2017 Immigrant and Refugee Rights Convening
Apr 10 2017 GeneralPICC is excited to invite you to the 2017 Immigrant and Refugee Rights Convening!
This convening will bring members of immigrant and refugee communities, grassroots organizations, and advocates from across the state together for training, networking and, most importantly, movement building. Together, we will envision ways to build a more unified immigrant rights movement for our state and work together to create a more just and inclusive Pennsylvania. The Convening is open to anyone who cares about immigrant and refugee communities in Pennsylvania and wants to join in building a vibrant immigrant rights movement. See below for the outline of this year’s Convening program.
The Convening will be held at the Harrisburg Hilton. The hotel is offering a discounted rate for Convening participants for both Saturday and Sunday nights. The discount will only be available for reservations made before April 20, 2017! Please place your reservations online and use the code PICC5.
We will be offering scholarships for those with limited financial resources. Please appy today: http://bit.do/PICCscholarship
2017 IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE RIGHTS CONVENING PROGRAM
Sunday
8:30-9:30am Breakfast & Registration
9:30-11:00am Plenary
11:15-12:30pm Regional Breakouts
- Region 1: Central/South-Central
- Region 2: Eastern
- Region 3: South-East
- Region 4: Western
12:30-1:30pm Lunch
1:30-3:30pm Afternoon Workshops – Session 1
- How to Create “Sanctuary” Municipalities
- Communications & Messaging
- Responses to Enforcement: Community, Organizations, Allies
- Emotional Well-Being, Grounding & Relationships
- Community-based models of building local organizations
3:40-5:00pm Afternoon Workshops – Session 2
- How schools can actively support immigrant communities
- Grassroots Fundraising
- Islamophobia
- Building electoral and political power
- PA is Ready! Grantmaking Info Session (RSVP required)
5:15-6:00pm Regional Breakouts
- Region 1: Central/South-Central
- Region 2: Eastern
- Region 3: South-East
- Region 4: Western
TBA Youth Organizing Space
6:30-8:30pm Dinner & Dance Party!
Monday
8:30-9:45am Plenary (with breakfast)
10:00-12:00pm Legislative Visits
12:00-12:30pm Press Conference & Rally
1:15-4:00pm PICC Membership Meeting