2019 Conference.

The 2019 CVIIC Conference on Immigrant Integration took place in Fresno on November 8, 2019, with colleagues from throughout the Central Valley and other parts of California. The day-long event was designed to strengthen immigrant-serving organizations through networking, collaboration and training.

Gina Da Silva, Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration in the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, gave the keynote address.

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Participating organizations

ACLU of Northern California

Assyrian American Civic Club of Turlock

Building Healthy Communities – Kern

California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice

California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation

California State University, Fresno

CCAEC

Census Complete Count 2020

Central California Legal Services

Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative

Central Valley Equal Voice Network

Centro Binacional Para el Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueño

Centro La Familia Advocacy Services, Inc

CHIRLA

Comprehensive Youth Services

Congressman TJ Cox

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

Education and Leadership Foundation

Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin Immigration Task Force

Faith in the Valley

Fresno Adult School

Fresno Barrios Unidos

Fresno County Public Library

Fresno EOC

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board

ILRC

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)

Lazaro Salazar Law, Inc.

Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability

Lingüística Interpreting & Translation

Mi Familia Vota

OneJustice

Planned Parenthood

Proteus, Inc

Radio Bilingue, Inc.

Richard Heath & Associates (RHA Inc.)

Sacramento ACT

San Joaquin College of Law

San Joaquin Refugee And Immigrant Support and Empowerment (SJRAISE)

Senator Anna Caballero

Sequoias Adult Education Consortium

SIREN

St Paul Newman Center

St. James Episcopal Cathedral

State Center Adult Education Consortium

Tulare County Association of Governments

UFW Foundation

Univision Television Group

Vision y Compromiso

Watsonville Law Center

West Coast Mennonite Central Committee

West Hills Community College District (WHCCD)

Wilner & Oreilly

WKF Fund

World Workforce International

Youth 2 Leaders Education Foundation

Keynote speakers

Gina Da Silva is the Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration in the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom.

Gina was the Director of Government Affairs at the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) since 2017, where she worked since 2011 in several critical roles, co-leading a budget campaign and administrative advocacy to establish the “One California” Immigration Services Funding as well as subsequent campaigns to increase state funding for access to legal tools that reduce detentions and deportations. She led legislative efforts to advance state protections for workers against E-Verify, in addition to efforts against mass detentions and deportations through the TRUTH Act and its expansion the CA Values Act. Gina also drove efforts to address equity and inclusion for immigrants and refugees within workforce development and adult education policies.

Gina is a California native whose passion for social justice and immigrant rights was shaped by her family’s’ immigrant experience and her lived experience in the United States and abroad.

Program

8:30-8:45 Welcome

8:45-10:15 Inaugural Panel: Strategies to Serve our Most Vulnerable Immigrant Communities

– Katie Annand, KIND (Kinds in Need of Defense) – Mario Gonzalez, Centro la Familia Advocacy Services – Hamid Yazdan, Immigration Advocate – Jackie Gonzalez, California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice Moderator: Angelica Salceda, ACLU of Northern California

10:15-11:45 Round 1 Breakout Groups

The 2020 Census and the Central Valley: Strategies and Resources to Achieve a Complete and Accurate Count

– Ed Kissam, WK Family Giving Fund – Emilio Vaca, California Complete Count Office – Ellen Braff-Guajardo, Sierra Health Foundation – Alejandra Garcia, Kern County Complete Count Committee – Barbara Pilegard, Tulare County Complete Count Committee Moderator: Cindy Quezada, Sierra Health Foundation

Public Charge Training: “Making Sense of Public Charge”

-Allison Davenport, Immigrant Legal Resource Center

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– Sukaina Hussain, Council on American-Islamic Relations – Elizabeth Lincoln, Kids in Need of Defense – Ariana Martinez, Faith in the Valley

Self Care: Intro to Trauma-Informed Community Work and Skills to Build Mindfulness and Resilience in Ourselves and Those We Serve (I)

-Artie Padilla, Executive Director of Every Neighborhood Partnership

-America Hernandez, Social Services Coordinator for KIND

11:45 Buffet Lunch

12:00-12:30 Keynote Speaker: Gina Da Silva, Senior Policy Advisor for Immigration, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

12:30-1:00 Presentation of CVIIC Awards to 7 Outstanding Community Leaders and Agencies

Maria Maldonado
Fresno Adult School
California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice
Angelica Salceda, ACLU of Northern California
Leslie Dorosin, The Grove Foundation
Senator Melissa Hurtado
Senator Maria Elena Durazo

1:00-2:30 Round 2 Breakout Sessions

Naturalization and DACA: Strategies for the Central Valley

– Fatima Hernandez, UFW Foundation – Em Puhl and Veronica Garcia, Immigrant Legal Resource Center – Xavier Vazquez, Education and Leadership Foundation – Linda Barreto, San Joaquin College of Law – Lisa Agao, Fresno Adult School Moderator: Lazaro Salazar, Lazaro Salazar Law, Inc.

Models of Advocacy and Civic Engagement

– Maricela Gutierrez, SIREN – Nataly Santamaria, Vision y Compromiso – Noe Paramo, CRLA Foundation Moderator: Hugo Morales, Radio Bilingue

Self-Care:Intro to Trauma-Informed Community Work and Skills to Build Mindfulness and Resilience in Ourselves and Those We Serve (Afternoon Session)

-Artie Padilla, Executive Director of Every Neighborhood Partnership

-America Hernandez, Social Services Coordinator for KIND