Call from UK NGOs wishing to participate in the 3rd European Social Forum in London in October 2004 for a sixth overarching theme to address the issues of Poverty, Economic Justice and the Global South.
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The banner headlines of the Social Forum movement are: ’Another World is Possible’ and ’People before Profit’. As NGOs, we consider that a significantly higher emphasis needs to be given to the unequal and exploitative relationship (...)
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UK NGOs call for sixth ESF theme/axis on global poverty
29 May 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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Call For a Women’s Day at the European Social Forum 2004, London
27 May 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
Dear Sisters and Brothers
As you may know the next European Social Forum (ESF) is being planned for London this October 14-17. Previous ESFs in Florence (2002) and Paris (2003) brought together 60,000 movement, community, trade union activists and other people from across Europe and the world, and were an opportunity for those of us in grassroots, independent networks to get together, in some cases meeting for the first time. At the Paris ESF, a Women?s Day took place the day before the (...) -
SETTING UP OF THE ESF 2004
28 April 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
EUROPEAN WORKING GROUP "ENLARGEMENT TO THE CEEC"
Report and decisions taken by a Working Group’s meeting at the European Preparation Assembly (AEP) in Istanbul, April 16-18 2004
The meeting was held at the initiative of the old II ESF 2003 Working Group "Enlargement to the East", on the basis of the balance-sheet and proposals after the Paris Saint-Denis II ESF (8-pages document distributed previously in English, French and Polish on the different electronic lists; see proposals in (...) -
The Third European Social Forum (ESF) will take place in London from 14-17 October 2004
27 April 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
I. Practicalities. 2
A. Locations. 2
B. Transport between venues. 2
C. Sessions and timings. 3
D. Accommodation. 3
E. Registration. 3
F. Websites and email 3
G. Note on translation/interpretation. 4
H. Office space. 4
I. Programme. 4
J. Culture. 5
II. Organising structure and process. 5
K. European Assembly. 5
L. UK Organising Committee. 6
M. Affiliation to UK Organising Committee. 6
N. Organising Committee Meetings. 6
O. UK Co-ordinating Committee. 7
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[FSE-ESF] You cant always get what you want
12 October 2003 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsDear all
this is a very important discussion and I hope that we can find the time to keep it going on the list before we meet again in November.
After the Bobigny assembly I found myself amazed once more at our decision making methods. Once again we left an issue of utmost importance to the last bleeding minute when all where exhausted and we had to leave the place we were at. We must find a way to avoid these situations.
I agree fully that consensus is important. At the same time, (...)