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2017 Global Awareness and Responsibility Conference

December 2, 2017 @ 10:30 am - 2:00 pm EST

2017 Global Awareness and Responsibility Conference

by Ladder to the Moon Network and 

Co-sponsored by University of Southern Maine and Maine School of Law

Dec 2, 11:30am-3pm

Luther Bonney Hall

With Keynote Speaker, Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, on “Human Rights Violations in Africa”

Immediately preceding our keynote speaker, a panel of immigration experts will address such topics as: 

  • The Cancellation of DACA protection • ICE raids that are splitting up families • Travel bans • Changes in the characteristics and number of immigrants allowed in the U.S. • The tone of the current administration

 Panel includes: Professor Anna Welch Asylum Clinic Director, University of Maine School of Law; Tarlan Ahmadov, State Refugee Coordinator, Office of Maine Refugee Service; PDG Muhamiriza, President of Student Government Association at University of Southern Maine; Greta Lozada, a law student at University of Maine School of Law. 

For more information contact: Georges Budagu-Makoko at: (207) 517-3402 You can also register for the event by visiting: https://2017globalawarenessresponsibility.eventbrite.com

Details

Date:
December 2, 2017
Time:
10:30 am - 2:00 pm EST
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Organizer

Camden Conference
Phone:
(207) 236-1034
Email:
info@camdenconference.org
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Venue

Luther Bonney Hall, USM
96 Falmouth Street
Portland, 04103 United States
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