1st Annual La Raza Latina/o Law Symposium

University of California, Hastings' La Raza Law Students Association invites you to attend our

1st Annual La Raza Latina/o Law Symposium:

 Affirming Latina/o Realities in California

When: Thursday, October 19, 2006 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.

Where: Hiram Johnson State Building Auditorium, located at 455

Golden Gate Avenue, in San Francisco. (Civic Center BART)

RSVP:  Please RSVP at larazasymposium@hotmail.com

Details:

The symposium will consist of three panels.  The first panel, "Discovery: Latina/o Demographics" will highlight the recent demographic changes in Latina/o communities in California.  The second panel, "Cause of Action: Latina/o Identity as Legal Targets," will bring to light proposed changes in the law that target specific Latina/o communities and focuses on issues of immigration, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer marriages, criminalization of Latina/o youth, and education v. incarceration.  The final panel, "Decree: Restitution, Making Latina/os Whole," will feature Latina/o leadership and how Latina/o leaders have and continue to create avenues for Latina/o communities to access empowering tools and resources.

Confirmed Speaker (to name a few): Honorable Cruz Reynosa, Former California Supreme Court Judge;  Ana Maria Loya, San Francisco's La Raza Centro Legal's Executive Director; Luis Arteaga, Latino Issues Forum's Executive Director; Dr. George Ayala, Aids Project Los Angeles' Director of Education, and many more dynamic Latina/o Leaders!!!

If you have any questions please contact us at (323) 841-9061 or at larazasymposium@hotmail.com