General News: Presentation on Immigration
November 13, 2017
Join a community conversation on immigration
CORNWALL, NY – The Cornwall Public Library will be hosting its second presentation on Immigration on Wednesday, November 15 at 6:30pm. We are fortunate to have Laura Garcia, Racial Justice Program Manager for YWCA Orange County, NY, give a presentation on the Myths and Realities of U.S. Immigration. This is a drop-in event and all are welcome.
In addition to her role with the YWCA, Laura is the founder of Dreamers with No Borders, a group of young adults whose mission is to educate and empower the Latino, undocumented and migrant community in the Hudson Valley through the attainment of higher education and civic engagement. She also coordinates Mujeres Latinas of The Hudson Valley, a group of undocumented, migrant women from Middletown and Newburgh. Laura understands the difficulties of being an immigrant in this country. She arrived in the United States when she was 8 years old and witnessed the struggles her mother faced with language and information assistance. Laura took a lead part in a recent hunger strike to support the New York Dream Act, and was recently highlighted in a Women of the World video short from the New York Times.
395 Hudson Street
Cornwall, NY 12518
Phone 845-534-8282
Fax 845-534-3827
www.cornwallpubliclibrary.org
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