community leaders, and others working with and for immigrants in our region. Baltimore is an area with a growing and diverse immigrant population, as well as local government that views immigrants as an important part of the city’s resurgence. The theme of this year’s summit is “Living, Working, Growing Together.”

 

Keynote Address

 

Sheena Wadhawan of CASA de Maryland will present the keynote address: “Hostile Nation: Compulsive Deportation and Inhumane Treatment of Underage Immigrants and Refugees Redefines American Values and Identity.”

 

This event is free and open to the public. However, space is limited and registration is required.

 

2014 Planning Committee

 

Santiago Solis (Co-Coordinator) Towson University Center for Student Diversity
Harjant Gill (Co-Coordinator) Towson University Department of Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminal Justice
Elizabeth Alex CASA de Maryland
Joanna Basuray Towson University Department of Nursing
Leonie Brooks Towson University Department of Psychology
Elizabeth Clifford Towson University Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
Ilene Dackman-Alon Jewish Museum of Maryland
Michael Masatsugu Towson University Department of History
Lisa O’Reilly Archdiocesan Immigration Coalition
Lea Ramsdell Towson University Department of Foreign Languages
Catalina Rodriguez Baltimore City Mayor’s Office
Debbie Seeberger Towson University Office of the President
Mandee Simmons Baltimore Jewish Council

 

Sponsors

 

We thank the following sponsors for their support:

 

Jewish Museum of Maryland
Park Heights Jewish Community Center
Mayor’s Office of Immigrant and Multicultural Affairs

 

Towson University entities:
College of Liberal Arts
Center for Student Diversity
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
Department of Psychology

 

More Information:

http://www.towson.edu/baltimoreimmigrationsummit/

Please contact co-coordinators Santiago Solis and Harjant Gill at immigrationsummit@towson.edu, 410-704-5166 with any questions you may have about the Baltimore Immigration Summit.

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