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AALJ Immigration Symposium 2007

 “After May Day: What Next for Immigration Reform”

March 17, 2007
Booth Auditorium, Boalt Hall at UC Berkeley

8:30 – 8:50am        Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:20am        Welcome Remarks     

9:30 – 10:30am      Revisiting May Day: What Did We Accomplish
  • Michael Espinoza (Texas), Publisher of La Nueva Raza
  • Rev. Jon Pedigo, Diocese of San Jose; Interfaith Council on Religion, Race, Economic & Social Justice
  • Bill Lange (Wisconsin), Founder of Faith Community for Worker Justice
  • Catherine Tactaquin, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
  • Moderator: Ming Hsu Chen, JSP student

10:45 – 11:45am    Panel II: Immigration Reform Legislation:                                                       What's on the Table
  • George Wu, Asian American Justice Center
  • Maria Echaveste, UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
  • Joren Lyons, Asian Law Caucus
  • Moderator: Cecillia Wang, ACLU IRP Attorney

12:00 – 1:15pm      Lunch

1:30 – 2:00pm        Keynote
                      • Lucas Guttentag

2:15 – 3:15pm        Panel III: Immigration Up Close:                                                                           On the Border and Inside Communities
  • Jenny Chang, ACLU’s Immigrant Rights’ Project
  • Robert Lopez, Los Angeles Times
  • Susan Watson, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
  • Moderator: Marc-Tizoc González, Homeless Action Center
3:30 – 4:30pm        Panel IV: Unifying Diverse Communities
  • Nikki Dryden, Staff Attorney at Immigration Equality
  • Larisa Casillas, Director of Bay Area Immigrants Rights Coalition
  • Marcony Almeida, Policy Associate for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition
  • Moderator: Luan Huynh, Shartsis Friese Public Interest Fellow, EBCLC
4:30 – 5:30pm        Reception