Past Events
Advocacy Day
November 18, 2021 | 10:00 AM
Harrisburg, PA
The Center on Immigration will coordinate a day of advocacy in Harrisburg, PA. Cabrini University students, faculty, and alumni will meet with Pennsylvania State Legislators to advocate for the passage of HB279, legislation that will allow everyone in PA to drive safely and legally regardless of immigration status. Find out more information regarding HB279 on the Driving PA Forward website. Please fill out this form if you would like to participate.
Delaware Valley Migration Scholars Colloquium
October 14, 2021| 6:00pm
Cabrini University - Virtual
The DVMSC provides a forum for (im)migration scholars in the Delaware Valley to share their research, discuss current issues in the field, and develop collaborative partnerships. We would like to introduce current (im)migration scholarship being worked on by our colleagues in the area. If you would like to submit an abstract of 350-500 words for consideration, please send it to immigration@cabrini.edu by September 23rd. If you simply want to join us for some good discussion, RSVP HERE by October 8th.
*Due to the rising transmission rate of the Delta variant in Delaware County, we’ve decided to move the Delaware Valley Migration Scholars Colloquium (DVMSC) to a virtual modality.
Serving Noncitizen Students
Virtual Faculty Development
May 20 and 21, 2021 | 9:30 AM
The Center on Immigration at Cabrini University will hosted a two-day faculty development related to working with noncitizen students. Day 1 (Thursday, May 20) included a panel and keynote focused on sanctuary campus efforts and working with immigrant students, including undocumented and DACAmented students. Day 2 (Friday, May 21) included a panel and keynote focused on working with international students. The development days centered the student experience, provide practical insights to faculty, and discussed methods to make university campuses more welcoming to noncitizens. The virtual development days was open to other colleges and universities.
Advocacy Day
April 21, 2021
Virtual meetings
The Center on Immigration provided training to members of the university in the Philadelphia area interested in participating in an advocacy day. Participants advocated members of Congress for more just immigration policies, with a particular focus on a clean DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform. Please email Arelis at immigration@cabrini.edu if you would like to participate during our next legislative visits.
Center on Immigration Virtual Book Talk Series
April 14, 2021 | 7:00 PM
Alina Das | No Justice in the Shadows: How America Criminalizes Immigrants
March 17, 2021 | 7:00 PM
Amada Armenta | Protect, Serve, and Deport: The Rise of Policing as Immigration Enforcement
February 17, 2021 | 7:00 PM
Annette K. Joseph-Gabriel, Ph.D | Reimagining Liberation: How Black Women Transformed Citizenship in the French Empire
November 17, 2020 | 7:00 PM
Liliana Velásquez | Dreams and Nightmares
October 21, 2020 | 7:00 PM
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia | Banned: Immigration Enforcement in the Time of Trump
Visit cabrini.edu/booktalks for more information on the series.
Delaware Valley Migration Scholars Colloquium
April 9, 2021| 12:00pm
Virtual
The DVMSC provides a forum for (im)migration scholars in the Delaware Valley to share their research, discuss current issues in the field, and develop collaborative partnerships. We would like to introduce current (im)migration scholarship being worked on by our colleagues in the area. If you would like to submit an abstract of 350-500 words, please send it to immigration@cabrini.edu by March 5th. If you simply want to join us for some good discussion, RSVP HERE by April 5th.
Advocacy Day
November 18, 2020
Harrisburg, PA
The Center on Immigration will coordinate a day of advocacy in Harrisburg, PA. Cabrini University students, faculty, and alumni will meet with Governor Wolf's office and state congresspeople to advocate for the closure of the Berks County Detention Center and to approve Driver’s License legislation to allow everyone in PA to drive safely and legally. Driving PA Forward.
Delaware Valley Migration Scholars Colloquium
October 2, 2020 | 12:00pm
Cabrini University
The DVMSC provides a forum for (im)migration scholars in the Delaware Valley to share their research, discuss current issues in the field, and develop collaborative partnerships. We would like to introduce current (im)migration scholarship being worked on by our colleagues in the area. If you would like to submit an abstract of 350-500 words, please send it to immigration@cabrini.edu.
Know Your Rights Workshop
September 30, 2020 | 2:00pm
Virtual
The Black Student Union and the Center on Immigration will host a Know Your Rights workshop for the community. The workshop is designed to provide information to assert one's rights in encounters with law enforcement and during a protest. Free and open to the public. Email Arelis at immigration@cabrini.edu for more information, including the Zoom link for the event.
Advocacy Day
April 16, 2020
Washington, D.C.
The Center on Immigration will provide training and transportation to members of the university in the Philadelphia area interested in participating in an advocacy day in Washington, DC. Participants will advocate to members of Congress for more just immigration policies, with particular focus on a clean DREAM Act and comprehensive immigration reform. Please fill out the Advocacy Day Form and email it to immigration@cabrini.edu if you would like to participate.
Shut Down Berks Vigil
April 5, 2020
Leesport, PA
The Center on Immigration invite you to participate in a vigil in support of immigrant families detained at the Berks County Detention Center (BCDC). Transportation will be provided from Cabrini University. Email Arelis at immigration@cabrini.edu for more information.
Delaware Valley Migration Scholars Colloquium
March 11, 2020 | 6:00pm
Cabrini University
The DVMSC provides a forum for (im)migration scholars in the Delaware Valley to share their research, discuss current issues in the field, and develop collaborative partnerships. We would like to introduce current (im)migration scholarship being worked on by our colleagues in the area. If you would like to submit an abstract of 350-500 words, please send it to immigration@cabrini.edu by February 15th. To join us for dinner and good discussion, please RSVP by March 4th.
Advocacy Day
November 21, 2019
Harrisburg, PA
The Center on Immigration will coordinate a day of advocacy in Harrisburg, PA. Cabrini University students, faculty, and alumni will meet with Governor Wolf's office and state congresspeople to advocate for the closure of the Berks County Detenton Center and to approve Driver’s License legislation to allow everyone in PA to drive safely and legally. Driving PA Forward
Border Symposium
October 18, 2019 | 9:30am
Grace Hall
Decolonizing the Borderlands: Root Causes, Resilience, and Resistance. This symposium co-sponsored with The Jordan Center will consider the heightened risks of trauma, increased human rights abuses, and systematic denial of legal rights people in migration encounter at the U.S.-Mexico border. Keynote Juan González, journalist and author of Harvest of Empire, will discuss the impact of U.S. foreign policy on contemporary challenges at the border. Panelists will include Ivelisse Torres Fernandez, PhD, psychologist and Associate Professor at Carlos Albizu University, who studies trauma at the border; Nicole Ramos, Esq., attorney and Director of Refugee Services at Al Otro Lado in California; and a member of the legal defense team for No More Deaths/No Más Muertes, a volunteer-led collective that works to alleviate death and suffering in the borderlands, whose volunteers have faced federal charges for their humanitarian work.
Delaware Valley Migration Scholars Colloquium
September 26, 2019
Cabrini University
The DVMSC provides a forum for (im)migration scholars in the Delaware Valley to share their research, discuss current issues in the field, and develop collaborative partnerships. We would like to introduce current (im)migration scholarship being worked on by our colleagues in the area. If you would like to submit an abstract of 350-500 words, please send it to immigration@cabrini.edu by August 30. If you simply want to join us for dinner and good discussion, please RSVP here by September 16th.
Know Your Rights Workshop
September 23, 2019 | 5:00pm
Cabrini University: Iadarola Lecture Hall
The Center on Immigration will host their annual Know Your Rights workshop for the community. The workshop is designed to provide information to assert one's rights in encounters with law enforcement. Free and open to the public.
Shut Down Berks Vigil
April 14, 2019
Leesport, PA
The Center on Immigration in collaboration with Saint Joseph's Unveristy invite you to participate in a vigil in support of immigrant families detained at the Berks County Detention Center (BCDC).
Advocacy Day
April 10, 2019
Washington, D.C.
The Center on Immigration will provide training and transportation to members of the university in the Philadelphia area interested in participating in an advocacy day in Washington, DC. Participants will advocate to members of Congress for more just immigration policies, with particular focus on a clean DREAM Act, family detention, and comprehensive immigration reform.
Advocacy Day
November 15, 2018
Washington, D.C.
The Center on Immigration organized an advocacy day in Washington, DC. A group of Cabrini University students, alumni, and members of the Philadelphia Chapter of Amnesty International engaged in legislative advocacy to urge members of Congress to pass a clean DREAM Act and end family detention.
Symposium: Trauma and Trafficking
October 2, 2018 | 9:30am-12:30pm
Cabrini University
The Barbara and John Jordan Center for Children of Trauma and Domestic Violence Education and the Center on Immigration co-sponsored a half-day symposium focused on the issue of human trafficking. This free event included speaker Barbara Amaya and a panel of experts and advocates.
Financial Literacy Program
January-May 2018
Montgomery County
In collaboration with the Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia, Center on Immigration financial literacy instructors provided various informational sessions addressing financial topics such as taxes, Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN), bank accounts at home and abroad, educational loans, retirement accounts, and mortgages.
Advocacy Day
November 16, 2017
Washington, D.C.
The Center on Immigration coordinated a day of advocacy in Washington, DC. A group of more than thirty Cabrini University students, faculty, and alumni engaged in legislative advocacy to urge members of Congress to pass a Clean DREAM Act by December 2017.
Speaker Michael Canaris
October 26, 2017 | 6:00pm
Holy Spirit Library
Michael Canaris, who teaches at the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University of Chicago, spoke on our various intitutional responses to immigrant/undocumented students in a time of inflammatory political rhetoric. Co-sponsored by the College Theology Society, Department of Religious Studies, Wolfington Center, and Center on Immigration.
Citizenship Day
September 23, 2017
Montgomery, Delaware, Chester Counties
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Philadelphia Chapter, in collaboration with sponsoring local partners, including the Center on Immigration, offered its annual Citizenship Day. The event provides free citizenship screening for all individuals and free citizenship application preparation for eligible Lawful Permanent Residents. For more information: http://www.stepuptocitizenship.com/.
DACA Open Forum
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 | 4:30pm
Iadarola Lecture Hall
The Center on Immigration hosted a session to provide information about the recent DACA decision and discuss its implications for university communities. Free and open to the public.
Center on Immigration Launch and Panel Discussion
Thursday, April 27, 2017 | 4:30pm
Cabrini Mansion
The launch event for the Center on Immigration featured a panel discussion with Sr. Yolanda Flores, MSC, Family Program Coordinator, Cabrini Immigrant Services; Hernán Guaracao, Publisher & CEO, AL DÍA News Media; Steven Larín, Esq., Senior Director of Legal Services & Immigration Policy, Nationalities Service Center; John Grogan, Esq., Founding Partner; Langer, Grogan and Diver PC; Erika Almirón, Executive Director, Juntos. Watch Event. See Photos.