Activities

Conference"youth and future for afro-arab dialogue (, du 19/01/2007 05:17 au 19/01/2007 05:17)

Youth symposium on the role of young people in the establishment of mechanisms for Arab-African dialogue

Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina, Global Warming, and Disaster Capitalism (, du 19/01/2007 05:17 au 19/01/2007 05:17)

This workshop will explore the relationship between capitalism, imperialism, industrial production, and global warming. It will focus on the immediate threat to New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast and neo-liberalisms amoral and exploitative profiteering response to this crisis.

"They Left Us Here to Die": Hurricane Katrina and Ethnic Cleansing in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast (, du 19/01/2007 05:17 au 19/01/2007 05:17)

This workshop will expose the systematic program of ethnic cleansing taking place in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Black majority of the regions, particularly in New Orleans, are being denied the unqualified human right to return to their homes by the US government on all levels. Rather than adhering to the human rights standards and international treaties that govern the process of relief, resettlement, and reconstruction for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP’s), or its own laws and policies, such as the “Stafford Act” or the “USAID Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons Policy”, the US government has fundamentally chosen a neo-liberal, free-market solution to guide its policy of recovery, resettlement and reconstruction in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. It will also focus on the International Tribunal on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita being organized New Orleans, Louisiana August 28th – September 2nd, 2007.

Home is where the hatred is: Hurricane Katrina, Internal Displacement, and Human Rights Violations in the United States (, du 19/01/2007 05:17 au 19/01/2007 05:17)

This workshop will focus on the struggle of oppressed peoples in the Gulf Coast to rebuild their own communities, fight for the right of return, and confront the racism and human rights violations of the United States government. It will also focus on the International Tribunal on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita being organized in New Orleans, Louisiana August 28th – September 2nd, 2007.

We are our own Liberators: The Katrina Reconstruction and Self-Determination Movement in the Mississippi Gulf Coast (, du 19/01/2007 05:17 au 19/01/2007 05:17)

This workshop will focus on the struggle of oppressed peoples in the Gulf Coast to rebuild their own communities, fight for the right of return, and confront the racism and human rights violations of the United States government. It will also focus on the International Tribunal on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita being organized in New Orleans, Louisiana August 28th – September 2nd, 2007.

IATM Performance on Democracy performance on peace and Reconciliation: Peace for All. (part 1) (, du 19/01/2007 05:17 au 19/01/2007 05:17)

The forum theater performance by IATM,using a family situation to encourage problem solution in a democratic manner

Resisting free trade from the south: building alliances and common strategies (, du 19/01/2007 05:17 au 19/01/2007 05:17)

Workshop to share experiences of resistance against free trade in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Thinking common strategies

Peacemaker or Warmonger? The European Unions Role in the Middle East Conflict (, du 19/01/2007 05:17 au 19/01/2007 05:17)

The countdown for the war against Iran is on. Such a war would surely lead to thousands of casualties among the civilian population and destabilise the region even more. Instead of starting honest negotiations the EU helps to escalate the conflict with Iran. Especially the EU3 (France, Germany and Great Britain) are active as negotiators but so far they only succeeded in escalating the conflict. The French Government even threatened to use Atomic Weapons against so called terror states – and obviously meant Iran. Is the global dilemma of distinguishing between “peaceful” civil and dangerous military usage of atomic energy really solved by just focussing on Iran’s nuclear programme? What does the Non Proliferation Treaty really imply regarding Tehran’s plans and are the nuclear plants and bombs of the EU-states really legal and legitimate?

Le droit, outil de transformation sociale (, du 19/01/2007 05:17 au 19/01/2007 05:17)

Il n'est pas possible de promouvoir un "vivre ensemble" mondial sans privilégier les droits des personnes et des peuples.

SÉMINAIRE: «La guerre globale ; la libéralisation des femmes ? » (, du 19/01/2007 05:17 au 19/01/2007 05:17)

Qu’en est-il de la réalité de ces milliers de femmes que l’on prétend « libérer » de l’emprise des Talibans et des islamistes fondamentalistes par une offensive militaire violente et une guerre sans pitié? Alors qu’on tente de nous faire croire à un discours qui présente cette guerre globale comme celle de la libération, ces femmes paient trop cher le prix d’une illusion de « liberté » et de « démocratie ».

Solidarity Economy Movement Confluence Session (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

Extending beyond the national borders, the international movement the economy solidarity has been invold with the many and social networks operating the world. The WSF process of is related to the growth of the movement ecosol and its networks. We now need to advance in this edition of 2006 for the integration of platforms between the diverse social movements present in wsf. To leave the thematic isolation for common strategical and actions. The Brazilian Forum of Solidarity (FBES) and RIPESS-AL proposed organized meeting strategic for Networks Economy Solidarity International : Confluence the networks solidarity economy and moviment international fair trade with other social movements as alimentary sovereignty, social rights, movements of women, agroecologia Methodology : reunir antecipated related activities : workshops, seminars, conferences to this theme were held in the event WSF - POA, WSF -POA ......

Labour Observatory and Equity Observatory: methodology to face unemployment and inequality (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

Workshop to discuss a new methodology developed for diagnosis and prognosis of problems related to labour market and inequality. This methodology aims to propose actions to solve these current problems. The process of diagnosis and prognosis includes the participation of several social actors involded in the studied issues and intends to support the implementation and monitoring of Public Policies and others actions related to employment, income and equity. As part of the activity, DIEESE will present the methodology proposed and also some cases of its implementation by several brazilian observatories.

Teste 2410 - atividade (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

descrição de atividade teste no dia 24.10

The Global South, Poverty, and Climate Change (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

Seminar: the rich economies have created climate change, and the poor have begun to pay with famine, drought, floods, storms, wars, and refugees. We need a global movement, south and north, to save the planet.

One Love Concert (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

free open air concert against tribalism and it's effects on our lives

talk on tribe (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

an open forum discussion on ethnicity and how it is hijacked (ie tribalism) led by an experienced moderator, with 7 invited panelists.

The impact of the Multinationals in the Sector of Commerce and Sercives in Brazil (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

This work-shop intendes to debate the consequences of the entry of the Multinational Interpreses in the sectors of commerce and services focussing on workers performing building cleanliness, hotel workers, etc. and to propose through our experiences and through several debates on the subject. Concluding of how to set-up with nocive effects of the Multinationals in our Country.

Conférence : « Les luttes environnementales vers l’écosocialisme » (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

De la Bolivie au Niger en passant par le Brésil, les luttes pour la protection et l’accès aux ressources naturelles essentielles tel que l’eau se multiplient et remportent même des victoires écrasantes. joue un rôle de chef de file en matière de lutte pour la protection de l’environnement et le développement durable. En Afrique, l’enjeux de l’eau est primordial et plusieurs groupes luttent contre la privatisation de cette ressource essentielle.

Equité dans l'habitat et accès des femmes au patrimoine bâti (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

Partager notre expérience en matière d'accès au patrimoine bâti avec d'autres associations

Discussions on Thematic areas (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

As it will emerge

Assembly of social movements on debt (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

Assembly of social movements on debt

Strengthening Civil Society via Education (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

Workshop on ideas about educations for civil society actors. Exchange of experiences.

A Movement for Seed Diverse GE Free Zones for Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

Focussed strategy discussion for groups working on GE and Sustainable Agriculture

Etats Generaux de la santé et de l'assurance maladie (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

"du local au global: les ETATS GÉNÉRAUX DE LA SANTÉ ET DE L'ASSURANCE MALADIE en France : élaboration d'un manifeste antilibéral pour la santé et démocratie participative à travers les Réseaux de Santé" -Proposition de création d'un Journal Electronique Mondial de Santé-

Presentación del libro DEFENSA DE DERECHOS SEXUALES EN CONTEXTOS FUNDAMENTALISTAS (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

PRESENTACIÓN DEL LIBRO "DEFENSA DE DERECHOS SEXUALES EN CONTEXTOS FUNDAMENTALISTAS". ACTIVIDAD CONJUNTA CON "CATÓLICAS POR EL DERECHO A DECICIR"

Thematic Assembly on Education (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

build a world network of education to share our experiences, work together and estabilish a common agenda.

Testimonies On Poverty Elevation Through Small Loans (, du 19/01/2007 06:06 au 19/01/2007 06:06)

conference

Testimonies on Poverty Elavation IN Slums Through Small Loans (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

conference

Theatre for advocacy and lobbying for Good governance . (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

4Cs patnering with CRECO will be showing plays within its thematic area.

Citizenship, Democratization and Development. (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

The workshop aims at exploring how the multiple facets of citizenship in operation is at the heart of the development agenda in Africa wether it concerns women, indigenous groups, youth or the poor.

The role of Local Authorities and decentralized cooperation in development processes (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Debate on the modalities of partnership and cooperation between European and African Local Authorities. Starting from a theoretical analysis of the current social and political scenario and from the exchange of experiences in progress, the aim is to think together on potentialities and innovation of relationships between communities and on benefits that the actors involved can benefit from.

People's Goverenance (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

a workshop on how people can participate in the decision making process in the people authority political system

“Misiones Sociales Bolivarianas en Venezuela, al servicio de los más necesitados” (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Misiones: -Misión Robinson: Plan Nacional Educativo para alfabetizar a personas de todas las edades en Venezuela). -Misión Mercal: Plan Nacional de Alimentación Estrátegico para dotar de los alimentos de primera necesidad, a precios económicos, a todos los venezolanos. -Misión Barrio Adentro: Plan Nacional de Salud Pública para ofrecer a los venezolanos un servicio de atención médica preventiva gratuito.

Conformación de la Red Internacional de Jóvenes contra el Imperialismo y defensa del proceso del Socialismo del siglo XXI implementado por nuestro Presidente Hugo Chávez (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

El nacimiento de la de ideología creadora de la red surge de la necesidad de la integración Juvenil Internacional, asociada a la vez con el imperioso deseo del mantenimiento y la expansión del nuevo sistema económico, social y político venezolano, que tiene como principio la solidaridad, la inclusión, la democracia participativa y protagónica y el bienestar social. La Red incluirá en su centro de enlace de información ciertas áreas como, la profundización de la lucha antiimperialista, promoción y diferenciación de los proyectos Bolivarianos y de corte social en vista de su internacionalización, así como aquellos que, a conveniencia, puedan ser integrados. La Red estará integrada por toda organización y persona que, de forma voluntaria, desee estar incluida en ella, poseyendo carácter social y emprendedor, con firmes convicciones antiimperialistas y deseo de la erradicación de la explotación del hombre por el sistema neoliberal, sabiendo que la prioridad la tendrán las organizaciones juveniles, así como la población joven activa independiente, actuando todos como promotores del antiimperialismo y defensores de la Revolución Venezolana. El proceso de inscripción a ella estará abierta durante todo el Foro Social Mundial 2007, en el stand de nuestro grupo, las Organizaciones serán incentivadas después de cada ponencia, para que se integren a este movimiento mundial. Una vez culminado el Evento el proceso de inscripción se realizara por Internet. Las comunicaciones, debates, foros e intercambio de experiencias por la Red se harán por preferencia en esta misma vía, aunque la correspondencia y los intercambios personales quedaran a discreción del grupo u organización.

“El Socialismo del Siglo XXI en Venezuela: Modelo Socio – Político Venezolana como agente de transformación y desarrollo del País” (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

5. Política Social del Presidente Chávez: 5.1. Modelo venezolano. 5.1.1. El nuevo modelo de desarrollo de la sociedad venezolano y el Socialismo del siglo XXI. 5.2. Equilibrio Social. 5.2.1. Objetivo. 5.2.2. Justicia Social. 5.2.3. Estrategias. 5.2.4. Nuevo Modelo de Participación Ciudadana: Consejos Comunales. 5.3. Equilibrio Político. 5.3.1. Objetivo. 5.3.2. Democracia Bolivariana. 5.3.3. Estrategias. 5.4. Equilibrio Internacional. 5.4.1. Objetivo. 5.4.2. Multipolaridad. 5.4.3. Estrategias. Espacio de sugerencias y de preguntas y respuestas.

Seminar on Illegitimacy of Debt and Responsible/Alternative Financing (as the reverse of Illegitimate Debt) (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Overview of positions and proposals, case studies from 3 regions, sharing of campaigning experiences and strategies - South & North, Global

Debt Audits, Parliamentary Strategies, and other related campaign strategies (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Sharing of Country Experiences in campaigning for and/or undertaking audits (South and North) including the case of Congo; Update on Trial vs the World Bank; Call for Audit of the World Bank

Debt and Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

workshop/seminar on Debt and Africa

Debt and Conditionalities (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Debt and Conditionalities

Parliamentary Strategies on Debt (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Parliament as Arena and Value/Location of Parliamentary Processes

Responsible/Alternative Financing (as the reverse of Illegitimate Debt) (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Responsible/Alternative Financing (as the reverse of Illegitimate Debt)

Debt and Poverty (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Debt and Poverty

Debt, Privatization of Basic Services, and the Role of IFIs (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Debt, Privatization of Basic Services, and the Role of IFIs

Debt, IFIs, and the Environment (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

the IFIs and the Environment

Overcoming debt, trade liberalization, and militarization: sharing experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

An open forum for sharing experiences from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa in the struggles to overcome debt domination, trade liberalization, and militarization, and build more just, equitable, and peaceful societies.

Assembly of Peoples of the South Creditors of Historical, Social, and Ecological Debts (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Open assembly of organizations and movements from the South to advance strategies for the recognition, restitution, and reparation of historical, social, cultural, and ecological debts due from the International Financial Institutions, transnational corporations, northern governments, and southern elites.

Haiti: Why no HIPC, PRSP, or UN Military Missions (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Workshop on Haiti, from its anti-slave revolt to current times and the struggle against economic and military occupation. Special focus on the doctrine of failed states, the need for debt repudiation and reparations, and the real role of the UN Stabilization Mission. Solidarity iniatives for 2007 and joining movements across the Atlantic.

Debt swaps for education: ¿good news or bad? (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

workshop to analyze and develop strategies on debt swaps for education, nature, health and other common goods and rights, focusing on their perils and limits. Alternatives for confronting indebtedness and low social spending.

sadfsafd (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

asdfsafd

FIGHTING AIDS BY KEEPING OUR PROMISES. CARE TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS FROM KENYAN EXPERIENCES(part 1) (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

SEMINAR

FIGHTING AIDS BY KEEPING OUR PROMISES. CARE TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS FROM KENYAN EXPERIENCES(part 2) (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

SEMINAR

SEMINAR (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

VALUE BASED APPROACHES TO HIV/AIDS PREVENTION FOR A BETTER WORLD (part 1)

SEMINAR (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

VALUE BASED APPROACHES TO HIV/AIDS PREVENTION FOR A BETTER WORLD (part 2)

Awareness Creation on HIV/AIDS throughArtistic Performances (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

youth groups will perform around the venue of WSF creating awareness on HIV/AIDS

Free Cuban Five Symposium (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Workshop to discuss the state of Cuban Anti-terrorism patriots incarcerated in US jails in disregard to the US Appeal court findings and the UN. petitions and testimonies from the families will also be part of the activity

New advances in health provisions: The Cuban Experience (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

share the innovative approaches to health services provision made by cuban doctors and researchers, including Öperation Miracle"

land rights conference : “Reclaim People’s Source of Livelihood – The Land Struggle of People of Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa' (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

conference of land rights social movements and organizations mainly from Kenya but with regional scope of participation to look at commonality of issues from the sub-Saharan Africa

Forum Theatre Plays/Skits- Working Class Women Acting at The World Social Forum (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Forum Theatre Plays: The short plays/skits will work around themes of labour/human rights in the International Supply Chain to restore dignity of the working class women. The workers will stage open ended plays/skits with an intention of inviting audience to participate in the play/skit. The audience coming on stage ‘Actor/s- Spect-Actor/s’ will take part in the dramatic action with an intention of introducing change or find an alternative solution to the problems put forward in the play/skit.

HIV/AIDS AND SOCIAL MOBILISATION IN THE AFRICAN CONTEXT (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

The World Social Forum is in Africa and HIV/Aids is an issue that needs to be placed firmly on the agenda. With the rapid increase in the numbers of people living with HIV/Aids all over Africa, HIV/Aids has become a major threat to all forms of development in Africa. For many Governments and NGO’s, HIV/Aids is reduced to another health problem affecting the poor. There is very little preparedness to deal with the social, political and economic causes and consequences of the pandemic as this would demand a willingness to address the societal structural underpinnings of the pandemic. The perception created by the North is that African people are promiscuous and it is therefore not surprising that sexually transmitted diseases spread rapidly. Even where there is a more sympathetic approach, those infected and affected by HIV/Aids are seen as poor victims. What is not seen is how HIV/Aids has become a focus of social activism and social movement building. In this workshop we will be discussing HIV/Aids from a social movement perspective. We will explore how movements and organizations dealing with HIV/Aids are exploring new and exciting forms of mobilization and organization. How many people living with HIV/Aids do not see themselves as victims but as active agents for social transformation. How issues like care and support can become key mobilization strategies and how HIV/Aids can shape people’s understanding of the brutality of neo-liberal governments.

What is NEPAD offering and doing for women in Africa? (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

An analysis of the role of NEPAD in empowering women in Africa. This analysis will explore whether NEPAD has impacted on the lives of women in Africa. Four key areas will be discussed: • NEPAD and the empowerment of women • NEPAD and the eradication of poverty • NEPAD and sustainable development and growth • NEPAD and the prevention of the marginalization of Africa Women from 4 community based organizations in South Africa will present case studies highlighting the experiences of women living in impoverished communities in South Africa and the forms of responses women are engaged in. Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences.

Street life: who cares? who is involved? (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

The official presentation of the street childrens inventory. The purpose of this inventory was to assist in the development of a comprehensive directory for street children interventions in Nairobi.

Learning politics from children (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Live parliamentary session about governance and politics . Includes Kivuli Choir presentation of a song “I’ve got a dream to become the next president”

Alternative information made in Nairobi (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

The Big Issue Kenya Magazine. Journalists from the Nation media, reporters from News from Africa and Radio Waumini will be present for interviews with other producers of informal newsletters from slums all over the world.

Street children for peace festival (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

It will take place outside the main vanue: behind Shalom House, Dagoreti Area. The street children from the different projects of Koinonia Community and the centers in Dagoreti area will come together and get the chance to show their talents. Children will get an opportunity to present songs, dramas, poems, acrobatics, jugglings.

My song, my soul, my culture. Songs from Anita girls. (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Anita Children Home's girls will performance songs and beats, poems about children's rights and cultural dances. They will also play a drama about hiv-aids.

Voices from Nairobi Slums. A participatory presentation (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Books, radio interviews, personal participation of people living in the majors slums of Nairobi, to highlight problems, commitment to positive transformation and creativity of the slum dwellers

Slum Magic Circus (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Kivuli Centre and Nafsi Afrika Youth will showcase their talents in acrobatics, songs, poems and traditional dances

Ndugu Mdogo: A new home for Kibera street children (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

A new home for Kibera street children has just opened in Nairobi. Participants are asked to visit it, listen to the children and share their time with them.

What Peace for Sudan?Life experiences from the Nuba Mountains and other parts of Sudan (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

A round table discussion on the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed on 9 Jan 2005 with special reference to the Nuba Region (Southern Kordofan) viewing issues regarding: Human Rights, democratization process and provision of basic services. With the participation of civil society leaders, resource persons and Sudanese living in Kenya.

Participatory Theatre and Child Participation. An Interactive Forum for the World Social Forum 2007 (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Amani Peoples Theatre (APT) proposes to use participatory theatre techniques to highlight issues pertinent to children. Drawing from vast experiences on the same, APT will lead participants of the interactive forum to focus on the following issues:  Juvenile Crime Prevention  OVC Rehabilitation  HIV - AIDS The artistic presentation will take the form of IMAGE THEATRE, FORUM THEATRE PLAY and CLAY WORK, all activities done by children, with the guidance of APT facilitators.

Shalom House Tournament (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

The football tournament will be held during the World Social Forum and the idea is to bring the youth together to share ideas and experiences. It will comprise of local Kenyan teams but we are also inviting teams from other countries and continents to join us in the tournament.

Meeting the Community: Street Children Festival, St. John, Korogocho (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

The Kutoka Network wants to offer the chance to meet its communities in the slums. On the 21st, the WSF delegates are invited to share the mass with the community and to enjoy an activity with them. Each community has chosen a different activity. After the mass at 9, there will be a street children festival where the children will perform for all the community & the visitors.

Meeting the Community: HIV/AIDS DAY, Holy Cross, Dandora (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

On the 21st, the Kutoka Network wants to offer the chance to meet its communities in the slums. The WSF delegates are invited to share the mass with the community and to enjoy an activity with them. Each community has chosen a different activity. Mass at 11 followed by activities on HIV/AIDS

Meeting the community: presentation of the activities to the visitors, Christ the King, Kibera (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

On the 21st, the Kutoka Network wants to offer the chance to meet its communities in the slums. The WSF delegates are invited to share the mass with the community and to enjoy an activity with them. Each community has chosen a different activity. After the Mass, the community will have several activities to allow the visitors to get to know their reality: poems, songs, drama, presentation of the activities, …

Meeting the community: Sacred Heart, Baba Ndogo (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

On the 21st, the Kutoka Network wants to offer the chance to meet its communities in the slums. The WSF delegates are invited to share the mass with the community and to enjoy an activity with them. Each community has chosen a different activity. After the mass the community will open to the visitor who wish to get to know them. A more specific programme will be communicated.

Meeting the community: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Adams Arcade (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

On the 21st, the Kutoka Network wants to offer the chance to meet its communities in the slums. The WSF delegates are invited to share the mass with the community and to enjoy an activity with them. Each community has chosen a different activity. This parish will have Masses at different hours and in different sub-parishes. Main Church Adams: 1130am Woodley: 10am Kianda: 10am Makina: 9am Olympic: 10am In every parish and sub-parish visitors are welcome and everywhere there will be entrainment activities and in Olympic sub-parish there will be a youth festival.

Meeting the community: Youth Festival Kangemi (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

On the 21st, the Kutoka Network wants to offer the chance to meet its communities in the slums. The WSF delegates are invited to share the mass with the community and to enjoy an activity with them. Each community has chosen a different activity. After the mass, there will be a youth festival with different performances.

Farmers Right to Safe Land Possession Under the Effects of the Economic Liberalization Policies (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

There will be a representative from Egypt, one from Morocco and one from Tunisia, each will present his country’s experience in this issue, in order to come out with frameworks for joint cooperation to face the negative effects of the economic liberalization policies.

Farmers Right to Safe Land Possession Under the Effects of the Economic Liberalization Policies (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

There will be a representative from Egypt, one from Morocco and one from Tunisia, each will present his country’s experience in this issue, in order to come out with frameworks for joint cooperation to face the negative effects of the economic liberalization policies

Hebron district under Israeli occupation - Facts and figures (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

It tackles up to date information about the Israeli occupation measures in the district in terms of land confiscation, Wall construcion, tree uprooting, crop destrucion and the humaniterian situations in the old city

Jerusalem district under Israeli occupation – Facts and figures (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

It focuses on human right violations in terms of house demolition, land confiscation and building of the Aparthied Wall around the sacred city of Jerusalem

The Israeli colonization of Palestine in stages (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

The presentation will deal with the Israeli occupation of historic Palestine from the beginning of the last century, especially in term of displacment and replacement.

Feminist self defence - a means of womens empowerment (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Lecture on and discussion about feminist self defence. As a means of strenghtning self asteem, creating a powerful way of speaking and acting, and discouraging assaults and intimidation. Also as a form of physical self defence. Both verbal and physical instruction. Only women welcome.

Meet 2004 Nobel peace price winner Wangari Maathai (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Discussion and lecture on sustainable development Norh-South relations/explotiation and Southern Africa.

Building Alternatives (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

A discussion from a Nordic and global perspective on concrete radical alternatives.

Different Models of Development: Alternative-Agriculture, Alternative-Market, Alternative-Energy; towards an environmentally and ecologically sound sustainable development. (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

The workshop proposed by Legambiente will be an opportunity to present, discuss and disseminate possible alternative models of development pursued by different organisations - from both South and North - working and struggling to achieve a sustainable development, for the access to the common goods and for a fairer trade. The workshop will highlight best practices of such alternative models of market, energy, agriculture (presenting experience of promotion of renewable energies, access to safe water, fair trade, food sovereignty), that represent an alternative way to development, sustainable and respectful of the environment and of the ecosystem. The focus will be on the links between environmental and social issues, that testify the un-sustainability of the current development and globalisation models, as recently denounced by the reports from the Cop12, held in Nairobi last November.

Workshop,Cultural Programme (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Workshop with testimonys,(Violation of Reproductive Rights of Plantation women in Sri Lanka) Impact of Globalization in Sri Lanka and Searching for Alternatives(Special emphasis on women)

Appropriation des TIC par les femmes porteuses d’initiatives économiques populaires et solidaires (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Au cours de cet atelier, Les Pénélopes présenteront leur projet qui vise à donner à des associations de femmes francophones la possibilité de développer leur propre site Internet. Les Pénélopes travaillent donc à développer une interface, sous logiciel libre, permettant de créer de façon très simple des sites Internets. Les Pénélopes assureront également la formation à l’utilisation de cette interface, avec comme objectif de faire des femmes formées de futures formatrices dans leur pays d’origine.

(II) PANEL: Plurality in the Diversities proposal (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

To think about alternatives to globalisation it is of paramount importance that they contain inclusive content, which will broaden its ambit, and eliminate that they convert into partial, reduced issues, with short view. In no few expressions of the dominant thinking of the movements, the questions of dignity which are raised as the banner of alternative initiatives, have been organized in a hierarchical way, locating the apparently tangible and the presumably universal in the centre, leaving that which is considered particular in the peripheries, and thus reproducing unique thought: exclusive, ethnocentric, heterosexist and sexist. Objectives of the Activity: · Visualise the broad political, theoretical, ethical and strategical ambit of the proposals on diversities in plural; · Orientate the interactions between sexual diversity with democracy and the construction of worlds in dialogue; · Looking at the South and its potential of constructing practical development initiatives of the ethics of diversities

Local social forums 24 - preparing 2008 mobilization week around the world (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Local social forums are small scale forums (i-e participant do not need to travel or drive long to participate) ----this workshop - in the fourth day - is about preparing 2008 mobilisation week locally ---two new ways of "keeping in touch" during 2007 are available : Common space site and "teleworkshops through internet" organized by organisations participating in various local social forums spaces

Local social forums 22- experiences and perspectives around the world (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Local social forums are small scale forums (i-e participant do not need to travel or drive long to participate) ---- participants learn how to take the social forum form and process to a smaller scale----this workshop was held in porto alegre 2005 and originated a loose network of individual participants (no representativity issue)----Nairobi 2007 will be an oportunity to meet for those that can travel there and to include more participants from African local social forums --- new ways of "keeping in touch" are available

What is the role for media in the strive for fair globalisation (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Bringing together independent mediaorganisations that strive towards a just globalistion: another world is possible

Corporate Social Accountability:Forming partnerships towards an effective application of human rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Following the wfs chart of principles, Mani Tese would like to propose a seminary on corporate Social Responsibility and Accountability focusing on the UN Norms and the international approach on CSR, specifically framed around the European debate It will also concentrate on significant wordwide experiences ragarding the commitment on this issue, as well as the crucial role that local institutions can play in facing the proble.Considering that the forum will take place in Africa for the first time, this will be an important opportunity to discuss and develop partnerships between organisations working on such a delicate theme as the respect for human rights put forth by the private sector.

Making Collaborations Possible; Journalist and Media Makers Unite (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Please join Media Change Makers for a get to know you session. There are journalist and media makers all over the world who are trying to use their media to make the world better. Please join us as we meet each other and find ways as media makers we can collaborate.

Migrant Rights: Exploring Root Causes and Strategizing International Plans of Action (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

A 2-part workshop that will examine the root causes of migration (such as neoliberalism and free trade, war and displacement) and strategize on coordinated international plans of action.

A panel on human rights abuses after Hurricane Katrina in the U.S. --The lingering effects of extreme poverty and racism in the richest country of the world. (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

A panel on human rights abuses after Hurricane Katrina in the U.S. --The lingering effects of extreme poverty and racism in the richest country of the world.

North South Cooperation for peace (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Construire la paix en Afrique, quelles Coopérations internationales? recherche des causes des conflits/ responsabilités internationales/rôle de la France, quelles coopérations entre forces de paix du Nord et du Sud?

Promotion de la solidarité dans tous les secteurs de l'informel (part 1,2,3) (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Cet atelier donnera l'opportunité aux travailleuses et travailleurs des différents secteurs de l’informel (artisanat, petits métiers, petits commerces, agriculture, élevage, pêche, etc.) de discuter de leur situation de travail et des conséquences sur leur vie et celle de leur famille.

Assessing the state of democracy (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Debate on experiences from measuring or assessing democracy in individual countries and comparing democracy in different countries. What is the purpose of it. Is it at all possible to measure and compare democracies. What can we learn from it. Can democracy assessments inspire civic education and empowerment programmes to promote popular participation in and control over decision makers and decision making processes. Can they help promote action that secures equal opportunities for all and make policy decisions more focused on poverty eradication than on short term growth.

Democracy Auditing (, du 19/01/2007 06:07 au 19/01/2007 06:07)

Workshop where a democracy audit tool (questionnaire) will be presented and discussed with the aim of developing it further or develop alternative tools. One purpose of the tool is - through personal reflection and group discussion - to raise awareness about the functioning of a democracy and the opportunities for citizens to engage in and influence the political decision making process to ensure that they are inclusive and aimed at poverty eradication.

International campaign on democracy (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

MS invites to an open meeting to discuss the possibilities for an international campaign on democracy. The aim of the meeting is to discuss and brainstorm on a joint focus on democratization efforts and to form new alliances and identify potential partners. The focus will be on a bottom-up approach emphasising the role of civic education, access to information, consultation mechanisms, civil society capacity building, and decentralization efforts.

Millenium Development goals at Grassroot Level in Kenya (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

MDGs Alliance Group

A importância da organização do Hip-Hop (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Discução e a prova de que o hip-hop e qualquer ação popular tem mais força se organizado. Experiências como a públicação do livro Hip-Hop a Lápis, do encontro nacional da Nação Hip-Hop Brasil e do CD Nação Hip-Hop Vol. 1 serão apresentados como prova de que o melhor amigo do povo, é o povo organizado.

Mateso Na Majonzi Ya Wachuuzi (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Exposing the maltreatment of the informal sector

Caste and Descent Based Discrimination: A Global Perspective (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Caste and Descent Based Discrimination is a global phenomenon which has not been addressed adequately so far. It is because of this reason that an attempt would be made to highlight the issues related to discrimination and exclusion faced by Dalits in Asia and other Descent Based Discriminated communities in Africa and other countries across the Globe.

Dalit Land Rights Movement: Resistance to Caste and Neo-Liberal Globalization (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Denial of land rights to Dalits is directly linked to caste system and its pernicious influence resulting into gross human rights violations of worst kinds in multiple forms. Landlessness among Dalits is a common feature in the South Asian rural economy. Dalits are still forced to work as landless labourers, bonded labourers and attached labourers and are denied ownership rights to land.

Overcoming Barriers: Housing and HIV/AIDS in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

This event will provide hands-on training and sharing of experiences by simulating action planning workshops carried out by African NGOs with community based housing groups. The first half will be group discussion with a moderator to stimulate participatory interaction. It will draw out people’s experiences of the impact of HIV/AIDS and its link to housing for low-income and disadvantaged communities. In the second half, facilitators will help each group consider how co-ops, CBOs, NGOs, and other stakeholders can respond to the housing related impacts of HIV/AIDS. The event will draw on the experiences of African co-op/social housing groups for inspiration and discussion. All participants will receive case study materials and examples of action planning and training materials that they can use in their own communities. They will also be sent a synopsis of the discussions and participants’ contact information to allow for continued networking.

Gaining a Foothold: The United States' Plans for Expanding its (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Unlike other regions, Africa has previously not hosted foreign military bases of the United States. This contrasts with the heavy concentration of US bases and other forms of military presence in East Asia, Europe, West Asia, and increasingly, Central Asia. But as the US undertakes its most comprehensive transformation of its global military deployment since World War II, that is poised to change. Plans are foot for the establishment of US military installations or the securing of access to military facilities in the region. Algeria, Mali, Guinea, Djibouti are some of the countries that have been identified. Special Operations Forces are already stationed at the Horn of Africa. There is also a standing proposal to establish a separate US military command to cover the region, in the same way that the the Pacific Command covers most of Asia and the Pacific while the Southern Command covers Latin America. Ostensibly, the US military presence is being justified as being aimed against "terorrists." Indeed, sub-Saharan Africa has been designated part of the global "arc of instability" in which the US must expand or deepen its military presence. But with the Gulf of Guinea countries now supplying 16% of US energy requirements - a figure that's projected to grow to as much as 25% by 2015, it is believed that - as in West Asia and Central Asia - US bases are being established to secure access to natural resources and to bolster the US capacity for rapid military interventions. This will be an educational forum for sharing information and raising awareness on the latest US military plans and designs on Africa, for deepening our understanding of the larger implications of the current US global military realignment, and for learning from the experience of other countries that are also currently hosting foreign military presence.

Building the movement: Africa and the global movement for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases, against War and Militarization (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Planning and networking workshop aimed at introducing the network to more people, to build links with African movements that share its concerns and aims, to collectively strategize and plan further, and to gather inputs on how to further strengthen the movement, through the Ecuador conference and other efforts.

Documenting of the WSF information (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

The Social Forum needs to extend to the library. Let the public libraries become "depositary libraries" of the social forums. This is a Pilot Project of Kenya Library Association, in cooperation with the Network Institute for Global Democratisation, whereby library and information specialists initiate the documenting of the WSF information before, during and after the WSF event in Nairobi.

Africa by Africans (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Africa's own ideas and history has been edited and suppressed throughout the ages. Based on the the late professor Joseph Ki-Zerbo's visions of a an African identity, Networkers South-North together with International South Group Network (ISGN) will host this Africa by Africans-event: Keynote speaker will be Kenneth Kaunda, together with a number of prominent African thinkers. Date: January 21st, venue will be announced later.

Rural Women’s Forum and Exhibition: Part 1 (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

This activity, in three continuous sessions, brings together rural women leaders from different parts of Africa to share their stories and discuss how they are overcoming the many challenges they face. In the FIRST session, rural women from West Africa present an exhibition of photographs and artifacts to illustrate their experience. In the second session, a panel of women leaders give insight into rural women’s leadership, enriched by stories and comment from women from many parts of rural Africa. In the third session, participants take the floor to give their perspective and speak of their reality. The sessions will be held in English with translation for French and Swahili speakers.

Rural Women’s Forum and Exhibition: Part 2 (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

This activity, in three continuous sessions, brings together rural women leaders from different parts of Africa to share their stories and discuss how they are overcoming the many challenges they face. In the first session, rural women from West Africa present an exhibition of photographs and artifacts to illustrate their experience and enter into conversation with visiting participants. In the SECOND session, a panel of women leaders give insight into rural women’s leadership, enriched by stories, comment and testimony from participants. In the third session, women from many parts of rural Africa take the floor to give their perspective and speak of their reality. The sessions will be held in English with translation for French speakers.

Rural Women’s Forum and Exhibition: Part 3 (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

This activity, in three continuous sessions, brings together rural women leaders from different parts of Africa to share their stories and discuss how they are overcoming the many challenges they face. In the first session, rural women from West Africa present an exhibition of photographs and artifacts to illustrate their experience and enter into conversation with visiting participants. In the second session, a panel of women leaders give insight into rural women’s leadership, enriched by stories, comment and testimony from women from many parts of rural Africa. In the THIRD session, participants take the floor to give their perspective and speak of their reality. The sessions will be held in English with translation for French and Swahili speakers.

Elections for Social Change (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

“Elections for Social Change” would serve as a space for learning, sharing, showcasing best practices across the region; The activity would be a market place of ideas and constructive debate, that would respond to the challenges of political and economic governance in in developing countries vis-à-vis election and its processes, The social implications for peoples in their quest to ensure free and fair election towards enthroning people centred government and global systems. It is a move to mobilise People towards setting the agenda for elections in their country while galvanising civic participation in elections as a tool for mobilisation to effect the desired social change. It is also a means to mobilise the people to defend collective mandate.

Third Party Nonviolent Intervention (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Workshop on the programme and work of the Nonviolent Peaceforce in sending skilled trained and organised international civilians to intervene for sustained periods of time to assist and protect peace activists and human rights workers in areas of war and conflict, notably Sri Lanka, Colombia, Uganda and Philippines

Promoting the Charter of Human Responsibilities (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Facilitation process currently active in 15 countries and in 10 sectors around the world, to promote discussion and debate, adaptation and adoption, integration and application of a draft Charter of Human Responsibilities

Solidarity to confront Zimbabwe's crisis - liberation or betrayal (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Describing and analysing the Zimbabwe crisis, to explore progressive solidarity responses

NAPRA. Health, education and sustainability in the Amazon Rain Forest (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

This presentation will show the work of NAPRA in Amazon Rain Forest in Brazil. NAPRA works in three different areas: Education, Health and Sustainability.

INVESTIGATION OF PEDIATRIC PATIENT WITH CONDYLOMATA ACCUMINATUM IN HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

The CONDYLOMATA ACCUMINATUM CA) it is caused by the papiloma human virus (PVH). There are evidences of increase of the incidence in children, determining social implications, doctors and legal.

EVALUATION OF SEROCONVERSION PROTECTING FOR THE VACCINE AGAINST THE YELLOW FEVER IN BEARERS OF HIV / AIDS (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Evaluation of the answer seroconversion of patients with HIV / AIDS vaccinated against the Yellow fever. Analyze of the best values of load virus and level of CD 4 for an appropriate protecting answer.

Atividade de teste - 01/11 (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

descrição da atividade teste

Democratization of media (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Democratização da comunicação

Environmental Justice towards a Post Oil Civilization (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

To evolve to a post-petroleum society not only requires the search for new energy sources, but also profound transformations of the society, new relationships based on social, economical and environmental justice and north-south equality.

The Taveta Question? (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

An open discussion on the politics of land, landlessness and mutlicutluralism in Kenya. Presentation of research and findings from a specifically acute case inside Kenya: Taveta. Written materials and summaries available in both English and Kiswahili.

Open Knowledge network: Savoirs sans frontières (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Workshop to build a network for producing and sharing information & knowledge within Africa. There will be a presentation and testimonies of successes & failures, experience sharing within the participants, and closing with suggestions of how to build the wider network in Africa.

Presentation (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Presentation followed by a discussion on the political economy of the digital age, referring to the start of the environmental movement. “Informentalism” is a new idea attempting to construct an understanding of the ‘Information Age’ that recognizes the destruction of cultures, diversity and individual ‘mental space’ of Global Informational Capitalism. It problematizes the idea of the “Information Age” which is usually presented as overwhelmingly positive. It seeks to build a coalition to challenge corporate domination of the ‘symbolic realm’ through drawing links between the struggles of many in diverse fields: people protecting their cultures from ‘coca-colonisation’, human rights organizations challenging big brother state or corporations, the free & open source software movement, HIV/AIDS activists campaigning against patents that restrict access to ARV drugs, global trade activists that see Intellectual Property Rights entrenching the advantage of the rich, independent media trying to present a view of the world different from corporate media.

ICTs for improved and secure Livelihoods of Women (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

The goal is to develop capacities and create awareness on ICTs and women's empowerment. The workshop participants will be women leaders, policy makers and other interested groups attending the forum.

Telecentre network for African development (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Workshop to promote the network of community Information & Communication Technology (ICT) centres for development ("telecentres").

Building the telecentre network in Rwanda (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Building the telecentre network in Rwanda

Campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

The 'Palestine Tent' will serve as central meeting space for information and coordination of advocacy and campaigning for Palestinian rights and boycott, divestment, sanctions (BDS) against Israel.

Atelier sur les droits des travailleurs migrants (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Cet atelier d'une demi journée sera organisé sous forme de panel et donnera l'occasion à plusieurs dirigeants syndicaux de réfléchir sur la problématique du travail migrant, de discuter de la situation des travailleurs migrants en Afrique, les problèmes auxquels ces travailleurs sont confrontés et les stratégies pour un meilleur respect des droits des travailleurs migrants. L'opportunité sera également saisie pour analyser les causes du travail migrant et ses conséquences sur le développement de l'Afrique.

Encuentro Mundial de los Estudiantes (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Encuentro para debater los rumbos y retos del movimiento estudiatil internacional

Seminario "Cuba contra el terrorismo, por la verdad y la justicia. La causa de los Cinco Héroes cubanos presos injustamente en los Estados Unidos" (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Este seminario pretende integrar a un panel de composición internacional para abordar la historia de más de 4 décadas de acciones terroristas contra Cuba, así como el injusto encarcelamiento de cinco combatientes antiterroristas cubanos, que desde hace 12 años permanecen injustamente encarcelados en los Estados Unidos por tratar de evitar la continuidad de esas criminales acciones.

Towards an Arms Trade Treaty: Next Steps for the Control Arms Campaign (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

To discuss and plan ways that the Control Arms Campaign can facilitate the involvement of people concerned about the effects of armed violence , in the UN Secretary General's forthcoming consultation on the Arms Trade Treaty.

Rights in Crisis (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Rights in Crisis? Whose responsibility is it to protect civilians in conflict?

Towards a People Driven Regional Intergration: Opportunities and Challenges for the African Union Today. (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

The African Union's vision of 2001 states its commitment to justice , public participation and human rights. It has emerged as a force for South-South solidarity, early political action in conflict trouble spots and progressive common rights standards . Join us in dialogue with activists sharing practical experiences of engaging the African Union around its vision. The activity will also see the launch of the African Union Monitor( www.pambazuka.org)

Israel, the Arms Trade and Diamonds: Sustaining Occupation and Apartheid (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Participants are invited to a seminar and discussion to explore the intimate links between the Israeli arms and diamond trades, the regime's military companies and oppressed peoples throughout Africa and the global south in general. The seminar will highlight some of the historical mechanisms in which Israel has fuelled poverty, conflict and war in Africa and beyond, and how such profiteering continues to play an important role within the Israeli economy.

STAR Methodology (an approach to address HIV & AIDS scourge) (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

STAR is a comprehensive integrated methodology which combines the strength of participatory learning on HIV and AIDS with empowerment and social change. It focuses on relationships and communication skills with the aim of reducing HIV transmission, improving sexual reproductive health rights and fostering gender empowerment. This is combined with an innovative approach to adult learning that enhances effective communication and power relation thereby enabling people to plan and reflect on their development activities based on the local reality. The activity here will be to unpack STAR methodology using illustrations and case studies.

HIV social movements and working with media (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Workshop for HIV social movements on working with media--discussing and presenting practical suggestions from working with different social movements in South Africa and Brazil

Information and African conflicts (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Wordwide information is not usually complete or true about African conflicts and their connections with globalized power system. Which reasons are behind this worldwide censure? What to do to allow for true information and promote an adjustment of the situation?

Challenges of rural women in post conflict Sierra Leone. (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

PACE intends to make power point presentation on the challenges of women in post conflict Sierra Leone. The presentation will describe the following: • The impact of the eleven - year war on women in Sierra Leone • The role of women in the Peace process • Rebuilding Sierra Leone: what are the opportunities for women? • The challenges of women in post conflict Sierra Leone.

pattan lok natak (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

theater based on World Social Forum theme "Another World is Possible" and its Title is also same.

Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution: Common Treasure of Humankind for Peace (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

 

Festival of Women's Stories of Struggle and Heroism (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

A storytelling session of women in struggle from various ethnic and religious groups, accompanied by performances in songs, dances, poetry and traditional rituals.

"Different Beliefs, Common Struggles: Solidarity in the Face of Empire and War" (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

A public forum with panel speakers giving presentations in a round table discussion format. The audience/participants will be encouraged to get into the discussion. A host/moderator will guide the flow of discussions

Identity Crisis within Democratic Formation (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Peacebuilding & Conflict Transformation in relation to Identity Crisis within Democratic formation in Africa

Identity Crisis within Democratic Formation (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Peacebuilding & Conflict Transformation in relation to Identity Crisis within Democratic Formation in Africa

"What do women peacebuilders want from the WSF? - another world is possible if there is peace." (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Seminar and facilitated discussion about why women peacebuilders remain marginalised even at the WSF and in social movements, and why it is so important that we urgently address this problem.

Threats to Food Sovereignity and EPAs in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Conference on the implications of EPAs to food sovereignty. The conference is meant to give an introduction to 1) free trade agreements, 2) Economic Partnership Agreements, 3) agriculture and 4) food sovereignty, and ensure that the links between the different elements are made clear and simple to the variety in the audience we seek.

Re-evaluation Counseling United To End Racism: peer based counseling skills for healing from oppression and internalized oppression from the society, global capitalism (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

This workshop will be an introduction to re-evaluation counseling skills, a peer based counseling which anyone can learn and exchange in order to heal from oppressive experiences and internalized oppression. We live in a world full of institutionalized oppression, and to make another world we need to end this oppression. We also need to heal from the ways in which this oppression has hurt us. Racism is one of the key oppressions that invades all aspects of our lives. We can heal from racism whether it has been directed at us or if we have been trained to be oppressor in racism. Healing from oppression will make our work to change the world more sustainable, free our minds from these hurts so that we can see challenges we face in new ways and have new ideas about how to change the world, and make it even more possible for us to build close relationships with each other and enjoy the world and our lives while we are working to change the world.

Re-evaluation Counseling, United to End Racism - Ending Sexism and Racism: peer based counseling skills for healing from oppression and internalized oppression from the society, global capitalism (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Description: This workshop will be an introduction to re-evaluation counseling skills, a peer based counseling which anyone can learn and exchange in order to heal from oppressive experiences and internalized oppression. We live in a world full of institutionalized oppression, and to make another world we need to end this oppression. We also need to heal from the ways in which this oppression has hurt us. It is possible to end sexism completely and for women to heal completely from the hurts from sexism, where women can be completely powerful and never again settle for anything less then absolutely everything. It is also possible for men to heal from the oppressor role that this society has forced on them. Racism is one of the key oppressions that invades all aspects of our lives, and in order to end sexism we also need to end racism. We can heal from racism whether it has been directed at us or if we have been trained to be oppressor in racism. Healing from oppression will make our work to change the world more sustainable, free our minds from these hurts so that we can see challenges we face in new ways and have new ideas about how to change the world, and make it even more possible for us to build close relationships with each other and enjoy the world and our lives while we are working to change the world.

A seminar on wars, violence, political instability and sanctions as major determinants of health. (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

A seminar on wars, violence, political instability and sanctions as major determinants of health. The focus will be given to the middle east region as elsewhere in the world. Countries like Sri Lanka, Darfur, the Philippines, Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon and Sudan are examples.

A seminar on the impact of the neo-liberal trends on the people’s access to basic services. (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

A seminar on the impact of the neo-liberal trends on the people’s access to basic services. Focus will be on the process and impact of health sector reform and consequently, privatization of the health services in addition to privatization of water, limited access to food and other factors needed for human survival.

Asserting People’s Food Sovereignty: Speak Out! (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

The People's Coalition on Food Sovereignty or PCFS is a growing network of various grassroots groups of small food producers particularly of peasant-farmer organisations and their support NGOs, working towards a People's Convention on Food Sovereignty. PCFS plans to conduct several activities for the WSF. The activities will run for two (2) days, and will endeavour to create spaces for communities especially those that are directly involved in the production of food, for them to assert their rights to the control and access to food production resources, and ultimately for them to have genuine food sovereignty. The activities planned for the WSF 2007 will serve as the commencement of future activities geared towards the realisation of the communities’ genuine food sovereignty. 1. Speak Out! A Speak Out, or a public forum on issues related to food sovereignty will be organised to make known the issues and struggles of the different communities and groups, specifically in Africa. This will be organised on Day 2 (22 January). Several speakers from different communities, peasants’ and women’s groups will be selected to talk about the different issues they are facing in relation to food sovereignty issues, like genetic engineering (GE), agrarian reform, pesticides, indigenous knowledge, women in agriculture among others. 2. Seminar and workhops on Food Sovereignty A seminar and a forum on food sovereignty issues will be organised. These activities will feature the basic concepts related to food sovereignty, as well as the current issues related to it. The seminar and forum can also give points on how communities and farmers groups can make their advocacy work more effective and with more impact. The seminar will be held on the Day 2 (22 January), while the workshops will be on Day 3 (23 January).

Oeco-social market system - to replace worldwide market fundamentalism. (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

A participatory workshop on a socially just and sustainable concept which funktions through fair competition in free markets - but under agreed values and globally accepted and enforced rules - promoted through a global Solidarity Plan("Global Marshall Plan") to replace the market fundamentalist dogma which is reigning - and unbalancing - the world today.

High quality Early Childhood Development for all (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Workshop on high quality ECD for all through child-centered Montessori quality-preschools (age 3-6) also in Africa - as successfully proven to be possible in Haiti by the Peter-Hesse-Foundation since over 20 years.

Constituting an Evolutionary Learning Network (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Collaborative conversation on how we can deepen our capacity to collaborate in off-line and on-line environments. Central to the conversation is how we can embody the principles below into our organizing efforts to increase our collective consciousness and ability to move effectively through complexity towards a new human culture. Open Source Open Standards Collaboration Autopoeisis Inclusivity Extensibility Distributed Leadership Evolution

Globalisation and Neo-liberalism: Challenges and Alternatives for the poor in South Asia (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

The seminar looks at the changing nature of the poor particularly after introduction of Structural Adjustment programme. It raises the question why is it ultimately the poor have to suffer always. From the grassroots point of view it looks at the various challenges and alternatives

INDIGENOUS TERRITORIAL AND LAND RIGHTS IN AFRICA (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

another internet is possible (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

A conversation focusing on the discussion of the ideological censorship of networks, and alternatives of cultural work, information and network policies.

Ações Afirmativas após a Conferência de Durban (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

Roda de dialogo: as ações afirmativas no mundo pós Durban

Round Table about propouse to education children, adolescent and teen (, du 19/01/2007 06:16 au 19/01/2007 06:16)

In this workshop we will pretend show experienc of propouse pedagocic development in camp of education of teen and adults. The projects building of projects pedagic and social-culture that anwser the demand this peoples, garantiee to them the acess and permanence with quality in school, while right inalienable.

Freedom of Expression and State Repression (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

A workshop that will have a panel that will present on Freedom of Expression and Repression

Non-Formal Education and Training (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

With an experience spanning over 30 years, Undugu Society of Kenya will be running a workshop entitled “ Reaching Out to the Invisible and the Excluded” in society, sharing inspirations, experiences and challenges in providing alternative form of education and training to youngsters who have been excluded from mainstream education and training programme. Speakers drawn from the field have been lined up to share their hands on experiences, likewise to individual testimonies and roundtable discussions.

Sexual and reproductive Health: Rights and Reforms (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

A workshop that will focus on the impact of health sector reform process on sexual and reproductive health. In addition, the workshop will address the sexual and reproductive rights from both health and social aspects.

Mapping the Youth Movement (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

Engaging African youth present at Forum to assess the satus of youth movements in the continent.

African Women and Youth Claiming Culture (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

The sessions will explore the different ways African women and youth have claimed and used culture as a form of political and social protest and will comprise of food exhibitions, song workshops, literary workshops and art workshops.

Community Mobilization, Participation and Healthy Choices (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

How we organize a community outreach with VCT services. This will be done by mobilizing the community make them participate in role plays presented by us.

African Regional networks workshop on EPAs (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

African Farmers present the model of agriculture which they are defending & the kind of agricultural policies that are necessary to do so

GCAP WORKSHOP (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

Workshop

Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

ADVOCACY FOR PRO-POOR DEVELOPMENT

Justice and Peace Commissions International Meeting (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

A number of Justice and Peace Commissions from all over the world will be present at the World Social Forum 2007. This is a unique opportunity to gather and hold debates on issues of common interest, in particular on South-North relations. The meeting is opened to everyone.

AFRICA DIALOGUE ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

The dialogue will be open to all GCAP MDG National coalitions in africa.The aim of the dialogue is to compare their experiences, share their challeges and identify opportunities in campaigning against poverty and for the millinnium development goals as we draw closer towards the mid-term of full filling the millinnium development goals in july 2007

Dalit Emancipation, specially among women and children (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

Dalit Emancipation, specially among women and children

Moving People: Africa Asia Interface on Migration/Refugee/Exile/Diaspora Part 2 (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

 

Moving People: Africa Asia Interface on Migration/Refugee/Exile/Diaspora Part 3 (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

Our programme aims to explore various layers of reality in the movement of people as migrant, refugee, exiled and diaspora. The programme will approach the issue through various forms of discourse as in conferences, film programme, performances, literary presentations and art works. The project aims to forge a broader Africa-Asia alliance around issues of validity and citizenship of ‘Moving People’ and their cultures. We are registering the 3 conferences in this form. There will also be additional cultural programme (performances, films, art show and poetry reading)under the same theme to take place in a specially designated space.

Testimonies On Poverty Eleviation in Slums Through Small Loans (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

conference

Quel rôle pour les jeunes acteurs aujourd'hui et décideurs de demain, face aux défis de la mondialisation: dignité humaine, migration, citoyennété, égalité? (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

Créer un cadre d'échange des activités menées par les jeunes dans les domaines de la citoyennété, dignité humaine et de l'égalité des peuples et du genre.

International trade unionism for decent work in Africa and all around the world part 2 (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

Fighting for a fair system of global governance - Fighting for a fair regulation of business - Fighting for affordable and high quality public services

Launch of Decent Work, Decent Life Campaign (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

The session will feature a launch of the Decent Work, Decent Life Campaign by the Decent Work alliance and a discussion amongt participants on how the campaign can gather momentum in order to deliver tangible gains for the world's workers and the poor.

Participation citoyenne et pauvretés: quelle mobilisation de la société civile pour que tous participent au dialogue politique? (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

Aujourd’hui, nous croyons que les personnes qui vivent la pauvreté, l’exclusion, les inégalités et la précarité, ont une place essentielle dans la construction de la société, à tous niveaux, et pas seulement ceux qui ont le pouvoir. Malheureusement ce n’est pas la réalité. Leur participation dans les projets et décisions qui les concernent à ce séminaire est essentielle afin qu’ils puissent proposer des idées et des pistes concrètes d’actions. Les femmes et hommes qui vivent dans l’exclusion, en partant de leurs réalités et problèmes propres se mobilisent avec d’autres qui les rejoignent dans ce combat, pour transformer le monde en un monde plus juste.

African Water Network (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

This workshop aims to launch an African Water Network of activist in African countries and share experience in the struggle against water privatisation and building people's alternatives. A series of sessions are being organized through an international participatory process and we ultimately aim to make a contribution to the development and existence of the African Water Network.

Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

A panel presentation by speakers from different African regions/organisations presenting & discussing key issues in the area of SRHR that affect African women and girls

Palestinian Prisoners (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

This seminar has for purpose to aware on the situation of the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons and to campaign to free Palestinian Political Prisoners

CoberturaWiki (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

El propósito de la CoberturaWiki (www.coberturawiki.net) es hacer con que los propios participantes de un determinado evento produzcan, colectivamente, en un wiki (de igual manera como en Wikipedia), relatos y documenten las discusiones ocurridas, tanto en mesas oficiales como en discusiones paralelas.

Migrations, droits fondamentaux, liberté de circulation: construire les solidarités euro-africaines (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

-présenter les travaux et recommendations de la Conférence Euro-Afrcaine sur les migrations; -analyser les conclusions des deux conférences officielles tenues à Rabat en juillet, puis à Tripoli récemment; -approfondir les perspectives dégagées lors de la Conférence Non Gouvernementale de Rabat, constituer l'ossature du suivi de la Conférence à l'échelle internationale et établir un plan d'action

Controversy Dialogue on Fundamentalisms and Anti-globalisation Alliance Building (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

Dialogue on fundamentalism and anti globalisation

THE WOMEN'S RALLY (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

A lively well-publicised and highly visible rally of up to 1000 women and men that will carry a powerful slogan from the Feminist Dialogues meeting that will visibilise the issues violence against women

FEMINIST TENT FOR YOUTH (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

A Tent set up in the WSF Youth Camp that can accommodate between 50-100 participants, which will serve as an open, safe space for young women interested in finding out more about feminism

Social Protection for workers in the informal economy (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

Social Alert International will organize an activity on social protection in the informal economy. Social Alert is an international coalition of social, human rights and workers organizations. The coalition was created with a view to join the programs of action of several international organizations and to struggle against social injustice worldwide. Social Alert was born in 1997, after an initiative by five international organizations (Pax Christi International (PCI), World Confederation of Labour (WCL), International Youth Christian Workers (IYCW), World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW), and World Solidarity (WSM). It is a response to the urgent need to launch joint actions against massive violations to economic and social rights. While it does not rule out civil and political rights from its scope of action, Social Alert focuses more on the economic, social and cultural rights. Collective rights, particularly workers', are followed up more closely.

Decent Work for a Decent Life - Campaign launch (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

The launch of the Decent Work for a Decent Life campaign

Child labour (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

This seminar on child labour will be organised by the Global Progressive Youth Forum and the International Falken Movement.

Decent Work and Millenium Development Goals (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

The seminar on Decent Work and MDG's will be organised by Solidar.

Decent work for development and migration (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

A seminar focussing on decent work for development and migration will be organised by the Decent Work Alliance

Decent Work and Social Protection (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

A seminar on social protection will be organised by Solidar, an independent international alliance of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who are involved in social service provision, international co-operation, humanitarian aid and life-long learning. They are historically linked to the free and democratic labour and trade union movement

Organising for Decent Work - Decent Work for World Cup 2010 campaign launch (, du 19/01/2007 06:17 au 19/01/2007 06:17)

The launch of the Decent Work for the 2010 world cup, which will take place in South Africa, campaign will be launched with the following organsiations as organisers, the Decent Work Allinace, BWI, Swiss Trade Unions and most likely Cosatu.

Decent Work for Young people (, du 19/01/2007 06:18 au 19/01/2007 06:18)

A seminar focussing on Decent Work for young people will be organised by the Global Progressive Youth Forum and the ITUC.

Decent Work and Farm Workers (, du 19/01/2007 06:18 au 19/01/2007 06:18)

This seminar, organised by the Swiss Labour Assistance, will consist of a panel discussing topics ranging from the changes in agriculture to the casualization of farm workers.

Collective Bargaining Strategies for Alternatives to Neoliberal Conditions in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:18 au 19/01/2007 06:18)

This seminar on collective bargaining strategies for alternatives to neoliberal conditions in Africa will be hosted by the Labour Research Service. LRS is a trade union based NGO which provides information, education and research services to South African trade unions and civil society organisation on collective bargaining.

United Vision Towards Alternative Strategies for African Labour (, du 19/01/2007 06:24 au 19/01/2007 06:24)

The seminar entitled 'United vision towards alternative strategies for African Labour will be hosted by Global Network Africa. The speakers at this seminar will be the Zimbabwean Congress of Trade Unions, Ghana TUC, COSATU, the Nigerian Labour Congress and Cotu.

Decent Work and Migration (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

A seminar on 'Decent Work and Migration' will be organised by Public Services International (PSI).

Farm Worker Organisations Meeting (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

This meeting on Farm Worker Organisations will be organised by Khanya College and convened by the Southern Africa regional network.

Multinationals: Delivering Decent Work? (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

This activity will be a discussion on how multinationals behave in Africa and other developing countries.

Trade unions as peace builders - The challenges for African workers organisations in the 21st century (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

This activity organised by ISCOS and ACV-CSC will look at the question: No social development is possible without peace: which role for the trade unions?

Economic partnership agreements: Debate from labour perspective (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

This activity will be a workshop discussing the social impacts of EPA's and defining strategies for a social dimension.

Dialogo partidos politicos sociedad civil- vision cruzada (part 2) (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

ES) El seminario busca aportar a la construcción de un espacio de dialogo en el marco del FSM entre representantes de partidos politicos y organizaciones de la sociedad civil de Europa, América Latina y Africa, que contribuya a potenciar espacios y temas de encuentro, garantizando las autonomías de los movimientos sociales y los partidos politicos. (FR) Cette activité vise à construire un espace de dialogue, dans le cadre du FSM, entre partis politiques et organisations de la société civile d'Europe, d'Amérique Latine et d'Afrique. Cet espace doit permettre la rencontre, tout en garantissant l'autonomie des mouvements sociaux et des partis politiques.

Digital security for human rights defenders wokshop (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

This two days workshop organized just before WSF aims to introduce participating Human Rights Defenders to the issues surrounding digital security. It will present and distribute a toolkit that may be used to overcome problems like: circumvention technologies to freely access the information, encryption techniques, how to securily store, backup, destroy and transmit the information. The workshop will be a hands-on training, we will test the skills in the class with computers connected to the internet. The training will be based on "NGO in a Box - Security Edition" project, a collation of software tools and materials that aims to strengthen the security of human rights activists in the digital world (see http://security.ngoinabox.org/).

LAS DESAPARICIONES FORZADAS: Lucha contra la impunidad y derecho de las víctimas a la verdad, la justicia y la reparación (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

LAS DESAPARICIONES FORZADAS: Lucha contra la impunidad de los autores de desapariciones forzadas y derecho de las víctimas a la verdad, la justicia y la reparación

Las desapariciones forzadas ( PART 2): Lucha contra la impunidad y derecho de las víctimas a la verdad, la justicia y la reparación (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

LAS DESAPARICIONES FORZADAS: Lucha contra la impunidad de los autores de desapariciones forzadas y derecho de las víctimas a la verdad, la justicia y la reparación

40 Years are Enough! End the Israeli Occupation (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

2007 marks the 40 year anniversary of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories. This seminar has for purpose to lunch the mobilisation for actions that have to be taken to end this illegal situation.

Economic Justice for Swaziland Conference (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Swaziland is the last remaining absolute monarch found in Southern Africa. The country suffers from a poorly perfoming economy, characterised by widespread poverty, disease and a deteriorating standard of living. Although some of the underlying causes for the poor perfomance are natural phenomena like the eratic rainfall pattern that causes an recurring drought, they are mainly caused by the bad policy choice in public finance management, planning and governance.The country has over the years failed to embrace democratic reforms necessary to catapult the country towards socio-economic recovery.There problems everywhere from the collapsing health system to a non-relevant education system.The lack of property rights to land and other essentials have led a majority of our people to live miserable lives. The "Economic Justice for Swaziland Conference" will make an attempt to highlight the plight of civil society in Swaziland in light of a hugely irresponsible ruling class that gambles with peoples lives.The event will be characterised by the delivery of papers on a number of topics of significance to the Swazi civil society.It is hoped that the Swaziland group will then share experiences with discissants from all over the world on a potential way forward, strategies, mobilising and other necessities. The event will also involve all participants expressing their pain in song and dance as we mobilise for support and will last one full day.

Promoting the human right to water: Discussing a common international civil society strategy for the promotion of the right to water (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

The event shall bring together international and African actors who would like to promote the realization of the human right to water both internationally as well as at national levels. The event shall start with a stock-taking, where the movement for the promotion of the right to water is currently situated and shall discuss stragies and forms of cooperation to promote the right to water among governments and civil society actors and to start implementing it in concrete work with specific cases.

Fair Trade Exhibition (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Exhibition in partnership with COFTA and KEFAT

Beyond microfinance... how can we innovate to develop community finance? (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

MAIN is the Microfinance African Institutions Network, INAISE is the International network of social finance organisations. While microfinance is a proven strategy to assist the poor, many people still find themselves excluded. This round table will focus on proven and innovative solutions from the world of social economy and ethical and social finance to reach new categories of marginalized and excluded people. Examples to be discussed will be Fair Trade, Social Enterprise best practice, environmentally sustainable business models, sustainable models in health, education and social services, working in conflict situations, finance for larger projects, etc. It will deal with innovative and sustainable financial and non financial services that have been proven effective in increasing outreach. Members of both the MAIN and INAISE networks will present their work in these fields and discuss how to expand the social economy and social finance. We will also be looking at the possibilities for future collaboration between Southern and Northern networks. RIPESS, Intercontinental network for the promotion of social solidarity economy, will also join this round table.

The struggle of peasants for the access to land and the means of production (WSF Field : Food souverainety) (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Domaine FSM : FOOD SOUVERAINETY Thème The struggle of peasants (half of human kind) for the access to land and the means of production, in a perspective of socially desirable balanced progress of peasant agriculture and food production; the struggle for an alliance between peasants an other ("urban") popular classes.

Access to Medicine and Health in Neo-liberal Era (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

We will discuss the impact of FTAs and strenthened IPRs on drug price, and will discuss other impact of neo-liberal trend on health. PHM, Oxfam, TAC, KFHR, and IPLeft will speak in this program.

Global Article 9 Campaign to Abolish War (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

The Global Article 9 Campaign to Abolish War aims, in support of Japan’s Article 9, to encourage governments and global civil society to adopt similar peace provisions in their own legislation and/or constitutions and to establish Demilitarization Mechanisms to realize the concept of Article 9 at international, regional, national and local levels. This includes the drastic reduction of armaments, military spending, armed forces, military bases and military industry and the conversion of resources into peaceful, civilian use for sustainable development and human security.

The struggle for Food Sovereignty and the Land in Africa 1 (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

The main objectives of the seminar are: Discuss and analyse the state of land rights, particularly of women, access to common pool resources, and land and agrarian reform programmes particularly in Africa. This includes historical perspectives as well as examining current pressures and forces from economic globalisation, trade regimes, the private sector, governance mechanisms and the geopolitical international context. Learn about the different strategies used by land rights activists to resist the loss of lands and other crucial natural resources (e.g., water and forests). Network in order to promote progressive, people-centred and human rights and food sovereignty based land and agrarian reform approaches in Africa and internationally.

The Struggle for Food Sovereignty and Land in Africa 2 (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

The main objectives of the conference are: Discuss and analyse the state of land rights, particularly of women, access to common pool resources, and land and agrarian reform programmes particularly in Africa. This includes historical perspectives as well as examining current pressures and forces from economic globalisation, trade regimes, the private sector, governance mechanisms and the geopolitical international context. Learn about the different strategies used by land rights activists to resist the loss of lands and other crucial natural resources (e.g., water and forests). Network in order to promote progressive, people-centred and human rights and food sovereignty based land and agrarian reform approaches in Africa and internationally. Discuss the necessity of fighting together for the removal of the most important constraints for food sovereignty policies and for the enforcement of the right to food, particularly, the increasing power of food related transnatioanls. This conference is also co-hosted by ActionAid.

The Struggle for Food Sovereignty and Land in Africa 3 (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

The main objectives of the conference are: Discuss and analyse the state of land rights, particularly of women, access to common pool resources, and land and agrarian reform programmes particularly in Africa. This includes historical perspectives as well as examining current pressures and forces from economic globalisation, trade regimes, the private sector, governance mechanisms and the geopolitical international context. Learn about the different strategies used by land rights activists to resist the loss of lands and other crucial natural resources (e.g., water and forests). Network in order to promote progressive, people-centred and human rights and food sovereignty based land and agrarian reform approaches in Africa and internationally. Discuss the necessity of fighting together for the removal of the most important constraints for food sovereignty policies and for the enforcement of the right to food, particularly, the increasing power of food related transnatioanls. This conference is also co-hosted by ActionAid.

The Struggle for Food Sovereignty and Land in Africa 4 (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

The main objectives of the conference are: Discuss and analyse the state of land rights, particularly of women, access to common pool resources, and land and agrarian reform programmes particularly in Africa. This includes historical perspectives as well as examining current pressures and forces from economic globalisation, trade regimes, the private sector, governance mechanisms and the geopolitical international context. Learn about the different strategies used by land rights activists to resist the loss of lands and other crucial natural resources (e.g., water and forests). Network in order to promote progressive, people-centred and human rights and food sovereignty based land and agrarian reform approaches in Africa and internationally. Discuss the necessity of fighting together for the removal of the most important constraints for food sovereignty policies and for the enforcement of the right to food, particularly, the increasing power of food related transnatioanls. This conference is also co-hosted by ActionAid.

Challenges of return from a Human Rights Perspective– implications on protection of rights of women and the intersection between tradition and universality (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organizers: LWF, Aprodev Rights and Development Group, Church of Sweden // Experiences of return and integration of refugees and IDPs, will be discussed, focusing the situation of women and girl children. The issue of being protected from gender based discrimination and violence is one of the priorities for the returnees. How could the local community meet the expectations?

Human rights, universality and culture (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by LWF, Aprodev Rights and Development Group, Church of Sweden, Equalinrights. This workshop will explore the tensions between tradition, culture and practice and human rights, focussing on the concept of universality. Are Human Rights and Rights Based Approaches adopted by many development organisations a Western imposition on the South?

The colonization process of Palestine (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organiser: Land Research Centre. It deals with the gradual occupation and colonization of Histroic Palestine at the hands of the Zionist occupiers from the beginning of the last century until the current time

Access to Land and Land reforms (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by: Peuples Solidaires (France), Frères des Hommes (France), Ekta Parishad (India), MST (Brazil), AOPP (Mali), KPA (Indonesia) This workshop aims to study concrete cases of struggles for access to land and to exchange on mobilization tools for enhancing and promoting land reforms. It will be particularly focused on the foot march for land launched by Ekta Parishad in India (photos exhibition and footprints collection).

HDHR Caucus event: Come and join us in making a human rights city!! Societal Development through Human Rights Learning (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by: PDHRE, Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights Learning; Equalinrights; Legal Resources Center Explore a holistic yet practical vision of human rights as a way of life through participatory theatre: What would a human rights city be that is capable of transforming people's lives? How can human rights learning be facilitated to achieve this vision?

VIOLATION OF THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION DURING ARMED CONFLICT: THE CASE OF UGANDA (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by Soroti Basic Education Support Program and EACOR. The workshop will be based on participatory methods to allow interaction and brainstorming on new and tested strategies. It will take the form of a brief overview highlighting education as a basic human right guaranteed under several provisions, role play, a documentary and plenary.

Human dignity and human rights: Measures of a just world (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

The opening session will elaborate the role of human rights in everyday struggles of people for dignity, freedom, justice, peace, equality, diversity and their entitlement to a social and international order in which such universal values can be fully realized. The principal purpose of this opening seminar is to reveal the interconnection among all broad themes considered by the Human Dignity and Human Rights Caucus, which are the following: Human rights, habitat, land and environmental security struggles, Human rights in social and economic justice struggles, Human Rights and the struggle for gender Equity, Human rights, faith and cultural diversity, Human rights in conflict, militarization and impunity situations and Human rights, global mobility and citizenship challenges.

Strengthening the Property and Inheritance Rights of Young Widows to Mitigate Further Spread of HIV/AIDS (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by Young Widows Advancement Program. Participatory Discussion on the plight of Young Widows in Kenya and how strengthening their property and inheritance rights can help mitigate further spread of HIV infection

Economic Social and Cultural Rights Gaps among Youths in Kenya (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organized by: Ebony Youth and Orphans Support Initiative Kenya Participatory discussion on ESCR gaps affecting young people in Kenya’s urban slums and low income settlements.

The power of power analysis: A how-to workshop in effective human rights-based advocacy (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organized by: Equalinrights. How do power relationships and structures impact your life and communities you work with? This workshop will help identify this, from a human rights-based perspective, and devise action for strategic change to transform these structures for equality, justice and voice.

The missing rights of the unspoken!! Human rights, conflict, militarization and impunity in Somalia (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organized by: Kaalo Relief and Development, Somalia Peace and Development Organization – SPDO, Somali Agro-action Community – SAACOM and Women's Voice Association. In-depth analysis on the human rights status of the poor and IDP’s as a result of the conflict and militarization in Puntland state of Somalia.

Human rights and the struggle for gender equity: Confronting structural violence against women (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by: Interchurch Organisation for Development Cooperation (ICCO), Equalinrights and Eastern African Coalition on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (EACOR). This event will define and analyze key challenges to gender equity. A panel will hear cases of structural violence against women focused on socio-economic exclusion and sexual violence, and will offer perspectives and strategies on confronting such human rights violations.

Human Rights, Religion and Cultural Diversity (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by: HDHRC and Ecumenical Platform The principal purpose of this seminar is to examine the relationship between different faith traditions and Human Rights and explore possibilities to strengthen the commitment of fait-communities to justice and rights..

Human Rights in Habitat, Environment and Land Struggles (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organized by: Housing and Land RIghts Network—Habitat International Coalition (HIC-HLRN), FIAN__Food First Information and Action Network—Africa (SINA) Celebration of the struggles of urban, rural and indigenous movements to claim and realize their rights to housing, land and livelihood. Serious debate will explore the respective movements’ competing and complementary values and how to promote them in a common human rights framework.

Confronting privatization’s effects on housing and land rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organized by: Housing and Land Rights Network—Habitat International Coalition (HIC-HLRN) Workshop considering challenges and strategies from diverse regions in confronting the privatization of public goods and services, including land, housing and utilities

Meat Imports – Cheap Food for the Poor? Local Markets for Small-Scale Farmers and the Right to Food! A Gender View on Agri Trade and EPA Negotiations (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organized by: EED, ICCO, ACDIC, APRODEV. Chicken Meat Imports in Africa show that even non-subsidised products from Europe, USA or Brazil could compete with local products. Why? Surpluses and substandard products have no worth in Europe. Especially women farmers are dropped out from her markets. Are EPAs a chance to stop this or will they open the door for more unfair trade?

Progress and obstacles in the struggle for the exigibility and justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organisé par: International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Research and Information Center for Development (CRID) and Peuples Solidaires. The aim of the seminar is to: -present concrete struggles in favour of ESC rights in different parts of the world and assess progress and difficulties; -explore ways of reinforcing the justiciability of ESC rights at international level.

The impact of trade and investment policies on Human Rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organized by: Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and SOMO (Center for Research on Multinational Corporations). The objective is to analyse the impact of trade and investment liberalisation on Human Rights. The focus will be on Kenya, which will be put in the perspective of the situation in other regions. It will also analyse the global dimension of the phenomenon, looking at trade negotiations, TNCs and the role of IFIs.

Human Rights and conflict, militarisation and impunity (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organized by: FIDH and Entishar Charity Society. The objective of this seminar is for civil society to imagine new strategies to fight against new forms of conflict and impunity.

Human Security and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organized by: Social Alert International and Pax Christi International. The workshop aims to clarify the link between violence and conflicts on the one hand and poor socio-economic conditions on the other hand, by looking at the impact these two realities have on one another.

Egyptian farmers’ eviction from lands allocated to them through land reform and religious endowments. (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organized by: Sons land association for human rights(slahr). This report will cover violations which farmers have been exposed to regarding lands allocated to them through land reform and religious endowments. It will discuss problems related to such lands, and provide recommendations on dealing with such violations against farmers.

HeRWAI : a rights-based analysis and lobby tool to improve policies for women’s health (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by: Humanist Committee on Human Rights (HOM). The Health Rights of Women Assessment Instrument (HeRWAI) is a practical tool to support NGOs' lobby for rights based policies. The workshop will discuss the experiences of organizations that used HeRWAI to assess the human rights impact of a policy.

Working to build hopeful, sustainable and just communities (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by: Voices of African Mothers (VAM). Presentation and discussion of human rights and peace equity. Seeking collective thoughts to address conflict resolution and prevention, peace-building, economic empowerment and gender-equity.

Increasing Women’s Resource Base to End Violence in a Globalizing Economy (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by: Consult for Women and Land Rights and Action Aid. Increasing privatization in the global south jeopardises women : poor women, workers, women of faith, landless women, victims of violence. Women’s issues are rarely considered in mainstream policies and development activities. This workshop examines these issues, their implications and offers strategic interventions.

“1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe” Traveling exhibition comes to Nairobi WSF (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by: PeaceWomen Across the Globe. Since ‘1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005’ campaign, we created ways to quietly but powerfully establish “peace” as meaning human security and to make visible the roles of peacewomen. This exhibition introduces the 1000 peacewomen and their work.

Gender justice and women’s rights-survivors' histories (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by: African Woman and Child Feature Service. “Survivor’s stories” will link the media with survivors of gender justice. The activity will reflect the diversity and fragmentation of society, calling for new techniques for storytelling and information-sharing to help communities define themselves singularly and as part of global society.

Developing Strategy and Tactics in Human Rights: Using the Tactical Map Tool (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by: Center for Victims of Torture – New Tactics in Human Rights Project. Tactical Mapping is a visual tool for understanding the complex relationships surrounding a problem, identifying tactics already in use, and seeing where new actions are needed. The tool allows organizations to retain their unique perspective or expertise, but shows how their own diverse actions can come together in pursuit of a common or coordinated strategic goal.

Human Dignity and Human Rights: new strategies for a new world (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

This closing activity will gather the rapporteurs of the six broad themes considered by the Human Dignity and Human Rights Caucus. The mail purpose is to sum up all the new strategies and new alliances for each of the themes.

Interactive Workshop Session on The Power- Poverty Matrix :Challenges of Rural Poverty in a Developing Country (, du 19/01/2007 06:25 au 19/01/2007 06:25)

Organised by: Empowerment and Participatory Development Agency (EPADA). An interactive workshop session and displays on meeting the challenges of Rural Poverty by addressing the Governance Gaps at the grassroots using a Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) as a practical and realistic strategy of meeting the MDG's

Promoting economic justice within the coffee industry (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: Building Eastern Africa Community Network (BEACON) The workshop will run under the theme of “securing economic justice for coffee farmers and workers”

Conflicts and Food Sovereignty (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: International Planning Committee (IPC). Many conflicts inside countries but also among states, such as the recent between Israel and Libanon, lead to a destruction of livelihoods and means of production. Land mines or cluster bombs destroy the access of people to productive resources

La ciudadanía en la globalización: ¿marco de derechos o de exclusión? (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organizada por: Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucía (APDHA). Se trata de reflexionar sobre la construcción de la ciudadanía en el marco de la globalización, los retos a que se enfrenta y la frontera de inclusión/exclusión que puede representar

Deprivations of liberties (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

organised by: Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Andalucía (APDHA). The punitive populism emerges each day with more force. The loss of liberty is the solution that brings the State for problems in its majority social. Towards this, the question is necessary: but what are the prisons used for? To punish, dissuade, prevent, rehabilitate or to get revenge in a limited way? The prison becomes more and more a school of contraveners. It is thus forced to propose alternatives.

Budgeting / costing the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Ecumenical Water Network. The event shall bring together international and African actors who would like to promote the realization of the human right to water both internationally as well as at national levels. The event shall start with a stock-taking, where the movement for the promotion of the right to water is currently situated and shall discuss stragies and forms of cooperation to promote the right to water among governments and civil society actors and to start implementing it in concrete work with specific cases.

Mining – Using Human rights instruments in conflicts with mining activities (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: Bread for the World, FIAN-Ghana, FIAN-International, OECD Watch. Mining, particularly large scale open pit mining activities, destroy the livelihood of many people. It often threaten their right to food, access to land and water. When they start struggeling, they are often politically threatened and prosecuted. Based on the experiences of local struggles the meeting shall start discussing how to use and apply human rights based strategies and respective human rights instruments.

Building a network on initatives working on the right to food in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: Bread for the World, Germany, FIAN-International, IPC human right working group. The event shall bring together groups (NGOs, social movements) that currently work on the right to food or would like to start work on it in order to exchange experiences and to discuss possible future form of cooperation

Promoting the human right to water. Discussing a common international civil society strategy for the promotion of the right to water (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: Ecumenical Water Network. The event shall bring together international and African actors who would like to promote the realization of the human right to water both internationally as well as at national levels. The event shall start with a stock-taking, where the movement for the promotion of the right to water is currently situated and shall discuss stragies and forms of cooperation to promote the right to water among governments and civil society actors and to start implementing it in concrete work with specific cases.

National and Regional Experiences of the Fight against Impunity (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: FIDH.

Rape and Other Forms of Violence Against Women is a Humanist Issue (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: Feminist Caucus of the American Humanist. Workshop presentation and discussion on VAW and religious prescriptions that help to perpetuate VAW

Sponsorship, Scholarship and Women’s Human Rights Activism: Building Bridges and Fostering New Leadership (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: Global Feminisms Collaboration. This panel brings together scholars, women’s human rights activists and donors to generate critical thinking about the merits of collaboration and networking. The WSF provides a platform for different issue areas to converge and form linkages for fostering new leadership.

Student Researcher Activists: Models of doing service research (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: Global Feminisms Collaboration. This panel seeks to bring together students who are interested in engaging in research that has utility for both the research subject and those that help facilitate the research.

Grandmothers Dialogue with Policy Makers. Community Role Modelling for Rights and Social Change (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: Rozaria Memorial Foundation and African Women and Child Features. The dialogue bring together women who are grandmothers, care givers, leaders and change agents into practical dialogue and exchange with policy makers who include male and female parliamentarians, UN officials and administrators. It is an approach that fosters “leadership as listening and then action”, other than just delivery of ideas, reaction to situation and creation of powerlessness within communities.

“Adapting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the different reproductive and sexual health and rights (RSHR) realities and needs of women and girls from different communities” (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: WGNRR. One key challenge to accomplishing the adaptation of the MDGs to the realities and needs of different communities is the fact that work involving “localizing” the MDGs is being taken on predominantly in the context of the development of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP) and other national policy processes on poverty.

Refusal of Reproductive Rights of Women is a form of Genocide. Towards a global action Depriving Motherhood (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: WGNRR. Panel presentation of testimonies of women’s who have been submitted to forced sterilization.

Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 Women, Peace and Security in Non-conflict Zone Countries (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). How do non-conflict zone countries utilize UN SCR 1325 and how can other countries such as the US, which spreads conflict but has none on its own soil, implement 1325.

The impacts of Climate Change on Food Security (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organised by: Bread for the World and Germanwatch. The General objective of the workshop is to create awareness about the major consequences of the existing climatic change on food security. The specific objectives are 1) to enable the participants of the workshop aware about the cause and effect relation ship between climatic change and food security and 2) to raise the issue of climatic change as a major political agenda and to attract media attention.

What do women peacebuilders want from the WSF? : Another World is Possible if there is Peace. (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organizer: PeaceWomen Across the Globe/COPA. What do we, as women working for justice and peace, want to achieve at the WSF? How should we shape the discourse on “peace”, ensure that it has gender justice at its heart, and uphold active non-violence in the face of militarization and extreme violence?

Malian women peacebuilders share their experience of the Tuareg conflict. (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: PeaceWomen Across the Globe and Association des Femmes pour les initiatives du Paix de Mali. The growth of cities presents opportunities and challenges for planners and citizens especially to address the needs of those who are most vulnerable. This workshop will focus on innovative strategies and solutions to addressing the vulnerabilities faced by women and girls in modern cities.

Women Imagining the City: Rights and Wrongs (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by : JAGORY. The growth of cities presents opportunities and challenges for planners and citizens especially to address the needs of those who are most vulnerable. This workshop will focus on innovative strategies and solutions to addressing the vulnerabilities faced by women and girls in modern cities.

Gender Dominance: who has the right- man or woman? A Biblical perspective to gender equity. (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Gospel Vision Group (GVG). Presentation of Gender dominance: misconceived theological truths, African culture, cases of human rights impediments, verses supporting equity, other religions views, gender balance importance towards human rights, dignity, peace and human development contributions.

Human Rights Caravan (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Kenya Human Rights Commission. KHRC will hire a long open truck, a Human Rights Caravan that will mobilize people around Nairobi as a precursor to the opening ceremony at Uhuru Park. The caravan is also expected to lead the procession to the main venue in Kasarani.

Women Leadership Training Workshop (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Women’s Self-Promotion Movement (WSPM). Holding a Leadership Training Workshop on women’s capacity building, empowerment and communication skills. Sharing WSPM-WLP experiences and results.

Human Rights Assembly (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Kenya Human Rights Commission. This will be a powerful assembly that will bring together human rights actors largely from the communities that partner with KHRC. They will share with the rest of the world their HR struggles in the communities. The broader theme will be on "Transitional Justice and Constitutional Change: Towards Poverty Reduction".

Haki Night (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Kenya Human Rights Commission. Haki night (Human Rights Vigil) will be dedicated to men and women, from Kenya and other parts of the world who have made remarkable contributions in the quest for human rights, freedom and dignity

Big Box Retailers/Wal-mart and working conditions in the supply chain (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Kenya Human Rights Commission and ILRF. The forum will seek to expose how big companies exploit contribute greatly to the violation of workers rights.

Women Workers and Work place sexual violene (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Kenya Human Rights Commission and ILRF. The forum will seek to expose how women workers are sexually exploited at the work place.

African women’s economic policy convention (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: African Women’s Economic Policy Network (AWEPON). This activity aims to revamp the African women’s movement, set a clear economic agenda, share experiences and re-introduce women’s rights to the development agenda in Africa. Topics include PRSPs, New Aid Modalities, privatization of social services under GATS and HIV/AIDS.

Film showing: Human Trafficking (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Human Rights Nights in cooperation with the Gender Equity Coalition. A feature film on the topic of human trafficking, particularly for the sex trade, will be shown. The growing commerce in human beings has many negative impacts on women’s rights, health and wellbeing. Discussion to follow.

Film showing: Confronting Traditional Gender Roles in Cameroon (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Human Rights Nights in cooperation with the Gender Equity Coalition. Cameroonian feature film Sisters in Law will be shown. This moving film follows the work of a female State Counsel and Court President as they help several women determined to put a stop to abusive personal relationships. Discussion to follow.

Film Bamako (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by FIDH.

Documentaire sur la CPI (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: FIDH

Human rights, global mobility and citizenship challenges (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Mazinguira Institute and LWF.

Militarisation and human rights: the case of Colombia. (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Colectivo de Abogados José Alvear Restrepo and other colombian organisations.

Searching for innovative bridges to end violence against women. (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: EACOR. This will be a forum about economic perspective of gender based violence and sexual gender based violence. We aim at sharing of expediencies and we intend to come up with tools and strategies.

Human rights in social and economic justice struggles (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Dignity International, Kenyan Human Rights Commission, Equalinrights and BEACON.

Violence Against Women in Conflict and ‎Post-Conflict Situations - Stopping the ‎Scourge ‎ (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: International Women’s Tribune Centre. A panel discussion on Violence Against ‎Women in Conflict and Post-Conflict ‎Situations. This activity will examine the ‎different ways and strategies by which ‎women’s groups are providing immediate ‎support to women subjected to this atrocity. ‎It will also look at how women’s ‎organizations are using international ‎instruments and legal mechanisms as well ‎as the role of media in putting an end to this ‎scourge. ‎

Swept away through injustice: the Right to Food, trade and churches' campaigning (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. Exploring churches' campaigning on trade and the right to food - sharing experiences - planning for a week of action in Oct 2007 - discussing research into concrete cases on the impact of trade liberalisation on the right to food to be raised in human rights tribunals.

Mobilizing Community Action (, du 19/01/2007 06:26 au 19/01/2007 06:26)

Organized by: Miss Koch Initiative. The discussions will revolve around developing techniques to communicate efficiently and resolve potential conflicts that emerge in communities in the process of mobilization. Miss Koch, Koch FM, Koch Mirror and Korogocho Monitoring team will be flagged as case studies because of the remarkable job the have done in the campaign for good governance and Human Rights in Korogocho especially in strengthening LASDAP and information networks.

The International Convention against Apartheid – a tool for Palestine? (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

Organized by: Occupied Palestine and Syrian Golan Heights Advoacy Initiative in the context of the Human Dignity and Human Rights Caucus (OPGAI). We plan to revisit the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid and discuss and draw conclusions regarding the relevance of this Convention as a tool and reference for our struggle in Palestine.

Global Struggle Session (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

Celebration of the struggles of urban, rural and indigenous movements to claim and realize their rights to housing, land and livelihood. Serious debate will explore the respective movements’ competing and complementary values and how to promote them in a common human rights framework.

Yamuna Gently Weeps (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

The Yamuna Pushta slum in Delhi was home to nearly 40,000 families. Between late Febraury and early May 2004 over 40,000 houses were demolished. This film, entitled "Yamuna Gently Weeps", tells the story of the displaced families who were evicted from the Yamuna Pusha slum.

“La Parota” Resistencia in Guerrero (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

“35,000 affected inhabitants are protesting “La Parota” Dam project, in Guerrero State, Mexico. The government has not taken into account of the complete change of the people’s way of life, particularly as the dam will submerge much of the communities and still other will lose their river, which is the source of life and livelihood. The film portrays their struggle. (Spanish with English subtitles)”

Voices in Shadow (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

Film by Ahmed El Kady One year ago, Sudanese refugees in Egypt protested their mistreatment by UNHCR and the Egyptian authorities by staging a peaceful sit-in in a busy part of Cairo. The protest continued for over three months, while Egyptian authorities tolerated the group. Suddenly, on the night of 29 December 2005, police assaulted the families camped at the protest site, resulting in the death of an undetermined number (between 27 and 65) of deaths and 100s of injuries. This artistic and informative film depicts the plight of the Sudanese refugees in Egypt, culminating in the events of 29–30 December.

The Art of Flight (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

The Art Of Flight is a guerrilla documentary that was shot illegally in Egypt on camcorders and a laptop. The film serves as a back story to the 2006 massacre of Sudanese refugees in Cairo. The filmmaker was nearly arrested three times during the course of shooting. The film essentially summarizes the events leading up to the January 2006 killing of protestors outside UNHCR's office in Cairo and the brutality inherent in the regime of Hosni Mubarak.

SolidNet: Creating solidarity for peoples under occupation/foreign domination (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

We will present the common housing and land rights violations that these peoples have been facing since they have been occupied or under foreign domination. We will focus on population transfer, land confiscation and property destruction especially. The participants will also give their testimonies on the specific violations that they face. Solutions, namely self-determination, also will be discussed.

Connecting marginalised producers in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

A workshop for Fair Trade Organisations, networks, NGOs and businesses, to review experiences to date of producers organising themselves, connecting with others and the role of catalyst organisations to achieve access to markets, access to finance and to achieve change. The workshop will give recommendations on what is needed next. Presentations will be by national and regional and international organisations in Africa on organising and networking activities for Fairer Trade.

Enabling Fair Trade in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

The workshop highlights the roles of different service providers enabling Fair Trade in Africa.

The Gift Paradigm - an old/new way to a peaceful society (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

We will present different points of view on an economy with women and gift giving at the center. Women from South and North, indigenous and non indigenous, activists and academics will speak on a radically different world view which can create a society of peace as an alternative to Patriarchal Capitalism.

Theory and practice of the gift economy: a feminist perspective (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

Members of the Gift Economy international network will discuss an alternative worldview deriving from the hidden economy of women and opposed to Patriarchal Capitalism. The various ways in which it is already being practiced will be presented, and stategies suggested.

Capitalist patriarchy, (neo)colonialism and Feminist Gift Alternatives: Women, Nature & Indigenous Cultures (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

The maternal mode of distribution of goods directly to needs provides the practical and theoretical basis of an alternative economy. From this point of view we can analyze the economic system of Patriarchal Capitalism and its centralizing neo-colonialist death-oriented attempt to dominate the world. The maternal economy is not "pre" capitalist, not "primitive" but a deep present alternative. It is shared by many indigenous peoples and people in Capitalism, mostly women, who practice mothering.This international network proposes using this analysis and the values of the gift economy to transform Patriarchal Capitalism from the inside and from the outside.

Experience of JPE in the Americas - a multi-ethnic continent (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

- Bro. Bernardo (Bolivia): The new name of JUSTICE is "peace" - the fight for justice in Bolivia - a Franciscan experience (Spanish) - Fr. Rodrigo A Péret (Brazil): Peace: The fight for land in Brazil in a Franciscan perspective (English) - Sr. Laura Vicuña (Peru): Ecology - "All nature sighs and suffers… " - Franciscan insertion in the exploitation of mines in Maldonado - Peru (Spanish) - Fr. Felipe Ortiz (Mexico): "Justice and peace will embrace one another…" - franciscan proposal for JPE in the Americas - a multi-ethnic continent (Spanish) - Fr. Aldir Crócoli (Brazil) They should be content to be in the midst of the lowly (RnB9). The Franciscan mysticism of brotherhood with the excluded. Portuguese

"Embracing the excluded of today" - our sister and brothers with AIDS in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

"Embracing the excluded of today" - our sister and brothers with AIDS in Cabinda; -Sr. Emiliana Bundo and Sr. Rosa Germano J. João (Angola): "Embracing the excluded of today" - AIDS in Africa; (Portuguese) - Sr. Felicia Matola (Kenya): Situation of AIDS in Kenya - "I have come so that they might have life… "(English) - Sr. Charity Catongo (Zambia): Franciscan commitment with AIDS infected persons (English) - barbara Kizza (Uganda) Experience of young people among person with AIDS (English) - Mr. Yao Agbetse (Togo): Franciscans International (FI) defending life in Africa (French)

Religions, culture and politics in the crisis of civilization (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

In the last years intollerance, comunitarism, racism, nationalisms, fundamentalisms have grown up. Globalization is trying to destroy cultural diversity. Religions are invading more and more the public space. Can religions be an instrument for liberation and living togheter? How culture and new politics can help us to come out from the crisis of civilization?

Kenya’s Debt & Kenya’s Actions (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

It will be a seminar on Kenya’s Debt situation and on the campaigns taking place in the country. There will be moments of learning from other experiences, networking with other actors, and strategising for future actions. The seminars will be recorded & the materials will be used also after the forum.

Debt Terminology (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

It will be a workshop explaining the different concepts concerning debt. Debt conversion, swap, odious, illegitimate, monitoring, HIPC, … We will go beyond the mere definition clarifying the implications of each term. Kenya has received the conversion of its debt from Italy. What does it mean? What does it imply? Kenya is not among the HIPC, is it an advantage or disadvantages? The workshop will try to answer to those questions.

Planning Global Actions on Debt (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

It is the activity that will try to coordinate the sub-terrain of debt during the 24th of January. That day will be dedicated to the interlinking among the different organisations working on the same issue. Concerning the debt, Kendren and CEJ represent two major actors working on debt in Kenya. Being Kenya the host of the forum, we felt the duty to coordinate the day dedicated to a global planning of actions concerning debt.

Illegitimate Debt (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

The concept of illegitimate debt will be explained. Different organizations will explain what they are doing on this issue. It will particularly discussed how it is possible to identify illegitimate debt. Countries which are ahead on this issue will share their experiences. Global strategies and proposals will be discussed (i.e. the creation of an international civil society body monitoring the illegitimate debt).

Sharing World Debt Campaigns (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

All the campaigns on debt in the world will be invited to introduce themselves. It will be an occasion to see all different parts of the global debt movement. This will be the first step to get to know each other. Once we get to know each other, it will be possible during the last day to plan together common global actions. The sharing of different experiences will also create space for interlinking and mutual learning. It will also be an occasion to put together activists and campaigns from debtors and creditors countries.

Stage for the Debt Free Zone (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

The two networks will work to create a Debt Free Zone, a space where all the debt initiatives in the world can have their booths. Kendren will lobby the organising committee to obtain such space. Kendren and CEJ will collaborate to organise a stage inside the Debt Free Zone where artists can perform on Economic Justice issues (i.e. theatre or concerts such as Hoperaisers). The space can also be used also for videos and other activities. It will be a self-managed space used in a very flexible way by all the organisations having their booths nearby, but also by artists wishing to perform there. The stage will help the debt free zone to be a space where it will be easy for the debt movement interlink and get to know what the others are doing. In this way it will be easier to strategy together global actions on the 24th of January.

Securing Basic Rights for the poor in the slums (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

Workshop on the title's theme. We will bring many slum dwellers to think together to strategies and ways to secure the basic rights in the slums.

Marathon through the slums for basic rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

It will be a marathon passing through several Nairobi's slums to reach Hururu Park and join the closing ceremony of the WSF. It will be possible both running and walking. It will leave Thursday 25th morning from St. John Catholic Church, Korogocho.

Slum upgrading (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

workshop on the title's theme

Evictions & Demolitions (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

workshop on the title's theme.

Empowering the poor in the slums (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

workshop on the title's theme

Inclusive cities for informal sector (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

workshop on the title's theme

Land and Housing (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

workshop on the title's theme

HIV/AIDS in the slums (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

workshop on the title's theme

Working in the slums (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

the workshop will be an open forum of trade unions, churches, social services, NGOs to discuss about the working conditions of the slum dwellers and the challenges that these actors face to address workers' needs.

"Reclaiming People's Source of Livelihood and Decent Living - The Land struggles in Kenya and SubSahara Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

presentations on land struggles by affected communities and peoples networks: highlighting historical injustices, corporate invasions and violation of human rights, women and land rights

Open University, Democracy and it Futures (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

The Open University will offer a space for youth to engage on a critique to the current notion of democracy that has its ideological underpinnings tied to the market economy. It will reflect on the different experiences of youth, academia, women, poets, artists and other social movements on other notions of democracy that exist in cultures of the south that are informed by offer other values such as collectivity and dignity. The Open University in an open, non hierarchical and horizonal space that in its methodology, validates the visions and wisdom of all that participate as knowledge.

Procesos alternativos de resistencia de pueblos autoctonos en el mundo (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

1 - Dar a conocer la realidad y problemática de la población autóctona en distintas regiones del mundo ---- 2 -Dar a conocer las alternativas implementadas por dicha población autóctona, frente al orden económico mundial establecido y/o frente a situaciones de conflicto ---3- Intercambiar experiencias de resistencia llevadas a cabo por la población autóctona y sobre el tipo de acompañamiento que se pueda proponer y/o hacer con la finalidad de fortalecerlas

Procesos alternativos de resistencia de pueblos autoctonos en el mundo ( PART 2) (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

1 - Dar a conocer la realidad y problemática de la población autóctona en distintas regiones del mundo ---- 2 -Dar a conocer las alternativas implementadas por dicha población autóctona, frente al orden económico mundial establecido y/o frente a situaciones de conflicto ---3- Intercambiar experiencias de resistencia llevadas a cabo por la población autóctona y sobre el tipo de acompañamiento que se pueda proponer y/o hacer con la finalidad de fortalecerlas

Salud! Screening WSF (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

Screening of the feature documentary !Salud! followed by a panel discussion at the WSF 2007

Education for Children in Conflict Affected Countries - Rewrite the Future (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

A workshop highlighting obstacles to education for children in conflict affected countries and what needs to be done to remove those obstacles. We hope to have speakers including youth, staff and partners from Southern Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland talking about their own experience, work and observations as well as short films in which children speak about how conflict has affected their lives, particularly access to quality education. A panel may then discuss questions and views posed from the audience.

Social Forum Studies (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

7th years after the first WSF, evaluation of the social forum processes

Street Children Festival - my rights, my future (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

This activity will take place outside the main vanue (Moi Sports Center Kasarani). It will be within the Community in the sprawling slums of Korogocho. Street children from different parts of the country (Mukuru Slum, Kabiria/Riruta Satellite, Kangemi, Mathare, Huruma, Korogocho, Kibera, Eastheigh, Ruai, Kianduto, Majengo, Dandora, Kariobangi, Embakasi, Dagoretti, Kasarani) will come together in one spirit to show case their individual and collective tallents. Children will get an opportunity to present songs, dramas, poems, acrobatics, verses, both cultural and contemporary dances among other artistic gifts. Street Children Festival is meant to be a festival with a difference meaning that, presentations will be packaged with a diversified informations on the theme "my rights, my future" consequently short speeches around this area of consern will be presented.

The Paradox of Street Life (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

The seminar will be based on the general analysis of street life phenomenon. Insights and discussions will focus on - the couses of street life - trends and dynamics - phylosophy and nature of the conemporary ministerial respnoses to the phenominon - testimonies from street children - recomendations

Childrens rights; do street children have them? (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

will be conducted as a semminer. it is meant to draw attention to the general rights of the children. deeper understanding of the basic rights rights of the children will be the focus of discussion hence exermining whether steet children are too entitle to them. major areas of concern will be; servival rihts, development rights, protection rights and participation rights.

Sustainable Solutions to Street Childrens Problem in Kenya (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

Orientation of this seminar is to provide a forum for an inter - institutional and organizational sharing. It will be an open space forum for partners in the field of street children and street families to share their ministerial experiences.

Neglected Commitments, Neglected Hopes for another World- A Civil Society Assessment on Implementation Barriers to Sustainable Development in Asia, Africa and Latin America (Sustainability Watch Network). (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

·Dissemination of findings in the International and national sustainability watch reports during the forum. An exhibition is planned and materials will be displayed for the entire duration of the Forum. In addition a number of information materials from sustainability watch network and member organizations - fliers, brochures, reports, newsletters etc will be exhibited. ·Make a press release with a strong message. ·Aim at influencing local Authorities on development of local action plans for implementation of MDGs . High level consultation with key stakeholders

testactivity1 - focused on nairobi event (, du 19/01/2007 06:27 au 19/01/2007 06:27)

this nairobi focused activity is given for further edition by " partiicpants in testgroup1 " for their self training

''ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE: WOMEN BUILDING ANOTHER WORLD'' A PANEL WITH FOUR NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

THE NOBEL WOMEN'S INITIATIVE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GREEN BELT MOVEMENT INTERNATIONAL PRESENTS... ''WOMEN BUILDING ANOTHER WORLD: A PANEL WITH FOUR NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES''

UNLOCKING THE GLOBAL INFORMATION FORTRESS (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The initiative to this activity has been taken by the Progressive African Library and Information Activists' Group (PALIAct), the Network Institute for Global Democratisation (NIGD), the Copy/South Research Group, and Innovations in Civic Participation.

Narration on FGM (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The narrative will highlight issues revolving around FGM in Kenya especially among the abagusii

Espaces Frantz Fanon (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

ur construire un autre monde ,il faut se desengluer de tout ce qui produit et reproduit les rapport dominants domines,rapport dans lesquels les tenants du liberalisme putraiter et approfondir la reflexion sur les rapport colonisé,colonisateur. Poisent non seulement une bonne part de leurs auto-justifications,de leurs bonnes consciences,mais dans lesquels ils ancrent des stratégies d'exclusions,de segregationsdont cette politique appelée "choc des civilisations"

Right to the City (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Open debate on the local, regional and worldwide struggles for inclusive cities, where every inhabitant are citizens. Globalization has opened us to new challenges that due to its novelty demand a new political action. Fresh and renewing proposals can only spur from an external political pressure, external to social and cultural institutions that can develop initiatives that have a real impact on public opinion and modify the power balance in the form of change proposals. It is civil movements that move towards political change, which is indispensable to confront the new territorial challenges. Diverse social collectives are who today propose new strategies on this territory. The demand of a city and public spaces, as well as other topics, require a new political culture that constructs a speech that promotes legitimacy and coherence to civic movements. In this sense, efforts to reach the World Charter for the Right to the City require the joint effort of different organizations. The proposal, born and very strong in Latin America, today opens a new space so that organizations from other continents gather towards the same challenge. The right to the City is the right to manifest urban liberties. The global urban offer must be accessible, known and attainable by all those that live in urban region.

No to the privatization of habitat (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

This event will provide hands-on training and sharing of experiences by simulating action planning workshops carried out by African NGOs with community based housing groups. The first half will be group discussion with a moderator to stimulate participatory interaction. It will draw out people’s experiences of the impact of HIV/AIDS and its link to housing for low-income and disadvantaged communities. In the second half, facilitators will help each group consider how co-ops, CBOs, NGOs, and other stakeholders can respond to the housing related impacts of HIV/AIDS. The event will draw on the experiences of African co-op/social housing groups for inspiration and discussion. All participants will receive case study materials and examples of action planning and training materials that they can use in their own communities. They will also be sent a synopsis of the discussions and participants’ contact information to allow for continued networking.

Palestine and the call for sanctions on Israel (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

A seminar on Palestine dealing with the injustices faced by the Palestinian people because of the Israeli occupation. A call for sanctions on Israel and a discussion on corporations profiting from the occupation.

Stories of Possibile Worlds (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

At the heart of the proposal is an “international competition” for stories of experiences of social struggle and change. The competition aims to offer an occasion – on a recurring basis – through which UPMS invites organizations and movements working for social change to recount their experiences, “in order to identify and enhance the new social processes and act as their sounding board” ; to give them visibility and to share them with others, thus creating a research tool and at the same time offering a training tool for the new university. The project will lead to the collection of autobiographical or biographical stories of experiences in building and educating for social change in various spheres, including imagined projects and ways not yet completely realized, in stories which contain learning, meaning, methodologies and skills.

World Public Finances Seminar (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

In this seminar social movements, civil society organisations and NGOs are invited to contribute to the shared concept of World Public Finances. The platform is open to all groups within the WSF, to build proposals for transforming the international financial system to represent values of democratic organisation, social justice, global redistribution, transparency of transactions and power.

World Public Finances Roundtable (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

In this activity we intend to discuss between different movements and organisations plans for a "founding text" for the WPF platform to start a process of dialogue within the platform.

The WSF 7 years part 1 - The Future of the Forum (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Debating the Future of the Forum

WSF 7 years part 2 - The Future of the Forum (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Debating the Future of the Forum

considerarations about international cooperation and international migrations (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

considerations about international cooperation and international migrations what to do and what to say about South/North relation and about youth people looking for a better life. education, work, good and sustainable social development

good education for global democracy (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

good education for global democracy

Monitoring de l'action gouvernementale en Afrique Centrale (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Seminaire d'échange d'expériences des associations de la société civile au Burundi, au Rwanda et au Congo dans le monitoring de l'action gouvernementale

IMF: Shrink It or Sink It Campaign. An Introduction. (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

This is an introductory workshop to the "IMF: Shrink It or Sink It Campaign". The International Monetary Fund’s present crises of legitimacy and solvency offer us an unprecedented opportunity to reduce or eliminate its power. The “IMF: Shrink It or Sink It” campaign, launched at the September meetings of the IMF and World Bank, represents a crucial opportunity – one that requires immediate action. Through a panel of speakers, this workshop will give an overview of the present campaign and in the second half, provide a space to discuss strategies to directly target IMF power. Workshop presentations will be in English; Spanish, Portuguese and French translation available.

ELECTED WOMEN LEADERS – MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Activity description: THE 73/74 AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA INTRODUCED IN APRIL 1993 IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND EXTENSIVE DEMOCRATIC REFORMS IN WORLD HISTORY. THE REFORM RESERVES ONE THIRD OF THE SEATS IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, I.E. THE PANCHAYATS, THE BLOCKS AND THE DISTRICTS, TO PREVIOUSLY UNDER REPRESENTED GROUPS, I.E. WOMEN, LOWER CASTS AND TRIBES. AS A RESULT, TODAY INDIA HAS ALMOST ONE MILLION ELECTED WOMEN LEADERS. GETTING ELECTED IS JUST A BEGINNING. CARVING A SPACE FOR ONESELF, AND GETTING ONE’S VOICE HEARD HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE FOR ELECETD WOMEN ACROSS THE WORLD. THE PROPOSED WORKSHOP TRIES TO BUILD LINKAGES WITH THE EXPERIENCES OF ELECTED WOMEN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, AND VISIBLISE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AS WELL AS STRUGGLES FACED BY THE ELECTED WOMEN THEMSELVES.

Presentation of the South-South Cooperation (Africa-Brazil) - UNDP (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

A Presentation on the significance of the creative economy for southern countries and the importance of artists in generating economic, social and cultural growth. The presentation will draw on an experience which brought together artists from Brazil, Rwanda and Kenya within the setting of the World Cultural Forum held in Rio de Janeiro in November 2006.

Labour and trade unions in the globalization era (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

It will be an open forum to discuss the new challenges that workers and trade unions face in a globalised economy sharing experiences from different countries.

Mental Health Care : excluded people (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

workshop/seminar on mental health illnesses and treatments

Ban Terminator! The Global Campaign to Ban Terminator: from Brazil (2006) to Bonn (2008) (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Organized by: The International Ban Terminator Campaign Convener: ETC Group (on behalf of the Campaign) (3 hours) An update on the global campaign to ban Terminator (suicide seed) technologies organized by the International Ban Terminator Campaign. After a small -- but critical -- civil society victory at COP8 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Curitiba, Brazil in March, 2006, the battle to establish national bans on Terminator seeds will culminate in a global confrontation with the multinational biotech industry in Bonn, Germany, May 19-30, 2008 at the CBD’s COP9. En route, farmers’ organizations, indigenous peoples, and others in civil society will encounter industry and their supporting governments (USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) at the CBD's scientific subcommittee (SBSTTA) in Paris (July 2 - 6, 2007) and in Rome (February 18 - 22, 2008). The workshop will report on the most recent political and technological developments and discuss civil society strategies for national and international action leading up to the major intergovernmental battle in Bonn next May. The workshop will discuss industry attempts to divide Terminator into “trait” versus “varietal” Genetic Use Restriction Technologies (GURTs); the combination of trait and varietal restriction; efforts to describe Terminator as a “green” technology to protect against GM contamination; the impact of recent seed industry mergers; and post-Terminator technological strategies - including “extreme genetic engineering” -- to prevent farmers from saving seeds. Among the presenters: Pat Mooney and Kathy Jo Wetter

The New Politics of Food in Africa: Gates Foundation, the Second Green Revolution and the role of international institutions (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Organized by: ETC Group and partners (TBA) (3 hours) The intergovernmental and financial politics of food are changing in Africa and around the world. Two new initiatives are poised to force African farmers and governments down the biotech path. First, the G-8 is establishing at least four so-called “Centres of Excellence” (bioscience centres) around the continent. One, Nairobi's BECA (Biosciences Centre for East and Central Africa) is already underway. Second, the Gates and Rockefeller Foundations are collaborating on a biotech-driven new Green Revolution for Africa that could steamroll national governments into accepting genetically engineered crops. The workshop will exchange information on each of these initiatives and discuss alternative strategies. As part of the workshop, ETC Group will also present an overview of the history - and future - of the often unknown or misunderstood international agricultural institutions that set the political stage for agricultural change. Among the presenters: Pat Mooney and Kathy Jo Wetter

From Biotech to Nanotech -- Synthetic Biology and Nano Foods: New technologies that will challenge human society and Food Sovereignty (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Organized by: ETC Group and Partners (TBA) (3 hours) While civil society is (quite properly) fighting genetic engineering and the biotech industry, both science and multinational corporations are moving down from control of seeds and genes to control of atoms and molecules. New developments in Synthetic Biology mean that a new generation of scientists see DNA as electrical circuitry and “Life as Lego.” Some of the research -- heavily funded by venture capital and governments – turns life’s 4-letter DNA into 5, 6 or even 12 letter DNA. Other research sets aside DNA for “PNA.” These new developments have massive implications for our ethics, environment and food. To date, Synthetic Biology is virtually unregulated by governments anywhere. The workshop will discuss these developments and report on the International Nano-Hazard Symbol competition. Extensive documentation in English, Spanish and French (via a free CD) will be provided, for as long as copies are available. Among the presenters: Pat Mooney and Kathy Jo Wetter

Gender and Disability, To what extent Disabled men and women are included? (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

It is a presentation about Gender and Disability. It will present the situation of women with disabilities using the findings of a Gender analysis conducted in Burkina Faso from disability perspective and testimonies from the Union of Women with disabilities in Mali; the links between exclusion of women with disabilities and poverty and development; resources among women with disabilities in term of self –help promotion initiatives and struggles; recommendation of strategies for inclusion of women with disabilities in Development, women and Gender programs.

Women in Global Supply Chain (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Workshop/ exhibition - expect 100 -150 participants - require powerpoint facility - require translations for Portuguese, Spanish and English

FORUM FOR ALTERNATIVES/FOOD SECURITY AND WOMEN'S ACCESS TO LAND (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Workshop Expected no of people:150-200 Translation languages required:French English Equipment required:projector and interpretation equipment

Right to work in South Africa as a constitutional Right (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

workshop/ exhibition - expect 150 - 200 participants - require translation in Portuguese, Spanish, English

Panel Discussion on Access to HIV and AIDS Treatment (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

HIV/AIDS activists from Africa, Asia and Latin America will dialogue on issues relating to access to treatment. More specifically, the discussion will focus on strategizing on how to best harness Africa, Latin America and Asia's efforts towards addressing HIV and AIDS. An audience of 50-100 people from all regions globally will be expected to participate in this forum.

People to People dialogue (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

worshop - expect 150- 200 participants - require translation in english, Portuguese, spanish, sotho

WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN POST CONFLICT SITUATIONS: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND PEACE CONSOLIDATION (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Workshop Expected number of people:150-200 people Translation languages required: English and French Equipment required: Interpretation equipment, projectors

HIV/AIDS AND ITS INTERSECTION WITH VAW-WOMEN FROM ASIA, LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

PANEL DISCUSSION EXPECTED NO OF PEOPLE: 150-200 TRANSLATION EQUIPMENT REQUIRED:PROJECTOR AND INTERPRETATION EQUIPMENT TRANSLATION LANGUAGES REQUIRED: ENGLISH SPANISH FRENCH

Building Solidarity for Pan-African Fight Against HIV and AIDS (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

HIV/AIDS activists who are well versed with HIV/AIDS policy and advocacy issues in Africa will hold panel discussions aimed at deliberating on how to address the situation in Africa region.

Concerns of the youth in EPA negotiations (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

dialogue/ conference - expect 50 -60 participants - require translations in English, French, Swahili - require projector/s; equipment to show films, documentaries; PA system

The Minority Groups - Access to Natural Resources (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

dialogue/ conference - expect 40 participants - require translations in English, French, Swahili - require projector; equipment to show films, documentaries; PA system

DIALOGUES ABOUT WOMEN'S RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND DISCRIMINATION (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

WORKSHOP EXPECTED NO OF PEOPLE: 150-200 TRANSLATION LANGUAGES: ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH LOGISTICS REQUIRED: INTERPRETATION EQUIPMENT AND PROJECTORS

Cattle rustling in the East African Sub-region and its impact on people's livelihoods (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

dialogue/ conference - expect 150 participants - require projector; equipment to show films, documentaries; PA system - require translation in english, swahili, french

Panel Discussion on Women and HIV/AIDS - Uniting To End Violence Against Women (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

This is a self-organized activity aiming at bringing together like minded actors globally to strategize and develop alternatives towards addressing violence against women in the face of HIV/AIDS.

African Civil Society Coalition Forum (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

51-100 representatives from member organizations of the African Civil Society Coalition will hold a meeting preferably on 23rd to reflect on the activities of the past two days in preparation for the action planning the following day.

Positive People's Village (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

This is a self organized activity that aims to bring together over 100 people living with HIV and AIDS from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the North, to share their experiences and best practices especially in addressing stigma and discrimination and in fighting for women's rights. There will be testimonies from people living with HIV globally.

SOCIETAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND METHODOLOGIES OF MONITORING PUBLIC POLICIES (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

WORKSHOP EXPECTED NUMBER OF PEOPLE:100-150 TRANSLATION LANGUAGES: ENGLISH SPANISH FRENCH EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: PROJECTORS INTERPRETATION EQUIPMENT

WOMEN'S ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OVER LAND AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

PLENARY EXPECTED NUMBER OF PEOPLE: 150-200 TRANSLATION LANGUAGES REQUIRED: ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH PORTUGUESE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT NEEDED: PROJECTORS AND INTERPRETATION EQUIPMENT

Panel Discussion on HIV/AIDS and DEBT - Repudiate Debt to End AIDS (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

This is a self organized activity. HIV/AIDS activists from Africa, Asia and Latin America will engage in a dialogue around DEBT in the face of HIV/AIDS - a call for debt repudiation.

Developing Alternatives in the Pan African Fight Against HIV and AIDS. (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

People who will have participated in the panel discussions over the past three days will hold a planning meeting to develop alternatives in the Pan African Fight against HIV and AIDS.

RECLAIMING OUR SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Procession

RECLAIMING OUR SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

CONFERENCE EXPECTED NUMBER OF PEOPLE 200 LANGUAGES TO BE SPOKEN:ENGLISH SWAHILI AND FRENCH

UN Peacekeeping: Force of Farce? (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

a Self-organized activity - expect 50- 75 participants - require translation in english - require projector; equipment to show films, documentaries

Forum for Alternatives/ grassoots actions (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

a Self-Organized activity - a forum - expect 150 - 200 participants - require translation in English - require projector, equipment to show film, documentaries

EPAs (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

a Self-Organised event - a workshop - expect 50- 75 participants - require translation in English and French - require projector; equipment to show films, documentaries

Commodities (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

a Self-Organised event - a workshop - require translation in English and Swahili - require projector; equipment to show film, documentaries

Impact of IMF &World Bank on Food security and Livelihoods (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

a Self-Organised event - expect 50 participants - require translation in Kiswahili

trata y explotación sexual de mujeres, niñas y niños (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

seminario sobre la dimensión de la trata a nivel mundial, su relación directa con el crecimiento de la prostitución internacionalmente, y su análisis como violencia contra las mujeres resultado de la desigualdad. seminar on the global dimension of trafficking, its direct relation with the increase of prostitution at international level, and analysis of it as a form of violence against women, result of inequality.

Leçons apprises d’une expérience d’édification de la paix en temps de guerre. (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Echange d’expériences de travail de reconstruction de la paix dans la province de l’ Ituri en R D Congo.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms Employed in Marsabit District-Kenya (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

A seminar on alternative dispute resolution mechanisms employed by the pastrolist communities in the ethnic clashes prone district of Marsabit District in Kenya. Given the marginalization of this district and the resources and identity related ethnic clashes that have been going on, alternative dispute resolution machanisms, spearheaded by the clan elders and supported by NGOs working in the area have proved to be pivotal in the resolving of constant disputes and maintainance of order.

Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms among the Pastoral communities of Marsabit District-Kenya (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The seminar will focus on alternative dispute resolution mechanisms employed by the pastoral communities of Marsabit District in Kenya. The area, prone to resource and ethnic based conflicts has been historically marginalized by successive governments in Kenya. In the face of this historic exclusion, the residents have utilized traditional and non-formal methodologies of solving disputes amongst themselves. These practices have been instrumental in maintaining societal order in this clash prone area of the country. By sharing with participants from Marsabit, the seminar hopes to learn from their experiences, enrich them and adopt this model of resolving disputes to other conflict ridden areas.

ICTs for improved and secure livelihoods of women (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The goal is to develop capacities and create awareness on ICTs and women's empowerment. The workshop participants will be women leaders, policy makers and other interested groupes attending the forum.

Towards African vision and perspective of Fair Trade (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Workshop

The Illegitimate Debt Dialogue (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Southern campaigners have for a long time argued that the debt, or at least a large part of the debt, owed by developing countries is illegitimate. This notion has also gained increased acceptance among Northern campaigners. Developing countries are paying debt that they, not only are not able to pay, but in many cases should not pay. Across the world civil society is now raising the issue of creditor liability through campaigns, tribunals, research, and advocacy. Churches across the world are playing an important role in these efforts. The objective of the dialogue meeting on illegitimate debt during the WSF in Nairobi is to build on the current civil society efforts and develop strategies that can firmly place illegitimate debt on the international political agenda. The aim of the workshop is to gather civil society and church leaders to a strategy session on the actions needed to move the debate on illegitimate debt further.

Strategies for campaign on Liberia and DRC Dictator Debts (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

This dalogue aims to come up with collaborative strategies for continued profiling of Liberia and DRC debts at various national, regional and international levels . It will also be used to identify specific strategic campaigns towards putting pressure on the international community to move towards the total and unconditional cancellation of the debts of Liberia and DRC.

Fair and Transparent Debt Arbitration (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Arbitration Court is a sustainable way of not only resolving the current crisis but a place where Creditors and Debtors will have to learn to secure that development must be about increasing the welfare of the people and that financial resources must be directed accordingly. The need for a sustainable solution remains valid in order to secure that the current debt crisis does not repeat itself.

African Social Obsevartory (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Reports of the research carried out on certain Multinational cooperations operating in the Retail, Mining and Hospitality industries in different African countries

Gender and Labour Market Liberalisation in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The activity focus on the reaserch findings from various African ountries on the challenges facing woman in the labour market under economic and labour market liberalisation

community participation: a pre condition for successful water and sanitation initiatives (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Round Table: Community participation: a pre-condition for successful Water and Sanitation initiatives African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) will host a panel of Water and Sanitation experts that will share their experiences focusing the attention on the role the community can play in designing, implementing and managing successful Water and Sanitation programmes. The forum will include sharing of experiences and the way forward to ensure universal and sustainable access to the common goods of humanity, addressing water and sanitation as a human right as well as an integral part of the fight against poverty and of making sure that the Millennium Development Goals will come true. Participants The panel will include: • Experts on Water and Sanitation Projects and experts on Community Participation • Representatives of Italian Decentralized Institutions • Representative of the Italian government competent for international cooperation (to be confirmed) • Representative of the Ministry of Water, Government of Kenya (to be confirmed) The public will include: • Individual participants or organizations attending the World Social Forum (max 40)

mapenzi matamu (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

A play by the youth of Dagoretti on HIV AIDS supported by AMREF

Oil Producing Communities and revenue transparency/Goverance in Africa: Case Studies (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

a roundtable on Oil Producing Communities and revenue transparency/Goverance in Africa

Transparency and accountability in large project development processes (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Advocacy for multi-stakeholder dialogues in large infrastructure development

Macroeconomic Policies and Proclaimed Growth Rates versus Women’s Impoverishment, Need for Change and Accountability: Who Holds the Truth and What to Do? (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The following main issues will be addressed ending with a book launch: · Responsibilities of GIFTICs (Governments, International Financial and Trade Institutions and Corporations). What do growth the Numbers really tell or don’t tell? Who Pays, who benefits? · The Women’s Movement and Recycled Structural Adjustment Policies: Silence, Support or Resistance. · Fatou DioufGender Analysis of Voluntary work in the context of Poverty: An Advocacy tool for empowering women in the context of MDGs: Presenting Research and Mobilization Lessons from AWOMI · No More Business as Usual: Young Women Presenting and Keeping The YOWLI Momentum - the faces, the voices, the issues, the substance, the policy debate, The field visits, the artistic activities o Scrutinizing Injustices in the Fight against HIV and Aids; o Speaking up for Policy Transformation AWOMI's YOWLI 2006 · Alternative Strategies and Instruments for Women and Activists to Monitor Accountability. · Launching of AWOMI’s publications

Leadership Inter-generational Dialogue (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The Inter-generational Dialogue identifies, trains and supports young women activists and leaders at the community level, empowering and equipping them to create their own solutions to peace and human security issues in their countries. The dialogues will be conducted throughout Africa, starting in Kenya at the World Social Forum.

The African women’s economic policy convention (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The activity proposed is a one day workshop on 24th November. The theme of the covention is " Financing for Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights" The main goal of this initiative is to increase effective participation of grassroot women in the WSF, revamp the African women’s movement in Africa, set a clear economic agenda, share experiences and re-introduce the women’s rights back on the development agenda in Africa.

The African women's economic policy convention (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The activity proposed is a one day workshop on 24th NovemberThe theme of the Convention is "Financing for Gender Equality and Women's Human Rights". The Goal of this ininiative is to increase effective participation of grassroot women in the WSF, revamp the African Women's Movement in Africa, set a claer economic agenda, share experiences and re-introduce women's rights back in the development agenda

Ecumenical Reflections (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

It’s an open event where all participants are welcome. Each day will have a theme to be reflected on with different religious leaders facilitating the sessions. Biblical verses related to gender equality,HIV/AIDS and economic empowerment will be selected and reflected on. The facilitators of the readings are expected to come up with short presentations which will be used to compile a summary report of event.

New Middle East project between Democracy and aggression (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The workshop will deals with The American Project for Middle East since the end of the 2nd war. The presence of Israel and the American support to it. The So called war on Terrorism (Iraq – Lebanon – Palestine - Afghanistan) and its real aim (oil). Haw to face politically and economically

The Iranian Nuclear Crisis (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The workshop deals with:- 1)Iran’s Nuclear Ambition and Regional influence. 2)The reasons and regional repercussions of the Iranian Nuclear Crisis. 3)The probabilities of Iranian reactions in the light of the Security Council’s resolutions. 4)The Future Scenarios of the crisis.

Introductory Conference on the Threats to Food Sovereignty & EPAs in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

With the collaboration of several resource partners such as ENDA and Econews, ACORD will facilitate a conference on the implications of EPAs to food sovereignty. The conference is meant to give an introduction to 1) free trade agreements, 2) Economic Partnership Agreements, 3) agriculture and 4) food sovereignty, and ensure that the links between the different elements are made clear and simple to the variety in the audience we seek. Within these broad topics, the different groups from the different regions will participate in this conference, in order to bring in the discussion experiences. The objective will be to create awareness and familiarize a maximum number of participants to the WSF with the concepts of Food Sovereignty and related threats, particularly EPAs. The conference does not aim at building new arguments (see activity 6 for content and specialized session), but facilitating the understanding of a larger civil society and engage them into one or all of the above issue. One objective of the ACORD Pan Africa Programme (PAP) being to build a critical mass, this activity will ensure that we draw onto the non trade specialized institution for engagement that can lend support to the campaign.

Public meeting on Gender, Food Sovereignty and EPAs (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

As part of the gender strategy of publicizing the negative impact that EPAs will have on the women of Africa and the continent broadly; ACORD intends to hold a public discussion on Gender, Food Sovereignty and EPAs at the WSF. ACORD will make sure that at least 50% of the participants from the different countries are rural women farmers who will come to share their experiences as women farmers and how they see EPAs likely to affect their lives should they be adopted. A gender and trade expert will be asked to link/critique these experiences to the on going process and campaigning on STOP EPAs. These presentations will be used to stimulate debate with invited participants and the public that will attend.

Public meeting on HIV/AIDS, Food Sovereignty and EPAs (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

HIV/AIDS is a major development concern in Africa and mainly in the sub-Saharan region. Yet global trade has vast implications for the well being of PLWHAs and the entire war on this pandemic on the African continent. TRIPS for instance continue to hamper the accessibility of cheap generic AIDS drugs to those who need them most - poor PLWHAs in Africa. EPAs that are planned to open African markets to European goods threaten the livelihoods of millions in Africa, among whom are PLWHAs. African governments are set to loose income hitherto drawn from import tariffs further weakening their purchasing power of essential drugs and medicine used to fight AIDS and other opportunistic infections. The agenda of this Public meeting will be to explore the linkages of globalization, EPAs, trade, food sovereignty and their impact on the war against AIDS in Africa. It also aims to enlighten PLWHA organizations to take an active role in fair trade campaigns and join hands with other organizations in voicing their concerns over unfair WTO rules and their impact on the war on AIDS and on their wellbeing. Another objective is also to sensitize the activist organizations involved in fair trade campaigns, stop EPAs, end poverty and food sovereignty to see their campaigns through an AIDS lens, as it remains a major threat to development in Africa. It is hoped that part of the outputs of this workshop will be to increase the visibility of PLWHA organizations in the various activist campaigns aimed at reducing poverty in the world and Africa in particular.

TOWARDS TRANSNATIONAL SOLIDARITY? THE REORGANISATION OF THE GLOBAL WORKING CLASS, part I (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

This is a workshop with leading academics, trade unionists and activists in the field of Labour and Globalization. The seminar is organized into three parts: Part one: CHALLENGES FACING THE GLOBAL WORKING CLASS IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND REGIONS Individual country reports on labor and the challenge of globalization. Participants (prel.): Samir Amin (Third World Forum, Dakar) Ingemar Lindberg (Agora, part of The Arena Group) Andreas Bieler (University of Nottingham, UK) Devan Pillay (University of the Witwatersrand) Wen Tiejun (Renmin University of China) Lao Kin Chi (Arena Council of Fellows, Hong Kong) Isabel Rauber (Havana) Praveen Kumar Jah (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Mac Urata (The International Transport Workers´ Federation, ITF) Peter Waterman (Institute of Social Studies, The Hague) Organized by: Agora, part of The Arena Group (Sweden), World Forum for Alternatives, The Union of Service and Communication Employees, Sweden (SEKO), and the Olof Palme International Center Activity type

TOWARDS TRANSNATIONAL SOLIDARITY? THE REORGANISATION OF THE GLOBAL WORKING CLASS, part II (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

This is a workshop with leading academics, trade unionists and activists in the field of Labour and Globalization. The seminar is organized into three parts: Part two: RESPONSES FROM UNIONS AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Country reports and sector reports responses to globalization from unions and social movements. Participants (prel.): Samir Amin (Third World Forum, Dakar) Ingemar Lindberg (Agora, part of The Arena Group) Andreas Bieler (University of Nottingham, UK) Devan Pillay (University of the Witwatersrand) Wen Tiejun (Renmin University of China) Lao Kin Chi (Arena Council of Fellows, Hong Kong) Isabel Rauber (Havana) Praveen Kumar Jah (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Mac Urata (The International Transport Workers´ Federation, ITF) Peter Waterman (Institute of Social Studies, The Hague) Organized by: Agora, part of The Arena Group (Sweden), World Forum for Alternatives, The Union of Service and Communication Employees, Sweden (SEKO), and the Olof Palme International Center Activity type

TOWARDS TRANSNATIONAL SOLIDARITY? THE REORGANISATION OF THE GLOBAL WORKING CLASS, part III (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

This is a workshop with leading academics, trade unionists and activists in the field of Labour and Globalization. The seminar is organized into three parts: Part three (final part): FUTURE STRATEGIES TOWARDS TRANSNATIONAL SOLIDARITY Future strategies for reorganizing the global working class Participants (prel.): Samir Amin (Third World Forum, Dakar) Ingemar Lindberg (Agora, part of The Arena Group) Andreas Bieler (University of Nottingham, UK) Devan Pillay (University of the Witwatersrand) Wen Tiejun (Renmin University of China) Lao Kin Chi (Arena Council of Fellows, Hong Kong) Isabel Rauber (Havana) Praveen Kumar Jah (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Mac Urata (The International Transport Workers´ Federation, ITF) Peter Waterman (Institute of Social Studies, The Hague) Organized by: Agora, part of The Arena Group (Sweden), World Forum for Alternatives, The Union of Service and Communication Employees, Sweden (SEKO), and the Olof Palme International Center Activity type

Corporate Power as an Obstacle to the Food Sovereignty Agenda (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

AAI invites all interested persons to its workshop on "Corporate Power as an Obstacle to the Food Sovereignty Agenda". Share strategies and campaign information about the agri-food cartels and what you can do about it. Join a cross-regional/cross-stakeholder working group in your area of interest to help move the global agenda closer toward food democracy and food sovereignty.

Para el final del exterminio programado de las juventudes negras y aborígenes - campaña internacional de la cinta naranja (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Actividad de la presentación del objetivo del campaña y del empalme internacional para separarse de sus iniciativas. La actividad todavía piensa una evaluación de las acciones llevadas a través para los movimientos de las juventudes internacionales para el final del extermínio programado de esta juventud negra.

The role of Europe in the militarisation and neoliberal globalisation (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

workshop on the role of Europe in the South in terms of militarization and trade, and the links between both fields

The role of the EU in global trade and development policies (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

workshop on the role of Europe in the South in terms free trade and corporate agenda

How Europe has been hijacked by the corporate agenda? What social movements can do about it? (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

workshop on the role of Europe in the South in terms free trade and corporate agenda and experiences of resistance

Seminar (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Intellectual Property Rights

Science for people (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Make science for common people

Alliance2015 - The right to be different: sexual diversity and human rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Alliance2015 is a network of 6 like-minded European NGOs. Hivos, a member of the Alliance will host this dicussion on LGBT, with a focus on gay and lesbian emancipation in Africa.

Act Now or Pay Later: halting the spread of HIV & AIDS among the youth (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Towards a virus-free generation by 2015. Alliance2015 is a network of 6 NGOs across Europe, who will be hosting joint and individual seminars in the Alliance2015 venue. Its mission is to fight poverty more effectively by cooperating on various levels, working together in developing countries as well as on campaigns to influence public and political opinion in Europe. www.alliance2015.org

Alliance2015 - Stop Child Labour - School is the best place to work (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

'School, the Best Place to Work' is a campaign that seeks to eliminate all child labour through the provision of full-time, quality education. Alliance2015 is an orgnaisation of 6 like-minded NGOs across Europe who are involved in this campaign.

Alliance 2015 - Right to an adequate livelihood: access to land (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Alliance2015 is a network of 6 like-minded NGOs across Europe working in the field of development cooperation. Concern a member of this network is hosting a Livelihoods discussion on access to land.

Alliance2015 - Stop Hunger and Malnutrition - case studies of emergency cash transfers and community based feeding programmes (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Alliance2015 is a network of like-minded NGOs working in the field of development cooperation. Concern, a member of the Alliance, will host a discussion on Livelihoods and food security.

Alliance2015: Digital Security and privacy for human rights activists (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Hivos, a member of Alliance2015 will host a workshop on ways in wich information technology can be accessed more easily in developing countries.

Alliance2015: Women's Rights are Human Rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Human rights organisations and women organisations working for women's rights do not always join forces on issues where cooperation could be fruitful. Examples are lobbying for greater participation of women in representative bodies, e.g. through elections, and the banning of the play 'vagina monologues' in Uganda, when only women's organisations contested the ban. The WSF offers an excellent platform for discussing the (obstacles to) solidarity and cooperation strategies between women's and human rights movements.

Alliance 2015: Virus-free generation campaign - make love, make sense (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

A workshop aimned at youth in tackling issues surrounding HIV & AIDS, also featuring cultural performers

Alliance2015: Partner and Speaker reception (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

A informal reception for all partners, speakers and participants of the Alliance2015 activity programme. Hosted by the president of A2015 Vagn Berthelsen, visitors will have an opportunity to receive an overview of the work of A2015, a network of 6 like-minded European NGOs

Youth, the mass student movement and the struggle for decent jobs (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The panel discussion will bring together a range of activists and academics from France, South Africa and Nigeria to discuss the connections between youth, employment and social protest.

Africa/Latin America Peoples' Dialogue: Work/labour and industrial development (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The workshop theme of work/labour is oriented towards urban aspects of the economy in the context of challenging the neoliberal globalisation and building alternative development strategies. Through the prism of work it is possible to ask in what ways to restructure national and regional economies to ensure decent work and adequate livelihoods for all. In this context there is need to examine how regions can be platforms for the development of economies of scale and the harmonisation of industries that make it possible to produce nationally and regionally the inputs and outputs for satisfying the basic needs of the people.

"La société civile africaine face aux défis de l'intégration continentale et régionale : actions et propositions en faveur d'un modèle d'intégration alternatif démocratique et social" (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

L'activité proposée par Alternative Espaces Citoyens est un atelier autogéré ouvert à tous ceux qui désirent discuter sur la problématique de l'intégration continentale et régionale en Afrique. Au cours de cet atelier, des acteurs de la société civile du Niger et d'autres pays africains seront invités à faire une brève présentation sur le thème afin de lancer les débats sur les actions et propositions de la société civile en faveur d'un autre modèle d'intégration prenant en compte l'aspiration à la démocratie, à la justice sociale et au bien-être des africaines et africains.

Les médias indépendants et associatifs dans les luttes sociales en Afrique : échange sur des cas pratiques et propositions d'actions concertées (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

L'activité proposée est un atelier autogéré destiné aux acteurs des mouvements sociaux et des médias indépendants, soucieux d'échanger des expériences sur l'apport des médias audiovisuels et écrits dans les luttes sociales en Afrique.

L'Afrique de l'Ouest en quête de souveraineté alimentaire : analyse critique de la politique agricole commune de la CEDEAO et impacts des APE sur l'agriculture paysanne (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

L'activité proposée est un atelier autogéré qui se propose de réunir des acteurs des mouvements sociaux et des organisations paysannes pour porter un regard critique, analyser les enjeux et faire des propositions alternatives pour une politique agricole régionale assurant la souveraineté alimentaire. Cet atelier se propose aussi d'examiner la politique agricole de la CEDEAO et les conséquences des accords de partenariat économique ACP-UE sur l'agriculture paysanne.

Chômage, sous-emploi et immigration des jeunes en Afrique de l'Ouest : défis et enjeux sur le développement humain, la paix et la sécurité (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

L'activité proposée est un atelier autogéré axé sur le thème de l'emploi et de l'immigration des jeunes en Afrique de l'Ouest.

Le pillage des ressources minières en Afrique : luttes et résistances contre AREVA au Niger (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

L'atelier proposé par Alternative se propose de jeter une lumière crue sur le pillage des ressources naturelles en Afrique par les compagnies minières, à travers l'exemple de AREVA, compagnie publique française, qui exploite le minerais d'uranium au Niger en bafouant royalement les normes environnementales, les droits des communautés et des mineurs à l'information et en imposant au gouvernement un contrat léonin.

Forum Radiophonique des alternatives (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

Le Forum radiophonique des alternatives est une série de tables rondes organisées par la radio Alternative FM dans son stand, avec la participation des acteurs du mouvement alter-mondialiste, sur des thèmes d’intérêt majeur (annulation de la dette, accords commerciaux, campagne mondiale en faveur de la lutte contre la pauvreté, paix et sécurité, etc). Les débats de ces tables rondes seront diffusés sur les antennes de la radio Alternative, des radios communautaires du Niger et d'autres radios partenaires en Afrique et dans le reste du monde.

Scholars-Activists and the World Social Forum Process (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

The conference and the debate shall address the following issues: What are the place and the role for scholars in the WSF process? How to make research on the WSF process in a way that helps the movement for global justice in making a better world? What are the specific actions and strategies that scholars-activists can bring back home in order to change there own context and bridge with local social movements? How would a scholars-activists network be efficient and useful in the context described above? The activity will by participative and opened to everyone, with a short period for guests speakers' interventions, and a large period for an open debate. All participants will be invited to become members of INoSA.

Workshop on Violence Against Women (, du 19/01/2007 06:28 au 19/01/2007 06:28)

To highlight issues of violence against women in Kenya and the rest of the world.

Nuclear Free South Asia (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Nuclear free South Asia is the dream of south asian poor and marginalized classes

Conflicts and Occupations in Context to the Right to Food and Food Sovereignty (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

discussion of the role of the civil society organizations in relation to the conflicts and occupations in context to the right to food and food sovereignty

Practitioners and Experts roundtable on issues of peace, human security, and democracy (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Bringing civil society practitioners and experts from various Southern regions together at the WSF will be an opportunity to: i. Foster space for south-south civil society dialogue (including groups from the Arab region/ West Asia and North Africa, Central Asia, and South East Asia) ii. Reflect on the implications of latest international policy actions on human security matters iii. Discuss opportunities for civil society organizations from the covered regions to foster coordination on issues of peace, human security, and democracy

Women under occupation in The Arab world (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

the activity will include two interventions: The first intervention is a workshop: two women from the activists who are a part of the "Arab Women Network" will carry out a presentation. The first one is about the consequences of the occupation on Palestinian women, the other one is about women situation in Iraq. The second intervention includes testemonies for women who are suffering from occupation, two women from Iraq and two palestinians. These women will talk about their personal suffuring from Israili occupation in Palestine and th American occupation and torturing in the jails of Iraq.

Humane Habitat Development (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

The aim of the workshop is to raise the main issues regarding habitat development by excluded communities. Land and regularisation issues, cooperatives, post-disaster respose on housing, etc We are looking for partners interested in debating this issue.

In the Name of God (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Setting up a scupture depicting a crucified pregnant teen-ager - a sculptural outcry about the right to contraception an sober sexual education. The art manifestatation is a denunciation of the Christian fundamentalists' crusade against contraception projects, with President Bush and the Pope in the lead.

Mostra de Documentário (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Exibição de documentários atravéz de telão, projeção multimídia. E debates sobre o tema de cada documentário exibido.

Strengthening Civil Society Capacity to Engage Governments on Education Policy (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

ASPBAE would like to discuss with other interested organisations and individuals strategies for strengthening civil society capacity to engage governments on education policy

Por un Orden Mundial Basado en los derechos de Autodeterminación y Soveranía de los pueblos (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Una exposición de unos 40 minutos además de un debate entre los allí presentes. Se profundizará en los diferentes procesos existentes en todo el mundo y se tratará de consensuar una declaración sobre los derechos de todos los pueblos del mundo.

El muro invisible (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Proyección y discusión de película documental sobre el fenómeno de la migración

SOS: los derechos humanos en el Sahara Occidental Ocupado (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Taller sobre la grave situación actual de violación de los derechos humanos en los territorios del Sahara Occidental ocupados por Marruecos 1) prácticas del gobierno marroquí detentenciones arbitrarias, desapariciones forzadas, torturas, jucios sumarios, saqueos.. 2) modos de resistencia civil y paífica: grupos y acciones de la población civil saharaui frente a la ocupación.

Child and Juvenile Justice in a network perspective (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

- presentation of action possibilities - discussion of action planning - discussion of possible partnership with other organisms, institutions around the world

ONGs: Formação de Militantes Sociais (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

O Papel das ONGs no formação de militantes. Apresentação de políticas pedagógicas da formação de agentes comunitários da Associação Eremim.

Movimento HIP HOP em parceria com ONGs (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Discussão sobre a aproximação do movimento HIP HOP e a ONG, como podem ser parceiros. Com uma apresentação de Graffit no final.

Qualificação Profissional, desemprego e ideologia (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Exposição e debate sobre desmprego e emprego num mundo globalizado, o uso de ideologias nesta lógica capitalista.

The role of the young scientists in the technological and scientific development (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

The activity aims to join students and young scientists to discuss how the young generation wich is contributing to develop the science and the technology can help in the integration of the opressed people in our days.

l'impact de l'alphabétisation sur l'amélioration des conditions socio économique de la femme en mileiu rural au Burkina Faso (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

un exposé debat qui sera suivi de temoignage

Where is the money for women's rights? A strategy sesion (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Organized by AWID and the African Women's Development Fund, this session will be a hands-on strategy development space for women's rights activists to share key new research findings on funding trends for women's rights, and to brainstorm common actions and strategies that feminist and women's movements and organizations can implement to mobilize more resources to support the work we do to advance women's rights and gender equality all over the world.

Local communities and migration: for an alliance between places of origin and destination aimed at defending migrants' right to dignity and life (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

seminar

Assembly for migrants rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Assembly

« Voix rebelles » : perspectives de l’altermondialisme (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

ouvrir un débat sur les perspectives de l’altermondialisme autour du livre « Voix rebelles du monde » édité par Attac-04 et avec leurs auteurs

Impact of EPA's (Economic Partnership Agreements) - analysis from the South an the North (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Joint assessment of the EPA's negotiations between the EU and ACP countries and discussion of possible activities which the movements in the North and the South can undertake to prevent the worst.

EU strategies to conquer the world’s markets (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

The Lisbon strategy and the strategy on ‘external competitiveness’: Global Europe – competing in the world, have been adopted by the European Union with severe consequences for the world market and social standards. What can be done?

Does the South need 'financing for development'? (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

There is a lot of talk about "financing for development" and it gives the impression that there were in fact a net flow of financial resources from North to South. Recent World Bank data suggest that such net resource flow might exist only in a limited extent to Africa but that the South as a whole actually is transferring financial resources to the North. Furthermore, the whole focus on "financing for development" deviates the focus away from the domestic resources for development in the South. The event should exchange and collect positions how to deal with this dilemma and whether and how we get involved in the international debate on aid, debt and capital flows.

Workshop (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Global justice and ecological sustainability in the management of petroleum resources

Cinema of Resistance (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Screening of acclaimed features and documentaries that reflect and call for a total change of the current global economic paradigms, democratic practices and globalisation

The World Bank in Africa: What is it up to, why should you care, and what can you do about it? (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

This workshop and skill-share will take a closer look at the World Bank (WB) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), and their impacts in Africa. During the interactive session, participants will gain a better understanding of the structure, operations and politics of the World Bank and African Development Bank, discuss recent trends in their activities in Africa, and share strategies for influencing their projects and policies. The aim of the workshop is to demystify the World Bank and African Development Bank and raise awareness about their operations, particularly in Africa, in order to help activists design more effective monitoring and advocacy campaigns to promote and protect the rights of communities and the environment. The session also seeks to provide a space for activists from Africa and elsewhere to share skills, strategies and tactics for confronting the challenges posed by these international financial institutions (IFIs), and to discuss priority areas for future work related to the operations of IFIs in Africa.

The African Development Bank and the “Big Infrastructure” Agenda in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

The session aims to bring together groups from the Global North and South to engage in discussion about the African Development Bank and the “big infrastructure” agenda for Africa-- what it means, what can be done to challenge it, and what are realistic alternatives. The session will provide a basic introduction to the African Development Bank, its structure, operations and politics, and opportunities for civil society influence on its activities. With this background, the discussion will then focus on the role that the AfDB is playing in promoting large infrastructure investments in Africa, the risks this poses for people and the environment, and what activists can do about it. Participants will discuss potential priorities for future civil society campaigns around the AfDB.

Women in Black Workshop (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Workshop for participants in Women in Black from everywhere to share stories, information, displays, banners, photos, etc. with women who are interested in being part of this worldwide movement.

WSF 2007 Slum Cinema Project (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

To screen documentaries on Globalization in the slum of Nairobi To screen documentaries on the WSF compound in 5 Slum Cinema’s (each with an own programme. To screen continuous the documentary These Hands (45 min.) on a big screen at the WSF with: 1 under at the screen a red tagline with strong social quotes (by WSF?) 2 screen a new produced report: the people of These Hands (20 min.)

Right to Water-Session/Workshop (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

This workshop broadly outlines the right to water campaign... strengths, weaknesses, opportuntunites and targets. Also to engage potential partners interssted in collaborating toward the goal fo acheiving the right to water. Finally to strategically define the way forward for a global right to water campaign. This workshop on the Right to Water is one of 9 proposed workshops presented by an international coalition of NGOs working towards water justice. These 9 workshops are being presented during the 7th WSF in nairobi, Kenya. The objective is for international activists and organizations that are working towards water justice to come together and share knowledge on water issues in Africa and on how to reclaim public water. The over-arching objective is to collaboratively build the foundations of an African Water Network.

Threats to Water - General Session (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

This workshop is to take place in the morning of the 24th of January. These sessions are being organized through an international participatory process. Various NGOs and activists from across the globe and the African continent specifically will be coming together to discuss their challenges and experiences around water justice on the African continent. Specifically, this session is geared at facilitating reflection on the African water experience. It presents, through a collective and international effort, an opportunity to carry the voice of various African activists and stakeholders, and to work towards the development and upholding of an active and powerful African Water Network.

Intercontinental Unity in the Struggle for Migrant Workers Rights in the World (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

This activity seeks to demonstrate the need to join forces in the world to confront the injustices of a condition created by contemporary capitalism: large masses of migrant workers desperately seeking work to survive. In that process they are abused, victimized, exploited and discriminated. The U.S. has large masses of exploited undocumented workers, nearly 12 millions in all. The "immigrant rights" movement in the U.S. has not joined in with the rest of the world but it must. We propose that May Day 2007 be a point of departure from that erroneous tactic and the world join in a campaign where International Workers Day is dedicated to the rights of migrant workers of the world. Meanwhile, in the US a strike and boycott as the one implemented on May Day 2006 should also be attempted. More info contact: http://bostonmayday.org - http://lfsc.org/wsf - email: sreyes1 [@] yahoo.com

Gender and Sexuality Workshop (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Sexuality and gender can combine to make a huge difference in people's lives - between well-being and ill-being, and sometimes between life and death. Sexuality can bring misery through sexual violence, HIV/AIDS, maternal mortality, or marginalisation of those who break the rules, such as non-macho men, single women, widows who re-marry, sex workers, people with same-sex sexualities, and transgender people. Sexuality can also bring joy, affirmation, intimacy and well-being. How can fulfilment, well-being and pleasure become more possible for all? This workshop hopes to inspire thinking and debate on this question.

Olympiads for Change (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

The idea is to create a momentum and a horizon in 2008 in paralell to the Olympic games in China, where generating change would be the focus. The entire process leading to it would provide occasions to combine energies and to construct different power relations. Referring to global challenges, the "olympiads for humanity" seeks to build a coherent answer to the questions “Who does what?” and “How do we develop a common vision?” This event will be designed with a strong option of participation.

Decent Work in Wood & Forestry: Tree planting campaign (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

There will be a workshop under the theme "Decent Work in Wood and Forestry followed by a tree planting programme all activities will be Bilingual = English and French

Haiti:Droits Humains et communaute internationale (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Cette activite se deroulera sous forme de panel avec 4 ou 5 intervenants principaux. Les organisateurs attendront une centaine de participants pour une duree de 3heures.

Le tourisme solidaire : promouvoir un outil de développement (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Il s'agit d'un séminaire d'information réunissant des organisations du sud et du nord intéressées par le tourisme solidaire en tant qu'outil de développement.

The Welfare State - a solution for developing countries? (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Seminar to discuss the following: Many labour organisations in the South as well as left-leaning politicians are interested in “importing” this model to their countries. Trade unions and political parties, particularly social democratic parties, of the North are just as eager to “export” their successful social model, and they use a lot of resources to transfer their experiences to the South. Social peace, tri-partite co-operation and social dialogue are being promoted as central measures in order to achieve the Nordic model. Is it a realistic and feasible model to aim for in delveloping countries.

Public-Private Partnership - a partnership for whom? (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is being promoted as an efficient way to develop public services (health, education, water, etc.) in developed as well as in developing countries. What are the experiences? Is it just another way for private corporations to expand into the public sector, or is it really delevering efficient services for the public?

Corporate Social Responsibility - does it work? (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

The UN, the International Financial Institutions, the OECD, governments, employers' associations and a number of trade union organisations are promoting Corporate Social Responsibility as a way to make the multinational corporations behave well. Most of it is based on volontary ethical rules. Many organisations criticise the lack of sanctions and enforceable legislation if and when corporations operate in breach of the rules. Others question the entire approach and ask for strict regulation of these companies and measures to limit the power of multinational corporations. What are the experiences so far, and what are the alternatives?

Democracy and Good Governance (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Democracy and Good Governance: On the role of the Church in democratic transitions in Africa with experiences from South Africa, Sierra Leone, Uganda , DRC and Kenya : The Church’s involvement in democratic transitions. Moderated by Rev. Dr. Nyansako-Ni-Nku, President of AACC,. Bishop M. Kilaini ( of the Tanzania Ecumenical Dialogue Group), Mary Mwingira (Executive Director of Tanzania Association of Non Governmental Organisations and Archbishop Okoth, President of Caritas Africa AMECEA Zone .

Water,Environment and Climate Change (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Advocacy on alternatives to the global crisis on climate change. Presentations by Prof. Jesse Mugambi , Andrew Pendleton and Paula Clifford. Activity to be organized by Christian Aid and Caritas/AACC Ecumenical platform thematic group.

Poverty Rural and Urban Livelihood. (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Basic rights of the poor in the slums.

HIV/AIDS (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Experiences of different faith-based organizations in implementing care programmes that support People Living with HIV/AIDS

Overcoming Violence, Peace Building and Reconciliation (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Conflict transformation and Peace building in Africa.

Water, Environment and Climate Change (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Alternatives to Economic Globalization and Climate Change.

Faith , Human Rights and Justice (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

To interrogate the nexus between Justice and Human rights in the context of Religion and Spirituality.

International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Domestication , policies and legislations

Peace building and development in the context of natural resource exploitation and war economies (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Extractive industries (such as oil, coltan, diamonds etc).

Gender Advocacy and the Church. (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

To explore the terrain of gender issues and power structures with respect to the affirming values of faith.

The nexus between Migration,Globalization and Development (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

To appreciate the link between Migration and the search for sustainable livelihoods especially in the context of Africa and Diasporic/ crossborder communities.

The role of faith based NGOs in peace building (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Combating trafficking of human beings; management of natural resources; mobilization of the civil society for participation in political dialogue

Africa and Africans in the Diaspora. (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

New Encounters for Solidarity

WAR AND MEDIA: role of the media and the community based peacebuilding initiatives in the conflicts and their resolutions for a sustainable peace (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

SEMINAR: The seminar will have a panel of 5/6 people. The first part (two or three speakers) will be divided in two subject: - the overall situation of the conflicts in the world, most of them forgotten, trying to underline their root causes with a particular attention to socio-economic and geopolitical aspects; the same will be presented for the “forgotten peace” where the war has officially ended with the signature of an agreement that it’s not sufficient to ensure peace in the Country. - The role of the media in the conflicts: how the international media (with specific reference to the case of Italy) cover the different conflicts and peace processes in the world today, how is guided this information’s flow, which kind of information’s and through which means reach the people. The second part will present the cases of three conflict-peace situations: SIERRA LEONE, DRC CONGO and SUDAN, representatives of civil society and faith based organizations very active in the field will bring their experience.

Poetry & Protest: Dennis Brutus' life in the struggle (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

A presentation by South African poet and activist Dennis Brutus, the leading anti-apartheid campaigner who helped form the global justice movement. Also featuring Aisha Karim and Lee Sustar, co-editors of the book, Poetry & Protest: A Dennis Brutus Reader.

Opposing U.S. imperialism in the heart of the beast (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

A panel discussion by poet and activist Dennis Brutus and Lee Sustar, antiwar activist and journalist for Socialist Worker newspaper

Water Privatization & International Investment Disputes: The Case of Biwater v. Tanzania (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Organized by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Lawyers' Environmental Action Team (LEAT), this workshop will provide a forum for discussion to address the privatization of public water services, especially in Africa, the right to water, and the role of foreign investment and international financial institutions. It will focus on the currently pending dispute between the British water company Biwater and the government of Tanzania.

THE SILENT NOISE :THE VOICE OF A WOMAN (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

THIS ACTIVITY IS AIMED AT PROVIDING FORA FOR WOMEN TO AIR THEIR NUMEROUS WOES, FIND LASTIND SOLUTIONS AS WELL AS HEAL THE PAIN OF GENERATIONS PAST BY TAKING A UNITED STAND TO PROTECT WOMEN'S RIGHTS GLOBALLY.

Non-governmental public action: opportunities and challenges (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

This panel will explore the politics of non-governmental public action. It maps out the opportunities and challenges for non-governmental public actors in an increasingly complex context where states seek in contradictory ways to both facilitate and constrain different aspects of non-governmental public action.

Corporate governance for sustainable wealth creation (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

Awareness raising, advocacy and debate on importance of corporate governance in the creation and maintenance of profitable, competitive and sustainable corporations and in wealth and employment creation. The commitment to entrench and implement good corporate governance is in recognition of the critical role that business enterprises and in particular corporations play in economic, social and cultural development.

Workshop on critical issues in the tea sector (, du 19/01/2007 06:29 au 19/01/2007 06:29)

There is a worldwide crisis in the tea sector affecting millions of people who’s livelihoods depend on it. SOMO (Centre for Research on Multinational Cooperations) and PIC (Partners in Change, a non-profit organisation working on the advancement of corporate social responsibility in India) will discuss and present the information on critical issues in this sector and share their plans to address these issues together with the Dutch Tea Initiative (DTI). The aim of the workshop is to draw attention of civil society to critical issues in the tea sector, to share our work and plans on this important sector and to explore possibilities for international cooperation.

Exposing the EU's hidden agenda in the EPA negotiations on investment (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

The EU is negotiating free trade agreements (EPAs) with ACP countries in which it also wants more liberalisation in foreign investment. The workshop will discuss the impact of foreign investments in Africa, the ways how the EU tries to protect its investors and how African governments and non-governmental react to these negotiations that are still not finalised!

Intergenerational Roundtable on Globalisation and Youth Poverty in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

Activity description: The debate on the impacts of globalization on development processes in Africa and the rest of the developing world has proceeded in ways that fail to take cognizance of the location of young people. Youth are often touted to be the leaders of tomorrow, in a way that negates their present roles as leaders and partners in local and global development. This Intergenerational Roundtable will bring together a variety of viewpoints on how African youth can free themselves from the vicious of contrived poverty within the context of a globalizing world. It will present a broad range of perspectives on the nexus between youth development, globalization and Africa’s poverty, using NEPAD and the MDGs as a framework.

Impact of the EPAs on Western Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

A presentation of the possible consequences of the free trade agreements (APEs) on the small farmers life and economy.

Quand l’Europe incite les dirigeants africains à la trahison et à la corruption (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

Description d'activité: Table ronde sur l’illustration de la destruction des économies africaines dépendantes du commerce du coton au niveau mondial et alternatives des petits producteurs, des artisans, des artistes et des intellectuels

EMPOWERING THE WOMAN TODAY, CREATING A BETTER TOMORROW (PART 1) (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL RIGHTS OF A WOMAN HAVE, FOR A LONG TIME BEEN RELEGATED TO THE 'UNIMPORTANT PILE' OF POLICIES. TO THIS END, WE ARE ORGANISING A DEBATE ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT CRITICALLY AFFECT US. IT WILL REVOLVE AROUND ISSUES OF SEXUALITY. ABORTION, ACCESS TO HEALTH FACILITIES AND THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK AVAILABLE TO WOMEN WHEN THEIR SEXUAL AND/OR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ARE INFRINGED UPON.

Vietnam on the road towards socialism (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

To understand on what has been happening in Vietnam since the war ended and on how Vietnam is striving towards socialism in conditions of market economy, please come to our discussion.

Asserting People’s Food Sovereignty: Workshop (Living Wages and Income) (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

Workshop on the issues related to food sovereignty and Living Wages and Income.

Asserting People’s Food Sovereignty: Workshop (Caste) (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

Workshop on the issues related to the caste system and food sovereignty.

Asserting People’s Food Sovereignty: Workshop (Indigenous Peoples) (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

Workshop on the issues related to food sovereignty and indigenous peoples.

Asserting People's Food Sov: Seminar on Food Sovereignty (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

This is a seminar which will discuss the basic concepts about Food Sovereignty, as well as how to push the advocacy for food sov at different levels

Asserting People’s Food Sovereignty: Workshop (Agrarian Reform) (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

Workshop on the issues related to food sovereignty and agrarian reform.

Asserting People’s Food Sovereignty: Workshop (Food Sov and National Liberation) (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

Workshop on the issues related to food sovereignty and the struggle for national liberation.

Asserting People’s Food Sovereignty: Workshop (Political Killings) (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

Workshop on the issues related to food sovereignty and repression and political killings.

Asserting People’s Food Sovereignty: Workshop (Women) (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

Workshop on the issues related to food sovereignty and women's issues

Latin American and European people's struggles against TNC's power: People's Tribunal, strategies and campaigns (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

Seminar on re-inventing bi-regional solidarity resisting EU-FTAs and TNCs

Millenium Development Goals, Nice stamente or real will? (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

Tafungua, a German/Kenyan NGO invites you to discuss the MDG's and to demand them correctly.

Lectuer (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

public Lectuer about Direct democracy

Testimonies On Poverty Elevation in slums Through Small Loans (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

conference,songs & dances.

1. Struggles for land, secure tenure and finance post evictions and SCC Latin America's experiences with Cooperative Housing (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

1.A VCD presentation based on case experiences in ZImbabwe after the clean up operation "Murambatsvina" and supported by case studies form Kenya will be made to illustrate the struggles for land , secure tenure and finance that communities go through in trying to rebuild their lives after forced evictions. the presentations will also highlight community driven successes and initiatives/interventions that have worked . This will be followed by discussions on the linkages of these experiences to regional and international experiences, coming up with issues for joint actions and solidarity and the strengthening of existing campaigns on the right to adequate housing as well as stopping forced evictions. 2.A case presentation from Latin America will demonstrate the experiences with cooperative housing and will be presented through power point and VCD to highlight the impact of community driven initiatives and how these initiatives need to be supported .

Launch of CD by Eric Wainaina (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

Concert

People's Right to Know: the key to good governance, participation and the fight against corruption. (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

Round table with participation from audience. Speakers will introduce the basics of access to information, as a human right, and its implications in fighting against corruption. Participants will also learn from case studies and experiences from different countries where this has been put into practice. As expected outcome, participants will become connected to existing networks of organizations which are active to promote the realization of this right and its implementation through legislation.

"Africa by Africans" (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

This activity will look at Africa in the global context highlighting current challenges and struggles - issues of Debt and Development, poverty eradication and democracy

The city as a common good. What future for the informal settlements. (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

The Conference and open debate will concern the role of designing public spaces in the context of slum upgrading projects, and the relevance of spatial forms in determining the socio-ecological and political-economic conditions of a community. The relationship between spatial forms and social life will be explored starting from the European experience and vital role played by public spaces in the every day life of those cities. The debate will continue exploring needs and spaces of informal settlements with specific reference to Sub-Saharan Africa, describing the interaction between politics, planning process and the design of public spaces from a designer's perspective. The Toi market community led slum upgrading initiative will also be presented. The conference will be held in two sessions and includes contributions from university’s professors, practitioners, representatives of civil societies and representative of Toi market community.

Towards a global movement for the Reform of International Institutions (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

This activity aims to share the Campaign for the In-depth Reform of International Institutions System and to spread all over the world.

Building an Alliance of Civilisations (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

The Alliance of Civilisations is a proposal against the lack of communication among cultures in the world and to build a shared espace by all communities

International trade unionism for decent work in Africa and all around the world part 1 (, du 19/01/2007 06:35 au 19/01/2007 06:35)

- Defending trade union rights - Defending the unemployed and the poor - Fighting all kind of discrimination - Fighting inequalities

Moving from Food Security to Food Sovereignty (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The aim is to flag the concerns of the poor and marginalised communities. The activity will put emphasise on the control over the basic rights of dalits. To review progress made in the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. • To consider ways and means to ensure the application of existing standards and the implementation of existing instruments to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. • To increase the level of awareness about the scourge of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. • To formulate recommendations on ways to increase the effectiveness of activities and mechanisms through programmes aimed at combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. • To review the political, historical, economic, social, cultural and other related factors leading to racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. • To draw up concrete recommendations for ensuring that the United Nations has the financial and other necessary resources for its actions to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

AFRICA-ASIA DIALOGUE ON THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The dialogue will be open to all GCAP MDG National coalitions in africa and asia.The aim of the dialogue is to compare their experiences,share their challeges and identify opportunities in campaighning against poverty and fro the millennium development goals as we draw towards the mid term of full filling the mellinium development goals in july 2007

Interculturalidad, codesarrollo y fronteras (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

seminario sobre estos tres temas en los que tomaría parte la Coordinadora de ONGs de apoyo a Inmigrantes, Harresiak Apurtuz, abierta a la participación de otros colectivos interesados en la misma problemática.

The Role of Civil Society in Governance and Development: Challenges in Anti Corruption and Gender Empowerment Campaing (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A Workshop with three panel presentations and a questions and answers session

A Green Revolution in Africa? A Warning from India (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

'A Green Revolution in Africa? A Warning from India - with Dr. Vandana Shiva'

The role of Europe in the militarisation and neoliberal globalisation. (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Workshop on the role of Europe in the South in terms of militarization and trade, and the links between both fields.

Dislay of items (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Display of handicrafts,organization charts.

Grassroots community group (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Understanding reconciliation through local community action

Global action against climate change (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Seminar to plan global demonstrations in every country against climate change in December 2007.

Assemblée Générale des "Sans" (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Rencontre entre les mouvements locaux, les mouvements du réseau No-Vox et les mouvements luttes présents sur le forum.

Gender Equality May Finally Arrive: UN Reform Brings New Hopes (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The session will be an opportunity for women’s groups to share information about current developments on the gender equality architecture in the context of the UN reform, strategize and mobilize a large constituency of women’s groups to advocate at the national, regional and global levels for the adoption of the Coherence panel’s gender recommendations.

Conférence : « La gauche et les mouvements sociaux; convergence ou confrontation? » (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Les mouvements sociaux sont dynamiques aux quatre coins de la planète. Ils résistent contre le néo-libéralisme, ils luttent contre la militarisation, ils proposent des alternatives pour un développement durable, juste et démocratique. Mais les mouvements sociaux sont-ils des instruments adéquats pour construire une nouvelle citoyenneté? La démocratie représentative et la démocratie participative sont-elles conciliables? Est-ce que la gauche contemporaine peut surmonter le paradigme étatiste?

NGO's and neo-colonialism (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The overabundant presence of international NGO’s in Africa are used to control Africa. Coming to “save” the Africans from themselves, these organizations serve as an extension of their colonialist predecessors who viewed Africans as less “developed” and whose mission was to civilize the savages. Similarly, NGOs have played a key role in taming the resistance against oppression inside the empire by funnelling potential revolutionary energies and resources into neo-liberal structures that rely on white supremist funding and therefore do not articulate the will or the needs of the people.

seminar on "Migration a growing concern among the developing countries" (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This is a seminar which will address the issue of Migration, particularly from the Students and Youths' point of view, as there are large no. of young people who migrate every year to different developed countries in search of their livelihood and are faced with several challenges including discrimination, violation of human rights, etc. Speakers will represent various sections of the society including students who have migrated and NGOs who are workingo n the issue and the people from the ILO.

Asking, we walk (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A roundtable discussion and a book launch outlining a critique and alternatives to the dominant paradigms from different prolific writers, activists and scholars. The book proposes to collate Africa Visions, Latin America Visions, Arab Visions and Asia Visions into a Vision of the Global South.

Agriculture : quelles relations entre producteurs et consommateurs ? (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

1. Quelles nouvelles pratiques agricoles ? Quels liens producteurs consommateurs ? 2. Quelles responsabilités des Autorités Locales (politiques agricoles et de maîtrise des sols) pour sortir l’agriculture de son carcan libéral ? 3. Quels échanges d’expériences Nord-Sud et Sud-Sud

Preparing meetings-seminars in january 2008 (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Some organisations of the São Paulo WSF Office propose to meet, during the fourth day of the 2007 WSF in Nairobi, other organisations interested in preparing a series of meetings-seminars in january 2008, on: - how our WSF events and process can help, in the next years, to give as much efficiency as possible to the struggles of the WSF participants to build the “other world possible”, and, - how these events and process can be still more expanded and deepened in the various regions of the world. These meetings-seminars would be organized in many countries of the world, simultaneously, inside the world mobilization programm to be realized at the Davos dates in 2008. They would be prepared during 2007, by mutual consultations, with the participation of all interested WSF participants. They could also be interconneted during their realisation.

International Campaign Against Coca-Cola (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The Coca-Cola company is guilty of creating severe water shortages and pollution around its bottling plants in India and globally. The workshop will highlight the successful international campaign to apply pressure on the Coca-Cola company by cutting its profits and hurting the company's image.

Education to children, teen and adult - one social rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

In this class we will pretend to distribute and dialogue to other participant ours expericen of pedagocic propose to development in the camp of education of teen and adults. The bulding of pedagogic, social and culture project to awnswer the demand of teen and adults, given guarantee and acess, whith quality in the school while inaliable rigths.

Présentation d'une dynamique africaine : Vers une union africaine des plateformes nationales d'ONG ? (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Présentation d'une dynamique africaine : le Réseau des Plateformes d'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre présentation des plateformes membres du REPAOC et de sa dynamique

Food Sovereignty: Strategies for Transformation (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A panel of African and North American agrarian activitists will present strategies for resistance and rural empowerment.

Defending the Common Goods of Nature for Agricultural Sustainability (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

We will look at the essential elements necessary for a Sustainable Agriculture and the interrelatedness of nature with agriculture, especially focusing on seeds and cultural knowledge.

Alliance2015: Access to new coffee markets (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Challenges and problems from Africa, Asia and Latin America

Les mères africaines face à l'immigration forcée (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Organiser une conférence-débat ainsi que des témoignages sur ce sujet sensible qu'est l'immigration des enfants africains vu sous l'angle des mères au pays

Mise en réseau des femmes pour le commerce équitable (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Nous échangerons sur un porjet phare du REFDAF : « l’Espace d’Echange »avec les femmes africaines et du Tiers-Monde.

Integrating the Iraqi Civil Society Movement into the Global Justice Movement and the Global Justice Movement into Iraqi Civil Society (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

How does the global justice movement build concrete and meaningful links with Iraqi civil society organisations in support of the struggle against occupation, dictatorship, neoliberalism, and sectarian divisions?

Anti-War Assembly Part 2 (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Continuation of Anti-War Assembly Part 1

GLOBAL DIALOGUE ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This dialogue will be open to all GCA MDG National coalitions across the world.The aim of the dialogue is to compare their experiences,share their challeges and identify opportunities in campaigning against poverty and for the millennium development goals as we draw towards the mid term of full filling the millenium development goals in july 2007.

Best Practices and Challenges on Guaranteeing Democracy and Good Governance (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The Session will be on sharing of testimonies and Best Practices on Guaranteeing Good Governance and Democracy from Tanzania

Inclusão Social e Minorias no Brasil. (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Diálogo sobre as formas utilizadas para incluir socialmente as minorias (mulheres, deficientes físicos/mentais e negros) dentro das universidades e mercado de trabalho no Brasil.

Migration and Women Health Workers (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

PSI recognizes the rights of individuals to migrate (temporarily or permanently), while considering that this decision should be based on equal opportunity for quality health care employment in their country of origin. PSI acknowledges the positive aspects of migration, but is increasingly concerned about the negative impacts on health care systems in developing countries and its impact on health care workers, the majority of whom are women.

Electrifying Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Ever since the Enron nightmare, public decision makers have been scrambling to fix the problems of energy privatisation, deregulation and liberalisation. These fixes are not working, and increasingly this is being admitted. How can public energy utilities address the energy needs of the African People?

Closing the Gender Gap: Equal Pay Works! (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The seminar will explore what trade unions, specifically trade unions in Africa and other relevant partnerd can do to promote pay equity, including the ending discrimination in pay systems, campaigning for living minimum wages and ensuring that trade unions take the issues seriously. on pay equity.

Conference session on Africa and the global political economy (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Panel presentations and audience discussion of studies of Africa and the global political economy

rc02 session on transnational social movements and global civil society (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

this is a conference session in which participants will present papers about their research on transnational social movements and global civil society

Conflict, Peace and Development Cooperation (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Full day activity to launch the Reality of Aid 2006 Publications - the launch will be followed by panel discussing key messages of the Publications. Discussions will be led by key figures on the subject and these will be drawn from Africa, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Non-OECD countries participating in the project. Afternoon actitivies will include group discussions followed by a plenary session

Informacion general (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

movimientos revolucionarios en America Latina y movimientos afrovenezolanos

Conférence (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Une Conférence sur l’importance de l’intégration des jeunes déshérités dans la société

« Fair Trade: South-South perspective » (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

to come

« Innovative SSE networking tools » (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

To come

« ESS: Concepts and practices »: co-production of public policies for which type of governance? (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

What is solidary social economy? What does that mean? who is part of it?What are they doing? The production of public policies has been so far vertical (Structural Adjustment Policies, Poverty Reduction Strategies, Economic Partnership Agreements, etc.). The civil society is playing an important role as a social laboratory, which needs to be systematized in order to influence public policies or rather co-produce them. The point is to move toward a more open and less vertical governance type with en eye to increasing our interactions and legitimacy within public policy makers and other actors such as local authorities. SSE is an instrument against poverty and corruption.

Workshop (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A roundtable discussion, with panelists from 5 European counties

International solidarity and unity is urgent and obligatory (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A seminar about international solitarit; The working class and the labourers of every country should of course be settled with their own daminant classes and bourgeoisie. But this does not eliminate the significance and the necessity of international solidarity and cooperation. On the contrary, the working class and the oppressed labouring peoples need the active support of their class brothers in other parts of the world more than they du before, in order to take a meaningful step and to defend their victories in the direction of national and social salvation

Collective consciousness of workers (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A seminar about class struggles;In the period which the thesis of “The end of the history” were thrown out for consideration, the life and the struggle showed the opposite of this. It is the pseudo that capitalism was endless. The developments in the area of Middle East ant South America shows us the social base of the resistance of anti-system powers are broadening. It is the evidence that the class struggle will continue becoming more intense.

Collective consciousness of workers (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A seminar about workers; The neo-liberal capitalism that attempts to realise an overall attack against the victories of the labourers everywhere around the world, provokes the workers against the unemployed, the immigrant workers and the unemployed against the workers to clear its way The working class can reverse this process which weakens its power politically, organisationlly, ideologically and morally, only by developing a class consciousness against the class by comprehending the class positions of itself and of bourgeoisie

War means imperialism, imperialism means war (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A seminar about imperialist war; Intensification and centralisation of capital and power to a lesser number of foci nat only at the international level but also within the USA imperialistic bourgeoisie and their trend to maximise their profits and dominance bay force (even at the cost of jeopardising the general interests of their own class and system) is en inevitable and neessary result of the fact that the imperialistic capitalistic exploitation and dominance relations are no longer viable and not an arbitrary preference of a “narrow elite”

What happened to the Working Class in Africa? (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

What happened to the Working Class in Africa? De-industrialisation and new worlds of work

Alternative to Neo-liberalism in South Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

ANSA is an initiative of the Zimbabwean Trade Unions, the African Labour Network and SATUCC. At the WSF ANSA launches a 500-page alternative document as an alternative to the Wasghington Consensus driven neo-liberalism. The session provides criticism of neo-liberalism and its effects in Africa combined wit a vision and practical perspective of a true and radical alternative. Prominent persons will launch the book and discuss the need for a worldwide alliance for alternative development.

Neoliberalism, Imperialism and the Return of Wars (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Capitalism emerging from Europe had conquered the world, developing and generalising capitalist rule in the process. A world market and a world-system developed that are fundamental to today's world. The system spreads all over the globe, turning all the world's societies into its peripheries. The flow of capital from centre to the periphery serves only to organise and to maintain flow from the periphery to the centre. To that extent, all neo-liberalism's promises – that its open markets will bring about global well-being – are contradicted by every historical experience and by the logic of capitalism itself. In this sense, "underdevelopment" is the product of the development and accumulation of capital. Centre, semi-periphery and periphery are inevitable elements. At the same time, the world-system cannot be understood only economically. Violence is also an integral element of the world-system today. The Iraq war shows, that the illusion created by globalisation, with its symbolic equality of capitals on the financial markets and of commodities in their virtual flows, is profoundly false. And when 'dialogue' proves impossible, that is, when resistance emerges, then the cry of war goes up. What the market can't do, weapons will, weapons camouflaged in the colours of virtue. Even before the Iraq war, this is what happened with NATO's war on Yugoslavia in 1999. In the last decades several wars and civil wars took place in Africa. What wars we had to face here? What are the possibilities to ensure peace in Africa?

Voices of transsexuals and transgenders (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Transsexuals (Male-to-Female and Female-to-Male) and transgenders are one of most marginalised sections of LGBTs. Trans activists from different countries will share about their issues (sex-change surgeries, health, employment, housing, education, human rights) and their struggles for justice.

Sexuality Minorities in India - A cultural performace (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A cultural performace by 4 sexuality minority artists from India, highlighting the situation of homosexuals, bisexuals and transgenders in India

RAINBOW PLANET - coming together of 'sexual outlaws' and their supporters (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A coming together of progressive sexual outlaws (sexuality minorities, sexworkers and people living with HIV/AIDS) and other social activists to build solidarity and plan common actions in the global south

From the Roots Up: Citywide Young Leaders Programs (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A workshop that will present inclusive youth leadership programs that are operating in Toronto, Canada and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The workshop will present and explore effective community-based and youth-led approaches to building healthier communities.

Identity and Impact: A youth-led initiative (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This workshop will open up for dialogue the work youth living in Toronto community housing are initiating. Youth In Power (YIP) was established in 2004 in response to the identified challenges faced by youth from Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) and to support the initiatives that youth want to realize. YIP is a collective of youth living in social housing communities who are committed to working on the initiatives they developed based on the needs, strengths and intersts of youth. The primary objective of Youth In Power is to break down stereotypes surrounding youth facing multi-barriers and living in social housing communities throughout Toronto. The need to breakdown the stigma of poverty, violence and “ghetto-ness” is vital to YIP because it allows youth to be presented in a positive light and to be recognized in our full diversity. We believe that this will induce positive change in our own lives and in the community.

Exploring youth-led community projects in Nairobi (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

SWB will convene participants early on the fourth morning of the conference to visit various community-based initiatives around Nairobi. The community visits will provide a unique and essential opportunity for an exchange of ideas between like-minded groups through local strategies and highlight innovative and grassroots Kenyan projects.

The contribution of faith-based NGO’s to the peace building process (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Development of the topic : Since there is an increasing of the number of conflicts containing a religious dimension, it is important to focus on the reasons of such situation, on their consequences and on the means of actions for the faith based NGO’s in order to limit the negative impacts of religion on peace, and maximise positive effects: • The important presence of the faith based Ngo’s in the United Nations system; • The important presence of faith based Ngo’s in the peace building process • The specific role that these NGO’s should play; • The added value of cooperation among faith based Ngo’s in the peace building process

Lobbying and networking : means to fight against human trafficking (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Development of the topic : Role of the civil society in the fight against children, women and workers trafficking… - How and why to establish international networks of NGOs ? - How to connect public and private bodies acting against human trafficking : police, justice, local administrations, federation, union, NGOs, churches ? - How to influence national and international politics ? How to contribute to the improvement of the legislation?

Le poids de la société civile dans le processus de transparence des industries extractives (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

-Efficacité et limites de la participation aux instances qui regroupent Etat, compagnies et société civile: comités de surveillance dans la gestion des revenus du secteur extractif, comités issus de l'ITIE (Init...) -Protection des militants de la transparence des industries extractives: quelles garanties et comment exiger des Etats faiblement démocratiques pour que les sociétés civiles de ces pays puissent librement et efficacement mener leurs activités?

World Education Forum: building a World Education Plataform (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

discuss and build a plataform of struggles and common actions

IGLESIA:EMPODERAMIENTO Y PARTICIPACION CIUDADANA. OTRO MUNDO ES POSIBLE (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Un Seminario de 4 horas para ponencias y debate sobre el empoderamiento, la participación; con el objetivo de la construccion colectiva, de formación e intercambio sobre las incidencias, conocimientos y prácticas en el marco del Foro dirigido a los representantes de las Cáritas, Movimientos Sociales y Organizaciones de otras regiones participantes en el Foro y que quieran debatir sobre el empoderamiento, la incidencia y la participación Ciudadana desde la acción de Cáritas

Boosting up local economies! Encouraging experiences and tough challenges (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The “boosting up local economies” session will search for concrete options to strengthen local economies. Experiences of vivid local economic activities will be shared and challenges will be discussed to create more space and political will for such economic policies which secure adequate income for all. Futher South-North dialogue and cooperation options will also be discussed.

modelo Sea (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Instituir en la practica, durante el foro,el Sistema Economico Alicuoto,o Modelo Sea.

Sistema Brasileiro de TV Digital (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Oficina com o objetivo de propiciar uma ampla visão a respeito da TV Digital e espaço para o debate sobre a sua implantação no Brasil

Assistência Farmacêutica (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Assistência farmacêutica no Brasil e os reflexos no Continente Africano

La expansion de la enseñanza privada en Latino America (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Taller para promocion de un encuentro y discussion entre los sindicatos de profesores de la enseñanza privada especialmente en Latino America.

Modelo Sea (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Durante el taller que se realizara en Nairobi,los participantes podrán instituir en la realidad,el Sistema Económico Alicuoto,o Modelo Sea, mediante la práctica y desarrollo de su Normas Constitutivas.

Sexuality and social justice (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Workshop starting out with short introduction on questions like: What is the interralationship between oppressive gender ideology, racism and economic injustice? What do different marginalized groups have in common. How can we connect our struggles for justice?

Workshop: How to organize a Social/Environmental Forum in your city/region/country (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The SUFO (Social and Environmental Forum Eastern Switzerland) is a forum which is held in 2007 the third time. It provides a platform to inform and discuss about social and environmental topics. We would like to inform you about our experiences: - How all began - Our aims - Program parts: panel discussion, workshops, manifestation, cultural activities As an experienced organization committee we would like to share our knowledge.

The Nordic Model in Global Context (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A seminar and discussion on democracy, development, welfare and its economic and political structures.

Workshop ¨The use of Indicators in assessing social development: the Social Watch experience¨ (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Social indicators: What are they and what are they for? Technical criteria for construction of indicators. Types of indicators. Good and bad use of indicators. Theory and indicator systems. Summary of the information in the indices. The Social Watch experience: Monitoring of international commitments. Social development dimensions. SW indicator system. Basic Capabilities Index. Gender Equity Index.

Workshop on alternative budget and budget monitoring (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Several Social Watch national coalitions will share their experiences on budget monitoring and alternative budgets to share with other movements our experiences. To show that the same thing can be done in different ways and in different regions picking up what thinks might better fit to their organizations, networks and countries.

African Social Watch meeting (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The african Social Watch coalitions will meet to strategize together.

Human Right and Poverty: the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights perspective (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This workshop is aiming at exploring in participatory way poverty as a complex, multi-dimensional phenomenon and its relationship with the economic social and cultural rights. We will debate poverty from human rights perspective and their justiciability beyond the political will of the governments. One of the goals of this workshop is to analyse the relevance of the ESC Rights approach in the implementation of public policies and its linkage with social development.

Advocacy strategies in the context of the UN Reform (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This activity is organized by ICAE, REPEM, Social Watch and the Tax Justice Network to identify common issues to advocacy in the context of the UN Reform.

Revolutionizing Women's Consciousness (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Our event is focused on bringing together women activists from Nairobi and feminists researchers on women's activism. We are hoping our session will be informative on the struggles of women globally and also provide the practical learning of strategies for women's struggles.

Human Rights and Academic Activism (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

To explore how researchers and academics can serve the Global South in the struggle for human, social, and cultural rights.

struggles for grassroots democracy (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

a regional seminar on the experiences of struggles for grassroots democracy, with the launch of the SAAPE Poverty Report '06

Marginalision and Exclusion: Re-defining visions for future in South Asia (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The activity looks into the question of how marginalised communities have become disposables today by differnt nationa and international powers. Why there is starvation death when the go downs are full? Impact of displacement et

Bridging the great divide on toxic dumping - people to people experiences (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Dialogue and sharing of information and experiences about environmental justice issues, especially the dumping of toxins in low income communities of color, that are faced by SJEJA members and by communities in developing countries.

Intersection between migrant communities in US and villages in Africa - the migrant experience (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Dialogue to explore intersection and create possibility for collaboration between rural communities in Africa and experience of migrant communties in US, discussing issues such as pesticides, organic farming, training and resources.

Legal challenges in combatting environmental racism (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Presentation and discussion from legal perspective on using legal framework to protect low income communities of color from environmental hazards and discriminatory practices.

South south cooperation to ensure the coastal rights to the fishers of Gulf of Mannar. (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Activity description: Over the last decade or so, the coastal communities of Tamil Nadu, as elsewhere, have been under siege by many forces, local and global, aimed at displacing these communities from their livelihoods - indiscriminate prawn farming, sand mining and Chemical industries, holiday resorts and tourism industry… mega developmental activities, highways and ports… the East Coast Road… all of them pushing fisherfolk communities perilously close to the sea or displacing them in a massive way. The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Act, which stipulated that there should be no construction within 500 meters of the coast have been violated systematically by the corporate often with the connivance of the State. Coral reefs and mangroves, which are excellent buffer absorbents of storms and tsunamis have been massively destroyed. And now, these forces can easily use the excuse of the Tsunami to displace fisher folk communities permanently away from the coast, in the name of protecting them, but opening our coasts to greater onslaught by these forces.

Struggles from the US/Mexico Border - Militarization, Migration & Human Rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Build on experience from the Border Social Forum in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The increased military troops along the US/Mexico border and the building of the "Wall of Death" have led to more deaths along the border and continued violations of human rights. The workshop will share the destructive reality of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the increased violence of women in Ciudad Juarez.

Workshop (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Discussion on women’s rights and dignity, the discussion will be followed by screening.

Women street vendors and informal market vendors (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Panel discussion on women street vendors and informal market vendors

Child labour in street and market vending (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Panel on child labour in street vending and informal markets

Migrant workers in street vending and informal trade (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Panel on migrant workers in street vending and informal trade

Disabled street vendors and informal market vendors (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Panel on disabled street vendors and informal market vendors

Street vendors' rally (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Street vendors' rally: "No! to Poverty and Inequality!"

War or Peace in the Horn of Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Meeting with interventions and debate on: How colonialism and US direct and indirect interests have influenced Somalia. Seen lately with the Ethiopian invasion and the US bombings Informing about and analysing the present situation and posibilities of heading for peace in Somalia. How from below to strengthen peace, independence, democracy, development and human rights on the Horn of Africa.

Stop Desertification - Cook with Solar! (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

An orientation to solar cooking in east Africa by Sun Fire Cooking (www.sunfirecooking.com) with small group participation about the challenges to solar cooking and creative responses.

Campaign for Solar Cooking to replace Charcoal (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Establish a network of activists working on desertification and climate change who want to focus on replacing charcoal and wood for household cooking with solar cookers

Let's give voice to Africa: Africa and world media (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

What is Africa's place in the global information? What is the international media interested in when it talks about Africa? How can we give voice to Africa and to the African People?

From Nairobi to Assisi: the future of the Assembly of the Peoples’ UN (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The participants to the Assembly of the Peoples’ UN meet in order to discuss the objectives of the next Assembly that will take place in Italy from the 1th to 7th October 2007.

Reclaim our UN: Let's build a universal Convention on the future of the UN (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This is the time to build a worldwide movement to save and democratize the UN and a new, just, peaceful and democratic international order. The Seminar aims at defining a Plan of Action for 2007-2008 to strengthen the commitment of global civil society, movements and Local Authorities to save and democratize the UN.”

Let’s Declare Poverty Illegal! (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The Millennium Goals are not succeeding in reducing poverty. We need to build a worldwide campaign to revive efforts at ridding the world of abject poverty. As slavery was declared illegal and abolished by the world human communities, now is the time to abolish abject poverty

Decentralized cooperation and Millennium Development Goals (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

How to develop the engagement of Local Authorities and Governments for the implementation of Millennium Development Goals against poverty. The role of decentralised cooperation. The Agenda of the Local Authorities towards 2015.

Seminar:New perception on Corruption:The subversive role of global financial services Industry (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This Seminar aims to reshape the discussion on corruption by turning the focus on the role of international finance institution, Off-show tax havens, Accounting firms in supporting and encouraging corruption.

Seminar:Tax, Poverty and Finance for Development. (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The seminar will focus on the role of tax policy in alleviating poverty and inequality and financing development.

Seminar:A Rich Seam: Are countries getting a good deal from mining during the commodity price boom? (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

In the last few years, the prices of commodities such as copper and gold, as well as oil, have rocketed - and so has investment in mining. But in many cases, countries are getting very little back from this investment. The deals they make with the mining companies - sometimes advised by the IFIs- allow the companies to pay very little tax, so the profits stay in private hands rather than being used to bnefit the countries' people. NGOs in Zambia, Bolivia and the Philippines have researched their national situations in detail, with some shocking findings. Together with Christian Aid, they will present the findings here for discussion. The workshop will be of interest to anyone working on IFIs, mining, tax, or investment.

Our Future Earth! Good practices and concrete alternatives for a sustainable world (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Presentation of the 4th edition of Terra Futura / Our Future Earth, the International Meeting-Fair on good practices for sustainability - in Italy, 18-20th May 2007. Ideal continuation of the first European Social Forum, Terra Futura is now at its 4th year - attracting over 72000 people. Labour, peace, environment, energy, commons, food sovereignity, social responsability, international solidarity... what is the state of the art of good practices in all these fields and how to promote them on a large scale. organize the event around the five key-words defining Terra Futura: Housing, Ruling, Acting, Cultivating, Producing. The meeting will begin with a speech explaining the path which took us to Terra Futura. We want to discuss the possibility to expand a network of other similar events already existing or that might be established around the world. These kind of concrete experiences make possible a dialogue with many different cultures, that in some way prefigures an other possible world under construction.

Jukwaa in Tuscany: live videoconference Nairobi-Italy (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A live-satellite conference between the World Social Forum and Tuscany Region, to bring the event to an Italian audience and discuss (talk show style) of the main social issues and the possibile connections and common actions to build upon.

african farmer's organisations being recognised as social actors (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

an encounter space between farmers organisation from east, west and central Africa and the italian civil society movements participating to the WSF

test about fourth day activity (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

test activity

Global Civil Society – More or Less Democracy? (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A seminar that will bring in historical and social perspectives on the debate on civil society in the context of contemporary globalisation. The key question that we would like to address is: What are implications for democracy of the increasing number and activities of NGOs, social movement organisations and private foundations globally - whether we choose to conceptualise these as ‘civil society’ or not?

Another Contemporary Imagination: All Artists Welcome (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Artists regularly inhabit a space of imagining what isn't there until it is. It is our trade. How can we use these skills to more directly influence movements for social change and the WSF process? How do we make sure that we're at the table, not just decorating it? Hosted by a diverse delegation of U.S. and Kenyan artists.

GROWTH ISN’T WORKING: TOWARDS AN ALTERNATIVE (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Global economic growth is failing to eradicate poverty or escape climate change. “Growth Isn’t Working” will open a themed discussion of an alternative “new economics” paradigm of development, designed to achieve poverty eradication within our environmental limits.

NGO Research on Palestine Activism (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This activity will begin with presentations by representatives of the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, BADIL, and the Palestine Freedom Project on the results of research completed by each organization into trends within the global Palestine solidarity activist community. The second segment of the session will consist of national and regional reports on the current situation from representatives of movement organizations.

Current Mechanisms for National and International Coordination on Palestine Advocacy (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This workshop will provide participants with an overview of existing mechanisms for the coordination of Palestinian human rights advocacy on national and international levels. The workshop will also include a presentation by participants in the Civitas project, which studied current and needed coordination mechanisms in Palestinian Diaspora communities.

Improving International Coordination of Palestinian Human Rights Advocacy (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This discussion group will explore possibilities for either improving current mechanisms for international coordination within the global Palestine solidarity activist community (and between solidarity activists and Palestinian civil society) or developing alternative mechanisms.

Discussion of 2007-2008 Global Strategy for Palestine Advocacy (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This moderated discussion is designed to generate ideas and encourage agreement on global strategies for Palestinian human rights advocacy in 2007-2008.

Conflict, Peace and Development Cooperation (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The Reality of Aid, a network of 40 civil society networks working in the field of international cooperation in the 22 donor countries, in Asia, the Americas and Africa, plans to hold a whole day event on Debt Campaign in the 7th WSF, which will be carried out from January 20 to 25, 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya (Africa). The event will take on the strategies and future campaigns on debt in a global perspective and will involve other stakeholders in the debt agenda both from the North and the South, to become a part of a broad initiative at the WSF. This event is expected to make a mark and to further advance the global campaign to Cancel Dictator Debts and Illegitimate Debts!

Workshop on a Civil Society Organizations’(CSO’s) Global Survey on Military Related Environmental Issues (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The workshop includes: (1) Testimonies of military related environmental issues in wartime and peacetime; and, (2) Developing strategies for United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)’s global survey on military related environmental issues. This activity encourages Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and UNEP to work collaboratively to enhance awareness of military related environmental issues and further solutions through the development of an agenda for a CSOs’ global survey on this issue.

Africa Campaign 2008 (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Workshop co-organized with African partner NGOs

TransAfrica Forum (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Africa and the Diaspora: Neoliberlaism and the search for alternatives

"Toward a WSF on Labour?" (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The activity is aimed to explore new and enlarged concepts of labour movement, to learn by recent experiences in movements transnational actions on labour rights, to evaluate recent innovations in trade-union movement strategy. To all the protagonists will be asked, in presenting their own experience and reflection, to consider how the WSF process could be transformed into a tool for a new global protagonism of the Labour movement

Where did the Second Superpower end? (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Global Movement seems to have lost its visibility. After a cycle - between 1999 and 2003 - during which it gained an absolute role in the public sphere, something changed. It doesn't mean it disappeared, neither that it became weaker. Probably, it is true the opposite. But, it changed its strategy, its route, its way of spreading. The question is: why? what happened? where is it know? what kind of strategy is it following?

Rural Water issues and challenges, focused on African situation within global context (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Assesment of the challenges in the rural drinking water supply and sanitation systems in Africa and elsewhere, developing an action plan for democrtisation. Co-organised by Ghana CAP, Council of Canadians, Corporate Europe Observatory Transnational Institute, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and Engineers without Boarders

ACT1D1326FCC (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

We are inviting a panel of speakers drawing from experiences beyond the West European institutional paradigms. These would include Edgardo Lander, Venezuela; Issa Shivja, Tanzania and others to be invited over the next two weeks. contact:Hilary Wainwright Tni. hilary1@manc.org

Reclaiming Public Water! Seeking for possibilities of improving water supply through Public-Public Partnerships (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Improving public water delivery through democratisation and other progressive reforms - experiences from Africa and elsewhere. Seeking for possibilities of improving water supply through Public-Public Partnerships. Co-organised by Ghana CAP, Council of Canadians, World Development Movement Public Service International, Corporate Europe Observatory, Transnational Institute and others

ALTERNATIVE SOUTH-SOUTH PEOPLES STRATEGIES (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This discussion panel will involve organisations engaged in the "Alternative Regionalisms" program of People´s Dialogues, exchanges and joint actions. The Panel will be co-organised by AIDC, IBASE, FOCUS on the Global South and Transnational Institute (Amsterdam).

A new International Institutions System to fulfil the African Development Goals (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The world and Africa needs a new view to achieve the Development Goals. Some well-known speakers will debate about the meaning of reforming International Institutions and its consequences for Africa and the World.

Reform of International Institutions in the agenda of Global Mobilisations 2008 (1) (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

How will we build a big network to streghten a mobilisation for the Reform of International Institutions System?

Reform of International Institutions in the agenda of Global Mobilisations 2008 (2) (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

How can the Civil Society work for a the Reform of International Institutions?

Leaders Forum on NGO-Social Movements Relationships (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The Leaders Forum on NGO-Social Movements Relationships is for leaders and representatives of NGOs and social movements to discuss how NGOs shouldn't take the space for social movements. The concept of social forum is a paradigm shift that puts social movements atthe forefront of projecting people’s own struggles and alternative solutions. In Uganda and in a number of other countries, NGOs have tended to dominate this space. With restrictions increasingly imposed on their operations, a different way of organizing is urgently needed.

Dialogo entre Campañas (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Una conferencia Un dialogo entre campañas para acceso a la salude

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING OF CBO’S AND OTHER NGOS. (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Across many countries in Africa and Asia, a number of organizations are increasingly using the Self Help Group model to empower poor and marginalized women and their communities to overcome abject poverty and social exclusion without external support. Under the title “Unleashing their potential” the World Social Forum gives you an opportunity to share the experiences from organizations which have previously used other development approaches and how they compare with the Self Help Group Approach. Come and listen to how poor women are contributing towards making another world truly possible through Self Help Group Approach

A NEW MODEL ON STREET CHILDREN REHABILITATION AND REINTERGARTION. (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Undugu Society of Kenya and many other organisations have experience to show that street children rehabilitation through institutional approach can be a costly undertaking and limited in outreach. Join the organisation and other actors in sharing experience on transformation of streetism though street children and youth associations.

SALE OF COMMERCIAL CRAFTS AND ORGANIC COMMODITIES MADE BY MARGINALISED GROUPS. (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Visit an extension of the First Fair Trade Shop in Africa at the Commercial Stalls Zone at Kasarani, providing a wide range of handicraft and organic products made by producers who depend on them for their livelihood.

Feminização da Aids e Pobreza - Aspectos das Desigualdades Sociais e Saúde (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Discuss the situation of sida and powerty and the increase of women infected with sida.

20 Anos da Revista Presença da Mulher - Construindo um espaço de informação e formação do conhecimento em gênero no Brasil (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Discuss the experience of the Presença da Mulher magazine, that made 20 years in 2006. This publication has benn discussed the women´s questions, with reports, interviews, teorical sections. It is an important space for construction information and formation for the emancipacionist current in Brazil.

A LUTA DA JUVENTUDE PELO SOCIALISMO NA ATUALIDADE (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Encontro de juventudes democráticas para debater o futuro do mundo, analisando criticamente a atual conjuntura política internacional apontando perspectivas para a superação do neoliberalismo.

Encontro Internacional de Estudantes (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Taller de estudantes organizações estudantis de todo o mundo para debater ações e agendas comuns organizando a luta contra a mercantilizãção do ensino e debatendo a reorganização da UIE.e

Brasil - África: Um rio chamado Atlântico (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Taller sobre a 5a Bienal de Arte e Cultura da União Nacional dos Estudantes do Brasil que terá como tema a influência dos povos africanos na formação cultural da América Latina e em especial do Brasil.

Autogestion en Vivienda Popular (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Este taller tiene como objetivo reunir movimentos sociales que trabajan en la producion social del habitat y de la vivienda, con producion de vivienda autogerida y en la defesnsa de politicas públicas que garantizen el derecho a la vivienda y el habitat

La ciudadanía y las entidades locales ante la erspeculación y la corrupción (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

mesa redonda de entidades locales, plataformas y colectivos en lucha contra los procesos de especulación urbanística, corrupción y agresiones al medio ambiente

Atelier (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Garantir les droits économique, social, humain et culturel, en particulier le droit aux soins de santé, à l'éducation, à l’habitation, au logement, au travail et au travail décent.

Témoignage (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Assurer la dignité, défendre la diversité, garantir l'égalité de genre et éliminer toutes les formes de discrimination.

La lucha contra el Terrorismo y los 5 jóvenes cubanos injustamente prisioneros en cárceles de los Estados Unidos. (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Denuncia del doble rasero de la política del gobierno de los Estados Unidos con relación al terrorismo. Denuncia de la grave situación que atraviesan 5 jóvenes cubanos luchadores contra el terrorismo y que se encuentran hace más de 8 años presos injustamente en cárceles de los Estados Unidos, siendo privados de sus derechos como reclusos y en la comunicación con sus familiares.

New social protections in the knowledge society - Nuove tutele sociali nella società della conoscenza (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Isaac Newton "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." In the last years the consciousness of knowledge as a fundamental social right has not only grown, but has also given a start to a careful discussion inside many political and social organisations: knowledge is more and more regarded as a good which can not be controlled, privatised and must be kept in such a state against all market expectatives.

Workshop: playing against the war (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Proposals of the Sport for All for creating actions of conflict management in the war areas. The idea is to discuss how sport and leisure activities can contribute in finding a methodology of dialogue and exchange among people who suffers for the conseguence of war. Sport as a body language permits the communication also among people of different languages, cultures and life style.

Sport and new form of slavery (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

open workshop in the topic of the new form of slavery in sport world: racism, discrimination and exploitation of young athletes

United Nations and the Peace Movement (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Plenary panel on the United Nations and its role in peacemaking as viewed by representatives of peace movements from around the world.

The War on Iraq (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Plenary panel on the war in Iraq with presenters from the U.S. and British peace movements and representatives from Iraq.

Colloquium on Global Civil Society Movements: Linking International Campaign Dynamics and National Implementation (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This colloquium seeks to be a space to share and discuss the UNRISD research findings on Global Civil Society Movements. National research teams in Argentina, Bolivia, The Philippines, Turkey and Senegal worked for two year to carry out this research.

Colloquium on Global Civil Society Movements: Linking International Campaign Dynamics and National Implementation (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This colloquium seeks to be a space to share and discuss the UNRISD research findings on Global Civil Society Movements. National research teams in Argentina, Bolivia, The Philippines, Turkey and Senegal worked for two year to carry out this research.

Projeto Amanhã - Juventude versus Violência (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

O Projeto Amanhã - Juventude versus Violência é uma atividade de pesquisa científica das áreas de Ciencias sociais aplicadas e ciências humanas desenvolvida por acadêmicos da Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina. Propõe a analise da natureza dos fenomenos psiquicos e sócio-econômicos contemporâneos que aflingem a juventude, com enfase a temática da violência. Tem por objetivo um estudo e uma sistematização das diversas conclusões acerca do tema. Está inserido no processo de pesquisa utlizando a multidisciplinariedade e a interdisciplinariedade.

The Future of the Nordic Welfare Model (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Debate and strategies how to nurture and expand the welfare model created in the Nordic Countries (Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland).

Gandhi in Our Times - views from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Workshop on Ganghi and his life. What can we learn from him for todays struggles?

Faith and politics: fighting disinformation on religion (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Workshop on Faith and politics: fighting disinformation on religion

Future of Green Socialisms Globally (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Workshop on Future of Green Socialisms Globally

Panel Discussion: Corporations: constructive role in social developemnt (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Panel discussion on Corporations and the link between social responsibility and Sustainable development.

les femmes victimes de maladies silencieuses face au silence social: que faire? (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

cette activité consiste en une communication sur les maladies de femmes appelées maladies silencieuses telles que les prolapsus uterins, les fistules...dûes à la maternité. les politiques en matière de maternité à moindre risque sont nombreuses mais les femmes continuent de souffrir de prolapsus, de fistule. aucune voie ne s'élève contre ces maux. un silence social,synonyme d'ingratitude sociale

Volunteering in communities; Its role in climate change mitigation (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This is a talk and exhibition on the role communities can play in mitigating climate change in Africa.

Against All Militarism (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This seminar is a response to the increased support for "leftist militarism" and so-called "progressive governments" within the World Social Forum process. The aim of the seminar is to present and antimilitarist critique, and to highlight the importance of an antimilitarist perspective within social movements in general, and the World Social Forum process in particular.

African Perspectives on Nonviolence (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Nonviolence has a long history in Africa. In view of the present image of Africa as being a country of violence and hunger, it is important to make the history of African nonviolence visible again. Nonviolence can also provide inspiration to activists in countries which presently face violent conflicts. The seminar is aimed at raising the profile of nonviolence in Africa, and to connect African and international nonviolent activists.

Eritrea: human rights and antimilitarism (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The seminar aims to highlight the situation regarding human rights within Eritrea, especially also regarding the situation of youth (male and female) who face conscription and a potentially unlimited military service. Many desert and flee the country, facing persecution in Eritrea or deportation from abroad. Persecution is extended to relatives of draft evaders/deserters. The seminar is also aimed at networking among Eritrean groups in exile, and reaching out to groups in neighbouring country, to build a support network for people from Eritrea.

Networking Against War Profiteers (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A workshop for people who are campaigning (or interested in campaigning) against war profiteers. The aim of the workshop is to strengthen international networking.

Nonviolence Training (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A brief practical introduction to nonviolence and nonviolent action

Conscientious objection (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A workshop on conscientious objection to military service, its relevance, and the situation in different countries. Also aimed at networking. With conscientious objectors from different countries.

Globalising Nonviolence (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A workshop aimed at networking among anti-globalisation and peace activists

Situación en Venezuela desde la perspectiva de los Derechos Humanos (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Talller sobre la situación en Venezuela desde la perspectiva de los Derechos Humanos

Seminar: Children with disabilities in Kenya, a sustainable African approach (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Introduction of a community based approach to address the rights protection of children with disabilities in an African contest. The focus is on viable sustainable strategies implemented through community capacity building. The seminar will present experiences and best practices in Kenya.

Charity Advocacy (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Community Development

WikiLeaks.Org -- open government through mass document leaking (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

WikiLeaks.Org is an uncensorable version of WikiPedia explicitly designed for safe mass document leaking and distribution. We already have over 1 million leaked documents from 13 countries. We need more editors, leakers and leak facilitators! Come and help us put a new star in the political firmanent of mankind!

WikiLeaks.Org -- open government through mass document leaking (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

WikiLeaks.Org is an uncensorable version of WikiPedia with already over 1 million leaked documents from 13 countries. We need more editors, leakers and leak facilitators. Come and help us put a new star in the political firmanent of mankind!

WikiLeaks.org -- open government through mass document leaking (spanish/english) (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

WikiLeaks.org is an uncensorable version of WikiPedia with already over 1 million leaked documents from 13 countries. We need more editors, regional and language specialists, artists, programmers, leakers and leak facilitators. Come and help us put a new star in the political firmanent of mankind!

Good Governance is Possible in Africa: The Role of Traditional Leaders (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Workshop/Panel Discussion facilitated by Zambian traditional leaders where they will be discussing good governance, human rights and land ownership.

Participatory Development in Rural Zambia (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A participatory workshop discussing the issues that Women for Change rural Area Association members are facing in their everyday life, as well as in their advocacy and developmental work in their communities in rural Zambia.

“Refusal of Reproductive Rights of Women: a form of Genocide” (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Panel presentation of women's who have been sumited to forced sterilisation.

African Experiences ensuring Women's and Girls Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This will be a workshop within WGNRR African Regional Consultation Meeting, where members from different countries in Africa will present and explain thier experiences working on RSHR

“Adapting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the different reproductive and sexual health and rights (RSHR) realities and needs of women and girls from different communities” (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Panel presentations. WGNRR members would present their own experiences on adapting the MDGs and participation in coalitions like the GCAP and others. Points of interests: experiences, constraints, lessons learned, follow up, needs

Partnering for Change: Movement Building in the 21st Century (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Participate in this interactive panel and dialogue with women’s rights activists from Africa and the Middle East who will discuss strategies to strengthen social movements, particularly the women’s movement, in an era of crisis for civic organizing. Efforts to achieve gender equality, human rights, and social justice are being increasingly challenged by rising extremism and fundamentalism, wars and conflict, poverty, and violence. Activists are overcoming these barriers by working together to devise innovative, context-relevant strategies that will transform power relations and dynamics with the family, community, and society. Share your perspectives for strengthening partnerships to bring about social change. The event will include the premier of "Against All Odds: Women Partnering for Change in a Time of Crisis," a new 25-minute video released by Women’s Learning Partnership that showcases the perspectives of activists from around the world including Afghanistan, Brazil, Egypt, Iran, and Lebanon. They discuss the ways and means of strengthening women’s movements by building alliances, sharing inter-generational experience and expertise, and developing culture-specific, grassroots-based approaches to empowering women and girls.

Popular education in the struggle for democracy and social justice (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

In order to build democracy from below, there need to be popular education conducted by the social movements themselves. But how can a truly democratic, self organized and participative popular education be realized? We will put special focus on the concept of the study circle. How can this be used by social movements and community based groups around the globe? How can it be applied in different cultural contexts? Examples from Northern Europé, South America and Southern Africa.

Building democracy from below - experiences from grass root struggles in Kenya (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

How do we build a strong civil society and democracy from below? Delegates from a range of Kenyan social movements and community based groups share their experiences of social struggle and mobilization from below, and discuss new forms of cooperation within the civil society. Testimony and discussion.

Seminar on Women and Governance Challenges (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This seminar will consist of testimonies of grassroots regional organizations on their work experience in facilitating civil society organisations in setting the public agenda. It will allow for reinforcement of networking between radios, civil society organizations and practitioners activities encouraging the right to be heard. Organized by AMARC, it will count on the participation of key speakers and partners (Association of Progressive Communication; World Association of Christian Communication; Panos; People’s Communication Chart).

Seminar on the Impact Evaluation of Community Radio (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This seminar, organized by AMARC, will present the results of the AMARC global evaluation process on the social impact of community radio as well as results of the 9th World Conference of Community Radio Broadcasters, to be held in Amman, Jordan in November 2006. It is intended to reinforce awareness in the civil society world movement concerning the importance of communications in development and of community radio in particular in advancing in development objectives and in the struggle for a better world. It will count on the participation of key partners from the Building Communication Opportunities partnership;

Seminar on Human Rights Standards at the global and local levels (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This seminar will highlight experiences in the local use of global or regional human rights standards by community radio and civil society organizations. It will allow for knowledge exchange between practitioners in Latin America, Africa and Asia Pacific. It will be organized by AMARC with the support of Femnet and the Community Media Network in Kenya, Komnet and with the participation of Human Communication rights in the Information Society caucus, Article 19 and others;

Seminar on gender sensitive programming (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This seminar will consist on an interactive discussion with facilitators on the key aspects to consider in gender friendly programming in the media. It will analyze stereotypes in traditional media and their role; the feminist approach to media and explore experiences on how gender sensible programming are working. It will be organized by WIN international network in collaboration with Femnet, International Women Tribune Center, Isis and the World March of Women.

WSF Communications Forum (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Role of media and ICTs in social movements; Community, citizens' and alternative media; Communication rights; Corporate media concentration; Radio spectrum; Confronting neo-liberal trends in communication policies

Life-giving Agriculture (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Life-giving agriculture is one of the alternatives to economic globalization and its corporate life killing agriculture. There are farmers movements around the world who have embarked on this type of agriculture which serves the earth and provides health food for the people. The seminar will equip participants with this knowlege and inspire them to build a global forum on Life giving agriculture. Speakers are invited to speak on their experiences from Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Wealth, Poverty, Ecology and their links (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

To analyse poverty and wealth

The Responsibility to Protect: Focus on Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The responsibility to protect is a controversial issue in many spheres. Churches have often been involved with issues of civilian protection in emergency situations and play a considerable role of prevention, assistance, healing and reconciliation. Special focus on the African context.

Ecological Debt: The Peoples of the South are the Creditors (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Ecological debt is the debt which Northern industrialised countries (their institutions and corporations) owe to the peoples of the South for having plundered the latter's natural resources and destroyed their sources of sustenance. The workshop will discuss four specific case studies of ecological debt in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The case studies deal with the following compelling questions: what is ecological debt in our contexts? What are its impacts? Who really owes who, and by how much?

Women, migration and violence against women (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Discuss the causes and issues surrounding migration for women, the link with violence against women and globalization. We will identify how to reinforce our actions to respond to these crucial issues for women and particularly women in Africa.

Rural and urban women in alliance for food sovereignty (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Food sovereignty is at the heart of the alternatives to build another world. Feminists want to bring a specific look at this question and open a dialogue with women from the rural and urban areas, an intergenerational dialogue on the signfication of food sovereignty for women.

Women and work: time to act (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Women's work: from overwork to exploitation, women believe more and more in the importance of their economic autonomy to attain equality and they are working to revolutionize the sexual and international division of labour. From working conditions to decent living wages and access to employment, we will discuss the need to mobilize to make women's exploitation through work known, to denounce all forms and manifestations of instability of women's work and demand our right to employment and to a living wage .

Alternatives: 5 values to build another world (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The Women's Global Charter for Humanity is a tool that gives a blueprint of the world we are building, a world based on equality, freedom, solidarity, justice and peace. These 5 basic values are central to the work we do as feminists. We want to invite allies to engage in a discussion of theses values and how they relate to their work and their vision.

World Parliamentary Forum 2007 (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Establishment of an agenda or parliamentarians dedicated to build alternatives to neo-liberal globalization, and organization session to reinforce the network and implement the agenda.

World Parliamentary Forum (Inauguration session) (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Inauguration of Parliamentarians working for alternatives to neoliberal globalization

Women,Migration and Poverty (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This will be a panel discussion. There will be two panellists to speak on the theme, about the disproportionate burden of poverty on women all over the world and its consequences. After the presentation there will be open floor discussion and response by the speaker.

African Wars Tribunal (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The Nairobi WSF is proposed to be the launching occasion for the African Wars Tribunal, a Tribunal initiated jointly with the Forum on African Alternatives (Senegal) and El Taller (Tunesia), in order to highlight the interconnections between wars that have occurred or are occurring in Africa, and processes of globalisation.

Facing patterns: approach strategies between African women and the African Diaspora (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

To socialize the experience of the constitution of a network between African women and of the African Diaspora utilizing the parameters in the South - South Cooperation (Brazil x Kenya/ South Africa, Guine Bissau/ Angola/ Mocambique/San Tome and Principe/ Zambia/ Senegal) and in the international agreements that deal with the valuation of the woman in the society

Young Women's Village (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This will be a space for young women to participate in their own creative ways in the WSF.

Galvanizing Social Movements Against Imperialism (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Round Table bringing together social movements from Kenya and other parts of Africa to dialogue with similar movements from around the world regarding ongoing struggles against imperialism today. Will feature videos and dvds; poetry, people's theatre; visuals and oral testimonies from African immigrant women and youth from North America.

Black Power: Land and Liberation (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

“Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence. Land is the basis of freedom, justice, and equality.” El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (Malcolm X) Resistance to oppression has been ongoing throughout the history of Africans in the Americas. This resistance has been articulated by MXGM as the struggle for self-determination, self-respect and self-defense. Based on the doctrine that “land is the basis of all independence”, espoused by revolutionaries in Africa and of Africans globally, from Malcolm X to Kwame Nkrumah, on March 31, 1968, a conference of over one hundred African leaders signed a Declaration of Independence outlining the official doctrine of the New Afrikan nation, the Republic of New Afrika (RNA), and elected a provisional government. The Declaration of Independence asserted the RNA's aims to free Afrikans in the US from oppression, to promote and protect their rights, and to build a black nation based on community self-determination and self-sufficiency. New Afrikans are people of Afrikan descent, particularly those historically enslaved and colonized in the Southeastern portion of the North American continent, that presently live under the colonial subjugation of the United States government. New Afrikan is the connotation of the national identity of this Afrikan people which recognizes their political aspirations for self-determination and independence.

Strengthening The Kenyan Movements against HIV and AIDS (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This is a self organized activity aiming at bringing together various individuals and groups addressing HIV/AIDS in kenya to deliberate and strategize on how to synergize their efforts towards addressing HIV/AIDS in kenya by strengthening social movements.

The Re-enslavement Complex: Prisons and African communities (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

The US government uses government and private institutions for the oppression of New Afrikan people, other people of color and poor/working class peoples through such means as the criminal (in)justice system and further criminalization of dissent (political prisoners and prisoners of war). The Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) is a re-enslavement industry that is situated at the intersection of governmental and private interests and uses prisons as a means for social, political, and economic oppression. The PIC depends upon the oppressive systems of racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia. It includes human rights violations, the death penalty, industry and labor issues, policing, courts, media, community powerlessness, the imprisonment of political prisoners, and the elimination of dissent. As the empire attempts global control, it is also spreading it’s methods of oppression. From Brazil, to Turkey and South Africa, we are seeing US corporations involved in the building of “super-prisons”.

Before Guantanamo there was Attica: Political Prisoners (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Political prisoners in the U.S have been incarcerated for having dissenting political views and being activists for change in various oppressed communities. Because of their organizational affiliations, these women and men were targeted by the U.S. government program known as the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) run by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) – an illegal precursor to the Patriot Act. Although tried as criminals, detailed government files were kept on their private and public lives and their political beliefs and activities were central themes to their trials. Of the 100 political prisoners still languishing in prisons across the US, nearly half were members of the Black civil and human rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s with political affiliations to the Black Panther Party, the Black Liberation Army, the Republic of New Afrika and other groups working towards the right to self determination and such human rights as the right to an adequate standard of living and the right to education.

Anti-War Assembly (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

Assembly for strategizing for the global antiwar movements

CULTURE AND BIODIVERSITY (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION WORKSHOP

Deuda, desarme y desarrollo en África. Responsabilidades europeas. (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

1.Presentación. El marco general de las relaciones Europa-Africa subsahariana 2.El comercio de armas desde Europa 3.La deuda externa del Africa subsahariana con Europa y la supuesta ayuda europea al desarrollo. 4.Las relaciones comerciales Europa-Africa subsahariana. 5. Conclusiones y propuestas 6. Debate

Social Education Support Service - a children´s rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This workshop proposes, from the presentation of the Social-Educational Support Service developed by USBEE and UBEE, to foment the reflections about the services developed for children and teenagers in expectation of the guarantee of their rights.

non commercial stand (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

To offer continous information during the entire period of the forum on the work and activities of Undugu Society of Kenya. Stand size of 3 x3 m.

EPAs, Development and Young People (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

This activity aims to discuss the correaltion between the impact of EPAs and development particularly the adverse effects on young people in Africa

A web of relationships: Strategic Coalition Building (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

A team of Maryknoll Sisters from Vietnam, Tanzania and the U.S. will facilitate a conversation around Coalition Building.

Moving People: Africa Asia Interface on Migration/Refugee/Exile/Diaspora Part 1 (, du 19/01/2007 06:36 au 19/01/2007 06:36)

It is a collaborative project of eight art groups in Africa and Asia. It aims to explore various layers of reality in the movement of people as migrant, refugee, exiled and diaspora. The programme will approach the issue through various forms of discourse as in conferences, film programme, performances, literary presentations and art works. The project aims to forge a broader Africa-Asia alliance around issues of validity and citizenship of ‘Moving People’ and their cultures.

SIM - Sistema Intraurbano de Monitoramiento de los Derechos Humanos (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Es um mapa inédito de la garantia de los derechos humanos en São Paulo. Presenta uma vision global de la ciudad, clasificando las 31 submunicipalidades em cinco bandas de garantia (alta, buena, médiana, baja y precaria) y cinco dimensiones: Socio-económica, violencia, niños y adolescentes, mujer y negro.

TALLER: CREER DE OTRA MANERA. OTRA ESPIRITUALIDAD ES POSIBLE. ESPIRITUALIDAD LAICA PARA OTRO MUNDO POSIBLE. (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Comentar la teología pluralista religiosa que abandona los conceptos exclusivistas e inclusivistas en la Iglesia Católica a favor de una apertura a todas las creencias religiosas y no religiosas en busca de una espiritualidad común y una ética de mínimos para conseguir la justicia social para toda la humanidad.

Green Revolution: Critique and Alternative Perspectives on Rural Well-Being (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Speakers will critique the Gates Foundation initiative 'Green Revolution for Africa' and provide an alternative perspective on rural well being.

Social movements assembly (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

On the 4th day of the WSF2007, a gathering of diverse campaigns and social movements to discuss convergences, common actions and alternatives to build another world.

The Impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) to the Poor Countries of Africa - The Case of Tanzania (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

The Tanzania Social Forum together with the partners will facilitate the sharing of findings on the Impact of the Economic Partnership (EPAs) to African Countries with reference to Tanzania

Workshop on democracy as a way of life (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

exhibition of the MS Uganda Projects material and how it was developed

Mídia, Poder, Globalização e Desenvolvimento (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Debate sobre as relações entre mídia e projetos políticos nacionais e globais no contexto da globalização.

Experiencias de educação popular na luta contra o racismo e todas as formas de discriminação no Brasil (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

O tema da apresentação será: Experiencias de educação popular na luta de combate ao racismo e todas as formas de discriminação no Brasil. Os palestrantes serão: Gevanilda Gomes dos Santos, Suelma Ines Alves de Deus, Glauciana Aparecida de Souza e Gildean Silva "Panikinho "Pereira

Beyond the Ivory Tower: Institutions of Higher Education as Catalysts for Change (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Workshop: How can universities make another world possible? We’ll explore how civil society, students, academics, and university staff can be part of university-based responses to the needs of local and global communities—with emphasis placed on the issue of literacy.

Shaming Gender Based Violence (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

African Women mobilizing against VAW

Foreign Direct Investment and profit Remitence (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

To share the impact of FDI in respect of plundering resources of poor countries and the people struggle to protect the public and national interest

DEBT ROUNDTABLE (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Roundtable

La culture et les Droits de l'Homme (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Séminaire ouvert à tous, portant sur l'importance de respecter les différences culturelles pour parvenir à l'application et l'acceptation des Droits de l'Homme dans le monde. Séminaire animé par Terre des Hommes France, et agrémenté des exemples concrets de ses partenaires d'Asie, d'Afrique et d'Amérique latine.

COALITION MALIENNE POUR LA PROTECTION DU GENIE GENETIQUE (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

L'agression des pays africains par les multinationales des semences des pays riches : état des lieux, stratégies et résistances de la société civile

Commerce Intra regional: une chance pour l'integration africaine (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Commerce Intra regional: une chance pour l'integration africaine (a completer)

Arts Education Program with Disadventage Communities in Uganda (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Performance by Orphan Children from Kampala, Exploring the Theme of Sexual Abuse, Followed by a Workshop/Discussion

EIC (Education, Information and Education) and Handcrafts (botiques and tye and dyes) (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Those EIC and handcraft items and materials will be mixed in the same booth (to be) provided

How Europe has been hijacked by the corporate agenda? What social movements can do about it? (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Workshop on the role of Europe in the South in terms of free trade and corporate agenda and experiences of resistance.

After the Footprints of European TNCs in Latin America and the Carribbean-It's time for People's Rights. (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Seminar on re-inventing bi-regional solidarity resisting EU-FTAs and TNCs

Africa paves the way forward: new possibilities for agriculture trade (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

In the WTO, various African countries have been pushing for acknowledgement of the specific challenges that commodity dependent developing countries. Through that proposal, they've been making a strong case in favour of the possibility to regulate international commodity markets. This is an important initiative that deserves serious considerations. This activitiy will aim at debating civil society's take on it and possible follow-up.

Economic Partnership Agreement on Africa's Economies (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

To discuss the impact of the European Union Economic Partnership agreements.

Migration (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Activity on Decent Work and migration.

Women Speak Out: Peace in 2007 (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Organised by: PeaceWomen Across the Globe. Collaborative conference to plan for empowered and more effective peacebuilding in 2007. All women peacebuilders are invited to speak for 3-5 minutes to give their recommendations and contribute to plans for 2007. Men are encouraged to attend.

L'economie des femmes , ethique de l'economie de la vie (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

econmy of women is ethic ethic economy of and for life

World Court of Women on Poverty (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Women are the poorest of the poor, poverty indeed has a woman’s face: The World Court of Women on Poverty: lives, livelihoods, lifeworlds will focus on listening to the voices of women victims of the wars of globalization and alternatives from social movements in resisting dispossession and destruction of their lives, livelihoods and lifeworlds. The Court will invite thirty women from the global south to offer their subjective testimonies on the dailiness of their lives, the impoverishment created by negative development policies, situations of war, armed conflict and environmental degradation thereby articulating their survival and visionary alternatives to the present predatory civilizational model.

La moneda telemática - Factor de cambio político y social (Un instrumento para construir la paz) (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Propuestas políticas y económicas contra la corrupción, abuso de poder, sobornos, ect.

Presentación de la serie audiovisual "Los latidos de la Tierra", producida por el CERAI y visionado de los documentales (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Se explicara el contenido de la serie audiovisual "Los latidos de la Tierra", con sus ocho capitulos de 26' de duración cada uno. Se proyectarán los capitulos dedicados a la OMC (La batalla de Hong Kong), la mujer campesina (Gea:la diosa madre) y el agua (H2O, la formula mágica).

SAÚDE MENTAL E TRABALHO (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

REFLEXÕES SOBRE ASSÉDIO MORAL GÊNERO E RAÇA

O PROTAGONISMO POLÍTICO DA JUVENTUDE NO BRASIL E NO MUNDO (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Debater entre as diversas juventudes presentes a importância da intervenção política da juventude nos principais acontecementos da história.

World Water Assembly for Elected Representatives and Citizens (AMECE) (18th- 20th March 2007 at the European Parliament in Brussels - Meeting of the International Preparatory Committe (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Is the meeting between members of the organizing group of the International Committee and means established regarding the organization of AMECE. The international organizing committee is more particularly charged with: - to fix the diary of the AMECE, - to define the program of work of the Parliament - to ensure the broadest participation at the international level of the representatives of the groups concerned, - to establish the contacts with the continental parliamentary assemblies and the authorities of the associated countries.

Políticas de promoção da igualdade racial no Brasil e na América Latina: Um Novo Mundo sem discriminações é possível? (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Debate acerca das políticas públicas governamentais na América Latina que combatem o racismo e promovem a igualdade racial(diálogo com base na Conferência Mundial contra o racismo e xenofobia, Durban 2001 e na Conferência Regional ocorrida em Brasília em 2005)

Panafricanismo, renascimento africano e lutas pela igualdade racial na América Latina: Construindo pontes transatlânticas (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Seminário visando promover um debate entre movimentos progressistas africanos e latinoamericanos em suas lutas emancipatórias e a identificação de formas de cooperação e ação política coordenada.

The construction of transnational collective actions: regulation of the American and Canadian organisations on the African continent (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

In the context of lack of regulation, social actors must create social mobilizations of transnational character. There are multiple ways of transnationalisation, but their aim is mostly on pressuring head offices for the control of subsidiary companies. By studying the cases of the Canadian and American companies working in the mining and textile fields in Africa, this workshop aims at determining the effects of these mobilizations for local workers.

Advantages and Challenges of African Organizations entering the Fair trade Network (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

This workshop aims to determine the reality of African organizations be they already inserted in Fair trade or aspiring to it. More precisely, it seeks to reveal the realities of Fair trade, including the advantages, opportunities and challenges

La construction d’une action collective transnationale : la régulation des entreprises étasuniennes et canadiennes sur le continent Africain (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

En nous intéressant aux cas des entreprises étasuniennes et canadiennes oeuvrant dans le domaine des mines et du textile en Afrique, cet atelier vise à déterminer les effets des mobilisations pour les travailleurs locaux. L’intérêt de se limiter à ces deux pays d’Amérique du Nord s’explique par la forte présente des maisons mères de transnationales.

L’insertion des organisations africaines dans le réseau équitable : quels avantages et quels défis? (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Cet atelier vise à cerner la réalité des organisations africaines qu’elles soient déjà insérées dans le commerce équitable ou qu’elles y aspirent. Plus précisément, il s’agit de mettre à jour les avantages, potentiels et réels, du commerce équitable ainsi que les défis à surmonter.

"You Comin'" (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

A video work made of very short dialogues between folks who never met but are sharing the present experience of the Forum and an endless batik banner composed of words and images by Forum participants.

the Coorperation between Africa and China:Chances and Challenges (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

a forum looks into the history and development of the coorperation between Africa and China. We are going to discuss the chances and challenges of which we are in the face.

Seminar on " Alternate Development Paradigm- A Search" (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Its a Seminar to review the current model of development adapted by India and other so called developing countries, which is focused on mere economic growth. However, Human Development factors are ignored or not emphasised. This is also an attempt to search for an alternate development paradigm which will be sustainbale, pro-poor and will focus on the holistic development of the country along with its poorer masses.

Seminar on" Natural Disasters: Vulnerability, Governance & Role of Community" (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

This will be a seminar on Disaster Management aspects with about 100 people participating in it. This seminar will focus on Natural Disasters, its causes, and the role of Governance and the local community in mitigating disasters. The focus will be to integrate the development policies of the governments with disaster management and preparedness policies.

Panel Discussion on :"Right to livelihood and the socially marginalized" (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Its a Panel Discussion on livelihood issues from the perspective of the socially marginalised people. We are expecting about 200-300 people to participate in it. This panel will have 4 to 5 speakers. The audience is expected to be more interactive for this event. This panel discussion will mainly focus on the livelihood challenges from the prospective of the marginalized. It will also have focus on governance and policy perspectives. The speakers will represent various sectors such as: Tribal, Dalit, and Gender and also from the Policy makers.

Cultural Performances on Livelihood Issues (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Its going to be a Street theatre on the issue of livelihood issues performed by a cultural troupe representing the tribal communities of rural parts of India. Through the street theatre, livelihood issues will be addressed and there will be tribal folk dances, depicting the rich cultural heritage of their communities. This will be ollowed by a signature campaign on a long cloth banner, inviting people to sign on it as a symbol of their commitment.

Anthropology and Citizenship at Amazon. (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Activity will be developed by the organization "Antropologia e Cidadania na Amazonia". It will be two presentations: 1.Urban Anthopology:"The Coletive Buses like a social and moving space in the city of Manaus."(preliminar research). 2.Citizenship:"Technology, employment and education in net of social and digital inclusion"

Descolonización lingüística, cultural e identitaria (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

La mayoría de países que han sufrido la colonización por parte de los estados llamados del norte, han podido seguir un proceso de descolonización de los territorios. Pero aun subsiste, en gran parte, la colonización lingüística, cultural y en definitiva, de las identidades que definen propiamente los pueblos. Es necesaria la descolonización y que, en este sentido, reciba un impulso por parte de todos los actores que han hecho una apuesta en la liberación de los pueblos y para la cooperación para que este hecho sea posible. ¿Como podríamos contruir un discurso que haga avanzar la toma de consciencia sobre este tema?

CITIZENS ASSEMBLY-day 1 (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Open debates and discussion on various issues

CITIZENS ASSEMBLY-day 2 (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Open debates and discussion on various issues

CITIZENS ASSEMBLY-day 3 (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Open debates and discussion on various issues

CITIZENS ASSEMBLY (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Open debates and discussion on various issues

Open Forum (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

open forum with young people about the concept of democracy and strengthen the role of youth in the fight against terrorism

Docs against Poverty (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Screening of 8 documentaries that are exemplary for each of the 8 Millennium Development Goals. These documentaries offer the public a specific viewpoint, update or thematic focus on issues linked to the MDGs in practice.

UPHOLDING HUMAN DIGNITY IN A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Combination of interraction seminars with dramas,skits,song dance to re-inforce them

Caravan as Process of Social Mobilization (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Aim to Highlight how the Caravan can play a significant role in the mobilization of the grassroots.

Stuggles for land,secure tenure and finance post evictions. (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

A VCD presentation based on case experiences in Zimbabwe after the clean up operation.

Workshop on Democracy as a way of life (part 2) (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

MS Uganda will present Democracy as a way of life with an exhibition of the projects materials and how it was developed. The presentation will also includes two kinds of interactive activities: 2 workshops and 2 forum theatre performances.

IATM Performance on Democracy performance on peace and Reconciliation: Peace for All. (part 2) (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

The forum theater performance by AITM will set the stage for problem solution in a democratic manner. They will use family situation as an example: The father tries to prevent his daughter to go to school, and beats her up when she does her homework instead of fetching water. The daughter does not know what to do; obey her father or do her shoolwork. The audience is invited to take part in the play and come up with interective practical solutions.

MIGRATION AFRICAINE ET VIOLENCE (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Témoignage des retournés de Ceuta et Melilla Projection du film la marche des vivants + débat

Participation of marginalised voices (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

The event seeks to discuss the role of marginalised groups and values in intergorvenmental processes and civil society - governement dialogue globally.

Decent work - strategies from civil society (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

The event seeks to continue the multi-stakeholder dialogue process started in the framework of the Helsinki Process on Globalisation and Democracy in Dar es Salaam from a civil society perspective, with a special emphasis on East African networking on the issue.

Climate Change - A Global Challenge (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

The event seeks to bridge actors working on climate change issues and promote climate change to new actors. A special emphasis is to be put on dialogue with African movements and organisation. Issues to be tackled include discussion on adapation/prevention and emission limits.

Civil Society and Accountable Global Governance (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

A workshop to assess, in the light of past experiences and future prospects, how citizens can make global governance bodies publicly answerable, in particular when bodies like the UN or the WTO cause harm.

Values and principles of a World Parliament and of Global democracy (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

A conference organized by the Coalition for a World Parliament and World Democracy. What are the main values and principles that you can hope and expect when the democracy will be for everybody and not only for a few? The history of Democracy is already longer than 2.000 years. The history of World Democracy is shorter but a few principles of World Democracy already exist since very long (since Socrates for example).

Conference: A referendum for world democracy (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

They are various ways to create a World Democracy. One way is to ask all people of the world without distinction of nationality. During this conference of the Coalition for a World Parliament and World Democracy, we will give the Word to people promoting this World referendum and also to people against it.

1.001 methods for (World) Democracy (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

They are a lot of ways to Democracy: "Classical" votes for political parties, "classical" votes for people, new methods to vote, « ranking », delegated votes, consensus, palaver tree,... The coalition for a World Parliament and Global Democracy wonders which way is better in a Global Democracy.

Neoliberalism and social exclusion in education.Minorities, people with special needs,migrants. (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

Cobas scuola ( Italy, trade union) is organizing this seminar together with organizations, associations and other trade unions working in the field of education in Europe. Arci (Italy), GEW ( Germany),Stes ( Spain), Olme( Greece) are the organizations involved in this seminar. They are all part , with COBAS, of the European Education Network in ESF.

Campaign “Global action week: building another world from the local” (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

The idea is to discuss how thru a campaign like this we can make local mobilizations with global and local demands coincide in a great world mobilization during some days along the year, so that the demands for the construction of another world, synchronize simultaneously at planetary scale, thru the joint actions of hundreds or thousands of local mobilizations".

TOWARDS PEDAGOGIC MANAGEMENT / POR UMA GESTÃO PEDAGÓGICA (, du 19/01/2007 06:37 au 19/01/2007 06:37)

The activities focuses on the influence of management in the pedagogic work in the audiovisual teaching field.

DEMOCRATIC PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES IN AUDIOVISUAL TEACHING / ABORDAGEM PEDAGÓGICA DEMOCRÁTICA NO ENSINO AUDIOVISUAL (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

The audiovisual teaching is a resource for about 70 projects and NGO's all over Brazil and the great challenge has been building perspectives of real use for those skills beyond those demanded by the employers. This Q&A aims at presenting some inciatives that have been reaching remarkable results with democratic pedagogical approaches. A formação audiovisual vem sendo utilizada como recurso em cerca de 70 projetos e ONGs em todo Brasil, e o grande desafio têm sido criar perspectivas de aplicação do conhecimento para além da inserção no mercado profissional. Esse debate visa apresentar algumas iniciativas que vêm obtendo resultados relevantes a partir de abordagens de tendência pedagógica democrática.

Seminar Peace No.1- Séminaire Paix No.1 (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Fight against the impunity and "duty of memory" to solve the conflicts and enable the reconcilation / Lutte contre l'impunité et devoir de mémoire pour résoudre les conflits et permettre la réconciliation

Workshop Youth and Peace / Atelier Jeunes et Paix (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Youth in the construction of peace/La jeunesse dans la construction de la paix

Seminar Peace No. 2-Séminaire Paix No. 2 (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Fight against the impunity and "duty of memory" to solve the conflicts and enable the reconciliation/Lutte contre l'impunité et devoir de mémoire pour résoudre les conflits et permettre la réconciliation. This seminar will be held in two times: 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon.

Atelier France - Afrique: du néocolonialisme au partenariat (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Cet atelier vise à discuter, amender et finaliser un appel des organisations des sociétés civiles africaines à l'attention des candidat (e)s à l'élection présidentielle française

Atelier Education populaire et éducation au développement: enjeux et méthodes (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Echanges de pratiques afin de favoriser un débat sur les enjeux de l'éducation au développement et de l'éducation populaire

Colaboración de movimientos sociales en España con la sociedad civil africana en procesos de paz (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Comunicación sobre la experiencia, a través de distintas iniciativas en relación con la sociedad civil africanas, de los esfuerzos conjuntos realizados para impulsar los procesos de paz con el protagonimo de la ciudadanía africana. Communication about the experience, through different initiatives related to African civil society, of the joint efforts to promote peace processes under the prominent role of African people

Otra educación es posible (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Se presentará un Power Point en el que se explicará en qué consiste el Comité de Solidaridad y Derechos Humanos y se expondrán algunas de las actividades que se han desarrollado en algunos centros educativos adscritos a la red de escuelas solidarias.

Audit of Southern debt ( public launch of manual on audit ) and lawsuit against the WB : the case of DR-Congo (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Audit de la dette du Sud (présentation du manuel de l’audit) et procès contre la BM : le cas de la RDC Audit of Southern debt ( public launch of manual on audit ) and lawsuit against the WB : the case of DR-Congo Auditoria de la deuda del Sur ( presentacion del manual de la auditoria ) y proceso contra el Banco Mundial: el caso de la República democrática del Congo Kupeleleza kwa deni ya kusini na kusamba juu ya benki ya ulimwengu : mufano ya congo

Historical, social and ecological debt : the question of reparation. (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Dette historique, sociale et écologique : la question des réparations. Historical, social and ecological debt : the question of reparation. Deuda histórica, social y ecológica: el problema de reparaciones. Deni ya zamani, ya kijamili na panafazi ya kwikala : swali ya matengenezo.

New context : transfer of the external debt to internal debt; advance repayment. (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Nouveau contexte : transfert de la dette externe vers la dette interne ; les remboursements anticipés. New context : transfer of the external debt to internal debt; advance repayment. Nuevo contexto: transferencia de la deuda externa hacia la deuda interna; los reembolsos anticipados. Mawazo mupia : kuamishwa ya deni ya inje paka ku deni ya ndani; kurudishiana kwa kutangulia .

A different international institutional architecture : the Bank of the South (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Une autre architecture institutionnelle internationale : la banque du Sud. A different international institutional architecture : the Bank of the South. Otra arquitectura institucional internacional : el Banco del Sur. Majengo ingine ya katiba ya ulimwengu : benki ya kusini.

The World Bank, a never-ending coup d’état (presentation of the latest book from CADTM) (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Banque mondiale, le Coup d’Etat permanent (Présentation du dernier livre du CADTM) The World Bank, a never-ending coup d’état (presentation of the latest book from CADTM) Banco Mundial, el golpe de estado permanente (presentación del último libro del CADTM) Benki ya ulimwengu , unyanganyi wa kiti wa kiongozi kwa wakati wote ( kuonesha kwa kitabu ya mwisho ya cadtm (kamiti ya kwepushwa deni ya ma inchi enye kupatikana mu njia ya maendeleo)

Migrations and development. Real problems, wrong solutions. (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Migrations et développement. Vrais problèmes, fausses solutions. Migrations and development. Real problems, wrong solutions. Migraciones y desarrollo. Verdaderos problemas, soluciones equivocadas. Kuama na maedeleo. ma neno ya kweli , majibu ya ongo.

Exposition (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Exposition de photos, de paroles de femmes vivant dans une zone de conflit armé à travers des pagnes

BRASIL AND HIV/AIDS (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

WE INTEND TO PRESENT THE FILM "THE THREE BLOOD BROTHERS", ABOUT THREE HAEMOPHILIC BROTHERS, HERBERT DE SOUSA (BETINHO), HENRIQUE FILHO (HENFIL), AND CHICO MÁRIO, WHO GOT HIV/AIDS DUE TO BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS, AND WENT ON WITH THEIR MISSIONS, TO BECOME GREAT COMMUNICATORS ON SOCIAL ILLS. IT WILL HELP SHOW HOW BRASIL DEVELOPED ITS SOCIAL AWARENESS

Commonwealth Women's Network Preparatory Meeting for 8Women's Affairs Meeting (8WAMM) to be held in Uganda in June 2007 (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

To engage civil society in the 8WAMM process. The theme for 8WAMM is Financing Gender Equality for Development and Democracy and we intend to organise a panel discussion at the WSF to: (i) raise awareness of the CWN and the WAMM processes (ii)raise awareness of the Commonwealth Plan of Action. iii) mobilise African civil society to engage in the WAMM process

Networking communication rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Workshop- In an age of growing surveillance, of people being sold to advertisers for the profits of the few, of a reduced public sphere where an ever tiny group of media moguls lead the political agenda, a backlash against gender equality, groups and individuals are coming together to build a new communication agenda, mindful of equity, dignity, diversity and justice. In promoting a world “where communication is possible” activists will come together to denounce abuses against communication rights as well as sharing on a common agenda of actions, rallying forces to work together to turn communication wrongs into communication rights.

Active Firsthand Experiences of Nonviolent Approaches in Zones of Conflict (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

The objective of this activity is to promote concrete nonviolent experiences in war zones, and to show how this kind of intervention could be possible and effective.

THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN: GUIDELINES AND EXPERIENCES IN PROGRESS (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

The activity has the aim of presenting the experiences of the Community Pope John XXIII in Africa, and to share with the participants its original approach to the children and family issues: the right to a family is the founding value which inspires all the Association’s interventions on the behalf of children. In particular we want to promote the fostering culture and the ways in which the African families of our Association live it, through family-homes and foster-homes.

Protection des représentants syndicaux (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Nous constatons qu’il y a de plus en plus de contrôle, de pressions sur les délégués syndicaux ou représentants. En Europe : contrôle, stress, pressions morales, en Colombie il s’agit d’assassinats des représentants syndicaux, en Afrique d’emprisonnement,…Nous voulons réfléchir sur la protection des syndicalistes à travers le monde.

Droit à l'énergie - Right to energy (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Plus de deux milliards d'êtres humains n'ont pas accès à l'énergie et doivent se contenter du bois de chauffe, avec toutes les conséquences que cela entraine : déforestation, désertification, émissions de CO2

Privatisation, régulation publique et politiques de développement en Afrique - Privatisation, state regulation and development policies in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Depuis le milieu des années 80, sous la pression des institutions financières internationales, l'essentiel des entreprises publiques en Afrique a été privatisé. Quel bilan? Quelle régulation publique construire pour garantir à tous l'accès aux services de base?

Together with the people's resistance against permanent war of USA and Europe imperialism (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Seminar

Poverty eradication, social and economic policies and quality of development. Trade Union and the integration processes. (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Building and renforcing the Trade Union action in the frame of the Campaign against poverty, referring to the regional economical integration processes (UE; UA; South America Community of Nations)

Cooperation role in women's empowerment in Trade Unions and NGOs. (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Balance and discussion on the women participation in Trade Unions and NGOs

New ways of participation for an effective democracy in Mediterranean and Middle east (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Building of civil society and development of democracy in the Mediterranean and Middle East areas.

Immigration as a tool to bring about change in both countries of origin and destination (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Immigration as an opportunity to change economic and social assets in both sides, with particular regard on the civil and social rights and on the development model.

Espacio del Foro Social Américas (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Estará abiero durante dos dias, como espacio permente para hacer visible el proceso continental y tener un punto de referencia para intercambios y contactos, especialmente con las organizaciones africanas. Contará con materiales audivisuales e impresos, y se organizarán actividades de difusión y debate

Los no alineados: nuevos retos para el cambio (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Se debatirá en torno a la nueva agenda de los países No Alineados, sus interrelaciones con la agenda de los movimientos, sus desafíos y potencialidades para impulsar cambios basados en las relaciones Sur-Sur.

Haití: un país en pie contra la ocupación (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Presentará una visión sobre la trayectoria de Haití en sus resistencias frente al colonialismo y a las diferentes formas de dominación que ha sufrido, con especial énfasis en su historia reciente, marcada por la ocupación militar, el endeudamiento y el intervencionismo. Resaltará el significado de la victoria contra la esclavitud para todas las luchas por la emancipación y su proyección hoy en la búsqueda de alternativas a la dominación del capitalismo transnacional

Um Mundo sem Manicômios é Possível. (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Um Mundo sem Manicômios é Possível. 20 anos da experiência brasileira de superação dos manicômios e cuidado da loucura em liberdade.

TÍTULO – SUBJETIVIDADE E RACISMO (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

A exposição se propõe a apresentar a construção da identidade e posição social branca nos estudos acadêmicos. Assim como gênero, raça também se apresenta como uma categoria relacional. Isto quer dizer, que as raças se definem na relação com o outro. Mas no caso da branquitude, definida como uma construção social de um lugar de privilégio que acarretam implicações sociais, econômicas e políticas, esse, muitas vezes, é invisibilizado na história dos povos do mundo. Para combater as desigualdades raciais e o racismo nossa sociedade, essa construção de identidade e de pertencimento do grupo racial branco são necessários.

Increasing Women’s Resource base to end Violence in a Globalizing Economy (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Increasing privatization in the global south jeopardises women ; as poor, as workers, as religious, as landless, as victims of violence, and as women. Women’s issues are rarely considered in mainstream policies and development activities. This workshop examines these issues, their implications and proffers strategic interventions

Impacts of Oil, Mining and Logging on Development - Prospecting for Solutions (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

An interactive panel debate with leading civil society representatives from Africa, Asia and Latin America and the launch of an international appeal with recommendations to governing institutions, the private sector and civil society.

Povos afrodescendentes: Lutas e alternativas frente o racismo (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Mesa de debate com diversos representantes de organizações latimoamericanas e africanas de carater antiracista

Sahara Occidental: los caminos de la autodeterminación (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Taller sobre la situación actual y las perspectivas de futuro del Sáhara Occidental: 1) Ocupación marroquí y resistencia civil saharaui: los derechos fundamentales en los territorios ocupados 2) explotación ilegal de recursos naturales por Marruecos y multinacionales colaboracionistas; pesca, fosfatos, hidrocarburos. 3) exilio y refugio: logros y retos de un estado en el exilio.

Diplomatie Non Gouvernementale et Plateformes Nationales d'ONG (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Séminaire de présentation et d'échange sur le travail mené entre Plateformes Nationales d'ONG

OMC : Quelle régulation pour les marchés ? (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Un front régulationniste est nécessaire

Leadership-Intergenerational Challenges on the North South Dialogue (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

A discussion that deals with the problems and Challenges faced in leadership of International non governmental organisations best known as NGOs

Forum on Good Governance in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Paper presentation and discussion on Good Governance – Challenges and Prospects in Africa

Forum on Trade and International Agreement (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Paper presentation entitled “ No Development ! No EPAs ! followed by discussion

Forum on The Role of Youth in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Paper presentation entitled “The Role of Youth in African Union & Implementation of AU Charter” followed by discussion

Forum on Gender Equality in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Paper presentation and discussion on Gender Equality – Challenges and Prospects in Africa

Forum on Gender Equality in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Paper presentation and discussion on Gender Equality – Challenges and Prospects in Africa

tools for social forum (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

debate on the tools for social forum: website, translation equipment, etc.

What Next: New Global Challenges, Trendlines and Alternatives (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Bold, thought-provoking future scenarios by some of the most visionary and forward-looking scholar-activists. What are grim trendlines of new technologies, corporate concentration and commodification for the coming 30 years? How can civil society significantly change the course of world development? The session presents some of the highlights from the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation's What Next project. We would like this activity to be a major event in the beginning of the WSF. The focus will be on the future and new perspectives - not the current issues already discussed much in other sessions. We hope to stretch everybody's imagination. What are plausible scenarios for the coming decades -- good and bad?

Carbon Trading: What Next for Climate Change, Privatisation and Power (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

This workhop will expose the problems arising from the new, huge global carbon market in relation to the environment, social justice and human rights, while also investigating new climate mitigation alternatives. The session is co-organised with the Durban group on climate justice.

What Next? New Technologies - Implications on Health, Environment and Democracy (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Possible implications for democracy and human and international security of the rapid development and commercialisation of new, converging nano-scale technologies. A number of scenarios – both military and non-military related - will be brought up.

Kenyan Women Against Poverty: A Traditional Kenyan Cultural Performance (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Kenyan women express their struggles and celebrate their strengths in the fight against poverty through a rich display of Kenyan traditional dances and songs.

Gender Rights at the Grassroots in Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Understanding and promoting gender rights at the grassroots level in different kinds of African communities

Combating Health- & Gender- Based Stigma at the Community Level (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Sharing experiences of oppression as experienced through routine community attitudes and of innovative ways of changing such attitudes.

Beyond the “Green Revolution”: Community-Level Food Sovereignty (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Exposing myths about food insecurity in Africa and other areas and demonstrating that positive models of sustainable food sovereignty are easily attained.

Strategies against precarious employment relationships (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

A comparative analysis of precarious employment relationships between Namibia, Kenya and Germany - especially their commonalities and diferences - is the item of consideration. According to develop a common strategy the ratification of ILO-agreement 177 (homework) will be one aspect of the discussion.

Trade Unions and Youth: Organizing and Activating Young People (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Trade Unions often appear as old boys clubs. Building youth structures and supporting activities of young people are crucial for trade unions. But how can trade unions get more attractive to young people? What is and how could a young face of trade unionism look like? And what are strategies to organize young people? Young trade unionists from CUT (Confederation of Brazilian Trade Unions) and DGB (Confederation of German Trade Unions) will discuss challenges trade unions are facing today to get young workers organized and will talk about their good experiences with their bilateral youth cooperation.

Citizenship: Democracy; Retribution and Rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

A panel of DAWN speakers from different regions in the south interrogating the changing institutional and geo-political terrain for expanding our understanding of and asserting new claims of citizenship rights.

Citizenship: Democracy; Retribution and Rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

A panel of DAWN speakers from different regions in the south interrogating the changing institutional and geo-political terrain for expanding our understanding of and asserting new claims of citizenship rights.

International flower production and workers rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:51 au 19/01/2007 06:51)

Most of the flowers sold in North America, Europe or Japan are produced in developing countries like Ecuador, Colombia or Kenia. Working conditions and salaries are mostly poor and workers and trade union right are often not respected. Trade unionist from Colombia and Kenia will inform about the situation in the flower industry of their countries.

Multinational Companies: research, monitoring and trade union action (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Many multinational companies claim to be social responsable and have the same social standards in all their subsidies around the world. But is this realy true? How do the comply with the ILO core labour standards or the OECD Guidelines for multinational companies. How can research and trade union action fit together to make that multinational companies respect international social and labour standards?

How to organize the Youth? - Young people's action in trade unions (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Trade Unions often appear as old boys clubs. What is and what could be a young face of Trade Unionism? How can Trade Unions get attractiv for young people? Young Trade Unionists from CUT (Confederation of Brazilian Trade Unions) and DGB (Confederation of German Trade Unions) will talk about youth in Brazil and Germany and their bilateral youth cooperation.

Fair trade: Consumer power, flower labels and labour rights in the international flower industry (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Consumer awareness does have the power to put pressure on producers to respect social and environmental right. Most of the flowers bought by consumers in developed countries are produced in the south and brought by airplanes to the north. In Europe there are several label initiatives like FLP (Flower Label Program), FFP (Fair Flowers and Plants) and TransFair, promoting consumer awareness and labour and social standards in the flower industry. How do they work and what impact does this have for the working condition of flower workers in the south?

Lula (again) for president: Labour relations, government and trade unions in Brazil (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

The former Trade Union leader Ignacioa Lula da Silva has been recently reelected as president of Brazil. CUT, the major Trade Union confederation in Brazil, has been supporting the Lula reelection campaign. What does CUT expect from a second term of the former metal worker and Trade Union leader Lula as president of Brazil. What impacts does the reelection of Lula have for the labour movement in Brazil and in Latin America

Colombia: Human and Trade Union Rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Life is dangerous for Trade Unionists in Colombia. There is no other country in the world where more Trade Unionists are threatened and murdered like in Colombia. Trade Unionists are opressed and intimidated by companies, government, guerilla and paramilitarians. How can trade unions under such circunstances survive ? What are Trade Union strategies against violence and social exclusion in Colombia?

The Oikos Journey – A seminar on a theological tool to reflect on the economic crisis in South Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Seminar/round table

Diakonia Booth- Sharing and Networking (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Diakonia Sweden is promoting sharing of knowledge and experiences as well as networking.

African Diaspora and the Construction of a Multipolar World (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

To be completed later

Low-cost ICT infrastructure for Education and Capacity Building (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Education is the key for fighting poverty, reaching sustainable communities and societies, creating equity and restoring people's dignity. Digital divide endangers the development of two billion people on earth. Low-cost ICT solutions, now available, enable the start or the acceleration of digital skills, the reduction of illiteracy, the inclusion in larger social entities. This availability should be full used for development as well as help for social progress and specific health care objectives. An extraordinairy opportunity is offered now and should be taken advantage of.

Human Rights & Socio-Economic Justice (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

On the right to development: the UN General Assembly established in 1986 that the right to development is an inalienable human right that implies full respect and realization of all human rights, while ensuring that States have full sovereignty over their natural wealth and resources, through the cooperation of all, and in particular of developed countries, in order to achieve a new international economic order. However, far from progressing in this direction, the disparity between the North and the South, between rich and poor, continues to increase. Transnational corporations very often dictate public policies, the free-market model asserts itself as the model for « growth », services are liberalized, including those services that are essential for the general well-being, and regulations are adopted to favor businesses, very often in contradiction with States' obligations to protect the environment as well as economic, social and cultural rights. How to prevent impunity for the grave and persistent violations of economic, social and cultural rights of the majority of the world's population? How to fight against and overcome impunity for environmental crimes committed daily, for the ethnocide to which many indigenous communities are doomed? How to ensure that the natural wealth and resources of the peoples are not expropriated by elites or for the interests of transnationals? To help answer these questions it is necessary to share and analyze successful struggles against the negative impacts of market-centric development that are taking place throughout the world. The good practices of social resistance, mobilization and citizenship participation in defense of universal human rights aimed at promoting people-centred policies must be the central subject of reflection and construction in this space of the WSF.

Globalisation from Below - Towards A Global Assembly of the Poor (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Drawing on inspiration from movements like the “Assembly of the Poor” in Thailand where the poorest take leadership in the process, to similarly organise a global “Assembly of the Poor” with a focus on the Human Rights of the Urban Poor.

"Stop EPAs" before they undermine African integration (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

This activity will explore the current debate on the European Union's desire to sign free trade agreements with African Countries. What will be the effects of such FTA's and can Africa kearn some lessons from other FTA that have been signed in the past.

Seminar on EPAs and Food Sovereignty (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

This Seminar will focus on the impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) on rural livelihoods.At stake is the future of agricultural production in Africa, taking into account that 80% of the African population depend on the sector for their livelihood.

Seminar: EPAs and Investiment (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

The Investiment Framework based on the free trade area doctrine within the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) poses a great risk to the industrial development in Africa.It will enhance resources outflows and stifle domestic investiments and growth of local industry.

Closed strategy meeting for Stop-EPAs campaign 2007 (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

2007 is a decisive year the Stop EPAs campaign because the negotiations are expected to be concluded in 2007.It is therefore crucial to develop and agree on strategies to prevent this from happening.

Human Rights of the Urban Poor: Fighting Evictions & Right to Adequate Housing (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Drawing on inspiration from movements like the “Assembly of the Poor” in Thailand where the poorest take leadership in the process, to similarly organise a global “Assembly of the Poor” with a focus on the Human Rights of the Urban Poor.

Rekindling our Continent: Churches speak on Odious Debt. (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

An informal roundtable discussion with ecumenical organisations and economic justice desks and activists from the continent talking on how FBOs and the church can more effectively influence or impact on economic justice matters.

Marginal Handicraft Producers Right And Handicraft Market Access through fair trade (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

working for policy making in national and internatinal body for preserving handicraft producer's right and for ensuring their market access.Capacity building for producer organization,awareness raising activities among the stakeholder in favour of marginal handicraft producer's rights.Building network and coalitions within agencies of similar goals for fair trade instead of so called free trade.

Access to quality Education for All (EFA) (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Description of the EFA situation in 2006 particularly in Africa Which initiatives have to be taken to improve the present situation and to make EFA in 2015 The non-qualified teacher issue

EAU (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Assainissement de l'eau dans les localités qui n'ont pas accès à l'eau potable

The Power- Poverty Matrix (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

An interactive workshop session and displays on meeting the challenges of Rural Poverty by addressing the Governance Gaps at the grassroots using a Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) as a practical and realistic strategy of meeting the MDG's. The 27 reasons impeding poverty eradication initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa will be articulated and petition to world governments signed.

OBSERVATOIRES SUR LES VILLES AFRICAINES (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

atelier sur:Observatoires de développement Local et Droits Humains: Accés aux services sociaux de base

"YOUTH AS ACTORS OF CHANGE" (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

For Nairobi So for the social forum event we need to organize a workshop to share our experience and the youth of the process and the outcomes: Launch the researches and the document of the 9 youth associations showing their challenges and aspirations in contributing further in the development efforts:

« Vers une certification Africaine des produits équitables » (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Cette activité a trois objectifs majeurs: -Exposer le processus d’élaboration d’un système de certification Africaine des Produits Équitables -Enrichir les perspectives de ce processus -Recherche des outils potentiels pour une harmonisation panafricaine du processus

La Responsabilité Individuelle et Collective, condition d’une bonne gouvernance locale et d’un accès durable aux services sociaux de base en Afrique (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Les activités envisagées Format : Une (1) Table ronde autour de la problématique de la bonne Gouvernance et de l’accès durable aux services sociaux de base. Le Lundi 23 janvier 2007.

Les agriculteurs ont Droit à la ville ! (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

La ville ne doit pas être « à guichets fermés » et porter des logiques d’exclusion au point de sacrifier des activités qui lui sont indispensables. C’est sous ce rapport qu’il faut placer cette interpellation d’Enda Tiers Monde, sous forme de panel de réflexion et de partage d’expériences. L’agriculture urbaine étant devenue une source incontournable de revenus pour des millions de citadins et une condition de la viabilité des villes devient un espace fertile de réflexion en relation avec d’autres thématiques comme la santé (VIH-SIDA, Paludisme), la nutrition (produits biologiques), l’environnement, l’économie populaire, le foncier, etc. Les décisions qui la concernent, déterminent désormais l’avenir des villes.

L'economie des femmes , ethique de l'economie de la vie (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

L'economie des femmes , ethique de l'economie de la vie

Extractives and Local Livelihoods: Partnering to Promote Sustainable Alternatives (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Workshop jointly organized by Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN)and Oxfam GB, Nigeria to discuss the impact of extractive actives on local livelihoods across Africa. The workshop will also discuss how local communities are building blocks of resistance to protect their economies, the environment and promote sustainable alternatives.

Campaigning Experiences of the Grassroots Movement to End Female Genital Mutilation (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

10 Activists from Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Guinea, Mali, Somalia and Tanzania representing the grassroots movement to end Female Genital Mutilation will share their various successful campaigning strategies to end this centuries hold practice that has been recognized as a gross human rights violation. Using various medium they will demonstrate how they have mobilized their communities to take a stand against FGM.

Breathing Life into the African Union’s Protocol on Women’s Rights and launching of a Fahamu/SOAWR book on the struggle for women’s rights in Africa. (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) is a coalition of 23 organizations that have been campaigning for the popularization, ratification, domestication and implementation of the African Union’s Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa. Through their successful campaign the Protocol entered into force in half the time it took other human rights instruments that were adopted by the OAU/African Union and thereby breaking the record! This activity will share SOAWR’s campaigning experiences with other groups and provide information about the Protocol on the rights of women in Africa. Linked to this would be the launching of a book titled ‘Grace, tenancity and eloquence – The struggle for women’s rights in Africa’ which is a joint publication of Fahamu and SOAWR, towards the end of the meeting.

Talleres Inclusivos - El derecho de nunca ser cuestionado sobre su valor humano (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Los Talleres Inclusivos son una metodologia que sirve para capacitar adolescentes y jóvenes brasileños para que sean agentes multiplicadores del concepto y la práctica de la sociedad inclusiva, según Resolución 45/ 91 de la ONU. Esta Resolución solicita el cambio del foco mundial en relación con la discapacidad y defiende que “pasemos de la concientización a la acción, a fin de concluir con éxito la construcción de un mundo para TODOS hasta el año 2010”. La metodología contempla la aplicación de dinámicas con el objetivo de propiciar vivencias, despertar reflexiones y difundir información sobre la inclusión de grupos vulnerables en la sociedad, especialmente de personas con discapacidad. Estas dinámicas fueron diseñadas para que los participantes de los talleres puedan conocer e interesarse por normas y leyes, nacionales e internacionales, que defienden la promoción y construcción de sociedades inclusivas alrededor del mundo.

Taller Es Criminal Discriminar (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

El Taller Es criminial Discriminar tiene el objetivo de discutir la agenda de los Ministerios Públicos y de las organizaciónes de la sociedad civil participantes del Fórum Social Mundial sobre las temáticas de discriminación y violación de los derechos humanos.

ETATS GENERAUX DE LA SANTE-France (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

ATELIER-SEMINAIRE: du local au global: les ETATS GÉNÉRAUX DE LA SANTÉ ET DE L'ASSURANCE MALADIE en France

Diversidad, democracia y espacio público. Relaciones y retos entre las sociedades y los estados. Hacia una nueva geopolítica de la solidaridad (2º parte) (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Mediante la presentación del libro, que EURALAT publicará proximamente, sobre la relación entre la sociedad civil y los actores politicos, se propone llevar a cabo una reflexión de fondo sobre los retos que plantea una radicalización de la democracia y sobre como la recuperación del espacio publico es una etapa necessaria en este camino.

European aid: Imposed development and governance models? (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Can the European Union still push for the establishment of unsustainable development and governance models in developing countries? This seminar will bring civil society actors from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Mediterranean and Europe together to analyse the extent to which the European Union forces developing countries to follow certain development and governance models by adding conditionalities to its aid programmes.

European aid to African, Caribbean and Pacific countries: Imposed development and governance models? (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Can the European Union still push for the establishment of unsustainable development and governance models in developing countries? This seminar will bring civil society actors from Africa and Europe together to analyse the extent to which the European Union forces developing countries to follow certain development and governance models by adding conditionalities to its aid programmes.

European aid to Asia and Latin America: Imposed development and governance models? (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Can the European Union still push for the establishment of unsustainable development and governance models in Asia and Latin America? This seminar will bring civil society actors from Asia, Latin America and Europe together to analyse the extent to which the European Union forces Asian and Latin American countries to follow certain development and governance models by adding conditionalities to its aid programmes.

European aid to the Mediterranean, Southern Caucasus and Eastern Europe: Imposed development and governance models? (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Can the European Union still push for the establishment of unsustainable development and governance models in its neighbourhood? This seminar will bring civil society actors from the Mediterranean, Southern Caucasus and Eastern Europe and the European Union together to analyse the extent to which the European Union forces its neighbouring countries to follow certain development and governance models by adding conditionalities to its aid programmes.

Comercio Justo y Economia Solidaria en Brasil - el Sistema Brasileño del Comercio Justo y Solidario (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Presentar el processo de construccion del Sistema Brasileño de Comercio Justo y Solidario (como politica publica de apoyo a el desarrollo de cadenas comerciales alternativas), a partir de un proceso articulado entre entidades de la sociedade civil y gubernamentales de los movimientos de la econoimia solidaria, comercio justo y agricultura familiar.

Le renforcement des organisations communautaires de base pour l'émergence d'une société civile responsable de la base au sommet (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Il s'agit d'organiser un atelier animé par les des acteurs des associations des quartiers qui partagent des expériences de changement qu'ils ont suscités dans leurs milieux et qui ont eu des impacts significatifs. Cet atelier permettra d'échanger sur les pratiques d'autres organisations d'afrique et du monde et devra déboucher sur le partage des outils et sur la définition d'une stratégie de communication et d'appui mutuel aux actions de plaidoyer et de lobbying menés par les organisations communautaires de base dans les pays du sud

Introduction to Film-making for women (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Using participatory techniques, Fahamu will introduce participants to making short films in the community. The participatory nature of the training will make the technology and skills more accessible to those who have never used a camera before or are intimidated by the equipment. Participants will learn the basics of filmmaking and then make a short film based on their experiences at the WSF.

Introduction to podcasting for women (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

This workshop will introduce people to the concept of podcasting. Women only.

Local market, development and alternative globalisation (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

It's a workshop about local and regional economy, as an important tool for supporting a sustainable development for local communities in the south and in the north

Workshops: Färnebo FHS and Ilula FDC in cooperation (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Two Swedish courses from Färnebo Folk High School in cooperation with students of the Tanzanian Folk Development College Ilula FDC will create different workshops. The workshops will deal with different issues concerning HIV/Aids, education, women's rights and etcetera. A more detailed description will follow later.

Färebo FHS in cooperation with Ilula FDC (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Two Swedish courses from Färnebo Folk High School in cooperation with students of the Tanzanian Folk Development College Ilula FDC will create different workshops. The workshops will deal with different issues concerning HIV/Aids, education, women's rights and etcetera. A more detailed description will follow later.

Färnebo FHS and Ilula FDC in cooperation (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Two Swedish courses from Färnebo Folk High School in cooperation with students of the Tanzanian Folk Development College Ilula FDC will create different workshops. The workshops will deal with different issues concerning HIV/Aids, education, women's rights and etcetera. A more detailed description will follow later

Färnebo FHS and Ilula FDC in cooperation (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Two Swedish courses from Färnebo Folk High School in cooperation with students of the Tanzanian Folk Development College Ilula FDC will create different workshops. The workshops will deal with different issues concerning HIV/Aids, education, women's rights and etcetera. A more detailed description will follow later.

Assistência Farmacêutica - Brasil x África (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Discutir com os profissionais de saúde, e os povos em geral, a assistência farmacêutica no Brasil e no continente africano, com vistas a denunciar as atividades das grandes indústrias mundiais farmacêuticas e buscar formas de construir uma política mundial de assistência farmacêutica humanitária

Conférence sur les Etats-Unis d'Afrique (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Présentation du Projet de constitution des Etats-Unis d'AFrique. Organisation du Vote Préréférendaire sur le Projet de constitution.

Atelier: la souveraineté et la souveraineté alimentaire (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Atelier en collaboration avec d'autres mouvements internationaux de solidarité et de développement sur la question de la souveraineté alimentaire, de la nécessaire souveraineté pour y accéder

Panel sur le Démocratie,la Gouvernance et la Dette (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Il consistera à présenter plusieurs thèmes au cours de cette session de 2h. Les thèmes débattus seront: -Dette et les programmes de Désarmement,Démobilisation et Réinsertion -Dette et Migrations -Système néolibéral et conflit -la gestion du pouvoir en Afrique

Télécommunications Nord/Sud : privatisations et libéralisations (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Les télécommunications comme biens publics. Les conséquences des privatisations des opérateurs en Europe et en Afrique.

Rape and Other Forms of Violence Against Women is a Humanist Issue (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

workshop dedicated to exploring how committed humanists and feminists can work to raise knoweldge about the causes of rape in patriarchal cultures.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Raising awareness about the need to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse in a humanitarian setting.

Video Launch (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

First Woman, in conjunction with members of Huruma Social Forum and others, launch their new short video.

Eco-Feminism and Earth Democracy (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

This panel explores Vandana Shiva's "Earth Democracy" movement from the perspective of eco-feminism.

Seminar on China in Africa: New Colonialism or South-South Solidarity? (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

A seminar about the increasing role of China in Africa and a book launching

South Strategies on the WTO, FTAs and EPAs (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

This is a strategy meeting among social movements, NGOs and policy activists from the South. This meeting will aim to arrive at common strategies and actions on free trade, in particular on the World Trade Organization (WTO), Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs)

Haiti: Desoccupation et Démocratie (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Cette activité se déroulera sous forme de panel en salle, avec 7 intervenants principaux. Les organisateurs de cette activité attendront une centaine de personnes qui participeront sous forme de débat: questions et commentaires. L'activité durera trois heures de temps.

Seminar- "Food Sovereignty and Land Struggle In Africa" (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Food Sovereignty and Land Struggle in Africa

Film- "Mother Ganga, Do You Hear Us Cry?" (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Mother Ganga, Do you Hear Us Cry?

The experience of the producers of the solidary economy in the construction of local, regional and national markets (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

A construção de cadeias produtivas solidárias visam subsidiar o avanço do movimento em estratégias que fortaleçam as cadeias de produção, comercialização, serviços e consumo de produtos da Economia Solidária, tanto no interior do próprio movimento (compras de insumos de outros grupos /associações e cooperativas) quanto externamente (estratégias de comercialização ao público em geral através de diversos canais : feiras de economia solidária, centrais de comercialização da economia solidária , integração regional na perspectiva da complementariedade alimentar e cultural , solidariedade nos vários elos aumentando escalas e através das compras públicas governamentais.

No against Genetically Modified Organisms and Crops (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Debate on the negative impacts of GMO crops, on the ecosystem and public health Specific situation developing countries as they are bog crop producers Importance of awareness-raising and lobby in consumer countries

Séminaire sur "Migrations et Développement" (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

L'activité co-organisée prendra la forme d'un séminaire qui accueillera environ 150 personnes et qui abordera les thèmes suivants : Migrations et Développement, l’apport des migrants, dans l’enrichissement des pays d’accueil et dans le processus de développement des pays du Sud (exemple des transferts financiers, mobilité des compétences, appui à la consolidation de la société civile), le climat, les éco réfugiés, la coopération solidaire et les migrations.

Accords de libre échange entre les plus riches et les plus pauvres: le cas de l'Ape entre l'afrique de l'Ouest et la CE (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

L’ objectif principal du programme demeure celui de favoriser une définition et une mise en œuvre démocratique des politiques nationales et régionales ainsi que des politiques de coopération, en faveur du développement durable.

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Inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue - Sr. Mary John (India): Franciscan mission among Muslims, Hindus and Christians (English) - Mrs. Annie Drese (Belgium):Empoverment of tribal people and Adivasis in India by a cultural approach; Swami Sayanand, a Franciscan living among Hindus and Muslims (film = 15 min) (English) - Fr. Pasquale Rota (Israel) - To be Franciscan among the Jews and the Palestinians(Portuguese) - Fr. Omar O. Fernández (Colombia) ) - Between rifles and herbicides - the Franciscan dialogue in the construction of peace (Spanish) - Fr. Hermann Borg (Kenya) - Living together in different cultures and religions (English)

Reopen 9/11 Investigation (Is 9/11 a lie?) (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

If possible show DVD, give a talk and open for general discussion

Desarmement to combat poverty (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Workshop on the international campaign for disarmement to combat poverty, launched by Frères des Hommes, PILER and Ekta Parishad. Converting military budgets to finance human security and social development. Huge amounts of money are available both in North and South which could be and should be reallocated to combat poverty and build democracy from below in order to achieve the goals of the Millennium Development Goals. The campaign proposes to carry further the existing efforts to develop dialogue and active convergence in order to enlarge non-violent mobilisations and public debates not only in the sub-continent but in Europe as well.

Social Protection for All - Challenges for Trade Unions (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Social Protection schemes differ in scope and coverage if provided by Trade Unions through collective bargaining or by state through taxes. What role do Trade Unions have in the new campaign Universal Social Protection (USP)? How does USP fit into the Decent Work Campaign? Is USP affordable for all countries? Or do we need a hierarchy of social risks? What comes first? What later?

Monitoring and Organizing Multinational Corporations (MNCs) from South Africa and Brasil (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Organized Labour is using International Framework Agreement and Global Union Networks as new instruments to influence MNCs. Progress is largely limited to European MNCs while Asian and US-based MNCs fend off such initiatives. In recent years, MNCs from emerging econimies have become new actors for organized labour to deal with. The workshop will look into on industrial relations practices in MNCs of emerging economies, focussing in particular on MNCs from South Africa (and Brasil).

Organizing the Informal Economy - What role for Trade Unions? (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Interests of formal sector trade unions do partly overlap and are partly disparate from interests of informal economy organisations. Where do common interests exist? Where not? What sort of support should trade unions provide in organizing workers in the informal economy? How should trade unions re-organize themselves to maximize support for informal sector unions?

Peacebuilding in (Post) Conflict Societies – Sisyphus at Work? (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Peacebuilding involves more than just preventing renewed fighting and securing physical reconstruction. How can civil society help to ensure that all sources of information, all resources, all energy, and all aspects of society are drawn on to ensure broadest strategic approach, the most inclusive process to build sustainable peace? The aim of the panel discussion is to raise awareness for the complexities of peacebuilding and to share knowledge on the role and experiences of civil society actors in post-conflict situations.

Gender, food, agriculture and trade: towards an alternative development agenda (1) (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

According to the FAO, over 853 million people - 13% of the world population - do not have access to enough food to sustain a healthy life. Many countries are either reluctant to or being prevented from implementing economic and trade policies that would support local producers and their markets while at the same time allowing countries to institute proper safeguards against hunger and widespread poverty. Women comprise the majority of workers in production and processing in food and agriculture globally and continue to be left out of the policy debates. Today, it is essential that a gender perspective is incorporated into global agricultural policy. In response, FES, IGTN and IATP are jointly organizing two panels that highlight the role of women in food and agriculture and the impact that trade liberalization is having on livelihoods and food security from a gender perspective. With the suspension of the Doha Talks in July 2006 and the growing debate around alternatives to the current trade rules in support of sustainable development, these two panels will serve to a) highlight existing trends in global agriculture, identifying what the WTO means for women in this sector and to b) share regional experiences about how women are being affected and what alternative courses of actions (including South/South and North/South) they have identified and pursued.

Responsibility to Protect – Overdue humanitarian help or a new inroad for intervention? (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

The debate over responsibility to protect reflects the broader debate over the scope of national sovereignty in the 21st century. Where does the responsibility of a national state end, where does the responsibility of the international community or civil society start? What are the differing views from North and South, state and civil society actors on this debate? Will it be feasible to define internationally accepted criteria that enable and at the same time limit external interventions? The aim of this panel discussion should be to fathom possibilities to find a global consensus on a set of criteria for humanitarian interventions into a sovereign state.

Gender, food, agriculture and trade:towards an alternative development agenda (2) (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

This is the continuation of the activity "Gender, food, agriculture and trade:towards an alternative development agenda (1)". Hence, it needs to directly follow the time slot of the first part.

International Taxation - A Tool to Govern Globalisation and to Finance Development (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

International taxes? Do we not already have too much national taxes? Why another type of taxes? Taxes are more than one economic variable among others. With their dual function - generating financial resources to finance public goods and as a means to achieve regulatory effects - taxes are a key instrument involved in giving shape to social processes. Alongside the monopoly on the use of force, taxation may be said to constitute the second pillar of modern statehood. Properly conceived and formulated, international taxes can - like national taxes - be used to generate regulatory effects. In other words, international taxes would provide an instrument that could contribute toward regulating the process of globalization in favour of social development. International taxation would be a step toward the democratization and equitable configuration of globalization. This is why, when we discuss tax policy in general and international taxes in particular, we are talking not only about money but also about the possibility of (re)gaining policy space. In a situation in which the scope and reach of national policy instruments are declining under the conditions imposed by globalization, international taxes must be seen as having a major potential for use in regulating globalization. International taxation is an important approach to developing alternatives to the at present dominant economic model and an indispensable component of a post neo-liberal world order. With the introduction of an air ticket levy by France in July 2006 and the same decision by Brazil, Chile, South Korea, Norway and some 15 other countries by now, the idea of international taxation has made the step from theory to practice. The money raised will be used in a common fund to finance a programme against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in developing countries. The air ticket levy is a modest starting point. But it has opened the space for a new paradigm. Other taxes will have to follow, such as a tax on currency transactions (so called Tobin tax) or a tax on CO2 emissions. However, the political resistance to the project is also a factor to be reckoned with. And there are, of course some traps to fall in and mistakes that can be made. All these questions will be discussed in the Workshop hosted by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and WEED (World Economy, Ecology & Development Assoc.)

Global Public-Private Partnerships – Privatization of Multilateralism? (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

In recent years, a new form of multilateral cooperation has gained increasing importance. A concept of global governance which emphasizes networks between state and private actors appears steadily to be gaining weight in international political discourse. In This new paradigm of international cooperation, “global partnerships”, “multistakeholder initiatives” and “global public policy networks” are perceived as the future of international cooperation. The root causes of this tendency are manifold and include both general dissatisfaction on the part of governments, international organizations and NGOs with the groaning pace of the cumbersome global negotiation process, and the lack of will and capacity on the part of many governments to engage in binding financial commitments to achieve global agreements, or to translate such existing commitments into practice. “Partnerships” with business and civil society are thus held up as the way to achieve what governments and international organizations cannot manage alone. In the last years, the number of global public private partnerships has risen sharply and continues to grow. In this context, “global partnerships” are becoming the “new mantra” shaping the discourse on global politics. According to the proponents, there is no alternative to these new models of multilateral cooperation. The new partnership approach, however, has by no means escaped criticism. Concerns have been raised about the overwhelming influence of private business and the technocratic and profit-oriented approaches it encourages. The workshop therefore intends a critical assessment of these developments. It wants to trace the scale and scope of global “partnerships”, and to discuss the limits, risks and side effects of this paradigm shift in international politics.

A common position of Trade Unions on the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreement ? A panel discussion with trade experts from trade unions and pressure groups. (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) and the European Union (EU) will establish new free trade areas. Based on recently conducted surveys, the establishment of these free trade areas will ineluctably change the economic setting of the ACP sub regions: There will be an overall increase of trade, however the ACP regions will face adjustment costs as state revenues will drop because of the loss of custom duties on EU-imports. As well, industries in ACP countries will face more competition with products imported from Europe which might lead to the closing of factories and the loss of employment. These and further possible social and economic effects of the Economic Partnership Agreements, which are foreseen to be signed by the end of the year 2007, demand for the immediate action of trade unions. As the Economic Partnership Agreements are negotiated between the European Union and multiple regions as for example in Africa with ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), CEMAC (Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l’Afrique Centrale), SADC (Southern African Development Community) and ESA (Eastern and Southern African Region) there have been so far only regional activities of trade unions on the issue. Therefore, the panel will bring together trade experts from different trade unions and pressure groups who will present their positions on the Economic Partnership Agreements and discuss possibilities for common positions and actions.

Africa and World Trade: Player or Spectator? (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

The current multilateral trading system is comprehensive and rule-based. It is further supplemented by bilateral agreements between different states and regions. The development of trade regimes is critically and inextricably intertwined with the broader system of global governance and international economic policy making. The critical issue that this activity seeks to debate is the role of Africa as a continent in the process of development and implementation of international trade regimes and global governance. The discussion will proceed from two standpoints. One is that the existing multilateral trading system is fine and all that Africa needs to do is address its internal governance challenges so as to take full advantage of the multilateral trade regime. The other side argues that the multilateral trading system is in need of serious and fundamental reforms including of the rules of engagement so as to ensure that it is beneficial to Africa. In the end, after key presentations, the discussions should come up with a set of recommendations on how Africa can ensure that it benefits substantially from international trade.

Regaining control of our natural resources (Part 1) (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

An event for civil society organizations and social movements campaigning on various natural resources and related cross-cutting issues (trade liberalization, land rights issues and the role of transnational corporations, for example). This will be an opportunity for a diverse array of civil society actors, especially from Africa, to come together to discuss the impacts and underlying causes of the commodification of various natural resources; to analyse different regional concerns; and, critically, to exchange ideas about effective campaign solutions, strategies and tools. Cohosts are: Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration (ETC); Center for International Environmental Law; Council of Canadians Blue Planet Project; Global Forest Coalition; Focus on the Global South; Food First Information and Action Network (FIAN); Indigenous Women’s Network on Biodiversity; Kilusang Mangingisda, the Philippines; National Forum of Forest Peoples and Forest Workers, India; Oilwatch Africa; Via Campesina; World Forum of Fishworkers and Fish Harvesters.

Regaining control of our natural resources (Part 2) (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

As for Regaining control of our natural resources (Part 1)

Regaining control of our natural resources (Part 3) (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

As for Regaining control of our natural resources (Part 1)

Regaining control of our natural resources (Part 4) (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

As for Regaining control of our natural resources (Part 1)

Workshop and Skill-share on the Eropean Investment Bank (EIB) (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

This is a half-day workshop to discuss and share the skill and experience about the role of the EIB in Africa

Book Launching (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

FOEI will launch its first ever cartoon book with titled: "If this is development you can keep it". FOEI is proud to present the artwork of 13 cartoonists from around the world who give their very personal views on the meaning of ‘development’. They question, from their diverse cultural and political perspectives, how ‘development’ is being promoted and sustained by neoliberal economic drivers – namely multinational corporations, international financial institutions and other international bodies such as the World Trade Organization and the United Nations.

Reject EPAs - time for food sovereignty (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

The activity will be a one and half to two hour plenary with 4 speakers from Friends of the Earth International and Via Campesina highlighting the potential impacts of EPAs on communities and their natural resources and the need to resist them. Food Sovereignty and the upcoming Nyeleni Forum in Mali will be used as a rallying call, promoting a positive viable alternative to these unfair trade deals.

una posibilidad de transferencia de metodologia de incubagem de empreendimentos de economia social por las universidades (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Proponese la ejecución de un taller que hable de la posibilidad de creación y acompañamiento de grupos economicos solidários y autogestionários, como se hace en Brasil, a partir del involucramento de la universidad con las politicas de generación de trabajo y renta

Mediation as a tool for dialog and construction of plural and inclusive societies (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

The workshop will aim at sharing experiences of good practice between organisations of different regions of the world, which are involved in mediation processes or practices, at community level. A debate from these different cultural prospects - taking into account the own processes contexts and focusing on issues such as "exportation of models", "internationalisation of mediation practices: why, how?" or/and "from tradition to global?" - would lead to the "caracterization" of conflicts management through mediation processes and practices, as a tool for community development.

Derechos de las personas migradas (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Seminario de sobre los derechos de ciudadania de las personas migradas.

Estrategias comunes para luchar contra el cambio climàtico (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Que relación debe existir entre movientos sociales, ecologistas y actores institucionales para definir estrategias comunes para luchar contra el canvio climàtico

A emancipación nacional no movemento antiglobalización (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Seminario en el que debatir las aportaciones de los nacionalismos emancipadores a la lucha contra la globalización, analizando la doble dimensión presente en estos movimientos: la soberanía nacional y la emancipación social. Ponentes: Xosé Manuel Beiras (Presidente de la Fundación Galiza Sempre) y otros.

Labour matter and relationship between unions, movements and social subjects in a global dimension (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Meeting to share the different experiences for a better global coordination of union activities and for the rights to work and citizenship

Reclaiming our sexualities (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Interactive session, started off by introduction to the theme by invited guests.

Sex, Law and Human Rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Panel introductions follwed by plenary discussion

Q-SPOT (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

We want to create a safe space for LGBTI activists and people who support our causes.

Get Involved: Ending Child Hunger and Undernutrition Initiative (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Dialogue with civil society groups to discuss global efforts to end child hunger and opportunities to become actively involved in the upcoming Ending Child Hunger and Undernutrition Initiative being developed by the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), the George Washington Center for Global Health, Global Action for Children, World Vision, members of the World Economic Forum and others. The Initiative will mobilize a set of urgent actions to address the needs of children at most immediate risk of death or lifelong disability from hunger: These actions will include: o Locating the most seriously undernourished children and the communities in which they live; o Identifying and support local organizations to reach them with essential interventions: and o Leveraging complementary interventions, such as childhood immunization, education and food security efforts, to the same underserved areas. The Initiative has developed an envelope of basic health, hygiene and nutrition education and promotion, (including exclusive breast feeding and complementary feeding) and a set of five commodity-linked interventions: 1. Micronutrient supplementation 2. Household water treatment 3. Hand-washing with soap 4. Parasite control measures (especially de-worming) 5. Situation-specific household food security interventions Many experts now agree that tackling hunger and undernutrition in general, and child hunger in particular, should be a cornerstone of countries efforts to fulfill commitments made in the Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals. Better research and technology have shown us that the causes of child hunger are predictable, preventable and can be addressed through affordable means.

World Summit on Biodiversity 2008 in Gemany - COP 9 of CBD: First insights by German NGOs (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Information Workshop

Education is a human right not a commodidity (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

It is to be feared that the public education system will continue to lose its ability to fulfil the demands and requirements of a democratic society. The public welfare is being sacrified to the maximisation of private profits. This development increasingly limits the equal and free access to education for all. This workshop will provide information on these aspects in Germany and also the chance to discuss them including establishing for jointly combating this development .

JOIN UP! Education Rights Now! (, du 19/01/2007 06:52 au 19/01/2007 06:52)

Launch of the Global Campaign for Education's campaign theme for 2007, centring on Global Action Week 23-29th April.

Compassionate Listening (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Presented by Carol Hwoschinsky, Training Director for The Compassionate Listening Project (TCLP), holds Masters Degrees in Special Education and Psychology. She is a licensed counselor in private practice, an educator and a mediator. Carol is the author of "Listening With the Heart: A guide for Compassionate Listening." Compassionate Listening is a powerful tool for reconciliation that is used to initiate peace-building efforts in conflict at all levels: personal, community and global. This workshop focuses on the fundamentals of Compassionate Listening and provides skills and practice to bring this technique into your daily life, including listening in challenging situations. Our emphasis is on cultivating compassion for ourselves and others, and learning to listen and speak from the heart - even in the heat of conflict.

Space Weapons Disarmament (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Workshop on activism leading to comprehensive international test and weapons ban treaties covering the new generation of high-tech electromagnetic/acoustic-resonance "star wars" space-weapons systems.

Global Exchange/Freedom Archive presents: "The Legacy of Torture: The War Against the Black Liberation Movement" (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Video Presentations with discussions

Global Exchange/Freedom Archive presents: "Salud" a video on Cuba's Health System (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Video presentation and discussion

Environmental Justice or Environmental Markets 1: Selling Our Genes and Knowledge (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

A participatory strategy meeting on the potential impacts of the sale of genetic resources and traditional knowledge through so-called access and benefit contracts

Environmental Justice or Environmental Markets 2: Biofuels, a disaster in the making (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

A workshop to raise awareness of the potential impacts of international trade in biofuels, and to develop strategies to address these impacts

Global-Local Links Network Meeting (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

The Global-Local Links Network meeting has been rescheduled for April 2007. For additional information, please contact global-local@earthlink.net. - Global-Local Links Project

Presentation of Global Young Greens (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

The global young greens is a forming alliance of young people working for an ecological and social just world. The foundation congress will take place in the week before the WSF and with this workshop we want to present the results, promote our values and discuss partnerships with other organisations.

The New Scramble for Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Panel discussion and debate from the floor

War & Imperialism (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Panel discussion and discussion from the floor regarding war and the anti-war movement

Mass action is the way to fight poverty (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

panel discussion and discussion from the floor regarding poverty, how to fight it and the role of NGO's

Discussion and Signature Campaign for the Rights and Interests of Woman Farmers in Uttar Pradesh, India (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Woman farmers are a neglected workforce in agriculture in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. The discussion event will be held on the issues of rights and interests of woman farmers in Uttar Pradesh and the strategies that need to be taken in order to secure their rights.

Just Between Us: Women in Struggle in Africa and the African Diaspora (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Alliance building workshop for women involved in struggles for gender justice across the globe

Yes! There is movement in the Belly of the Beast (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

This workshop will focus on the state of the movement building in the United States. It will provide a historical perspective and information about current issues, strategies and challenges facing social justice organizations working for systemic social change. After a panel presentation the workshop will also offer an opportunity for participants to share movement building strategies and lessons in a small group setting.

US Electoral Grassroots Organizing and Building towards Global Justice: Perspectives and strategies from grassroots organizations (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Grassroots Global Justice is an alliance of US based grassroots organizations working for global justice. This workshop will include analysis of recent elections and upcoming strategies around US electoral work – the limitations, strengths and history of electoral work in the US. What are the implications for recent elections on US foreign and domestic policy? What are strategies from the grassroots to impact the 2008 elections and other political arenas? What can the US elections mean for challenging US Imperialism?

FREE TRADE, WTO and FOOD SOVEREIGNTY (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Free Zones of Commerce, WTO, Food Sovereignty

Oil and Energy in Africa - Africa’s energy for African people! (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Lack of access to energy, is one of the main development challenges within Africa. While Africa has various countries that are major oil producers, these countries, and Africa on the whole, is steeped in poverty. This is as a result of people not having access to the revenues from oil production and having to live with the environmental and socio-economic injustices as a result of the impacts of oil exploitation and refining. To enable a broad range response, civil society organizations and social movements campaigning on oil issues in Africa seek to question the present status quo around oil in Africa. We propose hosting an event focusing on ‘Oil and Energy in Africa’ where community people and non government organisations can critically work towards a united African challenge for access to energy and another energy future, away from oil. This process will deliver both political tools as well as practical tools to challenge the oil industry in Africa

Programmation du 10ème FED : Etat des lieux, analyse et perspectives (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Workshop

Séminaire sur « Education et citoyenneté » (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Faire découvrir nos pratiques basées sur les principes du « tous capables » et de l’auto-socio-construction des savoirs. Au cœur même du savoir et des apprentissages ; construire le sujet comme citoyen. Avec deux axes en intéraction ; 1- Le sujet : acteur de la construction du savoir comme aventure humaine. 2- Des pratiques pédagogiques solidaires ( rôle du travail de groupe, des confrontations…)

COLLAGE D’ORAL (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Atelier de création orale : les participants (de 20 à 50) sont invités à se saisir de la littérature comme d’un matériau dynamique pour penser la réalité d‘aujourd’hui et participer à sa transformation.

ATELIER DE LECTURE FRANTZ FANON (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

A partir de trois dossiers présentant des entrées différentes dans l’œuvre de Frantz Fanon , les participants seront invités à croiser leur lecture et leur regard sur cet homme, porteur de désaliénation..

Le petit prince a dit (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Learning several languages at once is far easier than learning just one. So do we need more languages to better understand one another ? This workshop confronts us to joyful reading, speaking and writing up to twenty languages using St-Exupéry's Petit Prince.

General Assembly (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Annual General Assembly of HIC

Confronting privatization’s effects on housing and land rights (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Workshop considering challenges and strategies from diverse regions in confronting the privatization of public goods and services, including land, housing and utilities

"HAITI: 'We Must Kill the Bandits'." (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

World Premiere of documentary of 93-minute about human rights situation in Haiti following the ouster of Aristide in Feb. 2004.

Students' Role in Global Civil Society and Alternative Social Movements (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

We will lead an informal, facilitated discussion about the challenges and opportunities of academics and advocacy. Our main question is how can someone be both a dedicated student and activist?

access to essential medicines (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

seminar / presentations / panel discussion / question and answer

Poder tecnologia y sociedad (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Reflexiones sobre la tecnologia (software libre, entre otras) y su relacion en el espacio politico social.

Somalia: pastoralism in a modern context (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

A panel discussion with key thinkers and actors in dry lands, pastoralism, alternative livelihoods and the environment.

Stories that Travel Far: Filmmaking in marginalized communities (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Film showing of The Kibera Kid, filmed in Kibera informal settlement in Kenya with the cast and crew explaining the process of making the film. Discussion about storytelling through making films in informal settlements in east Africa that entertain but also educate.

Visit Kibera, Nairobi's biggest informal settlement (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

The star of the award winning movie "The Kibera Kid" will take you on a tour of one of the largest informal settlements in Africa.

Akiba Mashinani: Maangano Nguvu Yetu: Habari ni Nguvu (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Encouraging society to start grassroots savings, so that they can build their own good life.

Paz Só Com Justiça Social (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

O tema geral da oficina é Paz só Com Justiça Social e o sub tema , Pós Colonialismo Brasil África. Na oficina será feita uma abordagem sobre o Brasil e a Africa no Pós Colonialismo e as saídas para construção de uma sociedade sem opressão.

Seminário Terra e Bens Comuns da Natureza (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Seminário para avaliação dos resultados e continuidade do Seminário "Terra e Bens Comuns da Natureza" do projeto People's Dialogue.

Transparência e responsabilidade nas indústrias extrativas do petróleo, gás e mineração (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Trata-se de uma oficina reunindo entidades da sociedade civil da África e da Aérica Latina para discutir o tema da transparência e responsabilidade, que vem ganhando força nos últimos anos, à luz da apresentação de alguns casos.

Participation in Policy Making in Brazil (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

The activity aims to promote the exchange of experience around initiatives regarding the participation of civil society in the formulation and social control of public policies, though Forums and Counseils, designated as partiipatory democracy. To stimulate the debate four brasilian experiences will be presented: - Food Security forums and councils - Youth forums and counsils - Conservation Units forums and counsils - civil society participation in the Brasilian Social and Eonomic Development Bank (BNDES)

Ser esquerda hoje: Diálogo entre militantes! (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Seminário em formato de diálogo. Envolverá aproximadamente 10 militantes/ativistas, de ambos o sexos, vindos da África, Ásia, América Latina e Europa. Serão propostas, antecipadamente, três questões sobre o tema do seminário que serão respondidas pelos debatedores e depois distribuídas aos demais participantes. O Seminário/ Diálogo será animado por duas pessoas, uma pelo Ibase e outra pela Fundação Rosa Luxemburgo. A idéia é que seja efetivamente estabelecida uma conversa em profundidade.

DIÁLOGOS CONTRA O RACISMO (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Debater como o Brasil vem enfrentando o problema da discriminação racial e compartilhar com outros países da África e da América do Sul estratégias comuns de combate ao racismo

A produção de saberes dos movimentos sociais e das organizações da sociedade civil: metodologias de aproximação e diálogo (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

A atividade consistirá numa oficina/diálogo entre membros diferentes setores da sociedade civil para discutir os desafios da ação política hoje sob o ponto de vista da metodologia do diálogo necessária a ser desenvolvida discutindo, o método da tradução.

Connectivity - Identity through Initiative (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

A space where young People and innovative Projects can share their experience in how to become active and balancing the inner growth with your engagement with the world to strengthen the movement for a new civilisation. It will be a cross thematic movement networking session.

Fair Trade Confluence session (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

A workshop for all participants active in Fair Trade, A synthesis of all the Fair Trade related workshops

Trade Union responsibility in transnational companies (Corporate identity) (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Common discussions about the necessity of joint actions of trade unions in different units of transnational companies

Europe’s role in the South (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

presentation of the approaches of the political and social forces – political positions of different social forces towards sustainable development

Cooperation or confrontation? Trade unions, social movements and political parties in the area of conflicts (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Discussion about possibilities of a new way of cooperation between these political forces

Trade Union education and globalisation (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

In which way do unions inform their activists about problems of globalisation? How can we realize the situation of union movements in other countries and cultures? Do we have to go new ways, for instance to organize seminars for unionists of different countries and places of one multinational company or in a branch? How can we support the building of networks?

Seminar (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Social Transformation in Africa: an Ethical Face

In the Defence of Open Space (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

An experimental, exploratory, and strongly participatory workshop to explore and share understandings of cultures of politics and of the concept of ‘open space’. We want to look at several key conceptual and political questions : Why an open space? What does the concept /materiality of an open space do, and mean, for notions of ‘social movement’ and our struggles? And for ‘organisation’ and ‘democracy’ more generally ? What is the relationship between open space and autonomous space, and between open space and horizontality ? How does the model of open space (or de-centred networking logics more broadly) help us build networks of other worlds? Does open space represent a model for "reinventing the political"? We want to make the encounter itself an open space, by using participatory techniques and by having a flexible structure that can be adapted to the changing needs / wants of participants. We hope to engage critically with the actions, thoughts and beliefs of all present, in the belief that we all also need different lenses – other perspectives – to challenge and transform our own views. Towards the proposed exploration of open space, it could be especially fruitful to focus discussion and analysis the following four broad areas:  Interrogating the WSF’s self-defined culture of politics : The concept of “open space”  Exploring the relationship between Open Space and marginality in the WSF and in our movements  Thinking through the possibilities for open space in world politics  The Future of Our Struggles: Networking Open Space.

Revisiting the Bamako Appeal : Issues of Democracy and Substance in the world movement (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

The period of the polycentric Forum in January 2006 saw the enunciation of a major new document, the ‘Bamako Appeal’. With the initiative led by Samir Amin (economist and Director, Third World Forum, located in Dakar, Senegal, and Chair, World Forum for Alternatives, Cairo, Egypt, and Louvain, Belgium) and Francois Houtart (historian), the Bamako Appeal is a document that calls for a redoubling of resistance to imperialism and proposes measures and a programme by which this might be done. The closed and opaque manner by which the Appeal was drafted however, and also its content, has come to be widely criticised. We believe that the Bamako Appeal is an important document. Aside from the inspiration that the organisers themselves drew from the Bandung Conference, others are comparing it and what it represents to the Communist Manifesto – but either way, both the document and the process by which it is taking shape therefore surely demand our close attention. And it also needs to be discussed in public, and within a larger historical and political perspective.

FCFC India Workshop - Collective forms of Cooperation resisting globalisation (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

FCFC India Workshop - Forum of Collective forms of Cooperation resisting globalisation : Building alternatives and hope Building north-south linkages to resist neo-liberal globalisation: Forum of Collective Forms of Cooperation (FCFC) India is a forum of over 14 huge network organisations working with indigenous peoples, children and women, landless labour and marginalised peasants. FCFC (http://www.fcfc.org.in) works to support them in development endeavours and converge together to resist the onslaught of neo-liberal corporate globalisation usurping millions of poor Adivasis, Dalits, Women of their lives, livelihoods, lands, natural resources, their identity and dignity.

Trade Union responsibility in transnational companies (Corporate identity) (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Common discussions about the necessity of joint actions of trade unions in different units of transnational companies

Europe’s role in the South (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

presentation of the approaches of the political and social forces – political positions of different social forces towards sustainable development

Cooperation or confrontation? Trade unions, social movements and political parties in the area of conflicts (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Discussion about possibilities of a new way of cooperation between these political forces

Convergence Indymedia Centre (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

This media centre will provide independent text, audio and video coverage of the World Social Forum, both on-line and on a local low-power radio station. The IMC will also be the site for training and hands-on media-making [workshops] during the WSF and trainings on horizontal organzing skills.

Pouvoir central; pouvoir local, mouvements sociaux et citoyens: quelle articulation pour l'accès aux droits pour tous? (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Séminaire de réflexion et d'échanges d'expériences sur les espaces et les formes d'alliance possibles entre les acteurs des politiques publiques nationales et territoriales dans la perspective de promotion des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels de tous

Pouvoirs locaux, mouvements sociaux; quelles articulations pour conquérir des droits pour des métropoles solidaires (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Séminaire de réflexion et d'échanges d'expériences sur les espaces et les formes d'alliance possibles entre les acteurs des politiques publiques nationales et territoriales dans la perspective de promotion des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels de tous

Institutions financières et système commercial : quelles articulations ? quelles campagnes communes des acteurs de solidarité ? (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Analyse des points de convergences entre les systèmes financier (IFI) et commercial (OMC, accords régionaux) afin de construire des alliances et des campagnes efficaces entre les acteurs de solidarité internationale engagés sur l'un ou l'autre aspect.

Migrations et mondialisations (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Séminaire Migrations et mondialisations dans le cadre du programme du FSM à Nairobi Les migrations sont au cœur des transformations de chaque société et du système mondial. Les migrants sont des acteurs des sociétés et du monde. On ne peut comprendre notre société sans prendre en compte les migrations et les migrants. Parler des sociétés nationales en négligeant l’immigration, c’est parler de sociétés irréelles. Les migrations et les migrants peuvent être considérés comme des analyseurs de nos sociétés et du monde. Nous partirons aussi du principe que l’émergence d’un mouvement altermondialiste modifie les perspectives et les points de vue sur l’état du monde.

Développement des médias, citoyenneté et démocratie : une relation de cause à effet ? (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Comment promouvoir les normes internationales du pluralisme de l'information dans les espaces régionaux (cas du MAEP de l'UA) ? Quelles pistes d'action et quelle coopération internationale et régionale ?

Gouvernance de l'Internet (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

La gouvernance de l’Internet : quels rôles, quelles initiatives pour la société civile africaine ?

L'information, bien commun de l'humanité ou marchandise ? (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Quelle place pour les médias africains face à la concentration et à la convergence ? Quels enjeux pour un service public d'information ?

Flamme d'Afrique / Flame of Africa (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Flamme d'Afrique est le journal publié par l'IPAO lors des Forums sociaux dans le but de faire entendre la voix de la société civile africaine dans les sommets internationaux qui la concernent. / Flame of Africa is a paper published by PIWA during social forums with the aim of making the voice of the African civil society heard in international summits which involve them.

Ethique de l'information : responsabilité sociale des médias, contre pouvoir ou quatrième pouvoir ? (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Promouvoir l’éthique et la responsabilité sociale des médias. Les médias doivent-ils se cantonner à un rôle d'information ? Quelles actions pour les citoyens en tant qu'usagers des médias ?

Médias et diversité culturelle et linguistique : quel rôle et quel avenir pour les médias en langues nationales ? (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Face à l'uniformisation culturelle imposée par les médias dominants, quels moyens pour la défense et la promotion des formes d'expression ?

Direito,Estado de Direito e o Abandono da Infância e Juventude Afrodescendente no Brasil, na América Latina e África. (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Está atividade tem como objetivo apontar a omissão e negligência do Estado frente a implementação de políticas públicas para a infância e juventude afrodescendente no Brasil, na América Latina e África.

La lucha por el socialismo en el siglo XXI (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Seminário com la presencia de expositores de todos los continentes

Las realaciones África-Brasil (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Conferência de intercambio entre los continentes

Los resultados de la elección en Brasil y las perspectivas del segundo gobierno Lula (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Informaciones del Brasil hoy

La realidad de la juventud en la nueva conjuntura Latino Americana (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

La actividad pretende reunir jovenes latino-americanos y de otras partes del mundo buscando evaluar la situacion de la juventud en latino america inserida en una nueva realidad política regional.

Prison-based popular education (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

to discuss the prision-based popular education and the Paulo Freire Institute experience on that.

Paulo Freire methodology applied on Paulo Freire Institute Projects (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

to discuss about the Paulo Freire methodology and the projetcs of Paulo Freire Institute

Children Human Rights Violation in Brazil and around the World (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

This Conference is aimed to inform and get support of people in the World Social Forum about the importance of protecting children and teenagers against violence of all types, especially domestic violence. According to UNESCO data, it is estimated that 133 to 275 million children around the world witness domestic violence annually.

Shared Communication Strategies towards WSF 2007-2008 process (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Several informal networks, composed by media alternatives activists and communication areas of organizations and movements around the world can be created during 2007 to facilitate the international exchange of shared coverages during the global journey of mobilization in 2008, around the dates of Davos World Economic Forum. How could we to take part in it? Diversas redes informais, compostas por midias alternativas e areas de comunicação de movimentos podem ser ativadas para facilitar a troca de informações e coberturas compartilhadas durante as jornadas globais de mobilização de 2008. Como podemos contribuir?

Right to Housing and Zero Evictions (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Presentation of the international campaign for ‘zero evictions’. The first results of: Nairobi, Dominican Republic, France, and Italy. Presenting an exchange of good practice experiences achieved by various inhabitant associations in different regions of the world fighting against forced evictions. A discussion between the associations and institutions about supporting the campaign. The report of the UN Committee – the Advisory Group on Forced Evictions (AGFE) and the UN Special rapporteur on adequate housing. Presentation of a proposal for fighting violations of the right to housing and launch of an internationally supported warning system.

People's Fund for the Right to Land and Housing for the development of the Public Housing Service for the promotion of the security in housing through cooperation (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Seminar

World Action Days for the right to housing 2007/08: solidarity without borders as the basis of alternative global power. (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Conference

Towards the Urban Popular University (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

workshop

Make the Tribe Different (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

In reponse to the MDGs, IAVE Taiwan will creat a workshop and bring the tribe projects including women development, culture preserve, and poverty overcome processing in Taiwan to build a sustainable tribe and make a better life for the tribe people.

Using International Labor Law at Home (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

A group of lawyers from the International Commission for Labor Rights will lead a strategy-sharing session on using international labor law and international labor standards in domestic contexts: in litigation as well as in general advocacy. We invite lawyers and non-lawyer activists to join us, and hope especially that colleagues from African trade unions will share their experiences with us.

Is Literacy work relevant to the social movements? (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

This round table will present the importance of literacy in social movement, experiences of examples of how literacy is empowering and therefore important for social movements.

"Learning and Social Movements" (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

This will be a workshop for those involved in social movements of any kind. The purpose of the workshop will be to analyze the "learning" or "educational" dimensions of the movements. Social Movements, it is argued, have more transformative power as sites of learning (both formal and informal)than do all the school systems in the world. Social movements are privileged and intense sites of learning for those who are part of the movements (both through formal educational processes inside the movements as well as informal learning-by-doing as a result of the work of the movements). Social Movements also have a "magic" quality as they have the power to create learning in the society even for people who are not part of the movements directly. By being more aware of the importance of the learning dimensions of our movements, we can greatly increase the pace of change and the number of persons involved.

Gender, Poverty and Education: an intersectionality perspective (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

This workshop is about “Recover multiple identities, condemns multiple discriminations, and vindicates rights”. People live multiple, layered identities derived from social relations, history and structures of power.Poverty, race, ethnicity, gender, or class, are often seen as separate spheres of experience which determine social, economic and political dynamics of oppression. But, in fact, the systems often overlap and cut across, creating complex intersections at which two, or three or more of these axis may meet. Intersectionality addresses the way that specific acts and policies operate together to create further disempowerment. And acknowledges intersection and interconnections between sex, gender, race, ethnicity, social class, sexual identity, age, origin, which make us become particularly vulnerable to several forms of discrimination. There is a need to learn how to deconstruct prejudice, stereotypes and discriminatory mechanisms.

Adult Learners’ Movement and Mobilisation (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Adult learners will have a workshop to share experiences with other partners in world Learners will exhibit their products.

Building National Councils (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Civil society must have a focused approach to government if the members of civil society expect to influence government policy. This is why national councils or umbrella organisations of civil society have emerged in many nations. Without a united voice, governments do not know which part of civil society to consult. If government cannot access civil society easily, the temptation of government is to ignore civil society when developing policy. ICSW has drafted a national councils’ manual. The national councils’ manual provides a description of National Councils on Social Development/Social Welfare. In the manual there is a discussion of why National Councils exist and the purposes which they serve- including the underlying values and concepts of social development. The manual provides an outline of the roles and functions of National Councils in today’s world, based on the experience of Councils in all regions. The manual outlines all key operational issues for National Councils- the essential facets and some of the basic questions with which all Councils are confronted and must resolve successfully.

Influencing Government Budgets (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

This project is based on successful work in the Pacific Islands supported by the Asian Development Bank and the Australian Council of Social Service. How much and how governments decide to spend public money is important. These decisions affect all those in the community, and especially those who live in poverty and others who are disadvantaged. Budget decisions by government can affect: • Access to health and education services • The quality of roads and communication • Local and national economic activity, including access to paid work • The environment, including those who live off of the land and sea. In democratic countries, elections provide one way in which people can influence government decisions. However elections occur only once every three or so years, and it is easy to argue over what these results mean for many specific decisions that comprise the budgets of government. Important to any healthy democracy are the ways in which people are given information about government decisions such as budgets, the ways people may be involved before decisions are made and how these decisions are actually put into action.

Seminar on "Strategies for Economic Justice under Globalisation", Part-I (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

it would be a day long seminar in two halves whre economists from different developing countries would participate. One section would be a study of different country experiences. The second half would entail a discussion to evolve an alternative strategy of development.

Seminar on "Strategies for Economic Justice under Globalisation", Part-II (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

it would be the second part of a day long seminar in two halves where economists from different developing countries would participate. the first section would be a study of different country experiences. This section would entail a discussion to evolve an alternative strategy of development.

How to use Digital Video to Share Ideas and Change Minds (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

A one day training workshop that will allow participants to share their perspective via the moving image (i.e. digital video) to others. While relatively many posssess a digital video camera (or a digital still camera that can captrure video), far less know how to edit and share content that they could easily produce. This workshop aims to address this gap by allowing participants to harness the full power of the digital medium for their own purposes, be it in the context of social activism or otherwise. The proposal draws on the expertise of Rana Ghose (refer to http://rana.lilypadresources.com), who has trained a wide variety of people, most of whom had not previously used the medium before, on how to shoot, edit, and share content. In the context of efforts being lent towards increasing the understanding of select audiences on the successes, challenges, and outcomes of certain events or movements, digital video is unprecedented in terms of the ability it affords to individuals to broadcast their perspective to a wider audience, regardless of language, geography (due to web video portals such as YouTube), or technical skill, as prior training exercises undertaken by Mr. Ghose have proven. Given that only one day is available per session, the event will focus on allowing participants a set of skills that will allow one to script, scoot, edit, and share their desired story, whatever it may be. It is, in essence, a crash course in filmmaking, only truly made possible due to the wide and cheaper availability of digital video cameras and computers to edit on. There is arguably no medium as compelling as the moving image to tell a story. The workshop proposed here aims to harness current technologies to allow a wide variety of participants to do precisely this.

Child Trafficking in Africa - a global challenge (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

The International Federation Terre des Hommes will organise a workshop on the issue of CHILD TRAFFICKING IN AFRICA - A GLOBAL CHALLENGE. NGO Experts, field workers and advocaters on child rights will present the current state of play on how children are being exploited throught trafficking in Africa, what are the solutions to fight against this violation of children's rights and responsabilities of public and non-state actors.

workshops (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Two workshops: 1. Nonviolence and Gender - What is the connection? 2. The situation of Women in Zimbabwe

SEXUAL RIGHTS ADVOCACY IN FUNDAMENTALIST CONTEXTS - book launching (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

PRESENTACIÓN DEL LIBRO "DEFENSA DE DERECHOS SEXUALES EN CONTEXTOS FUNDAMENTALISTAS". ACTIVIDAD CONJUNTA CON "CATÓLICAS POR EL DERECHO A DECICIR"

Human Rights, sexual orientation and gender identity: SOUTH SOUTH ACTIVISTS DIALOGUE - Derechos Humanos, orientación sexual e identidad de género: DIÁLOGOS ENTRE ACTIVISTAS del Sur (, du 19/01/2007 06:53 au 19/01/2007 06:53)

Diálogos sobre el trabajo de Derechos Humanos de Lesbianas, gays transgénero e intersex en América Latina, África y Asia.

ANTI-CORRUPTION CAMPAIGNING FROM A SOUTH PEOPLES' PERSPECTIVE: APPROACHES AND EXPERIENCES FROM THE SOUTH (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

The International Initiative on Corruption and Governance plans to hold a one day event with the objectives to sound off its analysis on corruption and governance and to put forward the different aspects of these issues. It also aims to unite the different social movements through a statement that will declare its plans for further action.

Africa’s vulnerability to Climate Change. Adaptation measures: a way to face social, labour and environmental consequences. (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

This workshop is thought to be an introduction to the climate change agenda, to facilitate intervention in discussions and negotiations and to provide a space for dialogue between developed and developing countries on climate change.

Pesticides: damaging our present - jeopardizing our future. Public, occupational and environmental health risks of the use of hazardous chemicals, particularly pesticides. (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

This workshop is thought to be an introduction to these issues to facilitate intervention in discussions and negotiations and to provide a space for dialogue between developed and developing countries on the use of chemicals, particularly pesticides.

JOBS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

Employment must become the focus of development policies. The creation and protection of jobs has to become the key priority of multilateral policies. Work must be the founding value of a democratic system of global governance. Trade, investment and financial policies all need to coherently focus on quality employment as the central objective and the indicator of success. Repercussions on jobs and on employment conditions must become the parametre against which trade policies in particular have to be evaluated. Employment conditions must respect fundamental workers' rights everywhere in the world. Women and men in all countries, developing and industrialised alike, have the same right to enjoy fundamental democratic guarantees and protections at work regardless cultural, economic and social differences. Quality employment is a fundamental human right, is THE condition for sustainable development, and is the only way out of poverty. The activity will provide an opportunity for dialogue between social actors from different continents on a democratic agenda for development.

Strategy Meeting--Mainstreaming the Combat against Exploitative Migration Including Human Trafficking: Challenges in Africa and Asia (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

TBA

Combating Caste and Descent-Based Discrimination in Africa and Asia (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

TBA

Strategy Meeting 2---Mainstreaming the Combat against Exploitative Migration Including Human Trafficking: Challenges in Africa and Asia (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

TBA

Asian Voices Against Racism - for the Protection of the Rights of Minorities in Asia (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

Peoples' testimonies TBA

Boycott, Divestment and Sanction – strategies for Palestine Solidarity (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

Campaigning for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) has become one of the key focusses of Palestine solidarity over the last years. Taking up the unified Palestinian call for BDS, all over the globe groups, networks and organizations have started implementing this call and are achieving already initial success in their work. this Conference aims to give an overview over the motivations behind the BDS call and the currents campaigns and successes. It will discuss as well the callenges for the BDS movement aiming to be able to indicate strategies, tools and action plans to move forward.

Energy Sovereignty: How do we get it? (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

This workshop aims to discuss struggles for energy sovereignty globally and to plan means of regaining popular democratic control over resources.

Revolution in the 21st century (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

Plenary on imperialism, resistance and revolution

Information and Communication World Forum II (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

A Forum for debating information and communication challenges for civil society, media and communication organisations and journalists reporting the World Social Forum. This is a follow-up to the first global meeting in Porto Alegre in 2005, and events at each of the poli-centric fora in 2006.

Alternative proposals of the water movements for the next World Water Forum (Istanbul 2009) (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

The meeting is aimed at sharing an updated overview on the objectives and strategies of the water movements in order to make the next World Water Forum (Istanbul 2009) the first official forum organized not by the World Water Council but by an democratic and international organization.

From the World Social Forums towards the World Water Assembly of citizens and elected for the defense of water as a common good and human right (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

Seminary to contribute to the definition of the contents of the World Water Assembly of citizens and elected (Brussels, European Parliament, 18-20 march 2006).

Europe seen from Nairobi: ideas and proposals for Justice and Peace (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

How do Africans see Europe? Stingy or generous? A problem or an opportunity? Which proposals can improve the relationship between Africa and Europe? Which alliance is possible between the African and European civil society?

Education and Training for Policy Advocates (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

Forum to share experiences of colleges/universities, training/capacity building organizations, and internal training programs within large CSOs and coalitions as they relate to expanding the number and competence of policy advocates -- at local, national, transnational and cross-cutting levels.

Desenvolvimento Rural Sustentável e Sucessão na Agricultura Familiar (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

Debates as estratégias de desenvolvimento rural sustentável e as experiência de desenvolvimento territorial. Serão aboradas as alternativas de geração de trabalho e renda através da Economia Solidária. Por fim, a atividade abordará as dinâmicas populacionais e sucessão na agricultura familiar a partir dessas estratégias.

La construcción de Paz y la educación cooperativa (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

Tipo de presentación: Testimonial - Presentación de la Bandera Universal de la Paz. - Definición y Objetivos del Movimiento "Pacis Nuntii". - El cooperativismo y la Educación Cooperativa Actividades de La Agrícola Regional Coop. Ltda. Ponencia con diapositivas en Power Point

Women in Black (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

"Black is the color we wear, Black is our color of protest" . Women in Black Vigil is a protest against the increasing and escalating incidence of violence against women. It wil through songs of resistance, dance, poetry, music and lighting of lamps, connect the many voices of women in a poignant demonstration against all forms of violence against women.

Women in Black workshop (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

"Black is the color we wear, Black is our color of protest" . Women in Black Vigil is a protest against the increasing and escalating incidence of violence against women. It wil through songs of resistance, dance, poetry, music and lighting of lamps, connect the many voices of women in a poignant demonstration against all forms of violence against women.

As eleições e a mídia no Brasil e na América Latina (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

Seminário sobre a cobertura dada pela grande mídia às eleições presidenciais no Brasil e na América Latina.

Experiência Brasileira de Controle Social (, du 19/01/2007 06:54 au 19/01/2007 06:54)

O Fórum Nacional DCA irá mostrar como as entidades da Sociedade Civil, através das 53 Entidades Filiadas e dos 27 Fóruns DCA's Estaduais atuam no Controle Social.