University-Community Partnerships for Social Justice

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January 22, 2010
1:00 - 4:00 PM
St. Paul Student Center Theatre - University of Minnesota
Saint Paul Campus - 2017 Buford Ave - St. Paul, MN 55108

This forum, led by two accomplished Latina scholars working at the University of Miami and Georgia State University, will focus on their efforts to use the talents and resources of their institutions to promote the human rights and well-being of underserved ethnic minorities in their communities. They will discuss the social justice foundations of their work and present examples of partnerships with immigrant Latino communities affected by issues of domestic violence, structural poverty and immigration.

FEATURING:
Immigrant Children Affirmative Network (ICAN) - Promoting the Well-Being of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors

- Etiony Aldarondo, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, University of Miami

Caminar Latino, Inc. - A University-Community Partnership for Social Justice
- Julia L. Perilla, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor, Department of Psychology at Georgia State University

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For more information and to register, go to www.idvaac.org.

Sponsored by:
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
University of Minnesota - School of Social Work
Casa de Esperanza

Please direct additional inquiries to:
Lynne Matthews
LPMatthews@idvaac.org
410.365.2751

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