IN-PERSON
First Congregational Church
500 SE 8th Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55414
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Meeting Notes and Agenda
Google Doc - Group 37 Meeting Agenda - November 2023
Regular Meeting 2-3pm CDT
2:00 Introductions - Letter Writing action - be ready to write!
2:10 News/Events
2:20 MMIW
2:30 Death Penalty
2:40 Philippines & Honduras
2:45 Lobbying
Guest Speaker - 3-4pm CDT
Aison Garcia - Humphrey Fellow
A committed public interest lawyer, social entrepreneur and teacher with 23 years of experience working on public interest issues with government, nonprofit organizations, international organizations, and top universities in the Philippines.
Addressing Land Ownership Inequality in the Philippines through a Rights-Based Approach
Aison will discuss the challenges of the Agrarian Reform Program in the Philippines. Aison will discuss the challenges on land tenure, corporate aggression, red tagging and violence, legitimization of land ownership reconsolidation, among others and the various legal and organizing push back of the farmers.