Schedule-at-a-Glance « Advancing Justice

The Advancing Justice Conference has four primary tracks. Each track will feature a workshop during the five workshop sessions throughout the conference.

The Asian Pacific American Legal Center is a California State Bar certified provider of MCLE credit and workshops approved for MCLE credit are marked with a **. To receive California MCLE credit, attorneys must pay an additional $10 per workshop that offers MCLE credit. Payment collected separately onsite.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

8:00-9:00	Registration and Breakfast
9:00-9:30	Welcome
9:30-10:30	Opening Plenary
Holding Ourselves Accountable: What do Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Really Think?
10:45-12:15	Workshop Session 1
Corporate Fundraising in Tough Times Immigration Enforcement in Our Own Backyard Lifting Up Our Voices: Pacific Islanders Speak Out on Civil Rights Redistricting 2011: Strategies for Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities
12:30-2:00	Lunch Plenary
A Monumental Stake: Reflections from Key Stakeholders in the Fight for Immigration Reform **
2:15-3:45	Workshop Session 2
Don’t be Left Behind: Get the Buzz on Integrating New Media Techniques into Your Work Human Rights Frameworks for Asian American and Pacific Islander Advocacy The Mechanics of Intergroup Collaboration We, Too, Are America: Strengthening Immigrant Integration Policy in the United States
4:00-5:30	Roundtable Discussions
Census 2010 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Human Rights Frameworks for Asian American and Pacific Islander Advocacy Redistricting
4:00-5:30	Film Screening
A Village Called Versailles
5:30-7:30	Networking Reception

Friday, October 30, 2009

8:00-9:00	Registration and Breakfast
9:00-10:30	Workshop Session 3
Accessing Quality Health Care: The Challenges for Immigrant Communities Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in K-12 Public Education Foundation Fundraising in Tough Times Unity is Power: Building Our Community Organizing Skills When Hate Hits Home: Actions and Steps for Effective Hate Crimes Prevention
10:45-12:15	Workshop Session 4
Asian American and Pacific Islander Civil Rights History: What Does it Mean for 21st Century Youth? Expanding the Circle of Leadership: Increasing Asian American and Pacific Islander Participation in Influential Boards and Commissions National Security and Civil Rights Organizing Low-Wage Workers and Fighting for Justice
12:30-2:00	Lunch Keynote
The Honorable Thomas E. Perez: Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice
2:15-3:45	Workshop Session 5
Capacity Building for Small Organizations Census 2010: How to Make Your Community Count Civil Rights at the Intersections of Gender Identity, Sexuality, Immigration, and Race Community Development and Economic Justice Service and Leadership: Expanding Opportunities in Social Justice
4:00-5:00	Next Steps and Closing