State of Undocumented Immigrant Rights and Resources in NYC

 

UniPro, Philippine Consulate of NY, NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs : One NYC One Nation, FALDEF, & NaFFAA are co-sponsoring an event to raise community awareness of the rights and resources for undocumented immigrant resources on Thursday, April 18th at 6pm in the Kalayaan Hall Annex, Philippine Consulate NYC.

 

 Goals of the Event:

  - To educate our public in a manner that is understandable, consistent and relatable

 - To create joint program(s) initiative(s) for 2013 which will, by having these organizations together, create efficiencies in delivering services to the community; in particular Know Your Rights/DACA/Immigration.

The Philippine Consulate wishes to enhance cooperation with the community on immigration reform and on assisting deserving Filipinos who need the correct information on specific legislation and pro bono legal services.

 

 Speakers and Panelist:

 Opening Speaker: Consulate General Mario De Leon Jr.

 

 Esteemed Panelist:

 o Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Special Assistant to Commissioner Fatima Shama Maria Lee
 

 o Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Program Sarah Flatto

 o FALDEF Director Attorney Patricia Astorga

 o NaFFAA Region 1 Executive Director Steven Raga

 

The panel will be moderated by UniPro's Director of Public Policy and Foreign Relations Program, Ivan Gonzales

 Closing Remarks: FALDEF President Attorney J.T. Mallonga


For more information, please visit the Facebook Event Page

 "Tayo Ay May Mga Karapatan | We Have Rights" , a documentary film by Diane Paragas about FALDEF's cases : deportation and immigration.