READ: Is your group interested in tabling at the conference?
We are now accepting requests from outside groups and organizations to table on the 24th.
Tables will be set up along the side of the conference room. Those in the Berkeley area: Please have a representative attend our committee meeting on Monday, October 19th at 6pm. We will be in the courtyard of the Free Speech Movement cafe at the UC Berkeley campus. We intend on reviewing proposals for tabling preference from campus and community groups.
For additional information, please send your request in advance to oct24conference@gmail.com. Include the name of your organization, contact information, and a list of persons staffing the table.
I would like to share information on the book:”Undocumented Immigrants and Higher Education: SÃ se puede!.
This book reviews the history of struggle by undocumented immigrant students to gain access to college by paying in-state tuition rates. These efforts, which have been successful in ten states thus far, are the current expression of past civil rights struggles and may have broader implications for the population as a whole. The ongoing attempts to secure eligibility for in-state tuition can be characterized as a human and civil rights struggle based on the fundamental premise that no group should be subjected to discrimination. Undocumented students seek equality under the law while affirming their humanity and thus their rights as human beings. As immigrants confront increasing attacks by vigilante forces and draconian governmental legislation, they are also saying: SÃ se puede! The informational table is designed to inspire students, immigrants and Latinos to learn about our history and what we can accomplish when we unite and work together.