A free Immigration and Border Dialogues Conference will take place May 15-18 at The Evergreen State College in Olympia.
Conference highlights include:
--Thursday: Las Mamalogues performs at 7 p.m.
--Friday: 10:15 a.m. to noon, Panel discussion on news from the border, border miltiarization, how border communities are responding and immigration as a human-rights issue.
12:45 to 2:15 p.m., Community dialogues on immigration.
2:30 to 4 p.m., War on the border: reflections from the underside.
7:15 p.m. Community potluck.
9 p.m. Films on immigration.--Saturday:
9 to 10:45 a.m., Community response to immigration law enforcement.
11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Know your rights.
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Iraq veterans against the war.
2:45 to 4:30 p.m. Countering anti-immigration attacks.
8 p.m. Theater production looking at Mexican-U.S. immigration.
10 p.m. Dance.--Sunday:
10 a.m. Next steps.
11 a.m. Roundtable discussions lead by local community organizers.
Noon, Strategy session.
