La Plaza Virtual

Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans|Connecticut

Creating a Collective Agenda

When: Saturday, 11 January 2025

8:00am - 4:00pm

Where: Connecticut Legislative Office Building

300 Capitol Ave. #5100, Hartford, CT 06106

The goal of the Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans|Connecticut summit is to provide a safe space for the discussion of policy issues and the articulation of community responses, to develop a collective agenda, that can address the particular experiences of Puerto Ricans in Connecticut. We would like to bring together the perspectives of stateside Puerto Ricans and other stakeholders in Connecticut to develop a collective agenda that can help shape public policies and legislation that address the inequalities experienced by Puerto Ricans in Connecticut.

Conference panels will include:

• Plenary Panel: Connecticut Puerto Rican and Latino Caucus
• Puerto Ricans and the State of K-12 Education in Connecticut
• The 2024 Elections, An Explanation
• Housing Inequalities
• Connecticut Boards, Councils and Commissions
• Health Inequalities and Community Strategies
• Environmental Justice in Connecticut
• Puerto Rican Women and Leadership in Connecticut
• Puerto Rican Day Parades and Collective Memory
• Puerto Ricans and the Media in Connecticut
• Puerto Ricans and Higher Education, Hispanic Serving Institutions

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is available at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/947260380297?aff=oddtdtcreator

For program updates, please visit the summit site at: https://puertoricanstudies.clas.uconn.edu/202-puerto-rico-puerto-ricansconnecticut/

This summit is part of a collaboration between the Connecticut State Legislature’s Puerto Rican and Latino Caucus, the UConn Puerto Rican Studies Initiative, El Instituto, UConn School of Social Work’s Puerto Rican/Latin@ Studies Project, the Hispanic Health Council, Connecticut Latinas in Politics (CLIP), and the Connecticut Puerto Rican Parades and Festivals.

Join us as we celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness about work still to be done, and take action to drive gender parity. We will have speakers, performances, activities, snacks and flowers for everyone!