[asia-apec 1781] International Meeting of Social Movements

[Anuradha Mittal]

 A Message from Focus on the Global South


Dear friends,

In cooperation with Via Campesina, CUT-Brasil and ATTAC France, we are 
pleased to send you this invitation to an important meeting of social 
movements taking place in, Mexico 12-15 August.

In solidarity,

Walden Bello and Nicola Bullard
Focus on the Global South

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                           INVITATION
                  
          INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS TO
          		CONTINUE TO DEVELOP COMMON ACTIONS


Porto Alegre signifies an enormous step forward in the struggle against
globalisation and neo-liberalism. Thousands of women and men, young 
people, unionists, farmers and women farmers, environmentalists, 
churches, politicians, academics and scientists; we met with the common 
objective to debate and analyse the economic, social and political 
international context, mobilisations by sectors of our societies, and 
the definition of the strategies of global struggle. Within the 
framework of this important process emerged the "Call of the social 
movements" to strengthen our global presence and define a common agenda 
of struggle against neoliberalism.

Porto Alegre is a symbol of resistance that we have to strengthen and
broaden from the local, continental and international level.

After a number of months it is important to come together again and for 
this reason we are proposing a meeting in August in Mexico City, making 
use of the upcoming Third Congress of the Latin American co-ordination 
of rural organisations (CLOC), which is the organisation of farmers, 
rural women and indigenous people from Latin America, the US and Canada, 
and a member of Via Campesina.

GOALS OF THE MEETING
The international meeting of social movements would have the following
goals:

-Assessing who are the representatives of international capitalism, how 
they operate, their methods and strategies and the impacts on the 
system,

-Evaluating the international actions/mobilisations that have taken 
place during the last two years and their results

-Proposing and identifying joint actions and an international agenda 
that we can realise during the next two years.

THE PARTICIPANTS
The participants will be members of organisations that have signed the 
"Call of Porto Alegre" and others that want to incorporate the "Call of 
Porto Alegre" and agree to be part of a worldwide alliance against 
neoliberalism.

Participants must cover their own travel expenses to Mexico as well as
expenses for lodging and food. The cost of lodging and food will be
communicated later.

To facilitate your participation and communication we have created an 
eGroup "movsoc-fms". Please send a message with your name and 
organisation to

<movsoc-fms-subscribe at yahoogroups.com>

in order to receive a subscription form and further information.

LANGUAGES
The meeting will be in Spanish with translation to French and English

WHERE AND WHEN
Mexico City, 12-14 August, 2001
Starting at 9h00 on the 12 August and ending 12h30 on the 14 August.
The exact venue will be sent to the participants later on.

Other activities taking place in Mexico:

6 - 7 August: Women's Assembly of the CLOC
8-11 August: Congress of the CLOC

You are also invited to participate in the closing session of the CLOC
Congress on the 11 August.

PROPOSED PROGRAM
Sunday 12 August
1) Registration and presentation of participants
2) Explanation of the objectives of the proposed program
3) Analysis of the international context. Presentations and discussion.

Monday 13 August
1) Evaluation of mobilising actions and its impacts during the last
two years in Seattle, Bangkok, Argentina, Cancun, Quebec, etc.
2) Indentification of actions and common objectives
3) Strategies for struggle

Tuesday 14 August
1) Formulation and approval of a strategic plan for the next two
years
2) Elaboration of a calendar for actions (2001-2002)
3) Evaluation and closing session

We look forward to an active and militant participation

Globalize hope, globalize the struggle

for ATTAC-France, Christophe Aguiton and Bernard Cassen
for CUT-Brasil, Kjeld Jakobsen
for Focus on the Global South, Walden Bello and Nicola Bullard
for Via Campesina, Rafael Alegria and Joao Pedro Stedile

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