SCHEDULE
NIIC runs from mid-day Sunday December 9 through the end of the day Tuesday December 11. Each conference day includes Plenaries on the NIIC MainStage, Track sessions and other special sessions. Preliminary information about NIIC 2018 will be available in June. A rough outline of the NIIC schedule follows; it is subject to change:
SUNDAY DECEMBER 9
2pm-3:30pm NIIC MainStage: Opening, Kick Off & Plenary #1
3:30pm-4pm Coffee Break
4pm-5:15pm Track Session Block #1
5pm-7pm Special Sessions & Film Screenings
MONDAY DECEMBER 10
7:30am Breakfast
8:30am-10am NIIC MainStage: Plenary #2
10:15am-11:30am Track Session Block #2
11:45am-1:30pm NIIC MainStage: Plenary #3 & Lunch
1:45pm-3pm Track Session Block #3
3pm-3:30pm Coffee Break
3:30pm-4:45pm Track Session Block #4
5pm-7pm Special Sessions, Special Events & Film Screenings
TUESDAY DECEMBER 11
7:30am Breakfast
8:30am-10am NIIC MainStage: Plenary #4
10:15am-11:30am Track Session Block #5
11:45am-1:30pm NIIC MainStage: Plenary #5 & Lunch
1:45pm-3pm Track Session Block #6
3pm-3:30pm NIIC MainStage: Closing
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SUN DEC 9
3:30PM-4:45PM TRACK BLOCK 1 |
MON DEC 10
10:30AM-11:45AM TRACK BLOCK 2 |
MON DEC 10
1:45PM-3:00PM TRACK BLOCK 3 |
MON DEC 10
3:30PM-4:45PM TRACK BLOCK 4 |
TUE DEC 11
10:15AM-11:30AM TRACK BLOCK 5 |
TUE DEC 11
1:15PM-2:30PM TRACK BLOCK 6 |
| Track Sessions | |||||
| Resettlement 2.0: What's Next for the US Refugee Resettlement Program? | Defending Family Unity | Innovative State & Local Initiatives Paving the Way for Immigrant Workforce Integration | Two-Gen Support for Immigrant Parents of Young Children | It's Time: Challenging State Adult Education Systems to Support Long-term Integration Success | The Right to Seek Asylum: Threats & Responses |
| Together for Equity: Addressing Educational Disparities through Family-School-Community Partnerships | A Complete Count: Preparing for the 2020 Census | Citizenship is Under Attack: Legal & Advocacy Strategies to Fight Back | Shut It Down! Youth Led Movement Building Strategy Session | How to Build a Local Campaign to Expand Legal Services & Access to Counsel | Beyond Self-Care: Community-Care & Healing Justice |
| The Story of Us | Sanctuary Policies & Beyond: Local Strategies to Undermine Federal Attacks | Working With & Approaching Businesses | Women Keep Our Families Together: Fighting Back Against the Policies Separating Families & Attacking Immigrant Women | Becoming a Certified Welcoming Community | Together We Win: Intersectionality, Alliance Building & the Path to Building Lasting Political Power |
| Asset Building & Wealth Creation Through Integration & Partnership | Immigrant Women Leading the Movement & Political Change | Multiracial Coalitions & Impacted Communities Leading the Resistance | Strengthening Mental Health for Immigrant & Refugee Communities | Resistance to Organized Bigotry | Tools to Ensure an Accessible & Protected Workforce |
| Women Empowered to Lead (WE Lead): Immigrant Women Expanding Legal Services for Their Communities & Themselves | Democracy Under Threat: Approaches & Practices of Local Governments | Planning & Responding to Crisis as Windows of Opportunity | Tools and Strategies for Community-Level Action to Counter White Nationalist Movements | Expanding Access to Health Coverage for All | Anti-Blackness, Xenophobia, Slavery & Deportation: A Case Study in Black Mauritanians & How Race Plays a Role in Immigration Enforcement |
| Mapping Hate Movements | Defending Our Communities Against the Proposed Public Charge Regulation | TPS: Broadening Our Circles of Protection | The 2018 Midterms & Civic Engagement: Lessons Learned & Looking Ahead | Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Communities: The Intersection of Immigration & Reproductive Health & Rights | Immigrant Integration Strategies to Meet Health Workforce Challenges |
| LGBTQIA Immigrants Fighting For Representation & Liberation | Moving Together | We're in a Culture War: Lessons from the Field about Organizing & Communicating Across Tribal Lines | From Community Education to Universal Representation: The Continuum of Legal Services to Protect Our Immigrant Communities | The Power of “Deep Canvassing”: Bridging Divides & Shifting Attitudes on Immigration Policies | |
| Behind the Walls | |||||
| Special Sessions | |||||
| 2019: Challenges and Opportunities for Funders & Immigrant & Refugee Communities & Organizations | HBS Mexico Frontera Sur | NPNA Funder Briefing (Invitation Only) | Global Migration (Hosted by TMDD & Refuge for Families) | ||
| Cities Working Together | Funding Racial Equity (Hosted by the Meyer Foundation & CASA) | ||||
Plenaries
SUN DEC 9 / 1:30-3pm
NIIC Kick Off & Welcome
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
Bitta Mostofi, Commissioner, New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California
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
Luisa Blue, SEIU
NYS Assemblymember-Elect Catalina Cruz
Patrice Lawrence, UndocuBlack
Linda Sarsour, Women’s March
Dr. Leana Wen, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
MON DEC 10 / 8:45am-10:15am
From Resistance to Victory: Lessons from VA
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
Kica Matos, Center for Community Change
Suzanne Salhoul, Syrian Community Network
Naomi Steinberg, HIAS
MON DEC 10 / 5pm-6pm
Moving into Action
Featured Speakers Include:
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-7)
Ben Jealous, Gubernatorial Candidate, MD
Special Guests to be Announced
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
Bridgit Antoinette Evans, Pop Culture Collaborative
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)
Janet Murgia, UnidosUS
TUES DEC 11 / 2:45PM-3:30PM
NIIC Closing: Eyes on the Future
Special Guests to be Announced