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NEIU Hosts the 16th Annual Equity in Action Conference Highlighting Immigration and Social Justice Issues

September 27, 2010 College / University news in Chicago,Illinois, United States of America

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This free conference will look at immigration issues from economic, legal, social, and gender-based perspectives.

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Chicago, Illinois, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) September 27, 2010 -- Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) will host its 16th Annual Equity in Action Conference titled “Immigration and Social Justice.” This free conference will look at immigration issues from economic, legal, social, and gender-based perspectives.

Featured events include:
• Keynote presentation with Kim Bobo, author and executive director, InterFaith Worker Justice
• A Lesson in Civic Engagement: Organizing for School Change and Social Justice in Chicago’s Mexican-American Community
• Arizona’s Immigration Law and its National Impact

• Domestic Violence: Victims’ Rights and Resources
• Human Trafficking in the U.S.
• Strategic Organizing for Change and Social Justice

Northeastern Illinois University
5500 N. St. Louis Ave. in Chicago
(Use campus entrance located at 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.)

Tuesday, October 12 – Wednesday, October 13. Call (773) 442-4712 for specific times and locations.

These events are free and open to the public. For more information, call (773) 442-4712, or e-mail Steven Spawn at s-spawn@neiu.edu.

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