Archives - Events and Conferences

November 9, 2004: More than seventy-five community based organizations led by Latin American and Caribbean Immigrants came from 14 states around the country gather in Los Angeles this past weekend for the first formal meeting of the recently formed National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC). Call to improve migration policies across the hemisphere. Click here to read conference press release.

July 27, 2004: Participants in the Social Foum of the Americas propose international immigrant summit. Click here here to read the complete declaration (spanish).

FEDECMI launches "Presencia Michoacana en Illinois 2004"
June 6, 2004: In a month long celebration of state of Michoacan's contribution to Mexico, the U.S., and the world, the Federation of Clubes Michoacanos in Illinois, is hosting an array of cultural and social and educational events and panel discussions throughout the city of Chicago. For more a complete program click Presencia Michoacana.

Central American Immigratns calls for CAFTA Moratorium
October 13, 2003: Central American Immigrant Community Leaders from around the country arrive in Houston today to demand that governmental representatives meeting for the VIII round of U.S.- Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) talks put an immediate moratorium on the CAFTA negotiations process. Click here to read press release..

September 2, 2003: "The Sixth Section," a P.O.V. documentary, captures the dynamic story of cross-border organizing through "Grupo Unión," a small band of Mexican immigrants in upstate New York devoted to raising money to rebuild their hometown, premieres on PBS.