"experiences about sustaining a local social forum process" - Teleworkshop by internet (image and sound) with Ivry (France)

Submitted by Pierre on May 12, 2007 - 12:05am.
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This session will be on: June 30, 2007 - 10:30am

It will be held at: Delphi room at the Atlanta Marriott Downtown

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Organization Description

AFSI Association for the local forum in Ivry is gathering citizens and organisations ( local associations , NGO, trade unions) that wish to supports and facilitate a local social forum process in the a 50000 population suburban town of Ivry ( just next to Paris) in France Ivry local forum process has started late 2003 - our last annual event in january gathered 400 people -------------------------------------------------------------------------- WRFG 89.3 Broadcasts 24 Hours a day at 100,000 Watts. WRFG provides a voice for those who have been traditionally denied access to the broadcast media and the involvement of a broad base of community elements to guarantee that access. In the utilization of the Foundation's facilities and in its programs the following communities will receive first priority: 1. Those who continue to be denied free and open access to the broadcast media, 2. Those who suffer oppression or exploitation based upon class, race, sex, age or creed or sexual orientation. Since going on the air in 1973, WRFG has filled a void on the Atlanta airwaves

Session Description

This "teleactivity" in USSF is about allowing a two-three hour collective dialogue - programmed as any other workshop, and using internet to communicate between a group of people in a room in Atlanta ( mught be WRFG premises to be confirmed) , and a group of people in local social forum premises in Ivry ,( 7 hours time difference) using cost free telemeeting software

the subject proposed is "experiences about sustaining a local social forum proces
this activity is co organized with people from WRFG radio free Georgia a community radio based in Atlanta( to be confirmed)

teleworkshop could be on saturday june 30th
morning for Atlanta 10am
late afternoon for Ivry 5pm

the scope of discussion is around generic questions, and concrete example such as / how to start, how to comunicate, how to maintain the charter of principles in concrete situations , how to enlarge socially , how to outreach , which are the effects of local social forum process , etc...
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people from ivry local social forum can contribute in this discussion with their experience of over 3 years
with three annual events and a collective participation to wsf 2006 in Bamako (Mali) and wsf2007 in Nairobi ( Kenya)

they are eager to exchange with US organisation and citizens having a similar experience or willing to start a local social forum
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note for the reviewer : please consider this workshop as organized by WRFG, an organisation that has paid its fees, and who wishes to associate AFSI as a remote participant - Emery Wright from USSF staff atlanta organising committee is well aware of this initiative


First Name

Pierre & Subukwe

Last Name

George

Contact E-mail

pierregrg@gmail.com

Proposing Organization

AFSI (ivry-france) - WRFG (Atlanta - USA)

Organization Website

www.wrfg.org - www.fsivry.free.fr

Position or Title

participant - facilitator in ivry local social for

Contact Telephone

+33668722785

Event Day

Saturday, June 30th (Strategizing the Achieving of Another World)

Format

Group discussion through internet telemeeting ( image and sound)

Contact City

ivry ( france)

Keywords

Civil Society
Cross sector movement work
International solidarity

Audience Number

25-50 people

Contact State

GA

Person Reviewing

jerome