1. Fwd: Invitation to Post-NIIC Ready to Thrive: Language Access
   & Workforce Interest Meeting - Friday, December 11th from 2:00 PM
   - 4:00 PM EST (Deborah Kennedy)

Thanks so much for sharing, Deborah. I will be one of the facilitators for this event and it would be great to have some adult educators with a strong interest in immigrant education and workforce development advocacy to be part of the conversation! On Sat, Nov 21, 2020 at 12:00 PM < members-request@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> wrote: > Send Members mailing list submissions to > members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > members-request@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > members-owner@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Members digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Fwd: Invitation to Post-NIIC Ready to Thrive: Language Access > & Workforce Interest Meeting - Friday, December 11th from 2:00 PM > - 4:00 PM EST (Deborah Kennedy) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2020 14:20:39 -0500 > From: Deborah Kennedy <deborah.kennedy@key-words.us> > To: "NCL Members" <members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> > Subject: [NCL Members] Fwd: Invitation to Post-NIIC Ready to Thrive: > Language Access & Workforce Interest Meeting - Friday, December > 11th > from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST > Message-ID: > <175e719f35a.c8a30a07278126.36057202862243598@key-words.us> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Colleagues, > > > > Please see the invitation below from the National Partnership for New > Americans for an opportunity to participate in an interest meeting on > Language Access and Workforce Development. > > > > Happy Friday, everyone! > > > > Deborah > > > > > > Deborah Kennedy > > Executive Director > > http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org/ > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Melissa Holguin Pineda <mailto: > melissa@partnershipfornewamericans.org> > Date: Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 1:34 PM > Subject: Fwd: Invitation to Post-NIIC Ready to Thrive: Language Access & > Workforce Interest Meeting - Friday, December 11th from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM > EST > > > > > > Good afternoon, > > > > The National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA), National Skills > Coalition, and World Education Services (WES) are hosting the Ready to > Thrive: Language Access & Workforce Development Interest Meeting on Friday, > December 11, 2020, from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST. This convening will take > place following the virtual https://niicnewamericandreams.org/ happening > December 8th - 9th - you can https://niicnewamericandreams.org/. > > ? > > You?ve received this invitation as an important partner to language access > and/or workforce development initiatives; and/or you have expressed > interest in attending this meeting. Please register for the Ready to > Thrive: Language Access & Workforce Development Interest meeting > https://forms.gle/DY5ghxGSfkDLPDfw5 > > ? > > We hope everyone can attend both the virtual Ready to Thrive: Language > Access & Workforce Development Interest Meeting and the NIIC! Please find > more information below.? > > ? > > In Community, > > Melissa? > > ? > > You?re Invited to the > > Ready to Thrive: Language Access & Workforce Development Interest Meeting > > ? > > https://forms.gle/DY5ghxGSfkDLPDfw5? > > ? > > The National Partnership for New Americans, National Skills Coalition, and > World Education Services invite you to our virtual Ready to Thrive: > Language Access & Workforce Development Interest Meeting on Friday, > December 11th from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST. > > ? > > Language access, workforce development, and digital literacy are important > factors in improving not only the immigrant integration experience but also > enhancing one?s general well-being. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to > light the inequalities that English learners and their families experience, > not only when seeking medical attention, but also in their day-to-day > lives; along with the need to reduce workforce and licensing barriers for > immigrant and refugee workers. Join this meeting to discuss and strategize > the issue of language access and workforce development, as well as discuss > new policy and program possibilities and strategies with the incoming > administration, and at local and state levels. > > ? > > Please https://forms.gle/DY5ghxGSfkDLPDfw5 for the Ready to Thrive: > Language Access & Workforce Development (Virtual) Interest Meeting and you > will receive a link to join the interest meeting.? > > ? > > We look forward to connecting virtually this December! If you have any > questions, please reach out to Melissa Holguin Pineda of NPNA at mailto: > melissa@partnershipfornewamericans.org or Sarah Mesick at mailto: > sarah@partnershipfornewamericans.org > > > > -- > > Melissa Holgu?n Pineda > > > https://www.mypronouns.org/she-her/https://www.mypronouns.org/they-them/https://genderqueerid.com/post/127603719683/multilingual-pronouns-list > > English as a Gateway Program Coordinator > > http://www.partnershipfornewamericans.org/ > > c:360.953.2890 > > https://registration.socio.events/e/niic2020?& JOIN US AT NIIC DEC 8-9 >