National Conference for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

Event Description:

Claiming our Rights, Envisioning our Future:
Communities Organizing for Justice

Believing that 2008 - and beyond -- holds great promise and great peril for those who organize and advocate for an immigration policy based on human rights, dignity and justice, the National Network on Immigrant and Refugee Rights is convening a national conference in Houston Texas on January 18-20, 2008. Join us in Houston to:

* Share stories, strategies and tactics for grassroots initiatives
* Learn new practices and skills in community organizing, media & communications, popular education and more
* Hear about exciting work at the intersection of immigrant and refugee rights, gender, sexual orientation, and across different racial and ethnic communities
* Expose harmful trade policies causing forced migration worldwide

Help build a shared immigrant rights platform for this critical election year and together, lift our voices for justice and human rights.

SEE ALL THE INFORMATION AND REGISTER AT THE WEB SITE BELOW

The conference will begin at 9 a.m. on Friday, January 18, 2008. It will adjourn on Sunday, January 20 at 1 p.m. It will take place at the Hyatt Regency Houston.

Event Sponsor:
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

Event Phone Contact Information:
(510) 465-1984 extension 303

Event Email Address:
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Event Website:
nnirr.org/events/conference/2008/english.html

Event Fee:
$125, $225, $325, depending...