Rutgers Law School To Host Talk With Latinx Civil Rights Leaders

NEWARK, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of Rutgers Law School. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site.

Three of the nation’s foremost Latinx Civil Rights leaders will take part in a conversation on Civil Rights on April 23, 2021 at 2:45 p.m. The talk will include discussions about immigration reform, DACA, Voting Rights and Criminal Justice Reform, hosted by Rutgers Law School in Newark.

The discussion will include top issues facing the Latinx community, including voter suppression, redistricting, the crisis at the Southern border, drug policy, and other important matters.

Guest speakers include:

• Thomas Saenz, President and General Counsel of MALDEF
• Janet Murguía, President and CEO of UnidosUS
• Juan Cartagena, President and General Counsel of LatinoJustice PRLDEF

The program will include introductory remarks by Carlos M. Bollar, Esq. ‘97, President Elect Hispanic National Bar Association and will be moderated by Rutgers Law Co-Dean David Lopez

Register now to attend this important panel discussion at: https://go.rutgers.edu/n86kzg7k

Thomas Saenz is President and General Counsel of MALDEF; he leads the organization in pursuing litigation, policy advocacy, and community education to promote the civil rights of all Latinos living in the United States in the areas of education, employment, immigrants’ rights, and voting rights. Saenz rejoined MALDEF in August 2009, after four years on Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's executive team.

Since 2005, Janet Murguía has served as President and CEO of UnidosUS (formerly known as National Council of La Raza)—the nation’s largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization. In that role, Murguía has sought to strengthen UnidosUS’s work and enhance its record of impact as a vital American institution.

One of the nation’s leading voices on equality and nondiscrimination, Constitutional and Civil Rights Attorney Juan Cartagena, the President and General Counsel of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, inspires change to systems that marginalize communities of color. As a public speaker, El Diario columnist, and Rutgers University lecturer, Juan focuses extensively on Puerto Rican and Latino rights issues, including the community impacts of mass incarceration.

Don’t forget to visit the Patch Newark Facebook page. Send local news tips and correction requests to eric.kiefer@patch.com. Sign up for Patch email newsletters.