Program
8:45 Registration (Coffee, juice, and arrival snacks).
9:30 Opening Worship
The Rev. John Richardson, Regional Minister, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in NC (Proclaimer)
The Rev. Sèkinah Hamlin, President of the NC Council of Churches (Liturgist)
10:15 Workshops – Session I
History of Immigration in the US
What Does It Take to Become “Legal”?
Politics – Can You Be Elected Without Bashing “Illegals”?
Stories of Immigration and Immigrants
New Sanctuary Movement: An Overview
Contributing to the System: Myths and Realities
11:30 Workshops – Session II
What Does It Take to Become “Legal”? (repeated)
Race and Immigration
NC Farmworkers and Immigration
Federal Immigration Reform: What Is Needed?
Hispanic Ministry: Hospitality and Immigration
Why Do They Come? Globalization and Immigration
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Workshops – Session III
Local Resolutions, Profiling, and the Problems with 287(g)
Biblical Teaching on Immigrants and Immigration
Federal Immigration Reform: What Is Needed? (repeated)
Using Video Media to Start Tough Conversations
[House of Delegates will meet during this segment]
2:45 Closing Session and Benediction .The Rev. Maria Teresa Palmer, Director, Multicultural Student Center, North Carolina A&T State University.
3 :00 Adjourn
History of Immigration in the US. Kate Woomer-Deters, Director, Eastern Carolina Immigrants’ Rights Project.
What Does It Take to Become “Legal”? Sr. Attracta Kelly, Immigration Law Attorney, NC Justice Center.
Race & Immigration. Sèkinah Hamlin, Director of Multicultural Programs, Guilford College; Jorge Zeballos, Latino Community Program Coordinator, Guilford College.
Local Resolutions, Profiling, and the Problem with 287(g). Rebecca Headen, Project Coordinator, Racial Justice Project, ACLU of NC.
Politics – Can You Be Elected Without Bashing “Illegals”? Chris Fitzsimon, NC Policy Watch, former communications director for Speaker of the House Dan Blue.
Stories of Immigration and Immigrants. Mauricio Castro, Organizer, NC Latino Coalition.
Biblical Teaching on Immigrants and Immigration. Rev. Maria Teresa Palmer, Director, Multicultural Student Center, NC A&T.
Hispanic Ministry: Hospitality and Immigration. Edna Campos, lay leader, Nuestro Salvador, Asheville; Sr. Joan Jurski, Office of Peace and Justice, Catholic Diocese of Raleigh.
Federal Immigration Reform: What Is Needed? Irene Godinez, Advocacy Director, El Pueblo.
Using Video Media to Start Touch Conversations. Tennessee Watson, Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University; Chris Liu Beers, Program Associate, NC Council of Churches.
New Sanctuary Movement: An Overview. Dani Martinez-Moore, Coordinator, Network of Immigrant Advocates, NC Justice Center.
Contributing to the System: Myths and Realities. Nolo Martinez, Director, The Center for New North Carolinians.
Immigration and North Carolina’s Farmworkers. Alexandria Jones, executive director, National Farm Worker Ministry of NC; Omar Laínez, community education coordinator, Farmworker Unit, Legal Aid of NC..
Why Do They Come? Globalization and Immigration. Dani Martinez-Moore, Coordinator, Network of Immigrant Advocates, NC Justice Center.
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