Black European Women’s Congress 2007

The International Center for Black Women’s Perspectives (AFRA) is taking the European Year for Equal Opportunities for All as a challenge to organise the 1. Black European Women’s Congress from September 27-29 2007 in Vienna Austria. Under the Patronage of the President of the Austrian National Assembly, Ms. Barbara Prammer, the 1. Black European Women’s Congress intends to bring together black women from different European countries to get to know each other, share information and strategies from their own perspectives, and to improve living conditions of black women and children in Europe with reference to equal opportunities for all.
The congress and the context in which it is being organised, presents an unique opportunity for black women across Europe, not only to meet each other and share Information, but also to create a network of black European women for the purpose of lobbying for the cause of black women and children in Europe. The congress intends to address 5 main themes, namely Identity and (Self) empowerment, Challenges faced by the young generation of black children and youths, Psychosocial conflicts affecting the black communities, Qualification and access to the labour market, and Political participation.

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