California-Mexico Relations and Public Policy Seminar
Saturday, May 14, 2005 at CSULB Multicultural Center (FO3-003) from 9 am - 5 pm
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PURPOSE: The purpose of this seminar is to address the dire need for revamping California-Mexico relations, and to develop a comprehensive public policy paper that reflects an action agenda for bilateral cooperation on socioeconomic, political and educational issues in response to the Governor’s recent racist comments.
AGENDA:
8:30 am REGISTRATION AND SET-UP
9:00 am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS: Armando Vazquez-Ramos, Coordinator California-Mexico Project
9:15 am PURPOSE AND GOALS OF THE SEMINAR (Video)
9:30 am 1st ADVOCATES ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATIONS AND DIALOGUE:
- Nativo Lopez, President of MAPA and Hermandad Mexicana Nacional
- Professor Gonzalo Santos, CSU Bakersfield Sociologist and Telemundo Political Commentator
- Professor Roman Millan, UNAM Facultad de Economia and STUNAM
- Arturo Carmona, Home Town Associations Consultant
11:00 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS: HON. BERNARDO BATIZ, ATTORNEY GENERAL, MEXICO CITY GOVERNMENT, MEXICO
TOPIC: “La importancia de la relacion entre Mexico D.F. y Los Angeles”
12:noon Lunch and informal discussion
12:30pm 2nd ADVOCATES ROUNDTABLE PRESENTATIONS AND DIALOGUE:
v Assemblyman Marco Antonio Firebaugh, Former Chair of the Assembly
Select Sub-committee on California-Mexico Affairs
v Miguel Lopez, Teamsters Union Leader and Latino Truckers Advocate
v Ray Cordova, South County Labor Council Chair
v Professor Octavio Pescador, UCLA Chicano Studies Center
2:00pm Reflection, questions and answers with CHLS-490 graduate students
3:00pm Public Policy Paper resolutions and recommendations
5:00pm Despedida
