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Cal-Nevada seminar on immigration issues

California-Nevada Immigration Task Force LogoOAKLAND, Calif. — The California-Nevada Immigration Task Force will education trainers on how to lead immigration reform seminars throughout the conference. The event, “Equipped for Every Good Work: Training for the Trainer,” will be Saturday, May 2, at Laurel United Methodist Church, 33525 Kansas St., here.

Participants will be instructed on how to be a lead trainer or part of a team of trainers that can serve as resources for district, local church and ethnic caucuses. Subjects to be covered include:

  • “Know Your Rights,” what to do in a raid, and how to make a family and individual plans in case of an immigration raid.
  • Advocacy: How to be a faithful ally.
  • The Basics: Essentials of the immigration reform situation.

    • The training will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

    Register attendance by April 24 through Beverly and Hermann Schier, (916) 386-0658, to ensure receipt of all materials.

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