REGISTRATION FOR GENERAL ADMISSION STILL OPEN

Lunch Tickets: SOLD OUT!

Program at a glance - subject to change

7:30 am - 9:00 am: Legislative Breakfast:

Sponsored by IL Legislative Latino Caucus & ICIRR

Location: Hall of Flags, Howlett Building

9:30 am - 11:00 am: Registration & Opening Session

Sponsored by IAHSE & LULAC

Location: Auditorium, Howlett Building

Welcome: LULAC

• Legislative Briefings I: Moderated by MALDEF

• State Employment

• Early Childhood Education

• Housing

• Fair Tax

• Census 2020

11:00 am- 11:45 am Welcome and Opening Remarks:

Location: Rotunda, Capitol Building

• Invocation: Ismael Vargas

• Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Leadership

• Governor’s Office Leadership

• Illinois State Leaders

11:45 am – 12:00 pm: State of Latinos in Illinois & Call to Action

• Sylvia Puente, Latino Policy Forum

• Griselda Vega Samuel, MALDEF

• Call to Action: Alex Medina, IAHSE

**Mariachi: Los Rayos de Leman Middle School, West Chicago**

12:00 pm – 1:45 pm: Legislative Luncheon - TICKET REQUIRED

Tickets will be distributed at check-in for those that pre-registered for Luncheon

Spsonored By: IAHSE, Latino Policy Forum

Corporate Sponsor: PepsiCo

Location: Atrium- State Library 300 S. 2nd Street, Springfield, IL

Invocation: Pastor Marlon Ramirez

Legislative Briefings II: Moderated by MALDEF

• Higher Education: ILACHE, MALDEF

• Immigrants Rights: ICIRR

• Health-Care, Healthy Illinois, Latino Policy Forum

**Mariachi: Los Rayos de Leman Middle School, West Chicago**

Luncheon Keynote: Lieutenant Governor for the state of Illinois Juliana Stratton

Teresa Reyes, Deputy Chief of Staff, LT. Governor's Office

1:45 pm - 5:00 pm: Legislative Visits On Your Own

2:00 pm - 3:15 pm [Pick 1 out of 3]

Sponsored By: IAACOMA, Latino Policy Forum & LULAC

I. The Importance of Quality Early Education: A Vision for Low-income Families in Illinois

(Screening of Trailer for "No Small Matter")

Location: State Library (Room 403/404 )

II. Recreational Cannabis Legislation: Impact & Opportunities

for Latino Communities

Senator Omar Aquino & Rep. Celina Villanueva

Location: Capital Development Board Room, Stratton Building (3rd FL)

[CAFE CON LECHE SERIES]

III. llinois Latino Coalition of Education Leaders:

EDUCATION LEADERSHIP PARITY FOR LATINOS

Location: Hall of Flags, Howlett Building

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm: [Pick 1 out of 2]

I. Census 2020: Why Illinois Must be Accurately Counted

Presenters: MALDEF, Latino Policy Forum, IHCC & Other Guests

Location: Hall of Flags Howlett Building

II. Kingdom Council Summit: Casting Vision While Building

Leadership Structures From The Community Of Faith

Led by Pastor, Alex Medina

Location: Wyndham Hotel, Meeting Room Plaza 3

7:00 pm – 12:00 am: Latino Unity Celebration

Sponsored by: Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus & IAHSE

Location: Abraham Lincoln Hotel 701 E. Adams Street

TRANSPORTATION:

I. FREE same day roundtrip travel from UIC-Chicago. Space is limited. Registration required.

Buses will depart directly from University of Illinois at Chicago -UIC Student Center East (750 S. Halsted)

6:30 AM and return to UIC by 10:00 PM

II. AMTRAK: www.amtrak.com (To view pricing and to purchase ticket, visit website)

From Chicago Union Station: Train departs at 7:00 am and arrives in Springfield, IL at 10:12 am

From Springfield, IL: Train departs at 5:15 pm and arrives back in Chicago Union Station at 8:36 pm OR

Train departs at 7:00 pm and arrives back in Chicago Union Station at 10:21 pm

**UBER is available in Springfield**

LODGING: A block of rooms have been reserved at the Holiday Inn Express 3050 S. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield IL. Rooms are listed under Latino Unity Day and rate is $93/night with free parking, breakfast and wifi. There are various hotels in the area, but book soon as rooms do sell-out quickly.

2019 Latino Unity Co-Conveners
Hispanic Illinois State Law Enforcement Association (HISLEA); Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois (HLAI), Illinois Association of Agencies and Community Organizations for Migrant Advocacy (IAACOMA); Illinois Association of Hispanic State Employees (IAHSE); Illinois Coalition for Immigrants & Refugee Rights (ICIRR), Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education (ILACHE); Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus, Latino Leadership Council, Latino Policy Forum; League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

2019 Latino Unity Day Community Partners
Illinois Association of Latino Administration and Superintendents (IALAS), Illinois Latino Coalition of Education Leaders (ILCEL), Ilinois Migrant Council; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF); United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI)

2019 Corporate Sponsor: PEPSICO

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN SPRINGFIELD! PLEASE JOIN US!

For additional information please contact: Dolores Ponce de León at dponcedeleon@latinopolicyforum.org