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DESCRIPTION:You're Invited\n \nIMMIGRATION AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY:\nCONFLICT OR COMMON 
 INTEREST?\n \nPresented by the Equal Justice Society and Black Alliance for 
 Just Immigration\nCo-Sponsored by Latino Issues Forum and Greenlining 
 Institute\n \nTUESDAY, JULY 31, 2007\nOakland Museum of California, 1000 
 Oak St, Oakland, CA\nReception 6 p.m.\nProgram 7 p.m.\nFollowed by Open 
 Discussion/Reception\nEvent is free to the public but RSVP required\nUse 
 registration form or call 415-288-8700\n 
 \nREGISTER\nhttp://www.equaljusticesociety.org/events.html#register\n \nOur 
 country is experiencing increased conflicts between \nBlacks and 
 Latinos:\n* In Austin, a group of men assaulted the driver of a car that 
 accidentally hit a child. The passenger of that car was killed while trying 
 to intervene.\n* In Los Angeles, gangs target youth of the other 
 communities - and each other.\n* Black-Latino political alliances are 
 straining in rapidly changing communities.\n \nThis growing tension between 
 Latino and Black communities stems from many sources — including the 
 right wing offensive against \ncivil rights law that seeks to drive a wedge 
 between different communities engaged in a common struggle for equality. 
 Karl Rove and others are expert at distracting the public. Recall that the 
 recent focus on immigration was not on the radar of the current 
 Administration until the scandal broke about wireless surveillance. In the 
 blink of an eye, public attention was redirected to immigration and 
 increased tensions surfaced between communities fighting for social 
 equality.\n \nWe invite you to an informative, open and frank discussion of 
 the relationship between immigration, civil rights, tensions between the 
 Latino and African American communities, and social justice.\n \nOur 
 discussants include:\n- Eva Paterson (President, Equal Justice Society)\n- 
 Reverend Phil Lawson (Black Alliance for Just Immigration)\n- Prof. Bill 
 Ong Hing (Law Professor, UC Davis)\n- Nora Vargas (Executive Director, 
 Latino Issues Forum)\n- Larisa Casillas (Director, Bay Area Immigrant 
 Rights Coalition)\n \nIn the wake of the recent discussions of immigration 
 reform and recent Supreme Court cases that directly bear on the future of 
 racial justice, Latino immigrant and African American communities must 
 decide how to best alleviate the barriers to opportunity we face. \n 
 \nAudience members will be invited to submit questions online and during 
 the event.\n \nSUBMIT 
 QUESTIONS\nhttp://www.equaljusticesociety.org/events_2007july31_question.html\n 
 \nEvent is free to the public but RSVP required.\nUse the online 
 registration form or call 415-288-8700.\n 
 \nREGISTER\nhttp://www.equaljusticesociety.org/events.html#register\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/27/18437683.php
SUMMARY:Immigration & the Black Community: Conflict or Common Interest
LOCATION:Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St, Oakland, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/27/18437683.php
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