'Understanding the Debt Crisis in Puerto Rico' Is Focus of Community Panel and Forum at NJCU

JERSEY CITY, N.J., April 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New Jersey City University (NJCU), Jersey City Puerto Rican Heritage Festival and Parade, Inc., and Puertorriqueños Asociados for Community Organization, Inc. (PACO) will host the event to encourage civic engagement on the debt crisis in Puerto Rico.  The subject will be considered from the perspectives of elected officials, community leaders, educators, scholars, civil rights advocates and attorneys. The panel discussion and forum are open to the community.  Admission is free.

What: Panel discussion and forum on the topic: "Understanding the Debt Crisis in Puerto Rico"

When: Thursday, April 28, 2016, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Where: New Jersey City University
Gilligan Student Union Building, Multipurpose Room A
2039 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07305

Who: Keynote and Moderator;
Juan Cartagena, President and General Counsel of Latino Justice—Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF)

Panelists will include:
Liza Fiol-Matta, NJCU Professor of Women's and Gender Studies
Noemi Velazquez, Co-founder of Latinas United for Political Empowerment (LUPE)
Dennis Gonzalez, Executive Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Daniel Rivera, Jersey City Councilman-at-large
Jose Velasquez, Chair, Friends of NJ Hispanic Research

For further information about the event contact Cynthia Vazquez at 201-200-2069.

To learn more about NJCU visit http://www.njcu.edu/about.

SOURCE New Jersey City University

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