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What really happened at the UN Conferenceagainst Racism in Durban
(2001)
 JOËLLE FISS
 
DURBANDIARIES
THE
 
What really happened at the UN Conferenceagainst Racism in Durban (2001)
Joëlle Fiss
THE DURBAN DIARIES
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEEEUROPEAN UNION OF JEWISH STUDENTS
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European Union of Jewish Students
(EUJS) is the umbrella organi-zation for thirty-four national Jewish student unions in Europe and theFormer Soviet Union, representing over 200,000 Jewish students. Cog-nizant of the religious, linguistic, and cultural diversity that make up theEuropean Jewish community, EUJS is a constituent member of the Euro-pean Youth Forum and is the only Jewish organization represented at thatlevel. It is a member of the World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS), is oneof the largest international student organizations worldwide, and the firstJewish youth NGO to obtain consultative status to the Economic and So-cial Council of the United Nations.
 
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 Joëlle Fiss was born in Brighton, UK, and moved toGeneva, Switzerland, where she studied at the Gradu-ate Institute of International Studies. She served as chair of the European Union of Jewish Students, 1999- 2001. She is currently working in Brussels, Belgium, as a policy advisor for the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe in the European Parliament.
Copyright © 2008 American Jewish CommitteeOctober 2008
Contents
The Durban Diaries
1
Preface
1
In Durban, There WereVarying Degrees of Hatred
3
Monday, August 27th, Midnight,Hotel Elangeni, World Youth Summit
5
Tuesday, August 28th,Kingsmead Cricket StadiumStart of the NGO Forum
6
Opening Ceremony of the NGO Forum
8
 Wednesday, August 29th
10
Thursday, August 30th
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