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OnÌýJune 18thÌýjoin us for a public forum with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and other community, tech, and civil rights leaders to discuss the unique ways the upcoming 2020 census may impact marginalized communities.

Although years away, the 2020 Census is already prompting fraught conversations around the country as the prospect of an inaccurate count exacerbates existing challenges for communities of color, immigrants, and others whose numbers have long been undercounted.Ìý

The 2020 Census creates two new concrete obstacles:

1. It will be digitally based, raising concerns regarding missing minority populations with disproportional access to digital connectivity, and raising the specter of data leakage for communities already feeling under threat.

2. It will for the first time contain a question about citizenship, suppressing response rates in immigrant households.

Following the 2010 census, 10 states lost congressional seats, andÌýNew YorkÌýstate stands to lose a Congressional seat as well as federal funding for vital servicesÌýif significant sections of its population areÌýÌý²¹²µ²¹¾±²Ô.

To address the potential shift in the balance of power and discuss action steps for ensuring a fair count,ÌýÂ鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ NYCÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýNYU’s McSilver InstituteÌýfor Poverty Policy and ResearchÌýhave teamed up to produce an inaugural conversation onÌýJune 18thÌýto highlight the necessityÌýof early and sustained census preparation in keeping our democratic institutions equitably funded and accessible.Ìý

WELCOMING REMARKS

Dr. Michael LindseyÌý
Executive Director, McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, New York UniversityÌý

Elana BroitmanÌý
Director, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ NYC

OPENING REMARKS

Manhattan Borough President Gale BrewerÌý

SESSION ONE

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney

Congressman Adriano Espaillat

Manhattan Deputy Borough President Aldrin BonillaÌý

Leah AdenÌý
Senior Counsel, the NAACP Legal Defense and EducationalÌý Fund, Inc.Ìý

Steve ChoiÌý
Executive Director, The New York Immigration Coalition

Dr. Christina GreerÌý
2018 McSilver Fellow in Residence

SESSION TWO

Afua BruceÌý
Director of Engineering for Public Interest Technology, Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½Ìý

Joe SalvoÌýDirector, Population Division at NYC Department of City Planning

Corrine YuÌý
Managing Policy Director, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Dr. Christina GreerÌý
2018 McSilver Fellow in Residence

COMMUNITY CO-SPONSORS

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer

Assemblymember Inez E. Dickens

Assemblymember Robert Rodriguez

New York City Counsel Women Carlina Rivera

The Black Institute

Chinese-American Planning CouncilÌý

The Haitian Roundtable

The Legal Aid Society

Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation

New York Immigration Coalition

Center for Bronx Nonprofits at Hostos Community College

New York Immigration Coalition

The Dream Unfinished

Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and photo IDÌýis required for entry.ÌýFollow the conversation online usingÌýÌýand by following us atÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý.

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