{"article":{"id":255696,"heading":"S.A.M.E. & Centro Cultural Present Joint Event on Queer Immigrants","author":"San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality","created":"2012-09-18 19:45:18","modified":"2013-11-11 01:11:14","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:11:14","article":"<p>S.A.M.E. &amp; Centro Cultural Present Joint Event on Queer Immigrants <br><br> Queer Immigrants, Asylees and Refugee Seekers&#8232; Explore Emerging Issues <br><br> SAN DIEGO &mdash; The San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (S.A.M.E.) and the Centro Cultural&#8232; de la Raza are presenting their first joint event on immigration issues and the Queer community Saturday, September 29, 6 to 9 p.m., at the&#8232;Centro Cultural,&#8232;2004 Park Boulevard in Balboa Park. <br><br> Experienced attorneys will speak about issues impacting Queer&#8232;immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers, including the progress made&#8232;in adjudicating claims by same-sex bi-national couples; the impact of&#8232;the Defense of Marriage Act (DoMA) on the fates of Queer couples from different countries; the possible effects of the end of DoMA, either by litigation or repeal, on Queer immigrants and much more...&#8232; <br><br> This event is the first direct collaboration between the Centro Cultural De La Raza a Queer community organization. The expected audience will be a good mix of people from both the uptown&#8232;communities of Hillcrest, North Park, University Heights and  Mission&#8232;Hills etc, as well as communities like Barrio Logan, Sherman&#8232;Heights, National City, and San Ysidro. <br><br> S.A.M.E. is an open,&#8232;democratically run organization committed to fighting for Queer rights&#8232;including marriage equality. It meets the second and fourth Thursday of every month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the San Diego LGBT Pride offices, 3620 30th Street in North Park.<\/p>\n","contact":"mgconlan@att.net","link":"http:\/\/www.samealliance.com","address":"P. O. Box 50134, San Diego, CA   92165","phone":"(619) 688-1886","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"\r\nSAN DIEGO \u2014 The San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (S.A.M.E.) and the Centro Cultural\u2028 de la Raza are presenting their first joint event on immigration issues and the Queer community Saturday, September 29, 6 to 9 p.m., at the\u2028Centro Cultural,\u20282004 Park Boulevard in Balboa Park.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2012\/09\/255696.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}