In pursuit of its monthly Human Rights Round Table, on March 26th at 6:30pm, the Shabazz Center will host a discussion focused on Women and Immigration within the context of the World Conference Against Racism Review, Durban II, to be held by the United Nations in April 2009, Geneva, Switzerland.

Gathering participants from community organizations, feminist activists, migrants unions, public and international officials to share their expertise, the Round Table will address the issues of gender-based inequities and discrimination at the workplace, the household, the political stage and in healthcare services.

Co-facilitated by:

Dowoti Désir, Executive Director of The Shabazz Center

Malaak Shabazz, Trustee of The Shabazz Center

Among the participants will be:

Zenaida Mendez, National Dominican Women?s Caucus

Poonam Shroff, Self Employed Women?s Association

Rachel T. Harris,Women?s Environment & Development Organization [WEDO]

Diana Salas, Women of Color Policy Network

Gislea Fosado, Barnard Center for Research on Women

The Durban Declaration and Plan of Action (DDPA) and other international legislation advance concrete proposals to end immigration policies based on racism and discrimination, to promote the recognition of women's human rights; fundamental freedoms; and social protection in order to free them from abusive situations. The discussion will be aired by Manhattan Neighborhood Network. For more information, you can go to http://www.un.org/durbanreview2009/

The Shabazz Center is located at 3940 Broadway in Harlem, New York. The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial, Educational and Cultural Center honors the lives and legacies of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz by promoting human and civil rights through the knowledge of the history and culture of the African Diaspora; education and self-empowerment; family values; and facilitates racial and religious reconciliation.