Realizing
Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative
and
The Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians
in
partnership with the
Mayors Commission for African
and
Caribbean Affairs, the
Philadelphia Commission on
Human
Relations and
International
House present
Creating
Community through Collaboration:
A
Town-Hall Meeting at which Immigrants and long term Neighborhood
Residents discuss the issues around
creating
strong communities
Program
8:00am
Registration and Breakfast
9:00am
11:00am Plenary Session: Keynote Speaker
Mary Robinson
Panelists: PA Rep Thomas Blackwell;
Shirley
Randleman; Bai Gbala
11:00am
1:00pm Facilitated small group roundtable discussions
between
immigrants and the receiving
communities
1:00pm
2:00pm Lunch (reservation required) *email
anne@welcomingcenter.org
2:00pm
2:15pm Closing
No
matter what happens with immigration reform, we have immigrants
here right now in our communities. They add rich cultural diversity
to our neighborhoods and cities and want what we all want a
welcoming, safe community in which to live and raise their families.
The
communities that receive immigrants are required to do the work
needed to make the changes so the newcomers can be incorporated.
In
this meeting both immigrants and the leaders of the receiving
communities will begin to share the vision of the community
they are working towards and come up with recommendations so
that they can move forward together. The ideas and proposals
for change generated in the small group discussions will be
brought to the group as a whole.
*Please
call 215.557.2626 to register and make a reservation for lunch
if you do not have access to email.
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