Northern California Regional Immigration Symposium

A Northern California Regional Immigration Symposium for all Priests, Deacons, Parish Staff, and Lay Leaders involved in or interested in immigration accompaniment.

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Agenda – Northern California Regional Immigration Symposium

9:00am Registration and Networking

9:40am Welcome and Opening Prayer

9:50am Morning Session

●      Keynote with Fr. Mattia Ferrari

●      Keynote by Dylan Corbett, Hope Border Institute

●      Local Responses by Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County and People Acting in Community Together (PACT)

11:30am Keynote – Bishop Cantú

12:00pm Mass with Bishop Cantú

12:45pm Lunch

1:00pm Lunchtime Panel Discussion with Bishop Ligot and special guests

Afternoon Workshop Sessions:

1:40-2:25 pm (Attendees can choose between workshop A and B)

●      Workshop A: Pastoral response to the present moment: Parish-based Mutual Aid Support (Building Accompaniment Ministry) 

●      Workshop B:  Parish Based Legal Clinics and Family Preparedness Plans

2:30-3:15pm (Attendees can choose between workshop A, B and C)

●      Workshops A & B repeated

●      Workshop C: Building Resilient Communities through Community Organizing

3:20pm Developing a Parish & Diocesan Plan Group Session

4:00pm Closing