Sept. 19-21: Durban+10 Events in NYC featuring Al-Awda

The Durban + 10 Coalition presents:
Recognition, Justice, and Development:
A Civil Society Conference in support of the 10th Anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA).

Monday, September 19th – Wednesday, September 21st

The Durban + 10 Coalition is composed of over 40 organizations from throughout the world that affirm the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA) and have joined together to ensure its full implementation by all the governments of the world.

Monday, September 19th
Brecht Forum
451 West Street, NYC
6 pm Doors Open

Opening Event and Cultural Performance by Masauko Chipembere Band at 7 pm

Tuesday, September 20th

Day Program
Community Church of New York
40 East 35th Street, NYC
9 am – 2 pm

10 am – 12 pm The Importance of the DDPA to the Global Fight against Racism

• Ejim Dike, Human Rights Project of the Urban Justice Center
• E. S. Reddy, former UN Assistant Secretary General for the Center Against Apartheid
• Mireille Fanon-Mendes France, Frantz Fanon Foundation and Member of the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent

12 – 2 pm Immigration, Displacement and Globally Accelerating Racism after 9/11

• Azadeh Shahshahani, National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
• Charo Mina Rojas, Black Communities’ Process (Colombia)

Evening Program
CUNY Grad Center Student Lounge
365 5th Avenue, NYC

6 – 9 pm Standing Up to the Anti-DDPA Campaign

• Sara Kershner, International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN)
• Bina Ahmad, BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights
• Ajamu Baraka, Black Left Unity Network (BLUN)
• David Gespass, National Lawyers Guild (NLG)

Wednesday, September 21st

Day Program
Community Church of New York
40 East 35th Street, NYC
9 am – 5 pm

10 am – 1 pm The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Slavery, and Reparations

• Roger Wareham, December 12th Movement (D12)
• Sam Anderson, Black Left Unity Network (BLUN)
• Jan Lonn, World Against Racism Network (WARN)
• Verene Shepherd, University of the West Indies (Jamaica) and Member of the UN Working Group of Experts of People of African Descent

1 pm – 2:30 pm Racism, Mass Incarceration, and Political Prisoners

• Efia Nwangaza, Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination
• Lamis Deek, Al Awda NYC
• Carl Dix, Network to Stop Mass Incarceration

3 – 5 pm Experiences Implementing the DDPA

• Jorge Guerrero Veloz, Afro-Venezuelan Network
• Brazilian Representative

Evening Program
CUNY Grad Center Student Lounge
365 5th Avenue, NYC

6 – 9 pm Where Do We Go From Here?

• Edna Roland, General Rapporteur of the 2001 World Conference Against Racism and UN Eminent Expert on DDPA Implementation
• Malaak Shabazz, Malcolm and Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center
• Mireille Fanon-Mendes France, Frantz Fanon Foundation
• Saladin Muhammad, Black Workers for Justice (BWFJ)

For more information visit www.durban10coalition.com or email Durban10Coalition@gmail.com.