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DURBAN II “COUNTER-CONFERENCE”:

Addressing the Issues of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Genocide, Xenophobia, Gender Discrimination and Religious Discrimination

April 20 – 24, 2009
Fordham Law School
140 West 62^nd Street
New York City

Co-Sponsors

American Jewish Committee · American Jewish International Relations Institute
American Zionist Movement · Anti-Defamation League
Association of Reform Zionists of America · B’nai B’rith International
Central Conference of American Rabbis · Eye on the UN · Hadassah
International Council of Jewish Women · Jewish Council for Public Affairs
Jewish Women International · National Council of Jewish Women
New York Board of Rabbis
ORT America · Rabbinical Assembly
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Scholars for Peace in the Middle East · Touro Law School
Union for Reform Judaism · United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Women of Reform Judaism · Women’s International Zionist Organization
World Council of Conservative/Masorti Synagogues · World Jewish Congress
Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism

DURBAN II “COUNTER-CONFERENCE” PROGRAM
with live updates from Geneva

Monday, April 20, 2009, 12 noon – 2 pm
Conference Overview

“Welcoming Remarks”
Hon. Scott M. Stringer, President of the Borough of Manhattan
Dean William Treanor, Fordham University School of Law
Peter J. Kiernan, Esq., Counsel to Governor David A. Paterson

“To Go or Not To Go: The United States Response to Durban II”
Hon. Carolyn Maloney
Member, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs of the House Oversight and Governmental Reform Committee, United States House of Representatives

Conference Keynote Address: “Durban II and Durban I in Perspective”
Ambassador Richard Schifter
Former United States Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Commission

“Why Canada Rejected Durban II”
Hon. Jerahmiel S. Grafstein
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Committee, Canada Senate

“Europe’s Response to Durban II”
Eric Fusfield
Deputy Director, Center for Human Rights and Public Polic y, B’nai B’rith International

Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 12 noon – 2 pm
Current Issues in Gender Discrimination

“Leading the Way or Trailing Behind?
Gender Discrimination in the Workplace and the Political Arena”

Panelists:

• Shifra Bronznick, Founder, Bronznick & Co., LLC
• Dr. Sharon Rabin-Margialoth, Professor of Labor, Employment and Employment Discrimination Law, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
• Marie C. Wilson, Founder and President, The White House Project
• Judy Shereck, Chair of Hadassah International Affairs Department, Moderator

“Discrimination Against Muslim Women”
Dr. Phyllis Chesler
Professor Emerita of Psychology and Women’s Studies, City University of New York

Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 4 – 6:30 pm
A Look at Religious Intolerance and Discrimination

“The Rising Threat of Anti-Semitism Worldwide”
Abraham H. Foxman
National Director, Anti-Defamation League

“Anti-Semitism on the Campus”
Kenneth L. Marcus
Former Staff Director, United States Commission On Civil Rights

“Durban I Has Set the Agenda for Anti-Israel, Anti-Semitic Activities on College Campuses”
Samuel M. Edelman, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East

“Religious Intolerance and Human Rights Violations in Saudi Arabia”
Ali H. Alyami, Ph. D.
Executive Director, Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia

“The Treatment of Religious Minorities in Iran and Iraq”
Andrew Apostolou
Senior Program Manager, Freedom House

Thursday, April 23, 12 noon – 2 pm
Racism and Genocide

“The Origin of, and the Successful Struggle to Repeal, the ‘Zionism is Racism’ Resolution of the U.N.” Dr. David Luchins
Chair, Political Science Department, Touro College
Vice President, Orthodox Union

“Genocide in Darfur, Rwanda and the Congo”
Rabbi Richard Jacobs
Senior Rabbi, Westchester Reform Temple
Board of Directors, American Jewish World Service

Jacqueline Murakatete
Program Director, Jacqueline’s Human Rights Corner (invited)
Internationally recognized human rights activist and genocide survivor

Friday, April 24, 12 noon – 2 pm
A Look At Durban II and Freedom of Speech

“The Perspective of Israel on the Durban II Proceedings in Geneva”
Ambassador Daniel Carmon
Deputy Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations

“Responses to Positions Adopted at Geneva by Durban II conferees”
Hon. Irwin Cotler, Canadian Parliamentarian and Former Minister of Justice, Canada

“Durban II: The Emergence of the UN as a tool of Genocidal Anti-Semitism”
Charles Asher Small, D. Phil.
Director, Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Anti-Semitism

“A Fresh Black Perspective on Durban and Anti-Semitism”
Michael Meyers, President and Executive Director, New York Civil Rights Coalition

“Protecting Free Speech about Religion from Durban II”
Marc D. Stern
Acting Co-Executive Director and General Counsel, American Jewish Congress (invited)

CONFERENCE STEERING COMMITTEE

The American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (“AAJLJ”), organized in 1983, represents the American Jewish legal community, defending the civil and human right s of Jews and others in the United States and abroad. The AAJLJ is the United States affiliate of the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (“IAJLJ”), formed in 1969, a democratic organization whose membership is drawn from more than 30 countries. For more information about the AAJLJ including membership information, call (202) 775-0991 or visit the AAJLJ on the web at www.jewishlawyers.org