The campus of the University of the South in Sewanee.
The University of the South will host a communitywide learning event featuring speakers from Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors, a nonprofit organization offering legal services to immigrant communities, from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Convocation Hall on the Sewanee campus.
Immigration and the experiences of vulnerable immigrant communities — as well as their legal rights and remedies — are some of the most important issues facing the nation, according to a news release.
Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors primarily represents members of the most vulnerable immigrant communities: women who are victims of violent crimes and domestic violence, and unaccompanied minors, many of whom are in the United States because of the sex trade.
Speakers will include two attorneys who work closely with the organization as well as a client from the organization. The event is free and open to the public.