SALZMAN LECTURE SERIES

January 22, 2012

Welcoming the Stranger: Looking at Immigration Issues Through the Lens of Faith
Kathryn M. Doan,
Executive Director of CAIR Coalition

        • 6:00-6:30 p.m. - Refreshments in St. Andrews Hall
        • 6:30-8:00 p.m. - Lecture in the Sanctuary

For over a decade, CAIR (Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights) Coalition has worked collaboratively with community groups, pro bono attorneys, volunteers and immigrants from the District of Columbia,Virginia and Maryland to ensure that all immigrants are treated with fairness, dignity and respect for their human and civil rights.

Our speaker will provide a brief overview of U.S. Immigration history to put the current political debate in it’s historical context and will pay particular attention to the impact of the government’s current “enforcement only” policy that has lead to a record number of detained immigrants with devastating effects on immigrant families and communities and will conclude with how communities of faith are responding to these issues.

Our speaker: Kathryn Doan has served as the executive director of the Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition since 2008. Prior to assuming her position with CAIR Coalition, Ms. Doan was the Deputy Director of the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) in Washington, DC where she also managed the agency’s Immigration Legal Services and Community Support Services programs. Ms. Doan is a member of New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC where she serves on the Board of Deacons.

The Salzman Lecture Series was established in 1998 to honor the memory of Lewinsville elder and outstanding Presbyterian layman, Howard Salzman. The annual fall lecture is an opportunity for reflection on three areas central to Howard's own ministry: public affairs, global missions, and Christian education.

Howard was an active contributor to evolving Presbyterian issues and programs during his 25 years at Lewinsville. In addition to his service as commissioner to the National Capital Presbytery, he was also vice chair of the Global Mission Ministry Unit of the General Assembly.

Professionally, Howard's career included serving as an economist for the Pan American Union, and later, as a program executive for the Organization of American States. When he retired, he was Director of the Office of International Cooperation.

Previous lecturers have included: Jim Wallis, E.J. Dionne, Glenn Tinder, LeRoy Walters, Katherine Marshall and Philip Wogaman.

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