Join us for a virtual conference on South America’s innovative immigration policies and how the United States can integrate more humane policy models.
Presented by: Turpanjian Chair in Civil Society & Social Change, USC Center for Latinx and Latin American Studies, USC Equity Research Institute
Keynote
Maria Hinojosa, Journalist, Producer, Author, and Activist
In conversation with Dr. Manuel Pastor, Director USC Equity Research Institute.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
9:00 am to 2:00 pm PDT
Virtual conference
Morning Panel – Migrant Rights: Policies & Perspectives from South America
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Adriana Alfonso, Ministry of Justice and Human Rights; State delegate to Mercosur, OAS, the UN, and the South American Migration Conference (Argentina)
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João Guilherme Granja, Organization of American States (OAS) & former Migration Director (Brazil), and state delegate to Mercosur and the South American Migration Conference
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Pilar Uriarte Bálsamo, Professor of Anthropology at the Universidad de la República (Uruguay)
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Nora Pérez Vichich, Migration consultant and academic & former state delegate to Mercosur, UNASUR, and the South American Migration Conference (Argentina)
Closing Panel- Pathways to Reform & Immigrant Integration: Perspectives from the U.S.
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María Elena Durazo, California State Senate, 24th State Senate district
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Nana Gyamfi, Executive Director, Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI)
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Doug Massey, Professor of Sociology, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
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Angelica Salas, Executive Director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)
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Odilia Romero, Executive Director, Comunidades Indigenas en Liderazgo (CIELO)
Thanks to #Encuentro2021 co-sponsors
USC Center for Race and Equity, USC Gould Center for Law and Social Sciences, USC Gould Center for Law, History, and Culture, USC Gould School of Law, USC Institute of Armenian Studies, USC Dornsife American Studies and Ethnicity, USC Dornsife Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures, USC Dornsife Levan Institute for the Humanities, USC Dornsife Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife Sociology, and USC Price Center for Social Innovation.
