Please join the UWM Urban Studies Program for the 12th Annual Henry W. Maier State of Milwaukee Summit, Immigration and the City in the Trump Era: Immigrant Rights, Advocacy, and Communities in Milwaukee. A distinguished panel will discuss immigration policy, immigrants’ rights movements, and refugee resettlement experiences in Milwaukee under the current administration, and highlight advocacy efforts and successful programs.
5:30 – 7:00 pm: Panel Discussion and Q&A
Reception to Follow
Introductory Remarks
Johannes Britz, UWM Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
Panelists
Rachel Buff, UWM Dept. of History & Cultures and Communities Program
Mary Flynn, Program Manager of Refugee Resettlement, LSS of WI & Upper MI
Janan Najeeb, President, Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition
Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Executive Director, Voces de la Frontera
Karyn Rotker, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU of WI
For more information, please visit the UWM Urban Studies website.