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UPCOMING EVENTS

December 2009

Students of Color Dinner

Meet the staff of the Women of Color Policy Network, learn about our work and research, and network with other dynamic Wagner students.

Date: December 8, 2009
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: COLORS Restaurant, 417 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003.

COLORS is owned collectively by its employees, many of whom are former workers from Windows on the World, the legendary restaurant located atop the World Trade Center. COLORS serves global cuisine fused with classic American-style fare and is dedicated in equal parts to excellence in food quality, service and employee welfare. The eclectic menu pays homage to the native lands of the more than 50 owner-workers; a nod to the rich history of the diverse team and a culinary treat to diners.

RSVP: http://wagner.nyu.edu/events/wocpn-12-08-2009
(RSVP by November 21st)

*Cost is FREE
Wagner Alumni: Cost is $20.

PAST EVENTS

November 2009

High Stakes: Healthcare Refom and Communities of Color

People of color and low-income individuals are over-represented among those without health insurance. It is estimated that 19 percent of African-Americans and 30 percent of Latinos are without health insurance. Healthcare reform is issue number one for the Administration. And it should be a priority for communities of color as well. Join us for this provocative town hall meeting with leading experts and community leaders as we discuss the current proposals on the table and the impact they will have on communities of color, strategies for creating inclusive healthcare reform and how current proposals can begin to alleviate health disparities in low-income communities.

Discussants:

Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas - National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health

Cara James, Ph.d - Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Eesha Pandit - The MergerWatch Project

Maya Wiley - Center for Social Inclusion

Date: November 4, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Location: Rudin Forum, Puck Building, 2nd Floor, 295 Lafayette Street

October 2009

Setting the Agenda: The Impact of Women in Public Service

This event, cosponsored by the Wagner Women's Caucus, the International Public Service Association, the Urban Planning Student Association, and Global Health Alliance, will facilitate a conversation about the importance of recognizing gender differences in the field of public service and the unique perspectives and experiences women leaders bring to the friend of non-profit and government work. This event will begin with a keynote address from Marie Wilson, Founder and President of the White House Project. Ms. White will discuss the importance of encouraging women to take on leadership positions in the public sector. Then there will be a panel discussion featuring Khushbu Srivastava, Program Officer, Asia for the International Women's Health Coalition, Cheryl Huber, Research and Planning Director for the National Council for Research on Women. Each panelist will address the importance of focusing on women in particular when discussing issues relevant to their particular field, as well as the unique perspective women bring to that field.

Moderator: C. Nicole Mason, Ph.D, Executive Director, Women Of Color Policy Network, NYU Wagner

Keynote: Marie Wilson, President, The White House Project

Discussant: Khushbu Srivastava, International Women's Health Coalition

Cheryl Huber, National Council for Research on Women

Date: October 16, 2009

Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm

3rd Annual Women of Color Conference

The conference will bring together feminist activist leaders from communities of color around the country. Student leaders will learn about various social justice issues and come together as women of color and allies to strategize for real sociopolitical change as part of a larger movement for justice and equality. By focusing on advocacy and activism to create political change, the 3rd Annual Women of Color Conference will help to unite all young women to take action in the fight for equality.

Sponsored by the Feminist Majority Foundation partnered with Spelman College, Bennett College for Women and The Women of Color Policy Network, NYU Wagner

Date: October 9-10, 2009
Location: Spelman College
350 Spelman Lane, SW Atlanta, GA 30314

Leadership Development and Beyond: Building the Power of Young Women and Trans Youth of Color

In this two-day symposium, participants will explore how to best support up-and-coming social justice leaders in the U.S. We will identify what this leadership looks like now, what forms it is likely to take in the future, and what the opportunities are to have the biggest impact on building the power of emerging leaders. Participants will share experiences, learn about best practices, and contribute to the growing body of work around the leadership development of Young Women and Trans Youth of Color.

Date: October 5-6, 2009
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Murphy Student Lounge, Puck Building, 2nd Floor, 295 Lafayette Street

September 2009

Creating Educational Opportunities & Access for Girls and Young Women of Color

The Third Wave Foundation and the Schott Foundation host a one day symposium to examine the barriers and success factors for girls and young women of color in the public school system. This symposium will yield some of the nation’s best thinking on education and provide a plan for action for funders concerned about education.

Date: September 14, 2009
Time: 9:00 am - 4:00pm
Location: The Graduate Center, The City University of New York 365 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10016

April 2009

With Liberty and Justice for All:
Immigration Policy Reform in a Down Economy

A 3-Part Lecture & Discussion Series

President Barack Obama won over many immigrant and Latino voters by promising to tackle immigration reform in his first year in office. The fragile economy coupled with high unemployment rates have many wondering if the new Administration will be able to deliver on its promise. With nearly 12 million undocumented immigrants living and working in the United States, immigration reform remains a pressing topic of concern for communities and cities across the country.

This three-part series sponsored by the Women of Color Policy Network, NYU Wagner and co-sponsored by the Migration Policy Institute, the National Council of La Raza, and the Alliance of Latino and Latin American Students, NYU Wagner will bring together leading scholars, advocates, policy analysts, and practitioners to discuss the prospects of immigration reform in a vulnerable economy; raids and detention center abuses; the impact of immigration on women and families; pathways to citizenship; and what issues the new Administration should prioritize.

Delivering on the Promise: Prospects for Immigration Reform in the New Administration - April, 14 2009

Join NYU Legal Scholar and Professor, Cristina Rodriguez as she discusses the dimensions of immigration law and policy that will be the most urgent for the Obama administration including questions regarding pathways to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants and enforcement and policing policies passed under the Bush Administration. She will also explore strategies for
prioritizing issues, the importance of fostering dialogue and cooperation with Mexico to build a truly bilateral immigration policy, and the role of Congress in shaping the legislative debate. Opening remarks by Laura Vasquez, Immigration Policy Analyst, National Council of La Raza.

Date: April 14, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Rudin Forum, 2nd Conference Room,
295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012-9604 map
RSVP: http://wagner.nyu.edu/events/

Shifting Communities: Race, Immigration and Politics in American Suburbs - April 23, 2009

The intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, class, and geography uniquely meet in American suburbs. Fueled by rising immigration from Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean, suburban demographic transformations over the last two decades are unparalleled in the United States. Despite suburban demographic and institutional shifts, the socio-economic and political implications of recent immigrant and ethnic minority suburbanization remain severely understudied. In this discussion, UCLA Assistant Professor Lorrie Frasure will examine factors and influences advance or discourage the socio-economic and political incorporation of immigrants and ethnic minorities living in American suburban jurisdictions. With opening remarks by Randy Capp, Migration Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.

Date: April 23, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Rudin Forum, 2nd Conference Room,
295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012-9604
RSVP: http://wagner.nyu.edu/events/

A Country of One's Own: Race, Class, Gender and Immigration Policy in the United States - Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Twenty years ago, fewer than 20% of the people crossing the border illegally were women. Today, women are 50 percent, or 14 million, of the foreign-born U.S. Population. Of those, it is estimated that 58% are legal immigrants and as much as 42% are unauthorized migrants to the United States. Unlike their male counterparts, immigrant women are often caught in a double bind and suffer abuse and violence crossing the borders and on the job. They also tend to receive inadequate and low wages, have higher family caretaking demands, and reproductive health care needs. This panel of policy experts, advocates, and practitioners will focus on strategies for incorporating the needs of immigrant women and families in immigration policy at the local, state, and federal levels.

Discussants:

Irasema Garza, President of Legal Momentum (Moderator)
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Deputy Director, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
Rinku Sen, Executive Director, Applied Research Center
Olga Vives, Executive Vice President, National Organization of Women

Miriam Yeung, Executive Director, National Asian Pacific Women's Forum

 

Date: April 28, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Rudin Forum, 2nd Conference Room,
295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012-9604 map
RSVP: http://wagner.nyu.edu/events/

The Economics of Identity: How Poverty is Gendered and Raced - April 7th 2009

Our nation is experiencing an extreme economic downturn in the context of a changed political landscape in Washington. This panel presentation by leading scholars and activists addresses how gender and race must be taken into account in economic and social policies related to economic recovery and the persistent problem of poverty.Introduction by Suzanne E. England, Ph.D., Dean, Silver School of Social Work, NYU

Discussants:
• Mimi Abramovitz, DSW, Bertha Capen Reynolds Professor, Hunter College School of Social Work, CUNY
• Diana Salas, Associate Director, Women of Color Policy Network, Research Center for Leadership in Action, NYU Wagner
• Community Voices Heard Representative TBA

Moderated by Erica Gabrielle Foldy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management, NYU Wagner

Sponsored by NYU's Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, NYU's Silver School of Social Work, NYU Wagner and the NYU Wagner Women's Caucus student group.

Date: April 7,2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Rudin Forum, 2nd Conference Room,
295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012-9604
RSVP: http://wagner.nyu.edu/events/

March 2009

When Humanity Prevails: International Women for Peace and Justice, Bronx Community College - March 3, 2009
Network Associate Director, Diana Salas will serve as a panelist on " When Humanity Prevails: International Women for Peace and Justice panel exploring global human rights and social justice issues . The panel is a part of the many opening events and induction of nominees to the Women's Virtual Hall of Fame that the Bronx Community College is holding in celebration of Women's History Month - March 2009.Event is cosponsored by the Office of Student Life, The Center for Tolerance and Understanding and The National Center for Educational Alliance. 

Black Girls in New York City: Untold Strength & Resilience - March 3, 2009
The Black Women for Black Girls Giving Circle requests your presence at its Women's History Month celebration and Historic release of the commissioned study titled Black Girls In New York City: Untold Strength & Resilience, a report on the state of black girls.

Avis A. Jones-DeWeever, National Council of Negro Women, Inc and Network Affiliate Scholar (Keynote Speaker)
Lori Stokes, Anchor, Eyewitness News, WABC-TV ( Panel Moderator)
Hon. Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, Manhattan Deputy Borough President  (Mistress of Ceremonies)

Panelists:
Rev. Emma Jordan Simpson, Children's Defense Fund NY
Isis Sapp-Grant, Youth Empowerment Project
Mikki Taylor, Essence Magazine
Hon. Jeanne B. Mullgrav, NYC Commissioner-DYCD
Dr. Monica Sweeney, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Race, Reproductive Rights Policy, and the New Administration - March 11, 2009
A moderated Conversation between Dorothy Roberts, Kirkland and Ellis Professor, Northwestern University Law School and Iris Lopez, Associate Professor of Sociology and currently the Director of the Program in Latin American and Latino Studies at City College

Discussants:
Dorothy Roberts, Kirkland and Ellis Professor, Northwestern University Law School
Iris López, Associate Professor of Sociology and currently the Director of the Program in Latin American and Latino Studies at City College

Lifelines: Exploring and Understanding the Social Determinants of Health Disparities among Racial and Ethnic Minority- March 24, 2009
What impact does geographic location, socioeconomic status, race, environment have on health outcomes and disparities in the United States? In this lively discussion, researchers, advocates, and practitioners will examine the social determinants of health disparities among racial and ethnic minority women and low-income individuals. They will also offer policy recommendations and strategies for alleviating disparities and improving health outcomes at the local, state, and national levels

Discussants:
Mary Ann Chiasson, Vice President--Research and Evaluation, Public Health Solutions
Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Executive Director, Boston Public Health Commission
Mindy Fullilove, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
Danielle Ompad, Interim Associate Director, Center of Urban Epidemiologic Studies, New York Academy of Medicine
Gina Wood, Deputy Director, Health Policy Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

A Stimulus for Everyone: How Economic Recovery Can Reach Communities of Color - March 25, 2009
Government social investment, historically, has been the catalyst for expanding the middle class in the United States. Unfortunately, the benefits initiated by these programs have not always been distributed equally among all communities. The recent passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides a unique opportunity to close the economic gaps created by previous social investments, which all but ignored the needs of communities of color.

Please join Demos, the Economic Policy Institute, the Women of Color Policy Network, and the National Council of La Raza for a panel discussion about the lessons learned from government social investment initiatives of the past and the current economic circumstances of communities of color. Panelists will take a critical look at the stimulus package and assess the fairness and distribution of current economic recovery plans.

 

Feb 2009

Are we there Yet: Affirmative Action in the Age of Obama- February 12, 2009
Over the last decade, affirmative action policies and similar legislation aimed at leveling the playing field for women and racial and ethnic minorities have been significantly rolled back with three states-California, Washington, and Michigan passing laws that ban affirmative action. In fact, the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States has many wondering about the future and need for public policies and legislation that attempt to address issues of racial and gender discrimination. This moderated discussion between Alan Jenkins, President of the Opportunity Agenda and John Payton, President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund explored the shifting public debate on the role of race in American society and Politics.

Critical Perspectives in Policy Formation: The impact of race, class, gender, and other markers of difference on policy making (Brown-Bag Panel)- February 23, 2009
There are a variety of factors and influences that shape the policymaking process and public policy outcomes at the local, state and national levels including the contour and histories of public and private institutions; historic and present day attitudes and perceptions about race, ethnicity, class, gender, and other markers of difference; and research and available data on groups and communities. This panel critically examined the gap between public policy formulation and enactment and the lived experiences of women of color, low-income individuals, and middle-class families. Panelists also discussed the challenges as well as strategies for creating inclusive and representative public policies in the new Administration.

Jan 2009

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Race, and Post-Election America: The Fulfillment of the Dream?- January 23, 2009
As New York University celebrated its 4th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Week with the theme of "Connect, Collaborate and Change", the Black Student Alliance of the New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service hosted  a candid discussion about the progress President elect Obama has made, the promise he represents and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King.

From Prison to Empowerment: Women Advocates Take on the Criminal Justice System -January 28, 2009
The number of women under correctional supervision has skyrocketed over the past 30 years, yet women's voices and experiences are often marginalized in the discussion and formulations of criminal justice policies. This panel highlighted how formerly incarcerated women are advocating to influence and guide public policies that directly affect their lives.

Dec 2008

Universal Declaration of Human Rights Celebration- December 10, 2008
Join us in celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the End of the Campaign: 60 Days to the 60th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Event co-sponsored with the Human Rights Project of the Urban Justice Center.

Domestic Violence as a Human Rights Violation: New Directions for Advocates and Scholars-December 3, 2008
Invited lecturer Carrie Bettinger-Lopez, Deputy Director of the Human Rights Institute at Columbia Law School will discuss the use of human rights strategies in domestic violence advocacy. Event co-sponsored by the NYU Law Students for Human Rights. View Pictures

Meet, Learn and Network! Wagner Women of Color Student Dinner- December 2, 2008
Join us to learn more about our work and research of the Women of color policy network. View Pictures

 

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