LGBT Immigrants' Rights in Philadelphia

LGBTQ IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS?in PHILADELPHIA

Join us to hear stories from LGBTQ Asian Americans and Latino immigrants, updates on immigration policy from Washington DC, and ways we can join the fight for comprehensive immigration reform.
Panelist include: Laurent Widjaya, Norman Medina from GALAEI, Ben de Guzman for National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance, Dave Bennion for Nationalities Service Center, Regan Cooper for Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (invited)


Monday, May 17th, 2010?Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA 19107?Reception/Networking @ 6pm
 Panel Discussion @ 6:30-8:30pm

Interpretation will be provided: Mandarin, ASL, Spanish, and more with request
  Accessible by Public Transportation. Street parking for bikes and cars.

For More Information ?email: info@qpaonline.org?call: 202-422-4909


What exactly do we mean when we talk about queer immigrants' rights?
What do we want from a federal comprehensive immigration reform bill?
How can we be involved?

 
Come out to the LGBT Immigrants' Rights Panel Discussion!
This special event comes at a time when our nation’s attention is beginning to focus on comprehensive immigration reform.  With powerful stakeholders expressing their opinions and positions to shape immigration reform, often specific communities’ concerns get lost in the debate.  At the same time, the conversations regarding immigration within LGBTQ communities have only had a narrow focus almost exclusively on bi-national same-sex couples.  This event is an opportunity to have a fuller discussion and identify some key positions for LGBTQ Asian Americans, South Asians, Southeast Asians, and other LGBT immigrants of color.
 

?We're looking to rally the Asian immigrant population and join in conversation with Latin@ immigrant communities.
 
The panel discussion will provide personal narratives, and legal and policy framework that shape the immigration debate, and invite us all to think more broadly about immigration issues through the intersectional lens within our diverse communities.
 
Sponsored by: Queer Philadelphia Asian (QPA) and National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA)
Co-sponsored by: GALAEI, ASIAC, PICC and WIARS