Policy impacting immigrant communities ranges across numerous areas. Join CIPC for regular webinars and trainings to learn more about key issues impacting immigrant communities and how you can get involved.
spring webinar series
Our Spring webinar series is back for 2012. Webinars will focus on key legislation impacting immigrants in California. We will discuss the details of the legislation and the outlook for Sacramento.
Our webinar series is back for 2012. Webinars will focus on key legislation impacting immigrants in California. We will discuss the details of the legislation and the outlook for Sacramento.
Immigration Enforcement & Child Protective Services
- Mon, May 14th at 10am- Register Now
The dangerous intersection of immigration enforcement and child protective services is resulting in the permanent separation of families. This webinar will review the findings from the Applied Research Center's "Shattered Families" report and present state legislative proposals to better protect families.
Speakers: Seth Freed Wessler (Applied Research Center), Joseph Villela (CHIRLA), Laura Jimenez (California Latinas for Reproductive Justice)
Immigrant Rights in the Workplace
- Tues, May 15th at 2pm- Register Now
Learn about proposed state employment bills to provide meaningful protection to immigrants. The webinar will feature the California Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, the Workplace Religious Freedom Act, and a measure to combat wage theft.
Speakers: Andrea Cristina Mercado (Mujeres Unidas y Activas), Adel Syed (Coalition for American-Islamic Relations - CA), Matthew Sirolly (Wage Justice Center)
Health Care Reform Implementation and Immigrants in California
- June 14th at 10am- Register Now
Speakers: Sonal Ambegaokar (National Immigration Law Center) & Ronald Coleman (California Immigrant Policy Center)
TRUST Act - Thur, May 3rd at 10am
This webinar provides basic information on the TRUST Act (AB1081), a bill to reform California's participation in the deeply flawed and misnamed "Secure" Communities" program, known as S-Comm. Topics include an overview of civil immigration detainers, information about the TRUST Act, and highlights on the successful efforts in Santa Clara County to change local detainer policies.
Speakers: Angela Chan (Asian Law Caucus), Melissa Keaney (National Immigration Law Center), Jazmin Segura (SIREN) , and Bea Pangilinan (Asian Law Alliance)
previous Trainings
Full Day Regional Trainings-
Thursday, February 16th (Oakland)
Monday, March 5th (Los Angeles)
Unlocking Our Power: Moving Pro-Immigrant Policies in 2012
Oakland & Los Angeles
Track 1: Communications
Public Messaging for Immigrant Advocates
Gaining Coverage of Immigrant Issues: Nuts and Bolts
Track 2: Health & Public Benefits
Immigrant Eligibility for Public Benefits in California
Immigrants and Healthcare Reform Implementation in California
Track 3: Protecting Civil Rights & Public Safety
Making California's Communities Insecure: A Primer on "S-Comm"
Protecting Civil Rights and Public Safety: Information Sharing and Strategy Session
Track 4: Advocating for Immigrant Rights
Advocacy 101: Standing Up for Immigrant Communities
Advocacy 102: Developing Strategies to Win
pREVIOUS WEBINARS
Public Benefits 101 with the National Immigration Law Center
(June 2011)
The webinar will review immigrant eligibility for the major benefits in California, including programs that are available regardless of status, as well as those with immigration-related restrictions.
Speakers include: Tanya Broder, National Immigration Law Center
Implications of Health Care Reform Implementation for Immigrant Communities
(July 2011)
Join us on July 20th to learn how California’s immigrants and communities of color can benefit from federal health reform and how to ensure the needs of these communities are prioritized during health reform implementation to ensure access to affordable, quality health care.
Speakers include: Sonal Ambegaokar, National Immigration Law Center; Cary Sanders, California Pan Ethnic Health Network; and Ronald Coleman, CIPC.
California Dream Act - AB 130 & 131 (Cedillo) (April 2011)
Unfortunately a small percentage of California's best and brightest lack proper documentation, making them ineligible for sources of financial aid. AB 130 & 131 would allow undocumented students to apply for scholarships and certain forms of financial aid.
Speakers include: Luis Quinonez (Office of Assemblymember Gil Cedillo), Maria Gomez (UCLA)
