IMMIGRANTS AND ALLIES IN 2017: FEELING SAFE IN A NEW ERA

We must be ever vigilant in ensuring that there is no place intolerance or anti-immigrant bias exists in our neighborhoods of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. There are members of our community who do not feel safe. That is unacceptable. Please join us for an important evening as we come together. IF you are an IMMIGRANT in our community we will provide tools, resources for you-and you will meet others who care! IF you are an ALLY, we will provide ways to offer your support and meet your neighbors. Our distinguished panel will respond to concerns about possible changes in policy and laws that may affect families in our community. You will walk away knowing what it means to be an ally and concrete ways to speak up and make a difference! Together we can make our communities safe and welcoming for EVERYONE! MODERATOR: Manny Santamaria, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Grantmaking, Silicon Valley Community Foundation PANELISTS: Immigration Lawyer from Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network: SIREN Andres Connell, Executive Director of Nuestra Casa Dr. Becki Cohn-Vargas, Director of Not in Our School: a project of Not in Our Town Elisabet Revilla Ph.D Director, Latino Specialty Clinic at The Gronowski Center Warren Slocum , San Mateo County Supervisor SPONSORS: Palo Alto Human Relations Commission Palo Alto University Multi-Cultural Outreach Committee Youth Community Service (YCS) Stanford Psychiatry Center for Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing Palo Alto Family YMCA Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) Children’s Health Council City of Palo Alto Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto Resources provided Interpreter and Child-sitting provided