Urban Citizenship: Expanding Democracy to Immigrants in San Francisco and New York City — On Oct 21, 2020, panelists discussed the ballot measure campaign (Prop C) under way in San Francisco to allow noncitizens to serve on city boards and commissions, a policy proposal before the NYC City Council to expand local voting rights to noncitizens, and participatory budgeting in New York City.

You can view a full recording of the panel discussion here.

This event was sponsored by the International Migration Studies program at the CUNY Graduate Center, the Migration Studies program at the University of San Francisco, and the Ph.D. Program in Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Speakers included:

• Kathleen Coll, Associate Professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco

• Carlos Menchaca, NYC Council Member for District 38

• Hong Mei Pang, Director of Advocacy at Chinese for Affirmative Action

•  Sarah Souza, Prop C Campaign Co-Chair & President of the San Francisco Latino Democratic Club

•  Els de Graauw, Associate Professor of Political Science at Baruch College (moderator)

Table Talk Online: Dialogue for Civic Change, hosted by Women Creating Change (WCC) — Moderated by WCC lifetime member (Grace) Angela Henry, this discussion featured coalition partners including New York City Council Member Ydanis Rodríguez; Theresa Thanjan of New York Immigration Coalition; and Yafa Dias of Arab American Association of NY.  

Panelists presented a shared vision for municipal voting legislation, Int. 1867, which was introduced to the New York City Council by Council Member Rodríguez in January 2020; participants learned about why this legislation important; who it affects; and how to take action to support Our City, Our Vote. 

Registration is free. RSVP here!

Join us on the Steps of City Hall for the launch of the Our City, Our Vote Campaign

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