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