Lifting Up Our Voices: Pacific Islanders Speak Out on Civil Rights

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Time: 10:45 - 12:15
Place: Room 3, First Floor
Workshop Track: Civil & Human Rights

This workshop seeks to insert the voices of the Pacific Islander community into the larger civil rights movement, by exploring Pacific Islander-specific concerns with immigration policy and enforcement, health disparities, employment and labor, poverty and colonization. Speakers from diverse ethnic groups within the Pacific Islander community will discuss the challenges faced by their community members and opportunities for collaboration with Asian American and other advocates.

Speakers:

	Jay Aromin Executive Secretary Kutturan Chamoru Foundation		Joseph Fa'avae Youth Programs Coordinator Guam Communications Network
	Val Jacobo President and CEO The Jasmar Group, Inc (Workshop Moderator)		Alisi Tulua-Tata Program Coordinator, PATH for Women Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance