Call for Civil Society’s Participation
In the 2nd ASEAN Peoples’ Forum / 5th ASEAN Civil Society Conference
18-20 October 2009
Cha-am, Phetchaburi Province, Thailand
http://aseanpeoplesforum.net
Asian People's Solidarity for Climate Justice
The Gr8 Climate Sale
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The issue of climate change has come to the forefront and people both in the North and the South have been feeling the devastating effects of global warming. However, the links between the neo-liberal system and the model of over consumption to the climate crisis are not clearly stated.
PRESS RELEASE: REGIONAL GROUPS CALL FOR ASIAN SOLIDARITY
Kathmandu, 27 March 2010
Around 50 representatives belonging to the Solidarity for Asian Peoples’ Advocacies (SAPA) call on greater interaction and solidarity among regional groups to address common concerns. In a public forum on “The Asian Challenge: Forging Solidarity, Building Alternatives” on March 26 in the Everest Hotel, SAPA members discussed the multiple crises experienced in Asia – in the economy; in the environment and the climate; and in peace, democracy, human rights and self-determination.
Mr. T. Jayaraman of the Tata Institute in India said that the twin crisis of the climate and the economy requires innovative solutions that challenge the way we organize our economies and our consumption pattern. We cannot solve the problem with a business-as-usual attitude.
The issue of self-determination is a regional concern that implies not only the presence of wars and conflicts, but also raises basic questions about nation-building, the role of the state, and identity. Mr. Sammy Gamboa of the Initiative for International Dialogue said that the important challenge for people’s movements is in mobilizing to support people’s struggles on the ground.
STATEMENT FROM THE ORGANISERS OF THE ASEAN PEOPLES FORUM/ASEAN CIVIL SOCIETY CONFERENCE
At 1130pm, Thurs, Thai foreign Ministry officials informed organizers of APF that 5 out of 10 civil society representatives were rejected from the interface meeting with ASEAN heads of government. The remaining representatives were told to be ready for pick up at 7.A.M., nearly 5 hours before the scheduled meeting. (see below for list of delegates).
(Speech
at the Conference on “Regional Integration: an Opportunity Presented by
the Crisis,” Universidad de Deportes, Asuncion, Paraguay, July 21-22,
2009.)
Globalization has ended in massive failure.
One
response to this crisis has been to dump export-oriented
industrialization and reemphasize the primacy of the national market in
sustaining economic growth.
Another response, complementary to this, has been to build regional associations or regional blocs.
Regional economic blocs are not new. However,
some of the more prominent ones have either not moved beyond a
primitive stage, as in the case of SAARC in South Asia, or have been
based on neoliberal principles, like ASEAN in Southeast Asia. ASEAN’s
idea of integration is to see it as a step towards full-scale
globalization, a process that is termed “open regionalism.”
WATCH LIVE Conference Regional Integration and Crisis!
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE of GOVERNMENTS and SOCIAL MOVEMENTS “Regional
Integration: an opportunity to face the crises”
DATES: 21 and 22 July 2009
VENUE: PRODEPA, Sala 1, Consejo Nacional del Deporte, Asunción del Paraguay
TIME: 9am-20pm
Watch live the debates (on 21 July at 9am -Paraguay time- the live streaming will start): www.alternative-regionalisms.org
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Co- Organisers
Hemispheric Social Alliance (HSA), Iniciativa Paraguaya para la Integración de los Pueblos, People’s Agenda for Alternative Regionalisms(PAAR), Focus on the Global South and Transnational Institute (TNI)
In cooperation with
Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA), Southern African People’s Solidarity Network (SAPSN), People’s SAARC, Solidarity for AsianP eople’s Advocacy (SAPA), TWN Africa, Trade Strategy Group, Jubilee South, REBRIP, Transform Europe, ATTAC France, Coalition for comprehensive democracy - Vasudhaiva Kutumkakam and Ecologistas en Acción
Supported by
Paraguayan Presidency Pro-tempore of Mercosur
With the contribution of
Oxfam/Novib, Oxfam Internacional, Christian Aid and Action Aid
Water justice, like water, travels in networks: notes on reclaiming public water
An
international seminar of the Reclaiming Public Water Network brought
together participants from more than 30 countries, who shared knowledge
and experiences about how to improve water provision through the
democratization of water management.
The initiative People’s Agenda for Alternative Regionalisms, involves regional alliances such as Hemispheric Social Alliance (Latin America), Southern African People’s Solidarity Network- SAPSN (Southern Africa), Solidarity for Asian People’s Advocacy – SAPA (South East Asia), People’s SAARC (South Asia) as well as organisations and networks in Europe, including Transnational Institute (TNI), that struggle for “Another Europe”. These networks and the organisations part of them, share a strong commitment on the need to RECLAIM the regions, RECREATE the processes of regional integration and ADVANCE people-centered regional alternatives.
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