NYC PARTNERING FOR MIGRATION JUSTICE SUMMIT/ HOUSING PANEL

NYC PARTNERING FOR MIGRATION JUSTICE SUMMIT

The Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility at The New School and Fordham University invite you you to the “NYC Partnering for Migration Justice Summit” February 1 and 2, 2024, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM ET each day.

The purpose of the Summit is to deepen and scale up strong and sustainable collaborations between migrant communities and higher education, by prioritizing the voice of migrants, community activists, and migrant-supporting organizations active in the city. As part of the second day of the submit a housing panel will be organized.

PROGRAM DAY 1: FEBRUARY 1

For the full program, please click here.

PROGRAM DAY 2: FEBRUARY 2

Welcome and Registration 9:00 – 9:30 AM

Starr Foundation Hall, 63 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10003

Keynote Address 9:30 – 9:45 AM

Nina Glick-Schiller, The Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, The New School

Panel Discussion: Housing, 9:45 – 11:00 AM

Gabriela Rendon, Parsons School of Design, The New School

Alex Strada, Artist in Residence, NYC Department of Homeless Services 

Marthé Kiembe, Migrant Activist from Burkina Faso

Coffee Break 11:00 – 11:15 AM

Panel Discussion: Work, 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM

Cynthia Tobar, Artist, activist-scholar, filmmaker and oral historian

Ligia Guallpa, Worker’s Justice Project 

Liza Schwartzwald, New York Immigration Coalition

Lunch, 12:30-1:30 PM

Panel: Changing Narratives/1:30 – 2:45 PM

Jeff Garcia, Documented

Abraham Paulos, Black Alliance for Just Immigration

Sarah Bishop, City University New York (CUNY)

Coffee Break/ 2:45 – 3:00 PM

Roundtable Discussion: Moving through Partnership/ 3:00 – 4:30 PM

Summit Closing 4:30 – 5:00 PM

NYC PARTNERING FOR MIGRATION JUSTICE SUMMIT/ HOUSING PANEL