Conference Agenda

Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Date Time Event
11/14/07 8:45 AM Beyond the System: Community Based Solutions for Immigrant Safety and Justice
10:30 AM Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and VAWA Changes to NACARA202, HRIFA, and Cuban Adjustment Act.
Creative Use of Protection Orders in Cases of Immigrant Victims.
Criminal Justice 101-Spanish
Using the VTVPA Modifying NACARA Simple Ways for Abused Spouses of Central Americans to Receive LPR Status.
Homeward Bound: Protecting the Housing Rights of Victims of Domestic Violence.
State LEP legislation. Panel will discuss positive LEP legislative advocacy efforts as well as laws that have had a negative impact in LEP communities.
Networking for Immigration Practitioners -
Sakhi for South Asian Women's Faith Based Initiative.
Family Law Technical Assistance
Self Care Setting Boundaries and Empowering Ourselves: English
Lobbying Skills.
Advocating for Systems Change: Translating Direct Legal and Social Services Problems into Public Policy Solutions.
1:30 PM Sexual Violence Over the Life Courses and Zones of Advocate Discomfort
LEP- Nuts & Bolts: Making Language Access Real.
Immigrant Survivors Access to Public Benefits, Housing and Economic Opportunities.
Addressing Sexual and Economic Exploitation of Low-Wage Immigrant Women in the Work Place.
Dealing with the Elephants in the Room.
Family Law Issues for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Proposed Intervention Strategies (Include LSC changes).
U-Visa Question and Answer Session with CIS Officials: Adjudication of U visa and T visa cases.
Ampliando sus habilidades de liderazgo (Enhancing Leadership Skills): A New Curriculum for Training Latinas to be Peer Educators. Enhancing your leadership skills (in Spanish).
Intermediate/Advance Representation Immigrant victims in Custody Proceedings
Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence: Barriers, Services, and Education.
Building Collaborations to Help Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault & Trafficking .
Advanced immigration relief in Proceedings. Adjustment and Inadmissibility Issues in VAWA Cases.
3:30 PM Advocates Technical Assistance -
LEP- Nuts & Bolts: Making Language Access Real.
Immigrant Survivors Access to Public Benefits, Housing and Economic Opportunities.
Addressing Sexual and Economic Exploitation of Low-Wage Immigrant Women in the Work Place.
Dealing with the Elephants in the Room.
Family Law Issues for Immigrant Survivors Domestic Violence and Proposed Intervention Strategies.
U-Visa Question and Answer Session with CIS Officials: Adjudication of U visa and T visa cases.
Ampliando sus habilidades de liderazgo (Enhancing Leadership Skills): A New Curriculum for Training Latinas to be Peer Educators.
Intermediate/Advance Representation Immigrant victims in Custody Proceedings
Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence: Barriers, Services, and Education.
Building Collaborations to Help Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault & Trafficking
Advanced immigration relief in Proceedings. Adjustment and Inadmissibility Issues in VAWA Cases.
Sexual Violence Over the Life Coures and Zones of Advocate Discomfort
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Date Time Event
11/15/07 8:45 AM PLENARY - TO BE NAMED
10:30 AM Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Legislative Update
Taking Responsibility: What's Missing in Know Your Rights Campaigns -
Caminando en Sus Zapatos: Viviendo con la Violencia Domestica (SPANISH).
Negotiations, Strategy and Settlement (FAM)
A Working Model for Collaboration: Lawyers, Social Workers, Graduate Students, Community Advocates.
Networking for Legal Service Attorneys-
LEP Systems Advocacy in Rural and Urban Communities.
Familiarizing Immigrant Women With Their Legal Rights: A Demonstration of Teaching Techniques Used in the Latinas "Know Your Rights" Project of Greater Boston Legal Services.
Expanding Protections for Immigrant Women from Abuse: The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 and State Legislative Counterparts .
Public Benefits Technical Assistance
When things do not work out the first time around
Networking for Organizers in English (Interpreters available for other languages)-
1:30 PM Advocacy for Immigrant Victims with Mental Health Issues.
Political Asylum for Sexual Orientation...A Legal Resource for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender Immigrants. (Asilo politico por Orientación Sexual...Un recurso legal para Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales y transgeneros inmigrantes.)
Self Care: Setting Boundaries and Empowering Ourselves: SPANISH
WORKSHOP TO BE NAMED
VAWA Confidentiality (FAM & IMM).
Cancellation Workshop- Advanced Adjustment of Status and Inadmissibility
Networking for Family Law and Domestic Violence Attorneys-
In Her Shoes: Living with Domestic Violence.
Queer Services Technical Assistance - To Be Determined
Legal Remedies for Immigrant Victims-English.
Immigrant and Refugee Victims of Domestic Violence in Polygamous Marriages.
Question and Answer with Border Patrol and ICE.
3:30 PM Economic Relief in Family Law Cases.
Self Care: Dealing with Vicarious Trauma:
Networking for Organizers in English -
Immigration Consequences of Crimes -- Practices and Strategies
Creative Strategies for Obtaining U-Visa Interim Relief for Crime Victims.
Beyond the System: Community Based Solutions for Immigrant Safety and Justice Proactive Strategies: Immigration Safety Planning and Preparation for Your Community -
Gendered Violence: Exploring the Challenges and Addressing the Strategies for Reaching Out to Immigrant Women in Our communities.
Access to Health Benefits for Immigrant Victims.
Legal Remedies for Immigrant Victims-English.
Community Accountability in Child Sexual Abuse Cases.
The Power of the Media in Enabling an End to Domestic Violence
Friday, November 16, 2007
Date Time Event
11/16/07 8:45 AM PLENARY 3 - Taking Responsibility: What's Missing in Know Your Rights Campaigns
10:30 AM How To: Nuts & Bolts of Accompanying a Client to Obtain Benefits
Laying the Groundwork: Creating Comprehensive Responses to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Asistencia Tecnica Para Grupos (Technical Assistance for Organizers)
Labor Rights, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault -
U-Visa Basic
Ensuring Access to Justice: The Vital Role that Sensitivity to Domestic Violence Plays in Court Interpretation
Addressing Domestic Violence within Culturally Diverse Communities through Grassroots Community Organizing.
Self Care: Stress Reduction through Yoga
Networking for Advocates
Communities Taking Charge: Developing A Community Based Campaign to End Violence
Leadership Development for Lideres: A New Curriculum for Training Latinas to be Peer Educators
1:30 PM Immigration Technical Assistance.
From Spyware to Scanners: Stalking, Technology, and Victim Safety
Legal Remedies for Immigrant Victims (SPANISH)
International Parental Child Abduction: The Worst Kind of Manipulation
Question and Answer Session with CIS Officials: Self Petitioning, Adjudication of VAWA Cases.
Making Domestic Violence Shelters Accessible to Immigrants
Representing Traumatized Clients
U-Visa Advanced
Basic Legal Protections for Trafficking Victims
Journey to Safety: The Battered Immigrant Women's Experience
Advocates Technical Assistance -
Lasting the Long Race: Putting Values of Sustainability & Resilience to Action
3:30PM Immigration Technical Assistance.
From Spyware to Scanners: Stalking, Technology, and Victim Safety
Legal Remedies for Immigrant Victims (SPANISH)
International Parental Child Abduction: The Worst Kind of Manipulation
Question and Answer Session with CIS Officials: Self Petitioning, Adjudication of VAWA Cases..
Making Domestic Violence Shelters Accessible to Immigrants
Representing Traumatized Clients
Advocates Technical Assistance -
Basic Legal Protections for Trafficking Victims
Journey to Safety: The Battered Immigrant Women's Experience
WORKSHOP TO BE NAMED
Lasting the Long Race: Putting Values of Sustainability & Resilience to Action