El Corazón de Tejas logo El Corazón de Tejas-Central Texas Chapter of REFORMA

Central Texas Immigrants:
Issues They Face, Resources to Assist Them

Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 11, 2002
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Austin Community College Rio Grande Campus

Registration is free, but space is limited to 200! Register Early!


8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Check-in and Coffee

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Luis F. B. Plascencia, MAS/Public Policy
Chairman, Austin Commission on Immigrant Affairs
Government Department and Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break and Refreshments

10:30 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. Panel Sessions I

Education & Libraries
Elva Garza, Managing Librarian - St. John Branch, Austin Public Library
Claudia Santamaria, Principal - J.J. Pickle Elementary
T.A. Vasquez, Parent-Teacher Specialist - J.J. Pickle Elementary

Employment
Maria Luisa Bautista, Inmigrantes Latinos en Acción
Josefina M. Castillo, Program Coordinator - American Friends Service Committee - Texas, Arkansas & Oklahoma (AFSC-TAO)
Heather Courtney, Producer and Director of "Los Trabajadores"

Health & Social Services
Nadine Pedusseau, Community Support Program Manager - Caritas of Austin
Anastasia Barber, Social Worker, LMSW-ACP - El Buen Samaritano
Shannon Jones, III, Assistant Director, Public Health and Community Services - Austin Travis County Health and Human Services Department
Cathleen Rodriguez, Unit Manager, Healthy Neighborhood Unit, Public Health and Community Services - Austin Travis County Health and Human Services Department

Housing
Sandra Battise, Housing Division Manager, Capital Area Housing Finance Corporation
Chris Garza, Program Specialist II, Austin Tenants’ Council

Immigration Law
Carmen Cortés-Harms, Chancellor, Consulate General of Mexico
Paul Parsons, Immigration Attorney
Nidia Salamanca, Legal Assistant/Pro Bono Coordinator - Political Asylum Project of Austin (PAPA)

Police & Safety
Laura Gomez-Horton, Social Worker, LMSW-ACP, Domestic Violence Counselor, SafePlace
Stanley Knee, Chief of Police - Austin Police Department
Henry Moreno, Police Officer - Austin Police Department
Manuel Renteria, Community Liaison, Immigrant Outreach Program - Austin Police Department

11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Panel Sessions II (Repeat of Panel Session I)

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Organization Fair and Refreshments

Non-profit groups and local agencies that offer services to the immigrant community will be available to answer questions and distribute literature.


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Keynote Speaker Information
Speaker Information
Organization Fair Information
Registration Information
Continuing Education Credit Information
ACC Rio Grande Campus Information

For more information, please call Jennifer Thomas at 512/974-7547 or
el_corazon_reforma@hotmail.com

Thank you to our community partners:
Austin Public Library
Austin Community College - Rio Grande Campus
H-E-B Grocery Stores - Austin Community Outreach

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Page Author:  Sarah Bradley-Leighton
Created: February 2, 2002
Updated: May 8, 2002