The Advancing Justice Conference will feature three days of exciting activities for conference participants. The first day will consist of issue briefings, and the second will branch out into four primary workshop tracks. Finally, the third and final optional Advocacy Day will provide an opportunity for participants to put the skills and knowledge they have learned to use on Capitol Hill.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
| 8:00-6:00 |
Registration |
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| 8:00-9:00 |
Breakfast |
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| 9:00-10:15 |
Opening Plenary |
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| 10:30-12:00 |
Issue Briefings, Session 1 |
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| 12:00-12:30 |
Break |
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| 12:30-2:00 |
Luncheon Plenary |
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| 2:15-3:45 |
Issue Briefings, Session 2 |
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- The Impact of Health-Care Reform on Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities
- The Human Rights Perspective in Asian American Advocacy
- Immigrant Workers’ Rights at a Crossroads
- Political Designations That Influence Pacific Islander Relationships with the U.S.
- What We Are Up Against: How to Win Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- Listening Session with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
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| 4:00-5:30 |
Workshops, Session 1 |
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- Capacity Building: How to Get a Political Appointment in the Obama-Biden Administration
- Civil & Human Rights: Building a Civil Rights Broadband Strategy for America
- Civil & Human Rights: Collaborating with Federal Agencies to Enforce Civil Rights Laws
- Immigrant Integration & Civic Participation: How to Develop an Immigration Policy Platform
- Youth Leadership & Community Organizing: Out on the Front Lines: Intersections Between the Asian American and Pacific Islander and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Civil Rights Movements
- Moving Stories: Asian American Justice in Film: 9066 to 9/11
- Moving Stories: Asian American Justice in Film: Papers
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
| 8:00-2:00 |
Registration |
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| 8:00-9:00 |
Breakfast Roundtable Discussions |
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| Self-organized discussions around topics of interest |
| 9:00-10:30 |
Morning Plenary |
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| Platform for Action: The Asian American Center for Advancing Justice |
| 10:45-12:15 |
Workshops, Session 2 |
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- Capacity Building: Communicating the Message: How to Talk About National Security and Human Rights
- Capacity Building: The Social Media Revolution: Re-envisioning and Re-tooling Community Organizing Through Social Media
- Capacity Building: Life Events and How to Prepare for Them
- Civil & Human Rights: Asian American Environmental Justice 101
- Civil & Human Rights: Uncommon Common Ground: Race and America’s Future
- Immigrant Integration & Civic Participation: State and Local Immigration-Related Legislation
- Youth Leadership & Community Organizing: The Power of Youth Organizing on the DREAM Act
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| 12:15-12:45 |
Break |
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| 12:45-2:15 |
Conference Plenary |
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| Setting the Agenda: Voices for a More Just Society |
| 2:30-4:00 |
Workshops, Session 3 |
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- Capacity Building: Engaging Corporations for Fundraising and Development
- Civil & Human Rights: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the Media: How Far Have We Come?
- Civil & Human Rights: Leveling the Playing Field: Should Race Be a Factor?
- Civil & Human Rights: Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind: Providing Equal Access to Education for All Children
- Immigrant Integration & Civic Participation: Advocating for Adult English Language Learning
- Youth Leadership & Community Organizing: Organizing in Asian American Communities of Faith
- Youth Leadership & Community Organizing: To “P” or Not to “P”: Issues Surrounding the Inclusion or Exclusion of “Pacific” by Asian American Organizations
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| 4:15-5:30 |
Closing Plenary |
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| Advancing Justice Begins at Home |
| 7:00-9:00 |
Cocktail Reception |
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*The Advancing Justice Conference Presents
An Asian American Pacific Islander Community Celebration Honoring the AAPI Appointees of the Obama Administration
Reception at Carlyle Club Thursday, June 24, 2010 7:00 – 9:00 pm
FREE and Open to the Public but you must click here to register online.
