Webinar: Ballot Box to the Podium: Mobilizing Immigrant Voters and New Leadership

Cities of Migration Learning Exchange series

Webinar: Ballot Box to the Podium: Mobilizing Immigrant Voters and New Leadership

When (based on timezone)
January 25, 2011

11:00 EST in Toronto, Boston
16:00 BST in London
17:00 CET in Berlin, Barcelona

From the ballot box to the podium, how do we mobilize voter engagement and civic leadership in underrepresented ethnic communities? How do we bring new voices and new ideas to the table? 

On January 25, 2011, join Cities of Migration for a 60 minute webinar to explore successful strategies for promoting the political participation of old and new immigrant communities.

Participants will learn about community initiatives in Boston and Toronto that are building successful political engagement programs from the ground up by mobilizing the immigrant vote and giving front-line candidates from ethnically diverse communities the tools and training they need to organize and run for elected office.

• Technical Requirements: No cost to participate. You will need a computer with internet access and a landline telephone
• For full information, visit the Cities of Migration Learning Exchange
• Inquiries: citiesofmigration@maytree.com

Speaker Bios

Alejandra Bravo
Manager, Leadership Programs, Maytree Foundation

Alejandra Bravo is Manager of Leadership Programs at the Maytree Foundation, where she trains emerging leaders from diverse communities to participate in civic life. A long-time political activist and former candidate for Toronto City Council, she developed and directs School4Civics. As a volunteer, Alejandra is a member of the Toronto Board of Health and board chair Etobicoke-York Local Health Committee. She is also board chair of Art Starts, using the arts for community development in underserved areas of Toronto. She volunteers as a mentor and trainer with a number of organizations that focus on youth, violence prevention and civic participation.

Eva Millona
Executive Director, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)

She has been with the organization for over ten years, working as the director of Policy and Advocacy and as Deputy Director. Prior to joining MIRA in July, 1999, Eva directed the resettlement program at the Friendly House, Inc in Central MA. In her native Albania, she practiced civil and criminal law. From 1989-1992, Eva served as a judge in Tirana’s District Court. Outside of MIRA, Eva is also the co-chair of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Refugees and Immigrants and also sits on the U.S. Commission of Civil Rights. Eva is a graduate of Clark University and of Tirana University, School of Law. She is the recipient of the 2009 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s Outstanding American by Choice Award, the 2007 Political Asylum Immigration Representation Project (PAIR) Detention Attorney Award, and the 2007 National Lawyers Guild Legal Professional Award.