November 10 - MAPS/Lesley University

November 10 - MAPS (Morning)

Nov 10th – Morning Session at MAPS

I. MAPS work in the Community

V Leadership

8:30 am Registration / Breakfast / Networking

9:15 am Welcome by Paulo Pinto, MPA – MAPS Executive Director – USA

9:30 am PaneL IV: MAPS Work in the Community

Osvalda Rodrigues, MA Director of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Svcs. Director of the Lowell Office USA

“Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault”

Anabela Quelha, MSC - Director of Disease Prevention & Education Programs USA

HIV/AIDS & Breast Cancer Prevention”

Beatriz Maimone, LICSW – Director of Clinical & Support Services at MAPS USA

“Immigrant and Elder Services”

10:30 am BREAK

10:45 am Panel V: Leadership

Moderator: Margarida Serpa, Ph.D. – Retired Mass Dept of Education – USA

Panelists:

Jose C. Teixeira, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, University of Bristish Columbia - Canada

“Welcoming Communities? Barriers and Outcomes in the Housing Searches of New Immigrants and Refugees: A Case Study of Angolan, Mozambicans and Cape Verdeans in Toronto’s Rental Market”

Heloisa Galvão, MA – Co-Founder and President of the Brazilian Women’s Group, Allston USA

“Immigrants rights are human rights are women’s rights”

Nisa Remígio, - Freelancer

“Breaking stereotypes: forging new identities amongst pioneer Azorean-Canadian immigrant women”

Valadao Serpa, Ph.D., Professor at UMass Boston USA

“Linguagem Sexista”

12:30 pm LUNCH at Faialense Club

1:30 pm Transfer to Lesley University from Faialense Club

Nov 10th - Afternoon Session at Lesley University

VI. Education

2:00 pm Panel VI: Education

Moderator: Maria de Lourdes Serpa, Ph.D. – Professor of Education & Special Education, Lesley University, Cambridge – USA

Panelists:

Naomi Couto, Ph.D. – York University, Toronto - CANADA

“Crime, Education, and Identity: Reflections on Portuguese Youth at Risk”

Dulce Maria Scott, Ph.D. – Professor at Anderson University, Indiana USA

“Portuguese American Educational Achievement and Attitudes towards Education: A comparative analysis accross groups, states and generations

Marcony Almeida - Director of Organizing MIRA Coalition, Inc. Boston USA

“Immigrant access to higher education”

Eduardo Siqueira, MD, ScD – Associate Professor for Research Umass- Boston USA

“Brazilians Immigrant Worker Rights are Human Rights: Brazilians Came to Massachusetts to Work not to Die, Get Sick or Injured”

João M. Monteiro, Ph.D. - Associate Professor - Chair, Sociology Department Eastern University, St. Davids, Pennsylvania – USA

“Transnationalism and Qaulity of Life in a New England Immigrant Community”

Ambrizeth Lima, Ed.D. – Boston Public Schools USA

“Na Buska Bida(Looking for a Better Life): A Myth or Reality? The Experience of

Cape Verdean Youth in the Boston Area”

03:45 pm BREAK

4:00 pm Closing remarks by: Padre Jardim Moreira, Presidente da Rede Europeia

Anti-pobreza – PORTUGAL

“Os Direitos Humanos em tempos de crise(s): reforçar o trabalho em rede numa lógica de proximidade”

4:30 pm Assinatura do Protocolo da Rede Internacional de Organizações de

Serviço Social e entrega de Certificados de Apreço