Leaders Discuss Policy At National Latino Congreso In Chicago
By Voxxi
Economic justices on three over-arching themes:
- Immigration and migrant rights
- Latino vote and civic engagement.
The event runs from May 17-19 at the Arturo Velazquez Institute located at 2800 South Western Ave. in Chicago, Ill. Sessions include discussions on youth, education, art, culture, environmental justice, transnationalism, gender equity and community health.
Thomas Saenz, president and general council of MALDEF, and CongressmanLuis Gutierrez, D-IL, are among the speakers for Saturday’s session onmigrant rights and immigration policy.
The national convening organizations will prepare concept papers about central themes with the purpose of promoting dialogue and developing a set of resolutions for consideration by the National Latino Congreso participants.
For more information visit National Latino Congreso website.
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This article first appeared in Voxxi.
