blake 3:17
3rd January 2013, 01:30
This could be interesting...
You are cordially invite you to attend the General Assembly launching the Peoples’ Social Forum. That General assembly will take place in Ottawa on January 26th and 27th 2013 at the PSAC National Office building on 233 Gilmour St., Ottawa.
The purpose of the assembly is to officially lunch the social forum and set-up the structure of the forum and hold the initial discussions on the themes, process, date and place of the Peoples Social Forum.
The conference is free and open to all interested parties. We expect to have 50-60 organizations/individuals present from across Canada including a strong representation from Indigenous groups, indie media, labour and youth.
Proposed Agenda
Saturday January 26th 2013
10am: The political context in Canada: different initiatives proposing a common fight against the right and neoliberalism
10:30am: What is a social forum and how does it function? How can it promote collaboration between social movements from Canada, Quebec and Indigenous Peoples? Role and function of the Social Movement Assembly in a Social Forum.
12pm lunch break
1:30pm The Canada-Quebec-Indigenous Peoples' Social Forum
- what are some of the main issues
- what regional and cross-Canada processes to lead up to a SF - Timing: what criteria in order to decide when a Forum is held
- Venue: what criteria in order to decide upon a venue
- What kind of Forum: decentralized, centralized in one location ? - Key structures to set-up: secretariat, program cttee, communications cttee, logistics and finance cttee, etc..
4:30pm End of first session
6:00 pm Reception: place to be advised
Sunday January 27th 2013
9:30am: Social Movements assembly: coalition and common action proposals ( Port Elgin proposal)
1:30 pm Setting up the basic structures of the SF: secretariat, program cttee, communications cttee, logistics and finance, etc..
3:30pm End of second session
If you are interested in attending please RSVP:
Roger Rashi roger (at) alternatives.ca or Raul Burbano burbano(at) rogers.com before January 18th 2013.
http://peoplessocialforum.webs.com/general-assembly
You are cordially invite you to attend the General Assembly launching the Peoples’ Social Forum. That General assembly will take place in Ottawa on January 26th and 27th 2013 at the PSAC National Office building on 233 Gilmour St., Ottawa.
The purpose of the assembly is to officially lunch the social forum and set-up the structure of the forum and hold the initial discussions on the themes, process, date and place of the Peoples Social Forum.
The conference is free and open to all interested parties. We expect to have 50-60 organizations/individuals present from across Canada including a strong representation from Indigenous groups, indie media, labour and youth.
Proposed Agenda
Saturday January 26th 2013
10am: The political context in Canada: different initiatives proposing a common fight against the right and neoliberalism
10:30am: What is a social forum and how does it function? How can it promote collaboration between social movements from Canada, Quebec and Indigenous Peoples? Role and function of the Social Movement Assembly in a Social Forum.
12pm lunch break
1:30pm The Canada-Quebec-Indigenous Peoples' Social Forum
- what are some of the main issues
- what regional and cross-Canada processes to lead up to a SF - Timing: what criteria in order to decide when a Forum is held
- Venue: what criteria in order to decide upon a venue
- What kind of Forum: decentralized, centralized in one location ? - Key structures to set-up: secretariat, program cttee, communications cttee, logistics and finance cttee, etc..
4:30pm End of first session
6:00 pm Reception: place to be advised
Sunday January 27th 2013
9:30am: Social Movements assembly: coalition and common action proposals ( Port Elgin proposal)
1:30 pm Setting up the basic structures of the SF: secretariat, program cttee, communications cttee, logistics and finance, etc..
3:30pm End of second session
If you are interested in attending please RSVP:
Roger Rashi roger (at) alternatives.ca or Raul Burbano burbano(at) rogers.com before January 18th 2013.
http://peoplessocialforum.webs.com/general-assembly