PLENARIES
Central to NIIC 2018 are the Plenaries that will take place on the NIIC main stage.The entire NIIC audience gathers for these sessions, which will address pressing topics of interest and concern to all working on behalf of immigrants and refugees. The NIIC Plenaries feature many prominent speakers – policy, thought and movement leaders, culture makers and artists, journalists and scholars alike. Plenaries take place each on each of the three days at NIIC.
SUN DEC 9 / 1:30-3pm
NIIC Kick Off & Welcome
New American Victories: State & Local Integration Wins
Featured Speakers Include:
Becky Belcore, National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
Josh Hoyt, National Partnership for New Americans
Rabbi Shira Stutman, Jews United for Justice
Gustavo Torres, CASA
New American Victories: State & Local Integration Wins
Featured Speakers Include:
Councilwoman Helen Gym, Philadelphia, PA
Vice Mayor Dale VC Holness, Broward County, FL
Eva Millona, Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Ben Monterroso, Mi Familia Vota
Bitta Mostofi, Commissioner, New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California
Jonathan Paik, Korean Resource Center-Los Angeles; National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
Rachel Peric, Welcoming America
Catalina Rodriguez Lima, Director, Baltimore Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
SUN DEC 9 / 5pm-6:30pm
The Women’s Wave: Women’s Leadership, Immigrants, Refugees & Our Shared Visions
Featured Speakers Include:
Ana Maria Archilla, Center for Popular Democracy
Bob Bland, Women’s March
Luisa Blue, SEIU
NYS Assemblymember-Elect Catalina Cruz
Patrice Lawrence, UndocuBlack
Angelica Salas, CHIRLA
Dr. Leana Wen, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
MON DEC 10 / 8:45am-10:15am
Our Virginia Story: How Virginians are Turning Resistance to Victory
Featured Speakers Include:
Luis Aguilar, Director of CASA Virginia
Congressman Don Beyer (VA-8)
Delegate Elizabeth Guzman, VA
Delegate Kathy Tran, VA
Chair Christian Dorsey, Arlington Board of Supervisors, VA
Sookyung Oh, Virginia DIrector NAKASEC
MON DEC 10 / 12pm-1:30pm
America as a Refuge
Featured Speakers Include:
Oscar Chacon, Alianza Americas
Mayor Wilmot Collins, Helena, MT
Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-5)
Kica Matos, Center for Community Change
Suzanne Salhoul, Syrian Community Network
Naomi Steinberg, HIAS
Stephanie Stephens, We Are All America
Reverend Sharon Stanley, Disciples Refugee & Immigration Ministries
MON DEC 10 / 5pm-6pm
Moving into Action
Featured Speakers Include:
Becky Belcore, National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-7)
Linda Sarsour, Women’s March
Steve Choi, New York Immigration Coalition
Gustavo Torres, CASA
TUES DEC 11 / 8:30am-10:00am
A House United: Narrative Change, Just Immigration & America’s Future
Featured Speakers Include:
Mehrdad Azemun, People’s Action
Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20)
Bridgit Antoinette Evans, Pop Culture Collaborative
Nicole Melaku, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
Maria Rodriguez, Florida Immigrant Coalition
Saket Soni, National Guestworkers Alliance and the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice
TUES DEC 11 /11:45am-1:00pm
New American Dreams for New Americans
Featured Speakers Include:
Nisha Agarwal, Senior Advisor, Deputy Mayor’s Office, New York City
Steve Choi, New York Immigration Coalition
Congressman Carlos Curbelo (FL- 26)
Felicia Escobar, Beacon Fund
Congressman Luis Gutierrez (IL-4)
Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-6)
Senator Bob Menendez (NJ)
Janet Murgia, UnidosUS
TUES DEC 11 / 2:45PM-3:30PM
NIIC Closing: Eyes on the Future
Ryan Bates, Michigan United
Ben Jealous, Civil Rights Activist
Nadia Tonova, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services
Special Guests to be Announced
For reference, information about the 2017 Plenaries is here, and the 2016 Plenaries is here.