Greetings Everyone,
With recent news around COVID-19, the health and safety of the community is important to us. After much consideration, the planning committee has made the decision to postpone the 5th annual Conferencia Alianza Latinx event until further notice to ensure the protection of everyone from the spread of COVID-19.
Conferencia Alianza Latinx will not happen on March, 28th.
We hope to continue the work that we do in the future for our community and bring the excitement back for Conferencia Alianza Latinx.
We would like to thank everyone for your patience, collaboration, and understanding on the current situation we are going through.
Best Regards,
2020 Planning Committee
We're honored to introduce to you our Keynote speaker Susana De León at this year's conferencia on March 28th!
Susana's bio:
Susana De León is a community organizer, cultural activist, and nationally recognized immigration attorney. Susana co-founded in MN the movement of Aztec Dance that primarily focuses on youth and their families. She has co-founded several groups in urban and rural Minnesota and is an elder-mentor to young dance leaders in Chicago, Seattle, and California.
Susana is the Director of Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue, a community based traditional Aztec dance circle, she served as chair of the board of the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, a board member of the Latino Economic Development Center, Voices for Racial Justice, the Latino Advisory Board to the Immigrant Legal Center of Minnesota and is active in many community groups. Her social justice activism has been recognized by Casa de Esperanza, El Colegio High School, Centro Campesino, the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Coalition, the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, and Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en La Lucha, among others. Susana worked with a coalition of organizations that promoted and passed the separation ordinance between ICE and the Minneapolis police, she organizes with grassroots groups and often presents to elected officials on issues of advocacy for immigrant communities such as the U visa and driver licenses for all.
In addition to her cultural and artistic work, Susana practices law exclusively in the area of immigration, focusing on relief for victims of crime such U visas, asylum, and deportation defense. She teaches seminars on U visas and prioritizes the representation of crime victims, women who are victims of physical and sexual violence, children, and cases of urgent humanitarian need.
Come meet Susana on March 38th! Sign up now!
