​Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans | Connecticut, Creating a Collective Agenda

Tina Loarte-Rodriguez, DNP, RN, CPPS, CPHRM, Executive Director, CCNW is a guest speaker at the ​Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans | Connecticut, Creating a Collective Agenda.

Date: Saturday, 11 January 2025(Snow Day, 18 January 2025)
Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Legislative Office Building, Hartford, Connecticut

Hosted in collaboration with:

• Puerto Rican and Latino Caucus, Connecticut General Assembly
• UConn School of Social Work’s Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Program
• Hispanic Health Council
• Connecticut Puerto Rican Parades and Festivals
• Connecticut Latinas in Politics

Event Overview
The University of Connecticut’s Puerto Rican Studies Initiative, in collaboration with the Connecticut General Assembly’s Puerto Rican & Latino Caucus, cordially invites you to the inaugural 2025 Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans | Connecticut: Creating a Collective Agenda summit.

This important event seeks to identify and prioritize key areas for improvement within Connecticut’s growing Puerto Rican community. The summit will serve as a collaborative platform to set a non-partisan agenda, focusing on providing essential information to policymakers and elected officials, while encouraging civic engagement and addressing critical information gaps about Puerto Ricans in Connecticut.

Key Highlights:

• Visionary assembly of key Puerto Rican and Latino/a elected officials, community leaders, and academics in the state’s legislature.
• Comprehensive discussion and agenda-setting for the Puerto Rican community in Connecticut.
• Networking opportunities to foster connections within and beyond the Puerto Rican community in Connecticut.

Goals:

• To create a comprehensive, non-partisan, agenda for Connecticut’s Puerto Rican community.
• To empower leadership within the Puerto Rican community in Connecticut, including leavers, elected officials, and advocates.
• To promote active civic engagement and participation, while promoting informed decision-making.
• To identify key issues from community conversation that can promote the development of a comprehensive social, economic and political agenda to improve the lives of Puerto Ricans in Connecticut.

​This event is free and open to the public. Registration is available at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/947260380297?aff=oddtdtcreator