Edison State Hosts Immigration Forum
Oct 18, 2010
Lee Campus – October 18, 2009
Conference on Immigration to be held at Edison State College: "State of Latinos: Immigration – I Too Am America"
Edison State College Lee Campus will host a conference on immigration entitled: "State of Latinos: Immigration – I Too Am America" on October 21. The groundbreaking conference is presented by Grupo Salinas and Azteca America through its non-profit arm Fundacion Azteca America.
The Media and public are invited to attend. "State of Latinos: Immigration – I Too Am America" presented by Azteca America and Grupo Salinas. October 21st, 2010 from 9:00am- 1:00pm. Room AA177, Edison State College 8099 College Parkway in Fort Myers. For information and to RSVP please call 866-970-7576.
“Edison State College Lee Campus is privileged to be the site of such an important and timely discussion,” said Dr. James Martin, Edison State College Lee Campus President.” The conference discusses immigration which is the basis of the foundation of our country. We are all immigrants or descendents of immigrants. Edison State is thrilled to have the Hispanic community on our campus.”
The conference will include the presentation of a white paper on immigration written by the University of Denver Latino Center For Community Engagement and Scholarship, an overview of the immigration issue in Florida, an examination of religious and cultural trends related to immigration, and the topic of activism and community empowerment as it relates to the Latino community. The event will also include a talk on government approaches and political realities of the immigration issue.
Participants include:
- Congressmember Mario Diaz-Balart
- Cristobal Czaia, Czaia & Gallagher
- James Martin, Weyergraf & Martin
- Lisa Martinez, University of Denver
- Pastor Robert Selle, Amigos Center
- Armando Guzman, Azteca America
- Mayela Rosales, Azteca America Southwest Florida
"State of Latinos: Truth in Immigration" is a one of several initiatives supported by Fundacion Azteca America to foment dialog regarding comprehensive immigration reform.
“We at Edison State College are always open to listen what our community needs and we are hosting this event with the purpose to bring more awareness and education on this topic to Southwest Florida”, Alvaro Dufflar, Hispanic Outreach Specialist for Edison State College. Students from the Lee Campus LASA (Latin American Student Association) will serve as ushers for the event.
For more information about the conference, please contact Alvaro Dufflar, Hispanic Outreach Specialist for Edison State College at (239) 489-9001.
For media inquiries contact Meg Hawthorne, Public Information Specialist at Edison State College (Lee Campus) 239-489-9306 or mahawthorne@edison.edu.
Celebrating nearly 50 years of excellence, Edison State College is Southwest Florida’s largest, most established, accessible and affordable institution of higher education. Edison State serves more than 20,000 students yearly in five counties and through the Edison Online virtual campus. For more information visit www.edison.edu.
Last Updated: October 18, 2010
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