10 Year Anniversary of the USA (UN)PATRIOT Act
Date: Thursday, October 27th
Time: 11:00am-12:30pm
Place: Garden A
As we approach the ten year anniversary of the Patriot Act, this workshop reflects on the impact that over broad national security laws and policies have on the safety of our communities. Panelists will explain the legal and social implications of the ever-growing surveillance regime as well as share personal and professional stories about how this surveillance translates on the ground. In addition to helping to illuminate a complicated, yet troubling area of law and policy, advocates will offer their concrete policy solutions, hopes for the future, and how each of us can fight back against the privacy and civil liberties violations of the surveillance state.
*This workshop is eligible for 1 hour of MCLE credit for California based lawyers
Speakers:
 | Nura Maznavi Counsel, Program to End Racial and Religious Profiling Muslim Advocates |  | Zahra Billoo Executive Director CAIR San Francisco Bay Area (CAIR-SFBA) |  | Veena Dubal Staff Attorney Asian Law Caucus |  | Shahid Buttar Executive Director Bill of Rights Defense Committee |
API Workers Fighting For Justice
Date: Friday, October 28th
Time: 2:00pm-3:30pm
Place: Spring C
There is a rich history of API workers fighting and helping to build and lead the labor movement in this country. Amidst all of the economic turmoil of these last few years, that tradition has continued. Come hear what’s happening with low-wage API workers today, specifically in the domestic worker, caregiver, restaurant and hotel industries. This panel will also discuss some of the strategies behind organizing API workers in these industries, the challenges and successes of those efforts, as well as the role of API leaders and advocates in the fight.
Speakers:
 | Shaw San Liu Lead Organizer Tenants and Workers Center of Chinese Progressive Association |  | Israel Alvaran Interfaith and Community Outreach Organizer Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice |  | Hina Shah Clinical Staff Attorney Women's Employment Rights Clinic (WERC) |  | Haeyoung Yoon Staff Attorney National Employment Law Project |  | Mario De Mira FCC Workers Rights Porgram Coordinator Filipino Community Center |
APIs Behind Bars - Incarceration and Immigration Detention
Date: Thursday, October 27th
Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm
Place: Spring B
Immigrants are the fastest growing population of prisoners in today’s prison system. Sixty-five percent of API prisoners in California are immigrants and refugees. The growth of the prison industrial complex has paralleled a surge in deportations and immigration detention resulting in a disastrous impact on API communities. The Obama administration has prioritized deporting immigrants with criminal convictions. Since 1996, Congress has stripped away the rights of immigrants with criminal convictions by eliminating certain discretionary waivers, subjecting individuals to indefinite detention, expanded the definition of an “aggravated felony,” and removed judicial review and discretion from Judges.Programs like Secured Communities aimed at attrition through enforcement result in more immigrants in jail while racially profiling anyone who appears to be undocumented. How does the immigrant detention issue reshape how we think about the prison system and racial profiling of people of color? How will the overcrowding crisis in California's prison system affect the immigration detention system? What is the impact on the API community as the Obama administration deports a record number of immigrants?
Speakers:
 | Eddy Zheng Project Manager Community Youth Center of San Francisco |
Discrimination Against Asian Americans in the Workplace
Date: Thursday, October 27th
Time: 11:00am-12:30pm
Place: Sakura C
Discrimination Against Asian Americans in the Workplace: Asian Americans can face illegal employment discrimination on the basis of race, national origin (including language), religion, age, disability, and gender. How can this discrimination be addressed? Hear from representatives of agencies that help enforce anti-discrimination laws about their role in combatting employment discrimination. Learn about worker’s rights and employer obligations under these laws.
*This workshop is eligible for 1 hour of MCLE credit for California based lawyers
Speakers:
 | Jane Suhr District Director U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFCCP |  | William Tamayo Regional Attorney, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, San Francisco District U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |  | Carmina Ocampo Staff Attorney, Impact Litigation Asian Pacific American Legal Center |  | Lindsay Nako Attorney Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C. |
How Strong Coalitional Work Brings Success to Your Community: The Story Behind San Francisco’s New Local Hiring Ordinance
Date: Friday, October 28th
Time: 2:00pm-3:30pm
Place: Sakura C
San Francisco has passed the strongest local hiring ordinance in the country this year to address persistent unemployment that has plagued disadvantaged communities for generations in San Francisco. This victory was possible through a historic collaboration of community, labor, contractors, environmentalists, and city agencies. The law ensures that workers from local neighborhoods are hired in the city’s public construction projects by requiring that a significant portion of San Francisco’s publicly funded construction jobs, 50% after 7 years, gets allocated to San Francisco residents. This panel discussion will provide a brief overview of the legislation, the significant coalitional effort that supported its passage and how coalition groups are planning to work on its implementation.
*This workshop is eligible for 1 hour of MCLE credit for California based lawyers
Speakers:
 | Grace Lee Policy Advocate Chinese for Affirmative Action |  | Joshua Arce Executive Director Brightline Defense Project |
LGBT Justice is Sweeping the Nation: Are Our Organizations Part of the Movement or Will We Get Left Behind?
Date: Friday, October 28th
Time: 10:45am-12:15pm
Place: Spring B
As lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues have rapidly moved into the mainstream, with issues such as marriage equality, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," etc. constantly evolving, Asian American organizations are facing the challenge of how to integrate LGBT issues and LGBT community members into our day-to-day work. This panel features organizations that are at various stages of addressing or incorporating LGBT justice issues in non-LGBT focused organizations and will offer a chance for participants to learn what other groups are doing, but also allow discussion on the challenges of doing so.
Speakers:
 | Karin Wang Vice-President, Programs & Communications Asian Pacific American Legal Center |  | Alice Y. Hom Director, Queer Justice Fund Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy |  | Annette Wong SFILEN Program Coordinator, Dolores Street Community Services Dolores Street Community Services/San Francisco Immigrant Legal and Education Network |  | Dae Joung Yoon Executive Director Korean Resource Center |
Navigating the Crossroads: Asian Americans with Disabilities
Date: Friday, October 28th
Time: 10:45am-12:15pm
Place: Sakura C
This workshop explores the seldom examined parallels between the Asian American and Disability civil rights movements and highlight how these movements coincide. Though each community currently exists at the margins of the other, the panelists will discuss the intersections of these two communities by providing insights from personal, policy-making and civil rights perspectives.
*This workshop is eligible for 1 hour of MCLE credit for California based lawyers
Speakers:
 | Jean Lin Outreach Coordinator Asians Pacific Islanders with Disabilities of CA |  | Rooshey Hasnain Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Chicago |  | Raymond Cheung Senior Trial Attorney U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |  | Andy Kang Staff Attorney Asian American Institute |