Immigration: Barriers and Access
New York has been at the forefront of debates about women’s rights and gender equality since the first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Fall, New York was held 150 years ago. On Friday October 21, join the National Archives at New York in partnership with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House at One Bowling Green, New York City to continue this debate.
Join the Conversation:
- Attend in Person (Registration is suggested)
- On Twitter using #RightsAndJustice
- Video stream coming soon!
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At 9:30 a.m. |
The National Conversation on #RightsAndJustice will open with remarks by:
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At 10:00 a.m. |
Women's Rights and Gender Equality: From Eleanor with:
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At 10:00 a.m. |
Gender Equality and Human Rights with:
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At 1:15 p.m. |
Women’s Rights: Health/Reproduction, Family, Race, Violence with:
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At 2:30 p.m. |
Advocacy & Action: Financial Empowerment, Business, Technology, Education with:
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At 3:30 p.m. |
Performance by Aja Monet, poet. |
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At 3:45 p.m. |
Closing Keynote by Joelle Gamble, Director of National Network of Emerging Thinkers, Roosevelt Institute. |
Presented in part by AT&T, Ford Foundation, Seedlings Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the National Archives Foundation.
Special thanks to Perkins Coie for their support of this event in New York City.