Harvesting a Legacy of Action: Immigration Activism and Human Rights

North Carolina has a long history of support and activism on behalf of immigrant communities. But only recently have immigrant activists begun to view their work from a human rights perspective.That will be the topic of a community discussion on immigration and human rights at 5:30 p.m., November 12, in the Rare Book Room of Duke's Perkins Library. "Harvesting a Legacy of Action: Immigration Activism and Human Rights" will feature a panel of experts discussing the challenges and possibilities of placing immigration activism within a human rights framework.The panel will be moderated by Robin Kirk, co-director of the Duke Human Rights Center. Panelists will include Guadalupe Gamboa, Senior Program Officer Rights Worker at Oxfam America; Ramon Zepeda, Youth Organizer for Student Action with Farmworkers and labor activist and organizer; and Paul Ortiz, History Professor at the University of Florida.The panel discussion is part of a larger series of events around the state celebrating the 20th anniversary of Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF), a nonprofit organization that brings together students, community members, and farmworkers in the Southeast to work for justice in the agricultural system. More information can be found at www.saf-unite.org or http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/human-rights.