Manos Juntas ~ Hands Together

Wisconsin Migrant/Latino Conference

Tentative Schedule
Monday, September 10

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Registration and Exhibits

8:00 am - 9:15 am Refreshments
9:15 - 10:00 am

Welcome/Opening Remarks
Yolanda Santos Adams, Wisconsin State Director, LULAC

Rosa Rosales, LULAC National President

10:00 - 10:45 am

General Session
How to Use our Cultural Values and Lessons Learned to Achieve Success - Gladis Benavides, President, Benavides Enterprises Inc

10:45 - 11:00 am Break
11:00 am - 12:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions A
Saber para la Gente: A Project to See Health from the People's Point of View - Carolina Gonzalez Schlenker & Carolina Soza

Housing Services for Migrants in WI - Robert Forster & Imelda Roman

Veteran Benefits and Services - Micabil Diaz-Martinez

Latinos and Financial Literacy: Challenges, Opportunities, and Resources - Sol Carbonell

Temporary Work Visas - The Rights of Workers Under the H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs - Kevin Magee

12:15 - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 - 1:45 pm Luncheon Speaker
Wisconsin's Puentes/Bridges and Its Possible Implication to Latino Immigrants - Dr. Enrique E. Figueroa, Director of the Roberto Hernandez Center
1:45 - 2:00 pm Break
2:00 - 3:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions B
What's Your Score: Solving the Mystery of Credit Reports & Ways to Protect Yourself from Fraud and ID Theft - Wally Rendon

The Secret of Successful Media Relations - John Torres & Alan Eisenberg

Banking: Thinking Outside the Box - Jackie Martinez

Kenosha Unified Language Assistance Program - Patricia A. Seneff-Alvara

Veteran Benefits and Services - Micabil Diaz-Martinez

3:30 - 4:45 pm

Special Sessions

Organizing & Financing Your Own Business - Fred Burkhardt

The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act (MSPA) - Dieera Fitzgerald & Erik Acevedo Soto

WHEDA/Selfhelp Housing - Maria E. Watts & Arturo Gonsalez

The Struggle for Equitable Immigration: The Black and Brown Perspective - Craig Oliver

5:00 - 6:00 pm Reception
6:00 - 9:00 PM Tejano Dance with Chicano Nation

 

 Tuesday, September 11

8:00 - 9:00 am

Refreshments

8:00 am - 2:00 pm

Exhibits

8:30 am - 8:50 am

Opening Remarks
Yolanda Adams, Wisconsin State Director, LULAC
Presentation of the colors - Kenosha Military Academy of the Indian Trails Academy High School, Kenosha Unified School District

9:00 - 10:15 am

Concurrent Sessions C
What the National Farmworker Jobs Program has to Offer Farmworkers and Emergancy Services in Wisconsin - Carmen Granados

La Clinica Services and Migrant Health Needs - Ted Kay & Family Health LaClinica Staff

Basics of Home Buying - Marcos Rincon

UW-Cooperative Extension's Role in Promoting Migrants/Latinos' Success - Eloisa Gómez

Castaneda v. Welch: The Right to Complain About Police Misconduct - John Ebbott & Ness Flores

10:15 - 10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 11:45

Concurrent Sessions D
Opposing Local Anti-Immigrant Ordinances - Karyn Rotker & Matthew Hollenbeck

The Basics of Personal Finance/Building a Better Budget - Wally Rendon

Immigrant Children and Domestic Violence - Mariana Rodriguez

Globalization, Trade Policy and Immigration - Gabriela Lemus

Youth Leadership - Isabel Reyes

11:50 am - 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 - 1:30 pm

Luncheon Speakers
The Journey to Cultural Proficiency: One District's Path - Martha Gutierrez, Human Resources Coordinator Kenosha Unified School District

The Immigrant Rights Movement: Where do we go from here? - Christine Neumann-Ortiz, Director
Voces de la Frontera

1:30 - 1:45 pm Break
1:45 - 3:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions E
Latest Opportunities and Developments in Housing for Migrant Workers/Latinos - Alan Eisenberg & Mike Contreras

The Hmong in America - Amoun Sayaovong

Cardinal Bank: The Bridge Between Youth, Adults, and Banking - Paola D. Felix Encarnacion

Immigrant Children and Domestic Violence - Mariana Rodriguez

English Language Learning Software - Evolving for a Changing World - Mark Mankowski & Alfredo Luna

 

Tejano Dance with Chicano Nation

Band members:  Fidel Martinez (accordian and keyboards), Jose Martinez (guitar), Joe Hernandez (guitar), Danny Albret (drums), Paul Garcia (lead vocalist) and Santos Gomez (sound).