By African Communities Together

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NEW YORK, NY.- On Thursday, April 11th, U.S. Department of Labor Acting Secretary, Julie Su, will be joining immigrant rights organization African Communities Together for a roundtable discussion on good jobs for new arrivals, including asylum seekers. African Communities Together has been working directly with asylum seekers to provide support in navigating social services, housing, and the workforce. 

Date: Thursday, Apr 11, 2024

Time: 12:30-2:00 PM

Location: Oberia D. Dempsey Multi-Service Center, 127 West 127th Street, New York 10027

Roundtable: Room 108 |1:00pm (12:30-1:00 press are invited to set up)

  • Moderator: Amaha Kassa, Executive Director, African Communities Together

  • Speakers:

    • Acting Secretary Julie Su, U.S. Department of Labor

    • Commissioner Manuel Castro, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs

    • Dina Jaffary, Director of Workforce Programs, African Communities Together

    • Maimouna Dieye, Language Justice Programs Manager, African Communities Together

    • Worker-owner, Afrilingual

    • Asylum Seeker Committee Member, African Communities Together

    • Chymeka Olfonse, Robin Hood Foundation

    • Daniel Bustillo, 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds

 

INTERVIEWS:

  • Immediately following the roundtable discussion, Acting Secretary Su will be available for brief questions in room 108.

  • Amaha Kassa, Dina Jaffary, Maimouna Dieye will be available for interviews.

 

GUIDELINES:

  • Press can begin setting up in room 108 at 12:30 pm.

  • Filming and photography are prohibited in the hallway or common spaces of the Multi-Service Center.

  • The roundtable is closed to questions for the panel.

 

VISUALS

  • Over 20 African recent arrivals will be in attendance.

  • Several will be holding handmade signs with phrases such as “ready to work.”

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African Communities Together is an organization of African immigrants fighting for civil rights, opportunity, and a better life for African families in the U.S. and worldwide. ACT connects African immigrants to critical services, helps Africans develop as leaders, and organizes African immigrant communities on the issues that matter. 

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Website: www.africans.us 

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