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Newark, NJ—NJ Senator Teresa Ruiz has confirmed her participation at the 2016 Conference on Dominican Affairs slated to take place on Sunday, February 28th, 2016 from 8am to 4pm at Rutgers University’s Paul Robeson Campus Center, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Newark, NJ 07102.
Senator Ruiz was elected to the NJ Senate in 2008 to represent the 29th Legislative District. She is currently chair of the Education Committee, and serves on the Budget Committee, Appropriations Committee and the Economic Growth Committee.
Senator Ruiz will join Civil Rights Attorney Juan Cartagena and a select group of presenters to discuss the current socio-economic and political situation Puerto Rico endures.
The forum, entitled Puerto Rico: Today and Tomorrow, will be moderated by Nestor Montilla, Sr. Director of Government Relations of Lehman College of The City University of New York, and Chairman of the Dominican American National Roundtable (DANR).
“As part of the Latin American family, what affects Puerto Rico, matters to all of us, viscerally and intellectually,” said Montilla. “This is the time to come together for one of ours. I invite you to join us in discussing what’s happening to Puerto Rico, what needs to be done and why is it important that we unite to help Puerto Rico at this critical moment.”
Along the past sixteen years, the NJ Conference on Dominican Affairs has paved the way for many leaders and professionals to emerge as committed advocates for the socio-economic and political advancement of the state’s Hispanic diverse communities.
Due to limited space, CODA conference coordinators kindly advise those interested in attending to RSVP before February 19th.
The Conference on Dominican Affairs is a signature project of the Institute for Latino Studies (ILS) with the exclusive media support of UNIVISION. Other sponsors and collaborators are PSE&G and several organizations dedicated to the socio-economic and political advancement of Latinos and U.S. diverse communities, including the Dominican American National Roundtable, the Latino Leadership Alliance (LLANJ), and the National Dominican American Council (NDAC).
For a printable copy of the program and for more information, click here or visit www.instituteforlatinostudies.org
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