Several panelists will discuss immigration’s impact on Orleans County
ALBION – Hoag Library will host a discussion on immigration’s impact on Orleans County this evening.
The Community Coalition for Justice has organized the event that begins at 6:30 p.m. Panelists include Sheriff Chris Bourke, retired Orleans County Historian Bill Lattin, LynOaken Farms general manager and Leonard Oakes Estate Winery president Wendy Wilson, Cassandra Bocanegra from NY Immigration Coalition, and Leonel Rosario, a former farmworker who now runs the award-winning Mariachi De Oro in Medina.
Karen Watt of Albion, a fruit grower who serves on the boards for Oak Orchard Health board and the National Center of Farmworker Health, also will be a resource during the discussion, said Bob Golden, one of the organizers of the event.
The public is welcome to attend. Golden said beverages and snacks will be available.
Community Coalition for Justice includes members from six churches, the Albion Betterment Committee and the Hoag Library. Golden and Kim Remley are the acting chairs.
