2020 Census: A Tech Revolution or Risk?

A Forum with Elected Officials and Civil Rights Organizations
Event

On June 18th join us for a public forum with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and other community, tech, and civil rights leaders to discuss the unique ways the upcoming 2020 census may impact marginalized communities.

Although years away, the 2020 Census is already prompting fraught conversations around the country as the prospect of an inaccurate count exacerbates existing challenges for communities of color, immigrants, and others whose numbers have long been undercounted. 

The 2020 Census creates two new concrete obstacles:

1. It will be digitally based, raising concerns regarding missing minority populations with disproportional access to digital connectivity, and raising the specter of data leakage for communities already feeling under threat.

2. It will for the first time contain a question about citizenship, suppressing response rates in immigrant households.

Following the 2010 census, 10 states lost congressional seats, and New York state stands to lose a Congressional seat as well as federal funding for vital services if significant sections of its population are undercounted again.

To address the potential shift in the balance of power and discuss action steps for ensuring a fair count, New America NYC and NYU's McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research have teamed up to produce an inaugural conversation on June 18th to highlight the necessity of early and sustained census preparation in keeping our democratic institutions equitably funded and accessible. 

WELCOMING REMARKS

Dr. Michael Lindsey @DrMikeLindsey
Executive Director, McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, New York University 

Elana Broitman @elanabroitman
Director, New America NYC

OPENING REMARKS

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer @galeabrewer

SESSION ONE

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney @RepMaloney

Congressman Adriano Espaillat @RepEspaillat

Manhattan Deputy Borough President Aldrin Bonilla @AldrinRBonilla

Leah Aden @NAACP_LDF
Senior Counsel, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational  Fund, Inc. 

Steve Choi @SteveChoiNYIC
Executive Director, The New York Immigration Coalition

Dr. Christina Greer @Dr_CMGreer
2018 McSilver Fellow in Residence

SESSION TWO

Afua Bruce @NewAmericaPIT
Director of Engineering for Public Interest Technology, New America 

Joe Salvo @NYCPlanning
Director, Population Division at NYC Department of City Planning

Corrine Yu @civilrightsorg
Managing Policy Director, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Dr. Christina Greer @Dr_CMGreer
2018 McSilver Fellow in Residence


COMMUNITY CO-SPONSORS

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer

Assemblymember Inez E. Dickens

Assemblymember Robert Rodriguez

New York City Counsel Women Carlina Rivera

The Black Institute

Chinese-American Planning Council 

The Haitian Roundtable

The Legal Aid Society

Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation

New York Immigration Coalition

Center for Bronx Nonprofits at Hostos Community College

New York Immigration Coalition

The Dream Unfinished

Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and photo ID is required for entry. Follow the conversation online using #Census2020 and by following us at @NewAmericaNYC and @NYUMcSilver.

This event is presented in partnership with the NYU McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research.