Wednesday, April 18th, 12:15-1:30 pm, Presidents Conference Room, No. 2, located on the 5th floor of the Rosenthal Library at QC

As part of Queens College’s Immigrant Heritage Week Programming, presenters will discuss the history and contemporary state of immigrant voting with an emphasis on the current NYC Campaign. NYC Councilman Daniel Dromm and Dennis Redmond, from the Queens Community House, will be participating at this session led by Professor Ron Hayduk from the BMCC (who will be joining QC in the Summer 2012).  Dean Betsy Hendrey will be giving the opening remarks.

This event is free and open to the public — No RSVP needed. Sponsored by the QC Immigration Studies Working Group, the Center for Ethnic, Racial and Religious Understanding, the Latin American and Latino Studies Program, and the Division of Social Sciences at Queens College, CUNY.

For more information about the Immigration Heritage Week at QC, please visit: http://www.immigrationqc.org/upcoming-events.html

Dreams, Realities, and Future Scenarios: A Discussion about Immigration Policy on a Local, State and Federal Level

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 at the Rosenthal Library, Room 230 in Queens College. There will be a reception at 6 pm followed by a panel discussion at 6:30 pm.

Confirmed panelists include NYC Councilman Daniel Dromm, Thomas Shea from the New York Immigration Coalition, Rocio Cruz the Chief of Staff of Assembly Member Guillermo Linares, and Valeria Treves from the New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE).

If you would like to attend this event please RSVP through our Facebook Event Page [http://www.facebook.com/events/283478771728668/] or send us an email with your name and affiliation at  Events@iamnonprofit.org.

This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Ethnic, Racial and Religious Understanding (CERRU), QC Latin American and Latino Studies Program, the QC Immigration Studies Working Group, and the Immigration Advocacy Matters (I.A.M.), Queens College (QC).