[source: Corey Schubert, ASU College of Public Programs]
PHOENIX -- Arizona State University's College of Public Programs will host a public forum, “Immigration: Creating a Path to Solutions,” from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Room 122, located at 555 N. Central Ave.
The forum aims to start the process of community action with dialogue for comprehensive immigration reform. A panel of experts will address how to create opportunities for expanding civic engagement using a process of dialogue and deliberation to begin to identify common-ground solutions. The event is a deliberative democracy project of Voices for Civil Dialogue, a Phoenix-based coalition of community leaders dedicated to respectful cooperation among groups and individuals from all sectors of society.
A question-and-answer session will follow the panel discussion.
Panelists include Ron Wakabayashi, board member of the California Association of Human Relations Organizations; Deedra Abboud, executive director of the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation of Arizona; Roshi Johndennis Govert; Julie Erfle, law enforcement advocate; Sheridan Bailey, president of Ironco Enterprises and co-founder of Arizona Employers of Immigration Reform; and Genoveva Acosta-Bueno, community health adviser for Maricopa Integrated Health Systems.
Moderators include Annie Loyd, president of the FUSION Foundation and chairwoman of Voices for Civil Dialogue, and ASU research professor James Garcia.
Space is limited. For reservations, e-mail asuforum@voicesforcivildialogue.com or call 602-795-9938 with the name, phone number, e-mail address, affiliation and/or company of those who wish to attend the event.
To learn more about Voices for Civic Dialogue, visit www.voicesforcivildialogue.com.
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