Claudia Marchan - Executive Director for Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors
Community Conversation – Welcoming the Stranger – Legal Rights and Advocacy
This is the first in a series of Community Conversations on Immigration hosted at Trinity United Methodist Church in Wilmette, IL. The series features experts, scholars, and community leaders to help us understand the challenges of immigration and inspire informed action. Claudia Marchan, Executive Director for Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors shares her experience working with NIJFON and provide insights related to US and IL state laws and their impact on immigrants and communities.
Upcoming Events
Rise Above: Overcome a Victim Mindset, Empower Yourself, and Realize Your Full Potential
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.
Cognitive psychologist, host of The Psychology Podcast, professor of psychology at Columbia University, director of the Center for Human Potential, and author of eleven books
Susan Cain
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Quiet and Bittersweet
ON ZOOM
How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty
Elizabeth Weingarten
Journalist and applied behavioral scientist
Heather Havrilesky
“Ask Polly” advice columnist on Substack, essayist, and author
ON ZOOM
Change the Wallpaper: Transforming Cultural Patterns to Build More Just Communities
Nilanjana Dasgupta, Ph.D.
Provost Professor of Psychology and the founding Director of the Institute of Diversity Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jerry Kang
Ralph and Shirley Shapiro Distinguished Professor of Law and Distinguished Professor of Asian American Studies at the UCLA School of Law
ON ZOOM