A key component to the agenda for the conference will be roundtable discussions where conference delegates and attendees can come together and address issues of common concern. There will be opportunities to join existing roundtables or to form a roundtable of your own. The conference organizers encourage you to form regional caucuses, working groups to follow up on interesting issues you have may learned in the course of your workshops, or any other roundtable that will build new foundations for civil rights in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
Roundtable Discussions
Census 2010
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Time: 4:00 - 5:30
Place: Room 7, First Floor
The census roundtable will provide a forum for AAJC's Census 2010 Campaign Advisory Committee members to discuss the next steps of the Census 2010 Campaign. Particular attention will be placed on materials development, languages for translation, media strategy and upcoming events, as well as an update from folks on their respective efforts around census education and outreach. Brainstorming about further ways to collaborate will also be explored. Other interested stakeholders are welcome to join the discussion as well.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Time: 4:00 - 5:30
Place: Room 6, First Floor
Immigration reform is poised to be a landmark civil rights battle for 2010. Join this roundtable session to share ideas on educating and mobilizing Asian American and Pacific Islander communities to fight for the changes we need.
Human Rights Frameworks for Asian American and Pacific Islander Advocacy
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Time: 4:00 - 5:30
Place: Room 5, First Floor
The roundtable Human Rights Frameworks in Asian American and Pacific Islander Advocacy will be a forum for more in-depth discussion and strategizing around how social justice activists in Asian and Pacific Islander communities can employ a range of human rights litigation and advocacy strategies to increase the impact of their work. Participants will be considering options for continuing the dialogue through future convenings and discussing the possibility of joint campaigns using human rights frameworks.
Redistricting
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2009
Time: 4:00 - 5:30
Place: Room 8, First Floor
The redistricting roundtable will provide a forum for interested stakeholders to discuss, and compare notes on, the needs and issues that their communities may face in the upcoming redistricting process. Attention will be given to issues that Asian American and Pacific Islander communities expect to face in California at both the state and local redistricting levels, as well as to redistricting issues expected to arise in other parts of the country. As part of this discussion, participants will be asked to discuss the need for, and opportunities to engage in, coalition-building among racial, ethnic, and other minority communities. Additionally, a portion of the roundtable will be devoted to outreach strategies that Asian American and Pacific Islander and other communities can use to ensure they have a voice on the new redistricting commission established by California's Proposition 11.
