#  The U.S. – Central America Immigration Crisis: How it started, why it continues, and what you can do to make a difference 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **September 27, 2019** 

 10:00AM - 03:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010), 1730 Cambridge Street**  



 

 



 

 **Speakers**:   
Jocelyn Viterna, Professor of Sociology, Harvard University  
Oscar Martinez, Award winning Salvadoran journalist and author of The Beast  
Elizabeth Oglesby, Associate Professor of Geography and Development, University of Arizona  
Ieva Jusionyte, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Social Studies, Harvard University  
Deborah Anker, Clinical Professor of Law; Founder and Director, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic  
Sabrineh Ardalan, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law; Assistant Director, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic  
Allegra Love, Attorney and Executive Director, Santa Fe Dreamers Project  
Producers of The Last Dream  
Patricia Montes, Executive Director, Boston Centro Presente   
Centro Presente, Act on a Dream, PBHA's Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment, PBHA's Partners for Empowering Neighborhoods, and the Massachusetts Committee on TPS

 [[{"fid":"1031277","view_mode":"default","type":"media","attributes":{"height":"502","width":"800","alt":"migration event photograph","class":"media-element file-default"}}]] **AGENDA**  
  
9:45-10:00am  
Registration  
  
10:00-10:10am  
Welcome: History of US Involvement in Central America  
*Jocelyn Viterna, Professor of Sociology, Harvard University*  
  
10:10-10:40am  
Keynote: The Migrant Trail *(to be delivered in Spanish)*  
*Oscar Martinez, Award winning Salvadoran journalist and author of The Beast*  
  
10:45-11:25am  
Panel #1: The Border  
*Elizabeth Oglesby, Associate Professor of Geography and Development, University of Arizona  
Ieva Jusionyte, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Social Studies, Harvard University*  
  
11:30am-12:10pm  
Panel #2: The Law  
*Deborah Anker, Clinical Professor of Law; Founder and Director, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic  
Sabrineh Ardalan, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law; Assistant Director, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic  
Allegra Love, Attorney and Executive Director, Santa Fe Dreamers Project*  
  
12:15-1:00pm. Lunch Break  
  
1:00-1:20pm  
Screening of TPS Documentary “The Last Dream”  
  
1:20-1:55pm  
Panel #3: Living Undocumented  
*Producers of The Last Dream  
Patricia Montes, Executive Director, Boston Centro Presente (TBC)*  
  
2:00-2:40pm  
Panel #4: What can you do?  
*Centro Presente, Act on a Dream, PBHA's Boston Refugee Youth Enrichment, PBHA's Partners for Empowering Neighborhoods, and the Massachusetts Committee on TPS*  
  
2:45-3:00pm  
Closing Remarks

 *Presented in collaboration with Centro Presente and Act on a Dream*



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Cambridge ](/locations/cambridge-office)
- [ Central America & the Caribbean ](/programs-initiatives/central-america-caribbean)
 
 

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