CHURCH-STATE COLLABORATION ON THE PROTECTION OF MIGRANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN: A CONFERENCE AND PRACTICUM FOR LAWYERS

HOSTED BY AVE MARIA SCHOOL OF LAW

MARCH 4-5, 2010

March 4 Conference will be held at Naples Bay Resort and Conference Center

1500 5th Avenue South
Naples, FL 34102

March 5 Practicum will be held at Ave Maria School of Law

1025 Commons Circle

Naples, FL 34119

CONFERENCE GOAL: Raise awareness about the particular vulnerability of migrant women and children on issues that cut across ethnic and religious lines, promote dialogue and cooperation between Catholic institutions and governmental bodies on relevant legal and ethical issues, and train attorneys to provide counsel to victims of human trafficking.

Conference Highlights: Attorneys will have the opportunity to earn as much as 13.5 hours of Florida CLE credit over this two-day conference. Day one is a conference on the protection of migrant women and children from exploitation and human trafficking, and will be of interest to both attorneys and the broader public. Day two will be a more technical legal training course for attorneys representing vulnerable migrants and marginalized persons. The Conference will attract many of the top scholars and global leaders on the topic of human trafficking.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

protection of migrant women and children from exploitation and human trafficking

Hosted by Ave Maria School of Law

Held at Naples Bay Resort and Conference Center

1500 5^th Avenue South

Naples, Florida 34102

March 4, 2010

8:00                             Mass                                                        

                                    Continental Breakfast

9:10 – 9:20                  Introductory Remarks: Acting Dean and President Gene Milhizer and

9:20 – 9:30                  Introductory Remarks: Elizabeth Donovan, Ave Maria School of Law Immigration Clinic

9:30-10:00                  The Honorable Christopher H. Smith, United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. (invited)

10:00 -10:30               John Bingham, Head of Policy, International Catholic Migration Commission, Geneva, Switzerland – international issues (accepted)

10:30-11:00                Francis Rooney, Former US Ambassador to the Holy See – international issues (accepted)

11:00-11:15                Break

11:15-12:00                Questions and Discussion

12:00-12:30                Luncheon       

12:30 -1:00                 Luncheon Speaker: Ambassador Lou C deBaca, Ambassador-at-Large, State Department’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Washington, D.C. - national issues (invited)

1:00-1:30                    Luncheon Speaker: Ms. Nyssa Mestas Parampil, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Migration and Refugee Services: Human Trafficking Division, Washington, D.C. – national issues (accepted)

1:30-1:45                    Questions       

1:45-2:00                    Break

2:00 – 2:30                  Bishop Frank Dewane of the Diocese of Venice – local issues (accepted)

2:30-3:00                    Doug Malloy, Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney – local issues (accepted)

3:00-3:15                    Questions

3:15-3:30                    Break

3:30-5:00                    Round Table Discussion

Moderator: Elizabeth Donovan, Ave Maria School of Law, Immigration Clinic (accepted)

Nola Theiss, Human Trafficking Task Force (accepted)

Christine Nolan, Catholic Charities of Lee County (accepted)

Detective Charlie Frost, Collier County Sheriff’s Department (accepted)

                                    Julia Perkins, Coalition of Immokalee Workers (invited)

Sister Maureen Kelleher, Legal Aid Services of Collier County (accepted)

Brigitte Gynther, Interfaith Action (accepted)

5:00-5:15                    Break  

5:15-5:30                    Concluding Remarks