Cambio de Colores

2004

 

Civil Rights

 

What are the key issues you would like to see addressed next year?

 

·        Immigration-

-         Can we bring political pressure to bear?

·        Patriot Act- Training session?

-         Violations of civil rights- How to address?

·        Screening of legal resources

·        Conversation with Missouri Bar

·        Invitation to next year’s conference

·        Lobbying Workshop

·        Building Political Action Networks

·        Create political agenda prior to legislative session

·        Network linking with Immigration

·        Task Force with Cambio de Colores (jobs with justice-parent organization)

·        Resources:

-         Directory of organizations at the conference

-         Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

KC/STL

·        More legal resources needed.

·        Assist communities to identify and obtain needed resources

-         Especially for low income clients

·        Public Defender system training in Latino/Hispanic culture and furnishing proper advice by the Missouri bar

·        Influence foreign policy recognize/study root causes of immigration issues

·        Promote global civil rights

 

 

What resources are needed to address these issues?

 

·        Equality in representation in court

-         Develop relationships with ACLU

-         Political Action Network

                                                                           i.      State and Federal Issues

                                                                         ii.      State as main focus at this time

                                                                        iii.      Local can be more effective

                                                                       iv.      Political Action more emphasized and tool

·        Workshop linked with Hispanic Legislature Day

April 21st and combine with a Lobbying Day

·        Training around issues at the conference

·        Apply pressure during legislative session

i.                     Different groups attending

ii.                   Coalition building

·        Educate immigrants that they can complain

·        Attorney General- Publications in Spanish on rights

·        Contact Attorney General’s office about publications, rights, defenders

---- Resources:

-         Opportunities to build coalitions at the conference

-         Need to have people from the department of labor, education, etc.

-         Directory to be disseminated at the conference

-         Need 3-4 players to put together coalitions after conference

·        Greater Media participation

·        Thinking outside the box

·        Local Businesses/Landlords/Chambers to the conference, especially Hispanic ones

·        Catholic Community Services

·        Cambio de Colores site

o       List of legislative issues and resources