New York University’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center will host a dialogue, “Immigration,” on Mon., Oct. 24, 6-8 p.m., at NYU’s Silver Center for Arts and Science (Hemmerdinger Hall, 100 Washington Square East). Latin America, the United States, and Spain experience immigration in different ways. This session will explore the political, educational, economic, and human implications of immigration trends and policies in Spain, Latin America, and the U.S. Panelists include the following: Miguel Angel Moratinos, foreign secretary of Spain; Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Spanish minister of justice; Bernardo Sepúlveda, former chancellor of México; Ariel Dorfman, writer and intellectual, and Robert S. Leiken, director of the Immigration and National Security Program at the Nixon Center.
The event will be in Spanish and English with simultaneous translation in both languages.
- WHO: Miguel Angel Moratinos, foreign secretary of Spain; Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Spanish minister of justice; Bernardo Sepúlveda, former chancellor of México; Ariel Dorfman, writer and intellectual; Robert S. Leiken, director of the Immigration and National Security Program at the Nixon Center; and Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón (Moderator)
- WHAT: “Immigration”
- WHEN: Mon., Oct. 24, 6-8 p.m.
- WHERE: NYU’s Silver Center for Arts and Science (Hemmerdinger Hall, 100 Washington Square East at Washington Place) [Subway Lines: A, B, C, D, E, F, V (West 4th Street); N, R, W (8th Street); 6 (Astor Place)]
Reporters interested in attending the event should contact James Devitt, NYU’s Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu, or Patricia Gutierrez, Mithra Advisors, Inc., at 212.308.5834 or pgutierrez@mithradvisors.com. The public should call 212.998.3650 for more information.
Garzón is a Fellow in Residence at the Center for Law and Security, directed by Karen Greenberg, at NYU’s Law School and holds the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Chair in the university¹s Faculty of Arts and Science until December 1, 2005. The Oct. 24 dialogue is the fourth of eight, collectively titled “Transatlantic Dialogues,” that will be held during the fall semester. Information on the others may be obtained at the following: www.nyu.edu/spain.today/
EDITOR’S NOTE
The Transatlantic Dialogue series, consistent with the primary objectives of the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center to serve as a point of encounter between leaders from Spain and their counterparts in the United States and Latin America, is a series of high-level encounters moderated by Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón.