On May 1, UWM will welcome Diane Guerrero, best known for her role as Maritza Ramos in the award-winning, Emmy and Golden Globe nominated Netflix series, “Orange Is the New Black.”
Guerrero is an outspoken advocate for commonsense, comprehensive immigration reform who has worked with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, the New American Leaders Project and Mi Familia Vota. She was also named an ambassador for citizenship and naturalization by the White House.
In her memoir, “In the Country We Love,” she details her life as the citizen-daughter of undocumented parents and her long struggle dealing with the consequences of the broken immigration system. Guerrero will speak at UWM about her personal story of how she transformed her terrible situation into a platform for advocacy and activism.
There will be a book sale and signing to follow lecture. Tickets are available at the UWM Union Information Center.
Advance tickets:
• Free for UWM students
• $5 Non-UWM students
• $8 Campus community
• $10 General public (tickets also available on EventBrite)
Door sales
• Free for UWM students
• $8 Non-UWM students
• $10 Campus community
• $12 General public
