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Immigrant Rights: The New Deferred Dream
February 4, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join a conversation about the contributions of our Kitsap immigrant neighbors and their many challenges. We will discuss immigration policy, national legislation affecting Dreamers, and the for-profit Northwest Detention Facility in Tacoma. Learn how you can support the Kitsap immigrant community.
Featured Speakers:
Ray Garrido, Legal Services Director, Kitsap Immigration Assistance Center
(KIAC): http://kitsapiac.org/
Deborah Cruz, Outreach and Volunteer Trainer, Advocates for Immigrants in Detention NW (AID NW):
Salvador Salazar Cano, Director of Student Advocacy, University of
Washington, Bothell
The Kitsap Aware forum series is open to the public (admission free):
2018 Schedule
Feb. 4: Immigrant Rights:
The New Deferred Dream
March 4: Hate Groups in Kitsap?
Yes, they are here!
April 8: Who Gets to Vote?
Redistricting and the Voting Rights Act
May 6: Citizen Lobbyist:
Access to Information and How to Use It
June 3: Food Sovereignty and Justice:
How Our Food System Works, and Doesn’t
Sponsors: North Kitsap Indivisible, Indivisible Kingston, Resisterhood360,
Indivisible Bainbridge, Kitsap Progressive Action Network