The International Computer Science Institute
is pleased to present a talk:

Organizing Immigrant Communities in California's Central Valley:
Exploring ways Information Technology can Help

Isao Fujimoto UC Davis

ifujimoto		ucdavis.edu

Tuesday, March 18, 2003 ICSI, Rm 607 4:00-6:00 pm

California's Central Valley is the most productive agricultural region in the world. It is also where the state's poorest communities are located. Within this mix of agricultural wealth and poverty is a tremendous diversity of ethnicities,many of them immigrants,migrants and refugees. It is within this context that the Central Valley Partnership has directed collaborative efforts to assist these populations to claim an active place in the civic , cultural and economic life of the region. Isao Fujimoto,Project facilitator for the CVP, will elaborate on ways to better understand this complex region of California, the make up and work of the Central Valley Partnership and the strategies used,challenges faced and lessons learned from this experience in encouraging civic participation and strengthening the capacity of community groups to solve problems and improve the quality of their lives. Active members of the Partnership in attendance will provide additional insights , especially on the role , application and needs of information technology in their community organizing work .