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Over 200 attendees have already RSVP’d to attend the 15th Annual New Jersey Conference on Dominican Affairs slated to take place this Sunday, February 22, 2015. 8am to 4pm at Rutgers School of Law in Newark.
Regular online registration is open now via www.instituteforlatinostudies.org
Onsite registration will open at 8am at Rutgers School of Law – Center for Law & Justice located at 123 Washington Street Newark, NJ.
The Conference will be attended by Union City Mayor and NJ Senator Brian Stack, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, economist Luis Abinader, who is currently candidate for President of the Dominican Republic, NYS Assemblyman Keith Wright, NYC Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras and among others, Assembly Member Claribel Martinez Marmolejos, widely praised for being the first woman of Dominican descent to serve as legislator in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The roster of speakers and participants include a select group of leaders, educators, professionals, community advocates and student delegations from Candem, Paterson, Passaic, Jersey City, Newark, Peth Amboy, New Brunswick, Rutgers University and the City University of New York (CUNY).
Panelists and some confirmed attendees include Martin Pérez, Esq., President of the Latino Leadership Alliance and member of Rutgers Board of Governors, Tilo Rivas, Union County Freeholder and Commissioner, Lynda Gallashaw, Passaic County Civic League, Al Moody, Paterson Activist, Zenaida Mendez, President of NOW, Mallory Earle, Chris Barranco, Fred Price, CUNY’s Medgar Evers College, Francesca Pena, President of the Dominican American National Roundtable (DANR), Rev. Alejandro Benjamin, DANR Vice President & Professor at Bergen County Community College, Lucilo Santos, Community Activist, Dr. Aritmedes Restituyo, President APHSI, Dr. Munr Kazmir, M.B.B.S./M.D, Paterson Councilmember Alex Mendez, Dr. Carlos Fernández, Director, Center for Latino Arts & Culture at Rutgers, Dr. Jo Renee Fine, American Jewish Committee (AJC), Sarah Levinson, American Jewish Committee (AJC), Antonio Martínez II, Esq. DANR Vice President Representing the State of New York, America Schroch, DANR Vice President representing the State of Florida, Essex County Freeholder Rolando Bobadilla, Passaic County Freeholder Hector Lora, Gina Miranda-Diaz, Ruddy Santana, Attorney Julio Morejon, Modesto Pequero, Collegio Dominicano de Abogados, Justo Soriano, Al Anton, Jose Henriquez, Maria Khury, Victor Tirado, Anibal Alcantara, Santiago Paniagua, David Bernal, Franklin Ventura, Education Commissioner Ariana Pereyo, Peter Fontanez, Facundo Jimenez, Carmen Acosta, educators Maria Diaz, Anny Vargas and Edwin Hernandez, and among several others, Rabbi Mendel Herson from the Rabbinical College of America.
Register now: Click HERE $20 per person (includes full access, breakfast, lunch and refreshments.
CODA 2015 is made possible thanks to UNIVISION, AARP, PSE&G and Restaurant Merengue/Newark.