Reposted from www.slcgov.com:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 19, 2011

Human Rights Commission Invites Public to Discuss Immigration Discussion is Second in Community “Dialogue on Race” Series 

SALT LAKE CITY – The Salt Lake City Human Rights Commission will host a community discussion on immigration – the second in a series of Dialogues on Race – Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 at 6 p.m. in the University of Utah College of Social Work’s Goodwill Humanitarian Building (395 East 1500 South). 

The open, roundtable discussion will be initiated by Theresa Martinez, PhD, associate professor and assistant vice president for academic outreach at the University of Utah. The Commission hopes the event will help educate, raise public awareness and create a forum for thoughtful discussion on the challenging issue of immigration policy.

Martinez is co-author of Intersections of Gender, Race, and Class: Readings for a Changing Landscape. The event is co-sponsored by the University of Utah Office for Equity and Diversity’s MLK, Jr. Committee.   

WHO:                   Theresa Martinez, PhD

WHAT:                 Dialogue on Race - Immigration

WHERE:               University of Utah College of Social Work’s Goodwill Humanitarian Building (395 East 1500 South)

WHEN:                 6:00 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011

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