[asia-apec 1394] Final Program of ISGN Forum in Bangkok

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Below is the final program of the parallel NGO events organized by ISGN in
Bangkok.
Those who want to participate, please fill up the registration below.

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In the aftermath of the WTO Fiasco in Seattle, the momentum of people's
resistance to neo-liberalism should be sustained towards the direction of
weakening and ultimately dismantling the WTO and all structural strongholds
of global monopoly capital and achieving people's alternatives for national
economic sovereignty and global economic justice. 

The International South Group Network (ISGN)invites you to a series of
parallel NGO forum as trade ministers meet once again for the UNCTAD X
Conference in Bangkok.

"People's Alternatives to Neo-liberalism: Building on the Spirit of Seattle
and Sustaining the Momentum of Struggles"


**Post Seattle Forum on Trade and Agriculture: Advancing the Call to take
Agriculture Out of the WTO (in cooperation with Focus on the GlobalSouth,
Assembly of the Poor-Thailand, PKMM-Philippines, IRDF-Philippines)

February 9-10, 2000 (program starts at 1:00 p.m. of Feb. 9 and will run
through 
the whole day of Feb. 10)

**Forum on Trade, Finance Liberalization and its Implications on the Debt
Crisis
(in cooperation with Focus on the Global South and members of the Jubilee
South
 Movement)

February 11, 2000 (program starts 9:00 a.m. and ends 5:00 p.m.)

Venue:
Or Por Lor Building (3rd floor)
Faculty of Medicine
Chulalongkorn University Hospital
Rajadamri Road, Bangkok 

No participation fees required. Just register at the forum venue 30 minutes
before the program starts. For more information, contact the ISGN
secretariat while in Bangkok at str2000 at hotmail.com or  through Focus on
the Global South  and the Thai NGO-Coordinating Committee at CUSRI,
Chulalongkorn University, Tel: 662 218 7363/7364/7365 Fax: 662 255 9976.
E-mails: admin at focusweb.org/ Nbullard at focusweb.org

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Post-Seattle Forum on Trade and Agriculture: "Advancing the Call to Take
Agriculture out of the WTO"

February 9, 1-5 p.m.

Opening and Welcome Remarks:
ISGN - Francisco Pascual
Focus on the Global South - Nicola Bullard
Assembly of the Poor Thailand- Bamrung Kayotha 

Plenary Panel I:
The WTO Fiasco in Seattle: Analysis and Prospects
- Walden Bello (Focus on the Global South)
UNCTAD and Which Way Forward for Developing
Nations - Yash Tandon (ISGN Director)
Lessons from Seattle and Implications on People's
Struggles and Movements 
- Alejandro Bendaña  (CEI Nicaragua)

February 10, 9 a.m. -12:00 noon

Plenary Panel II:
The WTO Review of the Agreement on Agriculture: Issues and Problems
-Ruchi Tripathi (ActionAid UK)
Trade and TRIPS - Renee Vellve (GRAIN)
The Global Farmers' Campaign to Take Agriculture out of the WTO -  La Via
Campesina  
The Political Economy of Trade Liberalization in Agriculture -Francisco
Pascual (RCPD Philippines)

Lunch Break: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Plenary Forum III: Perspective and Position of Farmers and Peasant
Organizations

1. Philippines
2. Bangladesh
3. Norway
4. Pakistan
5. Thailand
6. Indonesia

Sythesis and Closing Remarks
-Arze Glipo (IRDF-Philippines)

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Forum on Trade, Finance Liberalization and 
Its Implications on the Debt Crisis

February 11, 9-12 noon

Opening and Welcome Remarks:
Alejandro Bendaña (CEI Nicaragua)

Plenary I: Trade and Capital Market Liberalization and the Debt Crisis

Panelists:
Yash Tandon (ISGN)
Eric Toussaint ( CADTM-Belgium)
Walden Bello (Focus on the Global South)
Patrick Bond (AIDC South Africa)

Lunch Break: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Plenary II: Status and Prospects of the Jubilee and
Global Campaign Against Third World Debt

Panelists:
John Dillon (CEJI -Canada)
Ann Pettifor (Jubilee 2000 UK)
Brian Ashley (Jubilee 2000 South Africa)
Beverly Keene (Dialogo 2000 Argentina)

Synthesis and Closing Remarks
Bishop Bernardino Mandlate (Mozambique)



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R E G I S T R A T I O N    F O R M


Kindly write your answers in BLOCK letters.

First name:
Last Name:
Age:
Sex:
Nationality:
Home Address:
Languages Spoken:

Name of organization:
Name of organization (in English, where applicable):
Address:
Telephone number(s)
Fax number:
E-mail:

Date of arrival in Bangkok:

Check the ISGN Forums that you are attending

___ 	February 9-10 Post-Seattle Forum on Trade and Agriculture:  Advancing
			 the Call to Take Agriculture out of the WTO 

___	February 11 Forum on Trade, Financial Liberalization and Implications
on 		     the Debt Crisis



Are you also attending the February 7-8 UNCTAD NGO Plenary Caucus?	______
Do you need a letter invitation for visa purposes?	_____


Please send your registration form to:

Naty Bernardino
ISGN-Manila c/o Resource Center for People's Development (RCPD)
e-mail address:  rcpd at info.com.ph          
                 isgn at tri-isys.com
Tel/fax: (632)-436-18-31


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