Conference Details
Thursday, October 25, 2007
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
PSLC Students Speak Session Presented by Youth United for Change and Motivos Magazine
Students! Join Youth United for Change and Motivos Magazine for a discussion on how young people are changing the world for the better...and how you can use your passions to do the same. From student-led protests and documentaries to students taking center stage around the country, you’ll see that the best time to make a difference is now! Also learn how to use media to have your voices heard.
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives Public Hearing
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Please contact the committee directly with your plans to attend. Should you have any questions, comments or need additional information, please notify the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Secretary, Mari Echevarria, via phone at 717-772-9854 or email at mechevarria@pahouse.net.
A DIALOGUE ON IMMIGRATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH
The Intergovernmental Affairs Committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will hold a Public Hearing on Immigration in the Commonwealth on Thursday, October 25, 2007, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Holiday Inn-Philadelphia Stadiums (Ballroom), 900 Packer Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148.
The focus of this public hearing is to begin a dialogue in Pennsylvania on the complex issue of immigration. The purpose of this hearing is two-fold. First, we will be obtaining pertinent information from various stakeholders on the issue of immigration in the Commonwealth.
Secondly, we will seek comments and recommendations regarding the immigration legislation in our committee to assist us as the Commonwealth moves forward on the issue. There are currently four pieces of legislation in committee: HR 280 (Rep. Cruz), HR 286 (Rep. Metcalfe), HR 346 (Rep. Eachus) and HR 751 (Rep. Creighton).
This hearing is an opportunity to hear from federal and state agencies and private organizations to obtain the most accurate information and statistics available.
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
PSLC 12th Annual Conference Welcome Reception and Awards Ceremony Presented by Compass Learning
Join us as PSLC kicks off its 12th Annual Statewide Conference by honoring individuals from throughout the State who have shown great courage in the face of adversity for the benefit of their greater communities.
Music, hot hors d’oeuvres, and open bar.
Friday, October 26, 2007
OPENING PLENARY
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
So Many Candidates, So Little Time
An analysis of the 2008 Presidential Candidates' track records on key Latino issues.
Presenter: Hector H. Lopez, President & CEO, Cimientos & Structure Strategy Group
WORKSHOPS I
10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Women and Politics
Are women maximizing their options as voters and political
candidates?
Presenters:
Honorable Blondell Reynolds Brown, Philadelphia City Council
Maria Quiñones Sanchez, Philadelphia City Council 7th District Democratic Candidate
How to Run a Campaign for Change: Messaging
Whether you're students who want to create change at school or community activists looking to change the world, your message IS your campaign. Learn how to choose a slogan and the importance of creating different messages for different target audiences.
Presenter: Liza Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Cultural Competency in the Media: Latinos In and On the News
A Latino lens on national and international news and journalists' perspectives on the significance of choosing to wave or not wave their Latino flag in the newsroom.
Compass Learning Odyssey & The ESL Learner: Building bridges in Language and Mathematics Development
When you're faced with students whose language skills range from no English to at best some English, life as an educator gets hyper-stressed very quickly. CompassLearning provides a reliable digital partner to stand by you the whole transition to fluency. Our latest attack on this EduStress is called Parallel Learning. This tactic allows dual lessons in mathematics in both English and Spanish. This means that all students follow the same path to learning and testing at the same time. It allows teachers to know exactly where a student is positioned in the learning process. Not only does CompassLearning offer parallel learning in mathematics (Odyssey Matematicas) but we also offer Odyssey ELL, which aligns to TESOL and PA state sandards. Language studies immerse the students in English while providing bilingua assistance as needed (for ten native languages). The features of this program include placement tests and embedded assessments. Come learn how these award winning solutions help teachers bridge their ELL student's learning.
Moving from Constituency to Institutional Leadership
What happens when you become the 'powers that be' you've been fighting all your life?
Presenters:
Hector H. Lopez, President & CEO, Cimientos & Structure Strategy Group
Javier Lopez, Director of Government Relations & Contracts, Cimientos & Structure Strategy Group
WORKSHOPS II
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
How to Run a Campaign for Change: Financing
Markers, pads, posters, t-shirts, buttons…from grassroots to
nationwide, changing the world can be a costly habit. Hear
about clever ways to get the biggest bang for your buck.
How to Run a Campaign for Change: Making Your Legislators Work for You
Whether they're a partner of the campaign, or a target of the campaign, elected officials and legislative savvy are a crucial component to any successful campaign for change.
Presenter: Rafael Vega
Alcapurrias, Tacos, Mangu y Pupusas: Building Bridges between Latino Communities
The predominantly-Puerto Rican Latino population in Pennsylvania is
rapidly changing.
Hear how we can reach out across our differences to
work together and have a positive impact in our communities.
Presenters: Liza Rodriguez, Ph.D. and Biani Perez
How to Better Position Your CBO for Financial Excellence
Given our tax laws, Non profit corporations can take advantage of their
non for profit status to seek donations. The donations serve as income
to the agency, and as a tax deduction to the donor.
This course will cover public and private sources of funding.
Participants will learn how to conduct internet research to find public
sources of funding from the Federal, state and municipal level. In
addition, participants will learn the nuts and bolts of private
fundraising, with a focus on corporate, foundation and touch upon
individual donor strategies.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the basics of Fundraising
2. Understand the difference between public and private sources of funding
3. As to public sources, obtain research tools to obtain information on
federal, state and municipal sources
4. As to private, obtain research tools on corporate, foundation, and
individual donor methods
Presenter: Fernando Chang-Muy
Trends in Latino Hiring
The Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement works with national employers in Chicago, New York, Miami and Houston to
ensure that Latino college graduates aren't lost in the sauce. Learn what employers are looking for and what industries seem to be graduating more and more Latino students, and how YOU can hire them!
Presenter: Andrea Sáenz, President and CEO, Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
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LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON AND STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST presented by
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WORKSHOP III
3:45 to 5:00pm
Faith and Politics
People of faith take political issues more seriously when they are framed as moral issues. Voting patterns suggest that mobilization of faith communities for elections can influence outcomes. Surveys support important differences between Latino Catholics -- who have become the most loyal of Latino Democrats -- and Latino Protestants/Evangelicals -- who have tended towards Republicans until 2006, when immigration became a major issue. What needs to be done to incorporate these important constituencies in Pennsylvania into political participation?
Presenter: Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo, Author, Bendicion Politics
In Search of Latino Males: Do We Care Enough to Save Them?
What do Latino males really need?
Latino males are on the outskirts of social service reform. They are dropping out of school at higher numbers; incarcerated at higher numbers and facing alarming and growing threats of addiction and violence each day. Are we doing what needs to be done to reverse these trends locally? Hear what we can do to ensure a productive future for our hermanitos.
Presenter: Johnny Irizarry
Models for Inclusion: From school districts to the police force, why having Latinos behind the desk matters
Hear from groups in Bethlehem, Philadelphia and Reading regarding the stumbling blocks that led to diversity initiatives in the public sector.
Presenter: Anna Arias, Dr. Agapito Lopez, and Valentin Rodriguez
Healing the Wounds of Crime in the Latino Community
With an ever high representation of Latinos in our criminal justice system, we cannot but wonder how to make things better for our affected community. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a space to speak about it and to have a living experience of a transformative process that can be learned to be implemented in our Latino community. Attendants to this workshop will be invited to:
- See crime from a different perspective than the traditional one: from adversarial lenses to restorative ones.
- Participate on one of the most effective restorative justice practices which use ritual and storytelling reflecting Latino values: The Peacebuilding Circle process.
- Get informed about the agencies that provide restorative services and know how to get involved to make a difference in their personal, family and community life.
Presenter: Charito Calvachi-Mateyko, M.A.
Changing the Educational Culture of Latino Youth:
The National Need for Engaged Latino Based Organizations
The contemporary and future organizational limitations of the U.S. Latino community is a primary concern of the National Hispanic Institute since it reveals how Latino-based nonprofit organziations that seek to beenfit large sectors of the community have become increasingly unrecognized, underutilized, and uncoordinated. As the gargantuan Latino population in the United States continues to expand in the decades ahead, the Institute seeks to determine whether its organized sectors will suddenly devise the stategies for corresponding expansion and sustainability. Additional concerns about the majority of Latino-based organizations are as follows:
(1) Will these organizations increase their level of involvement in the cultivation of eight million Latinos under 19 years of age nationwide as well as thousands of Latino high school graduates per year?
(2) Will the community's organizational infrastructure advance at a rate that establishes a new vanguard of Latino leaders who are capable of fulfilling the needs and seizing the opportunities that over one hundred million Latinos will present int he not too distant future?
Presenter: Hector H. Lopez, Associate Vice President, Government, Community & Public Relations, National Hispanic Institute
 FIESTA LATINA CLOSING CELEBRATION
7 p.m.
Join us as we close out the 12th Annual Pennsylvania Statewide Latino Coalition Conference with salsa lessons, live band, DJ, and dance performances.
Hot hors d’oeuvres, and cash bar.
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