Overview
Immigration and the City in the Trump Era
Immigrant Rights, Advocacy, and Communities in Milwaukee
The 12th Annual Henry W. Maier State of Milwaukee Summit was held on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 from 5:30-7:00pm in the UWM Union Alumni Fireside Lounge (2200 E. Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee). A distinguished panel of community leaders and policy experts discussed different facets of immigration policy, immigrant rights movements, and refugee resettlement experiences in Milwaukee under the administration, and highlighted different advocacy efforts and successful programs.
Opening 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
(Jasmine González filled in for Christine Neumann-Ortiz) - Karyn Rotker, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU of WI
Immigration and the City in the Trump Era Milwaukee Summit Videos
The event was sponsored by UWM Urban Studies Programs, the Henry W. Maier Fund, Cultures and Communities Program, Institute of World Affairs (IWA), Center for International Education, Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), the Center for Economic Development, and the College of Letters and Science. It was open to the public.