Co-sponsored by Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees and Hispanics in Philanthropy

What are the strategies and commitments that LGBTQ and immigrant activists and advocates bring to the intersection of our issues? While has been intense focus on the Uniting American Families Act - which would allow U.S. citizens to sponsor their foreign born "permanent partners", LGBTQ advocates and activists have a much broader immigrant justice agenda. Presenters on this call will discuss:

• Strategies for supporting and sustaining LGBTQ immigrant rights work.
• A human rights approach to ensure inclusive comprehensive immigration reform.
• The history and necessity of queer engagement in the immigrant justice movement.
• What the Arizona legislation means to the rest of the country.
• The emphasis on skills and family reunification in US immigration law and what it has meant to LGBTQ communities and individuals.
• The disproportionate detentions and deportations of transgender people.
• Labor, asylum, and detention issues for LGBTQ immigrants.

Moderator:

• Nancy Ordover, Funders for LGBTQ Issues

Speakers:

• Pooja Gehi, Sylvia Rivera Law Project
• Trishala Deb, Arcus Foundation
• Eric Berndt, National Asylum Partnership on Sexual Minorities, National Immigrant Justice Center

Registration:

To register, contact Marvin Webb at Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues.