Comunidades Sanas, Comunidades Seguras – Honoring a Generation of Service to Farmworkers

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Register Today for the 20th Annual Western Migrant Stream Forum!Comunidades Sanas, Comunidades Seguras – Honoring a Generation of Service to FarmworkersFebruary 16-18, 2011, Oakland, California The Western Migrant Stream Forum brings together a broad representation of migrant health professionals and advocates for the purposes of education and training, information and resource sharing, coalition building, and policy development. Join us as we learn about current issues, policy and programs related to the health of migrant and seasonal farmworkers. Please visit our website for complete details and registration information. Early registration discount expires on January 26, 2011. Featured Speakers Valdez, founder of El Teatro Campesino -- Born in Delano, California to migrant farmworker parents, Valdez is regarded as one of the most important and influential American playwrights living today. His internationally renowned, and Obie award winning theater company, El Teatro Campesino, was founded in 1965 – in the heat of the United Farm Workers (UFW) struggle and the Great Delano Grape Strike in California’s Central Valley. Tactaquin, co-founder and Executive Director of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights -- The daughter of an immigrant Filipino farmworker, Tactaquin is a long-time advocate for immigrant rights. Her organization works to promote rights for all immigrants through its coordination of national advocacy campaigns, coalition building, and support for immigrant community organizing and empowerment. Scholarship application deadline is approaching! NWRPCA is pleased to offer scholarships to qualifying individuals and organizations. The deadline for submitting a scholarship application is this Friday, January 7th, 2011. Scholarship applications can be found in the registration brochure. Visit our website to download. Please excuse any cross-postings -- Seth DoyleMigrant Health CoordinatorNorthwest Regional Primary Care Association206-783-3004 ext. 16sdoyle@...20th Annual Western Migrant Stream Forum, Feb. 16-18, 2011, Oakland, CA. Register now!