A Forum by National Issues Forums
Sponsored by:
Accord 3.0 (Refreshments courtesy of Accord 3.0)
Hawaii State Judiciary Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution
The College of Social Sciences at The University of Hawaii at Manoa
The Mediation Center of the Pacific
Pacific Gateway Center
What are the Issues?
The immigration issue affects virtually every American, directly or indirectly, often in deeply personal ways. This guide is designed to help people deliberate together about how we should approach the issue. The three options presented here reflect different ways of understanding what is at stake and force us to think about what matters most to us when we face difficult problems that involve all of us and that do not have perfect solutions.
The issue raises a number of difficult questions, and there are no easy answers. The concerns that underlie this issue are not confined to party affiliation, nor are they captured by labels like “conservative” or “liberal.”
The research involved in developing the guide included interviews and conversations with Americans from all walks of life, as well as surveys of nonpartisan public-opinion research, subject-matter scans, and reviews of initial drafts by people with direct experience with the subject.
WHEN: April 4, 2018
TIME: 5:00 – 5:30 Registration & Refreshments • 5:30 – 7:30 FORUM
WHERE: Hawaii State Capitol, 4555 S. Beretania St., Room 225
COST: FREE
RSVP: Please register by March 16, 2018. Click here for the Eventbrite Link.
QUESTIONS: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, UHM Phone: 956-7381
For more information go to: Coming to America Issues Guide
Free Moderator Training
Monday April 2, 2018 5-7:30pm
University of Hawaii, Saunders Hall Rm 116
In preparation for the “Coming To America” Forum on April 4, you are also invited to join a moderator training in facilitating community dialogue on critical issues. This is an opportunity to build your skills as a group facilitator at a time when coming together to reason and talk about our common problems could not be more important.
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