SSSP 2026 Annual Meeting
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
CFP 67 - Panel with Panelists: NYC Immigrant Organizers in Conversations
Room: TBD
Sponsor: Critical Race and Ethnic Study
Organizer &
Facilitator: Felicia Arriaga, Baruch College, CUNY
Description: This session brings together immigrant organizers and immigrant rights advocacy group representatives based in New York City to examine ongoing immigration enforcement, detention, and deportation practices, as well as collective responses to challenge them. The discussion encourages attendees to consider how these insights might inform efforts in their own communities. Participants are also invited to share their experiences to foster an informed dialogue about organizing and advocacy efforts across the country.
Panelists:
Lemmah Nasrati, Community Lawyer
Tania Mattos, Unlocal
Janay Cauthen, Families for Freedom
