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National Congress

for Puerto Rican Rights (NCPRR)

9^th National Convention

Friday-Sunday, October 7-9, 2011

Miami, Florida

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Convention Schedule

Friday, October 7, 2011

3:00PM-9:00 PM

Registration

6:00 PM-7:30 PM

Roundtable Discussion I:

U.S. Based Puerto Ricans and the Political Status of the Island

7:30 PM-8:30 PM Opening Reception

Saturday, October 8, 2011

8:00 AM-3:00 PM Registration

9:30 AM-10:30AM

Opening Ceremony and Continental Breakfast

Call to Order and National President's Report by Víctor Vázquez

10:30 AM-11:45AM

Roundtable Discussion II:

Status of Puerto Ricans in the US

12:00PM-1:15PM

Luncheon Keynote Address:

Juan Cartagena, Esquire, President & General Counsel, Puerto Rican Legal

Defense and Education Fund-Latino Justice

1:30PM-3:00PM

Panels:

Agenda for the NCPRR during the Next Two Years

•  Redistricting: Future Political Empowerment
• Running for Office - Running a Successful Campaign and Organizing Effective Voter Registration/Getting Out the Vote Campaigns
• National Hispanic Education Report Impact on Puerto Ricans:
• ACLU Report: Civil Rights Violations in Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rican Clergy and the NCPRR Agenda
• Our Veterans - Honor and the Services they Deserve
• Puerto Rican Culture - Survival in the 21st Century

3:15PM-4:45PM

Panels: (Repeated)

5:00PM-6:00PM

Closing Remarks

Dinner on Your Own

6:00PM-7:00PM

Delegates Meeting (Delegates Only)

Sunday, October 9, 2011

10:30AM-12:30PM

Meeting of New NCPRR National Board of Director

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