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AnewAmerica President to Speak in "New Metropolis" Conference

AnewAmerica President Sylvia Rosales-Fike will be presenting in a round table with other community leaders as part of a U.C. Berkeley conference called "The New Metropolis: Social Change in California's Cities."

The conference will focus on the ways in which globalization, immigration, and other economic and social trends have been transforming the ethnic, racial, and economic landscapes of California’s metropolitan areas. Matt Gonzalez will be the keynote speaker and will open the conference with the Raven Lecture on April 15, 2004 at 4:00 p.m. Panels throughout the day on April 16, 2004 will feature academic and community experts on these subjects.

The New Metropolis: Social Change in California's Cities
Date:	Friday, April 16, 2004
Time:	8:45AM
Title:	The New Metropolis: Social Change in America's Cities
Location:	Boalt Hall, Room 100
Type:	Conference/Symposium
Sponsor:	Center for Social Justice
Open to:	Public
To Order Tickets:	510-642-6969
Contact Phone:	Dianne Fuller
Contact Email:	dfuller@law.berkeley.edu
Description:	The conference will focus on ways in which globalization, immigration and other economic and social trends are transforming the ethnic, racial and economic landscapes of California 's metropolitan areas. Panel topics will include: * The Emerging Latino Majority: Transforming Urban Life in California * Ethnic and Economic Restructuring: Comparing Northern and Southern California Cities * Community Action: Struggles for Social Justice in the Bay Area * Round Table: Discussion with Community Leaders For more information on this free conference, please go to www.law.berkeley.edu/socialjustice.