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2011-03-13T09:50:47Z

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May be there should be a category specifically for WSF events with subsets of the various places (and years) containing the distinctive features of the particular event that may not be categorized in the other actionable themes. Then the category would have for e.g. Nairobi 2007, Belem 2009, Dakar 2011; Montreal 2013 etcetera.

[[Category:WSF 2013]]

Grapevine

2011-02-10T08:14:40Z

FKachero: /* 11 February: Final day of the WSF event */

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'''We use this page to stay informed about the activities of librarians, archivists, documentalists and volunteers who participate in the WSF Library Project '''
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==FEBRUARY 2011: THE DAKAR WSF EVENT ==

'''Here we update our agenda before and during the [[Dakar WSF 2011]] '''

* Our base in space is the Bibliothèque Centrale de l´Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (BU UCAD) Homepage of the library: http://www.bu.ucad.sn/cyberpac/default.asp
* The director of the BU UCAD is Madame Mariétou Diongue Diop. The cooperation between the BU and the WSF Library project is co-ordinated by Mandiaye Ndiaye. He is head of BU's section for oriental languages.

* The BU has been granted financial support from [http://www.sephis.org SEPHIS] to cover costs for the workshop ''La documentation comme outil pour la justice sociale / Documentation as a tool for social justice'' and other activities during the Dakar WSF. The workshop is arranged 8 February by the BU UCAD in partnership with the NIGD and the IISH as a part of the programme of the WSF (see below).

* The following partners involved: librarian teaching school (EBAD) [http://www.ebad.ucad.sn]Staff and students, national association for Senegalese librarians, archivists and documentalists (ASBAD) [http://www.asbad.org], Senegalese Archive direction (DAS) [http://www.archivesdusenegal.gouv.sn/index.html].

===Thursday 3 February===

* Meeting at the BU UCAD library 17h-19h of about 10 librarians from Senegal and Mikael Book from Finland. The meeting was called and chaired by Mandiaye Ndiaye.
Purpose: discuss and decide how to share information and think about strategies for collecting WSF memory. Decided to set up a central point at the Library
to receive papers, photos, computer files from flashdisks etc.

===Friday 4 February===

* Preparations and website updating at the EBAD and BU UCAD
* Project participants from Mali and Kenya arriving.

===Saturday 5 February===

* Meetings at the library at 10 am
* Project participants from Cote d'Ivoire, Uganda and Netherlands arriving.

===Sunday 6 February (Opening of the WSF) ===

* '''After the opening march we all meet at 16h pm in the Salle de réunion of the BU''' prepare the collecting of documents.A briefing will be held for volunteers who will collect the memory of the Forum. Djibril Diakhate gives an overview of how to use this wiki ( http://www.wsflibrary.org ) and update it with new information on the activities of the WSF during the WSF event.

===Monday 7 February: "Africa and diaspora day" of the WSF ===

* Collecting documents on African social movements. Program of all the activities as an Excel file
here : http://wsflibrary.org/index.php/Image:Programme7fevrier.xls

===Tuesday 8 February: "Self-organised activities" of the WSF ===

* Collecting documents about self-organised activities. List with dates, hours and places expected online soon.

* '''International workshop on the methodology of "documentation for social justice"'''.''''' Quelle information pour plus de justice sociale?'''''. The workshop has two sessions. Session 1 takes place 12h 30 pm to 15h 30 in the ''Salle de réunion'' of the BU UCAD. Session 2: 16h-19h in the same place. Detailed programme of the workshop here: [[8 February 2011 workshop]]

* Huub Sanders has prepared a draft paper on the theme of the workshop:
"La documentation comme outil pour la justice sociale / Documentation as a tool for social justice"
( http://www.wsflibrary.org/index.php/Image:Huub_draft.doc )

===Wednesday 9 February: "Self-organised activities" of the WSF===

* Collecting documents about self-organised activities. List with dates, hours and places expected online soon.

===Thursday 10 February: "Assemblies of convergence on the thematic axes" of the WSF ===
* Collecting documents about the assemblies of convergence

===11 February: Final day of the WSF event===

* Meeting to sum up and evaluate what has been achieved

User:FKachero/BlogEntry: 2008 April 15 14:44:46 EAT

2008-04-15T11:48:00Z

FKachero:

'''Is The Western Model Universally Applicable?'''

Thinking loudly

‘''The banning of live broadcasts should be condemned by all. As information managers we must condemn this action by the government in the strongest terms possible’'' – Esther Obachi

In �My views about the Political situation in Kenya and the way forward’, Esther wrote those cited words which also appear on the wsflibrary Homepage.

I am happy that Esther brought out the situation that obtained in Kenya in very clear perspective. I totally agree with that analysis.

However, I have a grouse on the applicality of Western ideals on so called Third World countries.

In Kenya, one of the greatest achievement of the Kibaki administration was the freedom of speech and press. However, prior to and during and immediate after elections, the vernacular stations played a terrible role of igniting and preparing people of their ethnicity for violence against the others. Most were thro’�call-in messages that were relayed live on radio. By the time the elections were found to have been rigged, the only option was to do what they had been prepared for. Certainly, live broadcasts were doing more harm in a state in anarchy than good. This brings me to the question: do the cherished ideals of the Western world such as freedom of speech and press always work for others? While I leave it for discussion, I tend to think that there is a developmental stage that permits such an ideal to work. Absence of that development stage can result in the ghastly results.

I remember former President Moi (Kenya) was opposed to multiparty democracy on grounds that it woud divide the country and ignite tribal animosities. This has come to pass. In his unveiling of the cabinet recently, Kibaki tacitly acknowledged the truth in that view. Considering what happened in Kenya and now Zimbabwe, which may be copied by other African countries considering that Kenya has often played a first one; my second question is: Is Western concept of multiparty or plural politics really good for Africa? Any answers.

Talk:My views about the Political situation in Kenya and the way forward - discussion

2008-04-15T11:37:07Z

FKachero:

'''Is The Western Model Universally Applicable?'''Thinking loudly

''�The banning of live broadcasts should be condemned by all. As information managers we must condemn this action by the government in the strongest terms possible’'' – Esther Obachi

In �My views about the Political situation in Kenya and the way forward’, Esther wrote those cited words which also appear on the wsflibrary Homepage.

I am happy that Esther brought out the situation that obtained in Kenya in very clear perspective. I totally agree with that analysis.

However, I have a grouse on the applicality of Western ideals on so called Third World countries.

In Kenya, one of the greatest achievement of the Kibaki administration was the freedom of speech and press. However, prior to and during and immediate after elections, the vernacular stations played a terrible role of igniting and preparing people of their ethnicity for violence against the others. Most were thro’�call-in messages that were relayed live on radio. By the time the elections were found to have been rigged, the only option was to do what they had been prepared for. Certainly, live broadcasts were doing more harm in a state in anarchy than good. This brings me to the question: do the cherished ideals of the Western world such as freedom of speech and press always work for others? While I leave it for discussion, I tend to think that there is a developmental stage that permits such an ideal to work. Absence of that development stage can result in the ghastly results.

I remember former President Moi (Kenya) was opposed to multiparty democracy on grounds that it woud divide the country and ignite tribal animosities. This has come to pass. In his unveiling of the cabinet recently, Kibaki tacitly acknowledged the truth in that view. Considering what happened in Kenya and now Zimbabwe, which may be copied by other African countries considering that Kenya has often played a first one; my second question is: Is Western concept of multiparty or plural politics really good for Africa? Any answers.

Fred Kachero

My blog

2008-04-11T16:12:17Z

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FKachero

2008-04-11T16:06:56Z

FKachero:

[[Fred Kachero.jpg]]

Hi.

My name is Fred Winda Kachero, a librarian, a teacher. Am based at University of Nairobi. Am happy to be part of the WSFLibrary team.

Welcome.

Fred.

User:FKachero/BlogEntry: 2008 April 10 19:35:32 EAT

2008-04-10T16:42:33Z

FKachero:

'''Kenyan Crisis.'''

'''Still at in Kenya'''
As at this date (10th April, 2008), we are still at it in Kenya. We hoped diplomat Koffi Annan and Tanzania�s president Kikwete and other eminent African persons had done it for us. No, we are now fighting for cabinet positions and degenerating into the ghastly state we were recovering from. Our political class is now jostling for power-sharing in the Grand Coalition. None of them is bothered about the terrible conditions of the masses they contributed to displace, the soaring inflation, the insecurity, imminent shortage of food due to displacement of farmers and inordinate increases in farm inputs and fertilizer prices, uncertainty in the economy and the consequent social hazards. So occupied with who should become minister for what and from which side of the coalition that it is shameful that consideration for, even pretence at sympathy for, the suffering of the masses has been thrown to the wind. Our political elite amplify something common with African leaders: as long as one of them captures power �legitimately or not –�the other will not let go and will incite the country and its misery, lousy masses to tear each other to pieces; if it is sharing they�ll agree to share, but again after serious haggling. If they can�t agree on how to share their power, the masses will be called upon again as pawns to kill each other as their negotiation chip till one side agrees that enough is enough or till the country is completely torn to irrecoverable pieces.

Many thanks, though, to the international community for reacting fast to our crisis. Many thanks to the Ugandan Govt and people. The Ugandan president was the first head of state to call in, and the people of Uganda accepted Kenyans on their soil as refugees. Many thanks to the UN for backing a solution in the strongest way they�ve ever done in Africa. Thanks to the U.S, Britain and other Western countries. Special thanks go to President Kikwete and former president Mkapa of Tanzania. Graca Machel, Desmond Tutu and other African leaders who refused to stand by as our greedy leaders let Kenyan brothers butcher each other for their selfish greed. Dr. Annan receives the greatest and deepest thanks for his perseverance and genuine concern to resolve the crisis.
We hoped by now we would be writing and debating about it as an academic issue, but alas. We seem to be moving in circles.

'''Is it necessary'''?
One of the biggest challenges we ought to be asking ourselves is whether it was worth it. Why would the interests of two persons tear a country apart? Does it help anything to note that our leaders would have had us massacre each other probably to the last man were it not for the intervention of the international community?

'''Why this Kenya'''?
Kenya has played a parental role for many within the region who faced turmoil in their countries. It has sent its peace-keeping soldiers to many countries in the world. Its journalists have brought the attention of the world to sufferings in other countries. It has been the hub of commercial activities within the East and Central African region. It has been a haven of peace in a region –�except Tanzania –�which has faced political upheavals. Many never thought that the country could become a banana state. But although I wouldn�t say that we have reached the banana level, what has happened is prove that in Africa, any country can collapse to that state due to poor quality leadership accompanied by greedy leaders.

'''Ethnicity'''
Voting in 2007 provided the people of Kenya a chance to remove bad leadership. People were tired of corruption and arrogance. Most people are poor, hungry and lack opportunity for self-development. From a most hopeful populace in 2002 when the Kibaki government took power, they became disillusioned as is usually expected from bloated hopes. Unfortunately, the masses do not usually know the sources of their conditions. With the professionals, religious leaders and the media playing the ethnic card, the country was divided –�not on matters of fact –�but on ethnicity. Matters were not made any better with the obvious stealing of votes. To voters, it implied they were stupid. The sheer arrogance of the ruling class, together with the apparent ethnic campaigns that preceded voting, the rampant poverty which became a source of active political discontent, the playing of ethnic communities against one another by the ruling elite to ensure tribal support even in circumstances where it would have been reasonable not to choose on that basis (thereby muddling the social conditions) made the meek struggles of the masses to be a struggle for power and resources for ethnic elite. The ethnic elite can now enjoy sharing the power and resources as the masses languish in whatever stupid state they are.

'''Our role in it'''Each person has a significant contribution they have played in these circumstances here or elsewhere or in their countries. Many of these problems start within us, and perceptions –�right or wrong –�are formed on the basis of our behaviour as leaders, professionals, models, parents, teachers, writers�name it, in whatever capacity.
Do you discriminate among equals? Do you distribute unequally what should be shared by all or many? Would you rather a member of your tribe represent you in this or that function? Do you employ on tribal or other discriminatory criterion? Do you use your position to favour unfairly your brothers and sisters, relatives, tribesmen, girlfriends, boyfriends, mistresses�Do you misappropriate funds meant for all? As a teacher, do you mark on the basis of certain relationships or merit? Do you sideline some people in order to have it all your way? Do you sideline? As a leader or boss, do you treat all equally or do you base your decisions on other irrelevant factors. Perceptions of favouritism or discrimination can ruin. There is a very sound moral foundation in the success of anything.
Pray for Kenya.

User:FKachero/BlogEntry: 2008 April 10 19:35:32 EAT

2008-04-10T16:39:17Z

FKachero:

'''Kenyan Crisis.'''

----
Still at in Kenya
As at this date (10th April, 2008), we are still at it in Kenya. We hoped diplomat Koffi Annan and Tanzania�s president Kikwete and other eminent African persons had done it for us. No, we are now fighting for cabinet positions and degenerating into the ghastly state we were recovering from. Our political class is now jostling for power-sharing in the Grand Coalition. None of them is bothered about the terrible conditions of the masses they contributed to displace, the soaring inflation, the insecurity, imminent shortage of food due to displacement of farmers and inordinate increases in farm inputs and fertilizer prices, uncertainty in the economy and the consequent social hazards. So occupied with who should become minister for what and from which side of the coalition that it is shameful that consideration for, even pretence at sympathy for, the suffering of the masses has been thrown to the wind. Our political elite amplify something common with African leaders: as long as one of them captures power –�legitimately or not –�the other will not let go and will incite the country and its misery, lousy masses to tear each other to pieces; if it is sharing they�ll agree to share, but again after serious haggling. If they can�t agree on how to share their power, the masses will be called upon again as pawns to kill each other as their negotiation chip till one side agrees that enough is enough or till the country is completely torn to irrecoverable pieces.

Many thanks, though, to the international community for reacting fast to our crisis. Many thanks to the Ugandan Govt and people. The Ugandan president was the first head of state to call in, and the people of Uganda accepted Kenyans on their soil as refugees. Many thanks to the UN for backing a solution in the strongest way they�ve ever done in Africa. Thanks to the U.S, Britain and other Western countries. Special thanks go to President Kikwete and former president Mkapa of Tanzania. Graca Machel, Desmond Tutu and other African leaders who refused to stand by as our greedy leaders let Kenyan brothers butcher each other for their selfish greed. Dr. Annan receives the greatest and deepest thanks for his perseverance and genuine concern to resolve the crisis.
We hoped by now we would be writing and debating about it as an academic issue, but alas. We seem to be moving in circles.

Is it necessary?
One of the biggest challenges we ought to be asking ourselves is whether it was worth it. Why would the interests of two persons tear a country apart? Does it help anything to note that our leaders would have had us massacre each other probably to the last man were it not for the intervention of the international community?

Why this Kenya?
Kenya has played a parental role for many within the region who faced turmoil in their countries. It has sent its peace-keeping soldiers to many countries in the world. Its journalists have brought the attention of the world to sufferings in other countries. It has been the hub of commercial activities within the East and Central African region. It has been a haven of peace in a region –�except Tanzania –�which has faced political upheavals. Many never thought that the country could become a banana state. But although I wouldn�t say that we have reached the banana level, what has happened is prove that in Africa, any country can collapse to that state due to poor quality leadership accompanied by greedy leaders.

Ethnicity
Voting in 2007 provided the people of Kenya a chance to remove bad leadership. People were tired of corruption and arrogance. Most people are poor, hungry and lack opportunity for self-development. From a most hopeful populace in 2002 when the Kibaki government took power, they became disillusioned as is usually expected from bloated hopes. Unfortunately, the masses do not usually know the sources of their conditions. With the professionals, religious leaders and the media playing the ethnic card, the country was divided –�not on matters of fact –�but on ethnicity. Matters were not made any better with the obvious stealing of votes. To voters, it implied they were stupid. The sheer arrogance of the ruling class, together with the apparent ethnic campaigns that preceded voting, the rampant poverty which became a source of active political discontent, the playing of ethnic communities against one another by the ruling elite to ensure tribal support even in circumstances where it would have been reasonable not to choose on that basis (thereby muddling the social conditions) made the meek struggles of the masses to be a struggle for power and resources for ethnic elite. The ethnic elite can now enjoy sharing the power and resources as the masses languish in whatever stupid state they are.

Our role in it
Each person has a significant contribution they have played in these circumstances here or elsewhere or in their countries. Many of these problems start within us, and perceptions –�right or wrong –�are formed on the basis of our behaviour as leaders, professionals, models, parents, teachers, writers�name it, in whatever capacity.
Do you discriminate among equals? Do you distribute unequally what should be shared by all or many? Would you rather a member of your tribe represent you in this or that function? Do you employ on tribal or other discriminatory criterion? Do you use your position to favour unfairly your brothers and sisters, relatives, tribesmen, girlfriends, boyfriends, mistresses�Do you misappropriate funds meant for all? As a teacher, do you mark on the basis of certain relationships or merit? Do you sideline some people in order to have it all your way? Do you sideline? As a leader or boss, do you treat all equally or do you base your decisions on other irrelevant factors. Perceptions of favouritism or discrimination can ruin. There is a very sound moral foundation in the success of anything.
Pray for Kenya.

File:FKachero.jpg

2007-12-05T11:34:38Z

FKachero: Fred Kachero

Fred Kachero

URAIA, DEMOKRASIA NA MAENDELEO

2007-12-05T07:34:57Z

FKachero:

[[Category:Dignity,Human Being Diversity,Discriminations]]
[[Category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]

== URAIA KUHUISHA DEMOKRASIA NA MAENDELEO==

'''MWANAHABARI: MBWANA RAJABU'''

'''WAKATI:''' 8.30 HADI 11.00 JIONI

'''ORGANIZER:''' ''SAHIBA SISTERS FOUNDATION-Tanzania''
'''WALIOHUDHURIA:''' 39
WANAUME 10
WANAWAKE 29

'''MNENAJI:''' SALMA MAULID

'''YALIYOTOKEA'''

Watanzania wengi nchini na Dunia kwa ujumla hawafahamu vema nini maana ya uraia kwa kuwa mipaka yake haieleweki vema. Hii hutoa fursa ya kitotambua haki zao za kimsingi, hasa akina mama kama uzawa, uongozi, na mahitaji mengine. Masuala ya uraia ni muhimu na yana sura mbalimbali, ambayo ni zaidi ya uchaguzi ambapo wengi huamini kuishia hapo.

Kwa mfano,katika Tanzania, endapo mwanamke wa kitanzania akiolewa na mgeni toka nje ya nchi, mume huyo hatambuliki kisheria kama mtanzania, ili-hali mwanamume wa Tanzania akioa nje ya nchi, basi mke huyo hutambulika kisheria kama mtanzania.

Je, haki na nafasi ya mwanamke iko wapi?

'''YALIOPENDEKEZWA'''

Kuna haja ya akina baba kujua haki za msingi za akina mama na watoto.

Pia kuna haja ya kuielimisha jamii kuhusu uraia.

Jamii pia ijishirikishe katika masuala mbalimbali yahusuyo uraia na mambo yafananayo.

''Alamsik''

Human Dignity and Human Rights Caucus

2007-12-05T07:31:39Z

FKachero:

[[Category:Dignity,Human Being Diversity,Discriminations]]
[[Category:nairobi WSF 2007]]

== Event: Human and Human Rights Caucus ==

'''Reported by''' Bukirwa Annette

=='''Proposals''' ==

Campaign for basic human rights e.g food,clothing.shelter e.t.c

The human rights activists in gain local and global attention

The human rights envirnoment,oil AND energy serving in Africa advocates for the consideration of Africa's sovereignity in energy

Also to create a platform in the WSF to consider energy crisis in Africa and in the world.

Provide for member of the human rights and human dignity education and training

Advannce of human rights for women's rights for law reform

Consider women's rights an housing and land ownership

Coordinate and engage fellow human rights activities from all parts of the world infact finding missions

To engage and join protests to G8 countries to stop funding multinational economies.

Share information on public interst law and to use public interestlaw to support housing and Land right

The East African Human rights institutee Nairobi advocates for

:: For support ,strengthening of regional and sub regional activities

:: Support the strengthening of Human rights Institution

:: Hosting of sub regional human rights platforms.

Involve rappotues in the WSF

Need forjointaction for Global day on HUman dignity and human rights in 2008

Creation of human rights and conflict task force to overcome bias,double standards and reflects on the real

Situation in areas of conflict resolution

== AIDS==
::That all medicines for HIV/AIDS be free and available

::Address social human rights problems of peopleliving with HIV/AIDS
::Prevention measures of HIV/AIDS be given equal opportunities and funding

== MASAI==
Cultural piracy is being abused.calling upon the world to respect culture of each individuals
:: HIstorical injustice on land,masai treaty.
Engaging and supporting empowerment of women coffee farmers in Kenya,Rwanda,,Uganda to address challenges of globalization

Dignity, human being diversity, discriminations

2007-12-05T07:27:26Z

FKachero:

This is the Social Forum page on '''Human dignity, discrimination and diversity'''.

[[Category:Actionable themes]]
[[Category:Dignity,Human Being Diversity,Discriminations]]

Dignity, human being diversity, discriminations

2007-12-05T07:27:06Z

FKachero:

This is the Social Forum page on '''Human dignity, discrimination and diversity'''.

[[Category:Actionable themes]]
[[Category:Dignity,Human Being diversity,Discriminations]]

Category:Dignity, human being diversity, discriminations

2007-12-05T07:25:17Z

FKachero:

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Human Rights and Dignity

2007-12-05T07:23:47Z

FKachero:

[[Category:Dignity,Human Being Diversity,Discriminations]]

'''Organizers: Dignity International, Kenya Human Rights Commission, Equal Rights, BEACON

'''Participants:''' over 1000

'''Key Speakers:'''Shirin, Mary Robinson, Nora de Cortinas.

'''Summary of Issues.'''

http://www.humanrights.or.tz/[Human rights]

[[open university]] www.openuniversity.ac.tz/is the search for dignity. a people who live in poverty have no experience of dignity. Poverty is therefore a violation of human Tights.

There are frameworks in the forum of UN instruments and various regional and local chapters which bind governments to steer towards the realization of human dignity. activists need not only remind governments on this obligation but should go the extra mile to demand governments to respect their obligation towards a realization of human dignity for their citizen and the world community as a whole.

Not only governments violate the rights of citizens . in developing countries multinational corporations who are more powerful than governments often manipulate governments to pass policies which violates the rights of citizens.

'''Recommendations:'''
[[human rights]]
[http://www.humanrights.or.tz/][legal and human rights centre]
We need a world where everyone is economically pro-active, a world where everyone is socially inclusive and a world of unity and cultural diversity.

For more information contact: Deborah Gathu and Zaynah Khanbhai
mazinst@mitsuminet.com

'''Report by''' Loum Godfrey and Nabititto Sharon Alice

[[Category: Human Rights]]

58 Mobilise the whole world for the recognition of the rights of marginalized people in our communities e.g. people with disabilities community sisters pieandinese ? 723406342
59 Promote the recognition of western sahara as an independent country both in the African Union and the United Nations promote-recognition-of-westernsahara-prop59inwsf7 justice and peace uganda balndye(at)yahoo.com
60 Put ressure on governments to make gender balanced education compulsory in schools gender-balanced-education-inschools-prop60inwsf7 kavamega human rights network tomwanje(at)yahoo.com
400 Act for Recognition of economic rights for fishing communities along lake Victoria originals to be found
70 Act for recognition of the rights of Sengwer community by the Government of Kenya sengwer cherangany cultural group 0727458763, 0735683050
400 Promote the recognition of workers rights especially by Multinational corporations originals to be found
72 Combat child prostitution along the coast in Kenya combat-childprostitution-inkenyacoast-prop72inwsf7 CWID kenya, Paseco Kenya coastwindev(at)yahoo.co.uk, shirowaire(at)yahoo.com
74 Support the mandate of the special reporters appointed by UNHCR on work and descent based discrimination Support-unhcr-reporters-on-descentbased-discrimination-prop74inwsf7 NCDHR-national campaign on dalit human rights, HRFDL - human right fundation for dalit liberation- NFDLRM national federation of dalit land right movement vincent(at)ncdlhr.org, thesign(at)sancharnet.in
75 Come up with policy proposals towards the realisation of land rights In Kenya policies-for-landrights-inkenya-prop75inwsf7 Kenya land alliance and coalition on eviction klal(at)africalonline.co.ke
76 Deepen institutions, democracy and accountability at local level. deepen-local-level-democracy-pop76inwsf7 HURISA EACOR Comeh(at)hurisa.org.za, info(at)eacor.org
77 Obtain reparation for MAU MAU freedom fighters and victims of British colonial rule in Kenya reparation-for-maumau-and- britishrulevictims-prop77inwsf7 mau mau war veterans association 0722612463, 0736438288
78 Promote the up grading of Kibera informal settlement upgrade-kibera-prop78inwsf7 assembly of the poor, kibera christian movement speakyb(at)yahoo.co.uk
79 Act for Recognition of sovereignty of Somali land people towards-somaliland-sovereignty-prop79inwsf7 somaliland humanrights network SHURO-net yussufgalib(at)yahoo.com, soyda2002(at)yahoo.com
80 Promote adherence to international human rights conventions set in peace to avoid further human rights violations adhere-to-peace-conventions-prop80inwsf7 kakamega human right network tomwanje(at)yahoo.com, kakamegahumanrightsnetwork(at)yahoo.com
81 Support the Global mobilisation week 2008 starting from the local - grassroots support-global-mobilisation-from-the-local-prop82inwsf7 colectivo ecologista jalisco, red mexicana de accion frente al libre commercio, ruvuma mission to the poor and disabled ( tanzania), fuerza unida ( usa), safins women association ( tanzania) jorge(at)cej.org.mx, padi_msigwa(at)yahoo.com, admin(at)lafuerzaunica.org, inike2005(at)yahoo.com
82 Safeguard and promote the rights of sugar cane workers in local industries promote-sugarcane-workersrights-prop82inwsf7 nyando human right forum washiingtonobura(at)yahoo.com, willieowino(at)yahoo.com
83 Deter the repeat of historical injustices on land and settlement of internally displaced persons - Masai case masai-landinjustice- experience-prop83inwsf7 narok human rights network, maa civil society forum, davitamech(at)yahoo.com
84 Improve access to prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS patients accessto-aidstreatment-prop84inwsf7 education for life kenya and 30 affiliates organisations eflkenya(at)africaonline.co.uk, famatola(at)africaonline.co.uk, fredolweny(at)yahoo.com
85 Promote food security and sovereignty for minority pastoral community in northern kenya northern-kenya-food-security-prop85inwsf7 al-habib food security group, kfajir district human right watch lbnuuthman(at)hotmail.com, ndhrworg(at)yahoo.com
86 Initiate the Global week of human rights global-week-of-humanrights-prop86inwsf7 kenya human right commission admin(at)khrc.or.ke, souma(at)khrc.or.ke
87 Advocate for the compensation of local people of lake Bogaria lakebogariapeople-compensation-prop87inwsf7 endoro's welfare council, netbon ecotourism project, centre for enhancing democracy and good governance mochongui chapter endowib(at)yahoo.com, netbonecotourism(at)yahoo.com, jtwtich(at)yahoo.com
88 Obtain declaration of India as caste ridden country and act to ensure the dignity of all dalits declare-india-caste-ridden-country-prop88inwsf7 jpic claretians, casa, ebci commission poj sest pjamesxavier(at)yahoo.com, ebcisest(at)gmail.com
89 Ensure respect of rights and constitutionalism in Uganda respect-rights-inuganda-prop89inwsf7 foundation for human rights intiative HDHRC uganda smn_81(at)yahoo.com, jhri(at)spacenet.co.ug
90 Support to regional and sub-regional human rights protection mechanisms support-rightprotections-prop90inwsf7 east african human rights institute eajournal(at)email.com, atungaatuti(at)yahoo.com
91 Develop Recognition of need for energy sovereignty in Africa energy-sovereignty-inafrica-prop91inwsf7 groundwork ( south africa),environment rights action ( nigeria), justicia ambiental ( mozambique), oil watch africa, friend of the earth africa, international oil working group bobby(at)groundwork.or.za,nnimmo(at)eraction.org, terisatu(at)ucguelph.ca
92 Campaign for the rights of the urban poor rights-of-urban-poor-prop92inwsf7 society for empowering human resources SEHER, organisation for women in self employment WISE, multipurpose community development project MCDP, children aid ethiopia CHAD-ET seher(at)seher.org.pk, s.eher(at)yahoo.com, wise(at)ethionet.et, hannoabate(at)yahoo.com, mcdp(at)ethionet.et, fasilbro(at)gmail.com, chad-et(at)ethionet.et, girmaag(at)yahoo.com
219 Organize Kenyan land squatters to claim their land organize-kenyan-landsquatters-prop219inwsf7 mt kenya human right network warunrundegwa(at)yahoo.com
220 Lobby and network to fight human trafficking fight-human-trafficking-prop220inwsf7 secours catholique ; coatnet; caritas several countries ( europe, africa, ghana, mali, benin, bosnia, rumania, lebano; asorad brasil, crid, srtu, bisg;solgidi; cusodow; cordaid; crs; setik srilanka gcolas(at)gmail.com; www.coatnet.org
280 Act to preserve protect the right of minority especially Muslims and Christians in the context of communalized religious fundamentalism in india protect-minorities-rights-inindia-prop280inwsf7 karntaka dalit mahila vedika, indian social institute look for address in wsfprocess site
281 Find support in international community to help mediate the conflict between cattle grower and peasants in Masisi ( Congo DR) masisi-mediation-initiative-prop281iwsf7 laclavere(at)yahoo.com; 0733949301
306 Start a Global action week campaign " building another world from the local building-anotherworld-fromthelocal-prop306inwsf7 colectivo ecologico jalisco, red mexicana de accion frente al librecommercio, ruvuna msiision to the poor padi fuerza unida usa, sofins women association tanzania jorge(at)cej.org.mx;jcejumtz(at)yahoo.com; padi_msgwa(at)yahoo.com; admin(at)lafuerzaunida.orginike2005(at)yahoo.com
400 Consider the topic of prisons in the next WSF originals to be found

Just world

2007-12-05T07:15:24Z

FKachero:

[[Category:Dignity,Human Being Diversity,Discriminations]]
[[Category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]

== Title: Measures of a just world ==

'''Name of organiser:''' Human Dignity and Human Rights Caucus (HDHR)

'''Number of Participants:''' Over 1000

'''Key speakers:''' Shirin Ebadi, Mary Robinson, Nora de Cortinas

'''Summary of key issues covered:'''

Dignity is an inherent human right that must be enjoyed by all.That is in the serach for a just world, Human rights activistsneed to focus their attention on 3 key areas:
Being clever (strategic) on where efforts and connections are to be concentrated. there is need to go beyond working only with those who agree with us to those who do not agree with us so they too can be convinced.
That for too long the human rights debate has been hanging at the intellectualm level and now is the time to time for it to come down to the emotional level.
It is time for an inclusive democracy where the rights of women and children are respected right from the family level, to the community level and international leadership levels.

'''Recommendations from activity'''
Everyone counts and everyone must be involved in the search for the dignity of all human beings.

'''Documetalists code:''' LG(Ug)&NZA(Ug)

'''Report by:''' Loum Godfrey and Nabiotto Sharon Alice

--[[User:Simon gatonye|Simon]] 14:26, 23 January 2007 (EAT)

Elections and Social Change in Africa

2007-12-05T07:02:55Z

FKachero:

[[Category:Political Institutions and Democracy]]
[[Category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]

== TITLE OF EVENT: Elections and Social Change in Africa ==

'''NAME OF ORGANIZER'''

Nigeria Social Forum (NSF)

'''KEY SPEAKERS'''

•�Cecile Fofana from Guinea

•�Jane Nkube from Zimbabwe

•�Femi Aborisade from Nigeria

'''SUMMARY OF ISSUES COVERED'''

-It responded to the challenges of political and economic governance in developing countries Vis-à-vis elections and its processes

-The social implication for African people in their quest to ensure free and fair elections,

'''LIST OF PRINT MATERIAL RECIEVED FROM THE EVENT'''

-Ogoni must survive

'''DOCUMENTALIST CODE'''
Jane Gikandi

'''TITLE AND DATE OF SUBMISSION'''
23rd Jan 2007

Assessing the state of Democracy

2007-12-05T06:52:05Z

FKachero:

[[Category:Political Institutions and Democracy]]
[[Category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]

== Title: Assessing the state of Democracy ==

'''Organisers'''

Ms Danish Association for international Co-operation

'''Participants'''

50

'''Key speakers Profile'''

Lala-A- and Jacobs(Intern)

Designation Programme Officer Ms Dan Denmark

'''Summaries'''

It�s only a goal in itself it is also a means to fight poverty.

The idea of this democracy Audit is to measure the state of democracy in as many countries as possible (stating with the countries where MS Danish association for international co-operation operates.

The democracy audit aims to generate and facilitate debate about democracy and to create public awareness about democracy, paying special attention to how democracy involves and works for poor people.

Citizenship, law and right
The idea of citizenship means that there should be mutual respect between the different communities

"Asile"

2007-12-05T06:33:59Z

FKachero:

[[Category:Dignity, Human being diversity, Discriminations]]

Logo "Asile" (the logo of this website).

== Un message de l'artiste, Franck Na ==

Un "A" ouvert comme accueil ou asile. Deux barques attach�es l'une à l'autre
(en r�ponse tardive au slogan d'extr�me droite: "la barque est pleine.")

La pr�sence de ce signe indique :
• une opposition à des mesures discriminatoires,
• une r�sistance à des lois intol�rables,
• une d�sapprobation face à des textes ou des actes x�nophobes.

C'est un symbole de lien et d'ouverture, de liberté et de respect. Il s'inscrit dans la mouvance, plus que jamais n�cessaire, de d�fense de la D�claration Universelle des Droits de l'Humain (1948) et de la Convention de Gen�ve pour la protection des R�fugi�s et Apatrides (1951). (l'usage de ce logo est encouragé sur tous supports ( peints, s�rigraphi�s photocopi�s ou imprim�s) dans la mesure où sont son sens initial est respecté (pr�cité). Une photo de votre action envoy�e sur bonjour(at)mise-a-jour.net est toujours appr�ci�e.

NA bonjour@mise-a-jour.net

== A message from Franck Na, the artist ==

An open "A" like Asylum. An "H" like "hospitality".
Two boats are tied one to one.
(as a late answer to the swiss fascist slogan "the boat is full").

The sign talks about:
• opposition to discriminatory measures;
• resistance to unacceptable laws;
• disagreement with xenophobic texts or acts.

This is a symbol of relation and opening, freedom and respect. It goes with the defence and promotion of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the 1951 and 1967 Conventions relating to the status of refugees and stateless persons. Texts whose respect is more needed than ever. (we encourage the use of this logo, for free and for any support (printings, paintings,...) insofar as its initial meaning is respected.) Please, send a press release and picture of your action by e.mail to bonjour(at)mise-a-jour.net

It is free-using, and please translate in every language where the fight for the freedom is necessary.

Best Regards

Franck NA

"Asile"

2007-12-05T06:33:17Z

FKachero:

[[Category:Dignity, Human being diversity, Discriminations]]
[[Category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]

Logo "Asile" (the logo of this website).

== Un message de l'artiste, Franck Na ==

Un "A" ouvert comme accueil ou asile. Deux barques attach�es l'une à l'autre
(en r�ponse tardive au slogan d'extr�me droite: "la barque est pleine.")

La pr�sence de ce signe indique :
• une opposition à des mesures discriminatoires,
• une r�sistance à des lois intol�rables,
• une d�sapprobation face à des textes ou des actes x�nophobes.

C'est un symbole de lien et d'ouverture, de liberté et de respect. Il s'inscrit dans la mouvance, plus que jamais n�cessaire, de d�fense de la D�claration Universelle des Droits de l'Humain (1948) et de la Convention de Gen�ve pour la protection des R�fugi�s et Apatrides (1951). (l'usage de ce logo est encouragé sur tous supports ( peints, s�rigraphi�s photocopi�s ou imprim�s) dans la mesure où sont son sens initial est respecté (pr�cité). Une photo de votre action envoy�e sur bonjour(at)mise-a-jour.net est toujours appr�ci�e.

NA bonjour@mise-a-jour.net

== A message from Franck Na, the artist ==

An open "A" like Asylum. An "H" like "hospitality".
Two boats are tied one to one.
(as a late answer to the swiss fascist slogan "the boat is full").

The sign talks about:
• opposition to discriminatory measures;
• resistance to unacceptable laws;
• disagreement with xenophobic texts or acts.

This is a symbol of relation and opening, freedom and respect. It goes with the defence and promotion of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the 1951 and 1967 Conventions relating to the status of refugees and stateless persons. Texts whose respect is more needed than ever. (we encourage the use of this logo, for free and for any support (printings, paintings,...) insofar as its initial meaning is respected.) Please, send a press release and picture of your action by e.mail to bonjour(at)mise-a-jour.net

It is free-using, and please translate in every language where the fight for the freedom is necessary.

Best Regards

Franck NA

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2007-12-04T16:15:34Z

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Am happy to belong to the WSFLibrary project.

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2007-12-04T16:14:08Z

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Democracy as a way of Life

2007-12-04T16:11:44Z

FKachero:

== Name of Event Democracy as a way of Life ==

'''Time:''' 11:30-1:30pm

'''Venue:''' G 11

'''Name of organisers''' Ms Uganda

'''Summary of Issues Covered'''

What do we want to present?

Concept of democracy

Relevancy of the Democracy as a way of Life approach

Features of the training material

== Way Forward ==

Common understanding of Democracy

Democracy is government of the people by people and for the people

Elections

Government

Develpment

'''UNDP Characteristics of Democracy'''

Participation

Rule of law and respect for human rights

Equitability

Tramsparency-accountability

Responsivess of government

In otherwards Democracy is a way of life.

'''What does social relationship entail'''

How you relate with your neighbors,your family,friends and oponents

Its about personal responsibility about fairness,,tolerance and selfness and most importantly about participation

'''List of materials developed'''

Democracy your handbook

Democracy your handbook (cartoon version)

'''Posters'''

Democracy at local level

Play your part 100 debate cards

Me and my family -primary one

Primary materials(draft) for all classes

Draft materials for secondary schools

Draft Materials for MOLG

Constitutional Rights and Obligations- a trainning manual for southern sudan

'''Target groups for the materials'''

Facilitators of training programs for L.Gs/CSOs/community members.

Tutors/Teacher trainees in PTCs

Pupils in Primary schools and students in secondary schools.

'''Comment through testing'''

Children have always known democracy as something to do with government up there,but now since it is starting within their then it is simpler to understand

'''Way forward'''

Continous civic education

Lobbying for use of the democracy materials

Continue with the partnershipa and networks for promotionn of democracy as a way of life

Democracy should be practicesd as way of life

Democracy is a process and not an end in itself

Democracy is everybody's responsibility

'''Report By:''' Akullo Nekesa winny

[[Category:Political Institutions and Democracy]]
[[Category:Nairobi WSF 2007]]

Political institutions and democracy

2007-12-04T16:08:14Z

FKachero:

This is the Social Forum page on '''Politics and Democracy'''.

[[Category:Actionable themes]]
[[Category:Political Institutions and Democracy]]

Category:Political Institutions and Democracy

2007-12-04T16:06:54Z

FKachero:

This category is for Political Institutions and Democracy.

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2007-12-04T15:32:42Z

FKachero:

'''Democracy as a way of Life'''
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[edit]Name of Event [Democracy as a way of Life]
Time: 11:30-1:30pm

Venue: G 11

Name of organisers Ms Uganda

Summary of Issues Covered

What do we want to present?

Concept of democracy

Relevancy of the Democracy as a way of Life approach

Features of the training material

[edit]Way Forward
Common understanding of Democracy

Democracy is government of the people by people and for the people

Elections

Government

Develpment

UNDP Characteristics of Democracy

Participation

Rule of law and respect for human rights

Equitability

Tramsparency-accountability

Responsivess of government

In otherwards Democracy is a way of life.

What does social relationship entail

How you relate with your neighbors,your family,friends and oponents

Its about personal responsibility about fairness,,tolerance and selfness and most importantly about participation

List of materials developed

Democracy your handbook

Democracy your handbook (cartoon version)

Posters

Democracy at local level

Play your part 100 debate cards

Me and my family -primary one

Primary materials(draft) for all classes

Draft materials for secondary schools

Draft Materials for MOLG

Constitutional Rights and Obligations- a trainning manual for southern sudan

Target groups for the materials

Facilitators of training programs for L.Gs/CSOs/community members.

Tutors/Teacher trainees in PTCs

Pupils in Primary schools and students in secondary schools.

Comment through testing

Children have always known democracy as something to do with government up there,but now since it is starting within their then it is simpler to understand

Way forward

Continous civic education

Lobbying for use of the democracy materials

Continue with the partnershipa and networks for promotionn of democracy as a way of life

Democracy should be practicesd as way of life

Democracy is a process and not an end in itself

Democracy is everybody's responsibility

Report By: Akullo Nekesa winny

Retrieved from "http://www.wsflibrary.org/index.php/Democracy_as_a_way_of_Life"

[[Category:Actionable themes]]

Category:Political Institutions and Democracy

2007-12-04T15:31:46Z

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Human rights

2007-12-04T15:26:53Z

FKachero:

== Proposals ==

Campaign for basic human rights e.g food,clothing.shelter e.t.c

The human rights activists in gain local and global attention

The human rights envirnoment,oil AND energy serving in Africa advocates for the consideration of Africa's sovereignity in energy

Also to create a platform in the WSF to consider energy crisis in Africa and in the world.

Provide for member of the human rights and human dignity education and training

Advance of [[Human rights]] for women's rights for law reform

Consider women's rights an housing and land ownership

Coordinate and engage fellow human rights activities from all parts of the world infact finding missions

To engage and join protests to G8 countries to stop funding multinational economies.

Share information on public interst law and to use public interestlaw to support housing and Land right

The East African Human rights institutee Nairobi advocates for

For support ,strengthening of regional and sub regional activities
Support the strengthening of Human rights Institution
Hosting of sub regional human rights platforms.
Involve rappotues in the WSF

Need forjointaction for Global day on HUman dignity and human rights in 2008

Creation of human rights and conflict task force to overcome bias,double standards and reflects on the real

Situation in areas of conflict resolution

[[Actionable themes]]
[[Category: Human Rights ]][Category: Workers Rights]]

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FKachero

2007-12-04T15:16:29Z

FKachero:

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Hi.

My name is Fred Winda Kachero, a librarian, a teacher. Am based at UoN. A happy to be part of the WSFLibrary team.

Welcome.

Fred.

FKachero

2007-12-04T15:15:13Z

FKachero:

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Hi.

My name is Fred Winda Kachero, a librarian, a teacher. Am based at UoN. A happy to be part of the WSFLibrary team.

Welcome.

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FKachero

2007-12-04T15:13:11Z

FKachero:

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Hi.

My name is Fred Winda Kachero, a librarian, a teacher. Am based at UoN. A happy to be part of the WSFLibrary team.

Welcome.

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2007-12-04T15:08:25Z

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2007-12-04T15:07:46Z

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Hi.

My name is Fred Winda Kachero, a librarian, a teacher. Am based at UoN. A happy to be part of the WSFLibrary team.

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2007-12-04T14:47:45Z

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2007-12-04T14:47:09Z

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Hi.

My name is Fred Winda Kachero, a librarian, a teacher. Am based at UoN. A happy to be part of the WSFLibrary team.

Welcome.

Fred.

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2007-12-04T11:47:30Z

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Hi.

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Welcome.

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2007-12-04T09:14:51Z

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My name is Sharon Alison Nabitotto from Uganda,I work with [http://www.ucu.ac.ug. Uganda Christian University mukono] '''''A centre of excellence in the heart of Africa '''''as an Assistant Librarian.
I am a LIS proffessional.I obtained my degree in library and information science from Makerere University[http://easlis.mak.ac.ug. EASLIS].

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Check my photograph and son George.

Hello how do u find my usepage?

I find your user page interesting plus the photos.
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[[Peace and War]]

Uganda: The land issue will cause war.

The Uganda peoples congress has on several occasions warned against the NRM's policy of land grabbing .It has in some instances been done directly by the Government while in most instances it has been done through government sponsored squtters,occupants,"purchasers" and more recentlyb the marauding Balaalo.

This land grabbing has taken the form of squatters being armed to take over the UPC-built public ranches in Birundi,Singo,Masaka and Ankole.Later the Government moved in to regularies this grand theft and despoliation through the Ranches restructuring scheme.Later public land which was part of Lake Mburo National park was grabbed to form an exclusive settlement for some privileged Ugandans of a known ethnicity.

The government then subsequently sponsored Balaaalo of unknown origin who have hundreds of cattle to forcibly settle on land in queen Elizabeth national park,Busongora,Buliisa,Kiboga,Masind,Apac,Arua,Pallisa,Kumi and other areas.

All these Balaalo land takeovers have been accompanied by ugly incidents of violence against the owners of the land.Government has never prosecuted any of the Balaalo for their acts of
violence.

Instead ,the government,like it did for the hooligans who invaded and destroyed people's ranches,has moved to amend the law to make it difficult for courts of law to make orders of eviction against illegal occupants,the new land bill is in the offing.

UPC has received information that huge chunks of land in Amuru District are being forcibly surveyed by men and women in military uniform.Apparently this is the land slated to be given out free of charge to the famous sugarcane growers "investors." part of the scheme to grab both private and public land is the systematic destruction of survey and land administration registration records

This has enable the frudulent creation of new "certificates of titles" while the gunuine ones are being destroyed.Even public institutions that were previously jeolously protected,like Makerere University,Mulago Hospital,BUtabikaHospital,public schools and protected reserves have not been spared.

Faced with lack of protection from the government and apparent encouragement of the illegal land seizures,people have been left with no alternative but to resort to self help.This self help is fast degenerating into violence.Only a few days ago the press reported an incident in Apac where a community was forced to resort to cutting into pieces the herds of the Balaalo,The Government response was to beat up whiever they came across.
No amount pf state violence will stop land owners from challenging this illegality.Government's violent response will simply aggravate the problem,which may eventually engulf the country and all of us will be losers.

Writer :Maria Obote
source :Monitor /through gooogle
so to create peace the Government should not sideline with the Balaalo but to allocate them in other places say government land,this will help to prevent war in Uganda.

posted by sharon

Labour and Trade Unions in the globalisation era

2007-12-04T07:35:44Z

FKachero:

'''Name of Event'''

Labour and Trade Unions in the globalisation era

'''Organizers'''

ACLI institute for peace Development and Innovation

'''Number of Participants'''

Male 35
Female 32
Total 67

'''Key speakers profile'''

●�ACLI member of the presidency

●�Andria(FRom IPSA-ACLI for peace Devt and Innovations

●�Stephen Kanyari-Kenyan trade Unionist

●�Kenyanya - Kenyan Lawyer/Lecturer-catholic University

'''Summary of Issues covered'''

●�Gobalisation Ignores social implications and costs.Its is driven solely by profits.Kenyans have borne the brunt of globalisation through World Bank and International Monetary Fund instigations that forced legislation removing involvement of trade unions when declaring workers redundant.

●�There are issues such as outsourcing,an umbrella organisation that support Government and capital owners.

●�Changes have taken place in the production process that lead to loss of jobs whereby employers look for lower costs whereas workers lose out because they are localised.

●�Labour is the only factor of production that is not free to move from place to place.

●�Companies do not have a social responsibility as they answer to their shareholders who are interested in earnings per share(EPS)
●�To match the challenges,trade unions must globalise.

The interpretation gadgets failed to operate resulting in the non-understanding of the Italian presenters.Otherwise the activities and presentations were qualitative

'''Recommendations'''

●�Globalization is the way for trade unions if they have to win international legislation that hamper labour's movement while other factors of production can easily and in order to handle multinational corporations so as not to give them room to exploit the poor in developing countires through low pay while paying, for equivalent work,better pay in developed countries.

Full report here:

REPORT OF KASARANI SEMMINAR ON LABOUR AND TRADE UNIONISM IN A GLOBALIZED ERA

The meeting was organized by ACLI and facilitated by IPSIA Kenya office. The meeting brought together trade unionists from the North and the South to share their experiences and approaches. The main objective for the meeting however, was to expose the Kenyan trade unionists the world and create for them an opportunity to develop networks and collaborations in their trade unionism.
The following speakers were invited for the seminar;
1. Mr. Stephen Kanyari, Kenyan trade unionist
2. Mr. Boaz Otieno, Secretary General –�Kenya Union of Employee in Voluntary and Charitable Organizations
3. Mr. Fred Kenyanya, Kenyan –�Labour laws lecturer at Catholic University of Eastern Africa
4. Ms. Anne Demelenne, Belgium –�FGB
5. Italian Trade Unionist from CISL

The attendance was quite good, both by Kenyans and Europeans as indicated by the list of participants at the last pages of the document.

Each of the speakers was given a minimum of 10 minutes to make a presentations and the audience were given some moments to ask any question or seek for clarification.
The opening speech was however done by Soana Tortora from ACLI Presidency.

MAIN ISSUES HIGHLITED BY THE SPEAKERS
Even though the speeches of the different speakers are contained in this document, here is just a summary of what each of them emphasized;

Mr. Stephen Kanyari
His speech gave a picture of Kenya�s current labour movement situation. He briefly explained what Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) is and its relationship with the Kenyan workers. He pointed out also that COTU is one of the hindrances the Kenya n workers are facing and the fact that it is the only central trade union makes it highly vulnerable to exploitation by capital. He also mentioned about the leadership wrangles in the trade unions in Kenya and the main reason being that in Kenya, trade unions are seen as a source of income and everybody wants to be a leader so that he can loot from the workers deductions. The workers in Kenya on the other hand don�t have faith in trade unions and are least bothered to join any primarily because they are of no value. In Kenya for instance, there are only about 500,000 workers belonging to Unions in a country with more than 10 million unionisable workers. On the international scene, he called for support in terms of finances and ideas on how to face the many challenges that those trying to rejuvenate and reenergize trade unionism in this country are going through. He also mentioned on the urgent need for partnerships and collaborations between trade unionists from the south and from the North.

Mr. Fred Kenyanya
His unwritten speech dealt with the issue of labour and trade union laws in Kenya. He informed the participants that for any meaningful reforms in trade unionisms and labour sector to be realized, certain amendments and changes have to be done on the Kenyan Labour and trade union laws. He said that, these laws are very archaic and the spirit behind them was to keep the workers as servants and the employers as Lords, just as it was during colonialism. This spirit and laws still exist today. He gave an example of laws governing strike, whereby the employee has to seek permission from the employer (government) to go on strike and also the procedure to be followed is just too bureaucratic and long.
There is also the challenge of trade unions Act that allows only for the formation of one central trade union and the employer (government) chooses its officials. This is more explained by the speech of Mr. Kanyari. Mr. Kenyanya said it is only the workers who can push for the change of these laws because the trade union leaders have failed to negotiate and our political leaders are not interested in these issues. Instead, many want the status quo to remain because they are the owners of capital hence favored by the current legal setting. In his opinion he said, a lot of awareness creation is needed among the Kenyan workers to make them understand the need for them to be actors in their own struggle. He also singled out the challenge of poverty as being the main obstacle to any meaningful struggle among the Kenyan workers. Together with the very high levels of unemployment in Kenya, majority of the workers would rather persevere the many problems and rights abuses they go through during their employment than to engage in and confrontations or bargaining that may eventually lead to loss of the only source of living. In this regard, it would be best to encourage economic empowerment for the poor workers so that they get the confidence to participate actively in the struggle because they have a support mechanism. In his conclusion, he called upon the more developed trade unions to come to the rescue of the Kenyan poor workers by supporting them in whatever way possible especially in the areas of civic and economic empowerment.

Mr. Boaz Otieno;
His long speech focused on the multinationals, multilateral organizations and global capitalism. He argued that big multinational companies are finding their way into the third world countries in the name foreign investment while they come to exploit the labour in these countries. For instance in Kenya, the EPZ (Export Processing Zones) arrangement which is build on cheap labour availability arrangements. In the name of industrializing the country, many Kenyans are suffering while working in these industries and factories.
He also criticized the WTO (World Trade Organization) as an avenue used by the G8 in exploiting the Developing countries and by extension the workers in these countries. He also said that globalization is working in the favor of the powerful nations and individuals and described this as the new toll for neocolonialism. Multilaterals like World Bank, IMF and others are just but tools for exploitation.
His speeches mooted for the rejection of these arrangements and instead, encouraged developing African mechanisms to develop our nations and liberate our people from yolks of poverty and suffering.

Ms Anne Demalenne
Her sharing focused on what Belgium has done to empower their labour unions. She said that their labour unions have undergone a lot of changes which are ideological and also legal. For instance, they have it women�s participation in trade union activities is emphasized. They have also taken very seriously the concept of decent work and gender mainstreaming. There are also a lot of trainings and formations going on trying to update their workers and their trade union leaders on the changing concepts of labour and the need for workers rights to be respected and observed.

Mr. Gianni Aliotti (CISL)
His emphasis was for global actions against labour exploitation. He also talked of economy of solidarity as a tool that can be useful in economic empowerment.

LIST AND CONTACTS OF THE PARTICIPANTS

NAME ORGANIZATION CONTACT
Wendy Pekeur Sikhula Sonke - Farmworker trade Union South Africa wendyewfp.org.za
Kachero Fred Kenya Library Association fkachero@yahoo.com
Gianni Aliotti FIM-CISL Gianni-Aliotti@cisl.it
Timothy Musikoyo OpenYouth Center timonyobera@yahoo.com
Samson Wanyoike The youth together Center samsoidi600@yahoo.com
Njoroge Samson Youth Together Center snjoroge02@yahoo.com
Murage E. Maina Youth Together Center emaina@afrigus.co.ki
Kalumba Solange Youth Together Center adettekalunga@yahoo.com
James T Marikio Youth Together Center marixo@yahoo.com
Angela Mutisya I.Y.M, Tangaza College
Neola Antonio ACLI/BN
Margaret Muthoni FMA muchokimargaret@yahoo.com
Sarah N. Ndung'u FMA saranndungu@yahoo.com
Van Lifnevier Eddy FGB Belgium
Sr. Monica FMA monicalek@yahoo.com
Sr. Regina FMA
Allesadro Sgro COCIS allessandra.sgro@cocis.it
Fatuma Manyenze Kwale Human rights network fmanyenze@yahoo.com
Hamisi A Mkungu
Margaret Chege IBLM wanguichege@yahoo.com
Hellen Oluoch IBLM
Maina James K FMA jimlieuon2006@yahoo.co.uk
V Shakira SAPI -South Acian People Initiatives - INDIA
Nyaanga M Patrick Tangaza nyngpatrick@yahoo.com
Elena Gorganni CERAI egorganni@hotmail.com
Gus Alleyne CWU U.K galleyne@cwu.org
Eddle Beese CWU U.K ebeese@cwu.org
Ian Ward CWU U.K iward@cwu.org
EmmieKemper Miss Koch, Kenya emmie-erondanga@yahoo.com
Jael Amati Groots Kenya jael2esther@yahoo.com
Maurice Binoti D.R Congo bitingingwa@yahoo.com
June Hartley Solidarity Center, South Africa june.hartley@gmail.com
Manila Sihi AIDC South Africa manola@AIDC.org.za
Aul Duafu Bloco de Esplude - Portugal aul.duafo@be
James Okoth Kenya Workers Rights Network jimlo2006@yahoo.com
James Bruce
Christopher Savali One stop Youth Center
Fausto Garduni UNA Swola Per La Vita
Sareeda Cali UNA Swola Per La Vita
Carlos Fennandez Jobs with justice GCJ carlos@jwj.org
Marry Anne Bwinnett
Aisha Lorgat University of Kwazulu
Moses Were Kenya polytechinic
Fl. S. Ceny defar LMA. Sri Lanka D.Morim@pressnews.it
Fred Kenyanya Labour laws lecturer
Boaz Otieno Kenya Union of Employees of Voluntary janitorob@yahoo.com
Stephen Kanyari Trade Unionist kanyaristephen@yahoo.com
Fredrick Otieno Sacred Heart
Ronalo Calw Individual
Masielo Matteo FIM-CISL mm.matteo@libero.it
Corra Renzo FIM-CISL r.corua@cisl.it
Riva Renato CISL - Vilenza Italy reneto.riva@cisl.it
Antonio Zorzi FIM-CISL
Sergio Marelli Ass ong it/ focsw
Flore Dionnian Anicideibanbini
Zacharie Arnaud CNCD arnaud.zacharie@cncd.be
Richard Daniel FGTB
Eric Venes CG - FGTB eric.nemes@accg-be
Anne Demelenne FGTB anne.demelene@fgtb.be
Marta Ruit
Maria Benere Rotti Comboni Missionary Sisters
Francesco Pierli Institute of Social Ministry
Anna Hellstrom Swedish Transport Workers Union anna.hellstrom.fk@transport.sc
Alessandro Marchetti CISL Bergamo, Italy alessandro.marchetti@hotmail.com
Jacques Toiser Altec Frill jacques.toiser@free.w
Jorgen Hellstew LC - Sweedish Trade Union Cont. jorgen.hellsten@hotmail.se
Sandra Willson LC - Sweedish Trade Union Cont. South District sandra.willson@lo.se
Illrika Oruegren LC - Sweedish Trade Union Cont. South District
Henrik Tuarn LC - Sweedish Trade Union Cont. South District hearik-tuarno@hotmail.com
Malin Suensson LC - Sweedish Trade Union Cont. South District
Nomkhosi Xulu University of Kwazulu Natal - IOLS research
Diallo Mussa
Elizabeth Cordeaa
El Manar Esslini

SPEECH OF MR. STEPHEN KANYARI;

WORL SOCIAL FORUM IN NAIROBI, KENYA
(JANUARY 20TH –�JANUARY 25TH, 2007)

WORKERS IN A GLOBALIZATION ERA
(A SPEECH BY STEPHEN KANYARI)

Ladies and gentle men, we in Africa in general and Kenya in particular feel enormously honored to host this very important global Forum and to share information and experiences of our lives with our sisters and brothers from various parts of the world with a view to adopting a common integrated approach in confronting the challenges facing the majority disadvantaged people of the world in pursuit of their social and economic needs and political empowerment.

In a globalized village which the world is fast becoming if it has not yet become, social injustice and economic hardships (fro the majority of people in the world) have transgressed almost all territorial boundaries, as the minority of the people who are economically empowered and capital owners world over continue, with impunity, to exploit world resources for their ungodly huge gains, to the detriment of the majority.

Inequitable distribution of the vast global wealth has lead to extreme and shameful material poverty and other forms of human deprivation for billions of people across the world and, therefore, denial of basic and social liberties. It is for this reason that all people and institutions of goodwill need to come together and face these challenges in a globalized manner.

World Social forum represents a global awakening to the afflictions visited on the majority by capitalism and God-inspired desire to redress the situation. For us in Kenya and in deed the whole of Africa, WSF is not just an event, but a blessing and a golden opportunity for us to take a critical re-look at our societies and make firm commitments towards abject-poverty eradication and total emancipation of the victims of the existing socio-economic imbalance.

Together, we have to confront head-on governments’�policies and systems, local and international institutions which, in the name of economic development, encourage and even facilitate greedy accumulation of wealth by a few at the expense of the majority. With renewed vigor and purpose, we have to sit down capital owners and drive into them the sense that it is neither in their long-term interest nor in the interest of the entire humanity, for a few to live in a tiny island of affluence surrounded by a turbulent ocean of deprivation. Ultimately the island will sink.

As globalization takes shape and form as one global capitalistic economy driven only by scrabble for higher profits for the capital owners, almost ignoring social implications and costs, workers all over the world need each other in an independent Global Labour Movement. A globalized institutional movement free from governments’, capital owners’�and capitalistic oriented international institutions’�control or influence. A movement that will articulate workers socio-economic aspirations from a global perspective.

In Kenya, workers and their families and dependants have borne the full brunt of globalization since the early 90�s when at the goading of the capital owners, and pressure from I.M.F and World Bank, the government introduced a piece of legislation in our statutes that effectively shut out Trade Unions from involvement in the process of declaring workers redundant. This law still exists in the statutes as section 16A of the Employment Act Cap 226 Laws of Kenya. The laws enables capital owners to lay-off workers however unjustified it might be, with no questions from any quarters.

Workers have therefore been declared redundant in their thousands in the name of restructuring, privatization, liberalization and downsizing thereby causing unmitigated suffering to these workers and the families they support.

Another distressing practice by employers in Kenya has been of lowly paid casual workers for jobs that are permanent in nature. This enables capital owners to deny these so called casual workers benefits such as medical covers, leave and leave allowances, housing and house allowances, maternity leave for women leave and pensions. The casual workers are also denied job security as their employment is terminated without any notice or payment in lieu of such a notice. To circumvent the law and fair labour practice, employers simply terminate employment of casual employees after just a few weeks of employment, just to employ others, also for a few weeks, from the bloated labour market, and then re-employ the previous or others.

It is now uncommon in Kenya for big companies to lay off workers who are covered by the collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in order to contract other firms to supply cheap labour for the same jobs. This practice is dubbed outsourcing. This practice is a cunning way by employers to escape honoring benefits to workers, as is provided for in the CBAs, without being seen to be violating the same. The big companies claim that these employees brought in by the contracted firms are not in their employer but are employed by the contracted firms, and therefore cannot enjoy the benefits in the CBA.

Victimization of workers for just joining Trade Unions is rampant in this country. Shop stewards very easily get fired for rightly agitating for the rights of their fellow workers. Freedom of association for the workers who seek to form other trade unions of their choice has been fought by a combined force of employers, the government and, believe it or not, the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU). THE WINGS OF SOLIDARITY OF WORKERS have been clipped by capital owners thereby considerably undermining these workers ability to negotiate collectively for better terms of their employment. Purchasing power afforded by the wages employees have been diminishing. More and more workers and their families have been pushed by harsh economic conditions to live in the slums. With the connivance of the government, workers safety and health at their work places have been compromised by employers. Trade Unions have become weaker by the day as their membership dwindles.

Ladies and gentlemen, labour laws that were enacted during colonial era to consolidate and perpetuate colonial exploitation of Africans are largely still in place in Kenya. With such laws at the disposal of the capital owners to use against workers, coupled with only-rhetoric-and-no-action Central Organization of Trade Unions, and a government that is, at best, unresponsive to the plight of workers, the worker is left to the tender mercies of the capital owner.

Trade Unions in this country have been unable to rise to the myriad challenges facing workers in this era of globalization. The central problem incapacitating Trade Union Movement in this era, and even before, is non-other than the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU).
COTU was formed and registered by the government in 1965 shortly after independence from the British rule. The capitalistic leaning government formed and registered COTU after dissolving two other labour movement centers namely, Kenya African Workers Congress (KAWC) and Kenya Federation of Labour (KFL) COTU was therefore not a workers idea of a labour movement confederation, but a capital owners’�and government dummy labour center to hoodwink the unsuspecting workers and to kill the vibrancy of Trade Union Movement in Kenya, which ironically, had been in the forefront in fighting for the country�s independence. To this day, COTU has remained loyal to its creators who are the government and the capital owners. That explains why the government has adamantly declined to register a truly worker driven labour movement confederation to rival COTU.

On occasions, particularly Labour Days, all COTU and the ministry of labour and human resource do issue empty warnings against employers who engage in unfair labour practices. Of course such warnings are issued as a public relations gimmick, as the unfair labour practices have continued unabated over the years.

Of late the bills on labour laws reform which have been gathering dust in the office of the Attorney General has become the song to be sung in seminars and public occasions by COTU and the government officials. When will these bills ever become law to stem the tide of unfair exploitation of labour resource? Only God knows.

Ladies and gentlemen, last year (2006) was the year of elections in COTU and all the trade unions in this country. It is widely known that by and large no elections took place. Instead the incumbent officials of COTU and most affiliate unions were registered by the government as having been �elected”�unopposed. The truth of the matter is that those who had wished to contest for various positions but was considered politically incorrect or �firebrands”�were barred from contesting. The import of that is the so called union officials in COTU and affiliate Trade Unions were not elected by the workers and therefore not their representatives but government appointees. Notably one union that is known to have carried out elections democratically is Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), which fortunately, is not an affiliate of COTU. This was an exception

Given the scenario, no one should expect COTU to serve the interest of workers. No wonder Kenyan workers have gone through all sorts of tribulations under its watch.

Ladies and gentlemen, workers rights are human rights. That being the case, Human Rights Organizations have been touched by the cries of the workers and have attempted to assist. However, COTU being a creature of capitalism has been stung by their involvement and has been calling on the government and capital owners to fight them off.

For workers in this country to rise to the challenge facing them in this era of globalization and capital owners dominance, a labour movement center other than COTU is needed and is overdue. A labour movement center that is socialistic in approach to the workers tribulations and challenges and opposed to the capitalistic oriented COTU

The government and COTU have to be forced to accept and embrace democratization of Trade Union Movement, freedom of association of workers and, their right to form trade unions of their choice without interference from capital owners, government or COTU

To realize their dream of a better world, which is possible, workers need the backing and support of civil society in general and Human Rights Organizations in particular.

Finally, ladies and gentlemen, I wish our visitors a comfortable and happy stay in our beautiful country Kenya.
Thank you and God bless you all

Speech delivered by:
STEPHEN KANYARI
E-mail: kanyaristephen@yahoo.com

THE STANDARD NEWSPAPER, TUESDAY 23, 007Industries on the spot for exploiting workers
By Otsieno NamwayaThe World Social Forum shifted focus to the original issues that gave birth to the movement six years ago. Delegates took issue with employers and industries for what they said was a serious violation of international labour laws and environmental degradation. Kenyan delegates wondered why the long standing concerns over the violation of workers’�rights by Del Monte, a fruit processing company, and the EPZ companies, which have been in the news in the last few years, have not been taken seriously by the Government. They blamed the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) for sacrificing the interests of the workers and, instead, allowing itself to be compromised into protecting errant employers. "The freedom of association of workers who seek to form other trade unions of their choice has been fought by a combined force of employers, the Government and Cotu. To this day, Cotu has remained loyal only to its creators, who are the Government and owners of capital," said Mr Stephen Kanyari, who was delivering a paper. But Mr Janitor Boaz Otieno, the Secretary General of the Kenya Union of Employees of Voluntary and Charitable Organisations, argued that nearly all the instruments of labour and trade were not sufficiently designed to protect the workers. He said the challenges facing workers today were due to bad policies that have been pushed down the throats of mainly poor nations by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organisation. "The composition of the WTO is singly Government and that is why all WTO agreements cannot contain the violation of workers’�rights," said Mr Boaz Otieno, who also dismissed the idea that the African Growth and Opportunities Act, a mainly American idea, can be of benefit to African economies and thus the workers. "In the textile and apparel industries, for example, the jobs created under Agoa and EPZs do not respect existing national labour legislations of the African countries, and they are characterised by poor working conditions and low pay," said Otieno, who pointed out that this was, in fact, a violation of the conditions that countries have to meet to access American markets under Agoa.The delegates, according to Mr Kibigo Chege, the co-ordinator of the conference on labour, were trying to establish areas of concerns that were similar for workers in both the poor and rich nations. "That is why this session has brought together trade unions from both the North and the South to discuss labour issues and examine shared concerns," he said. "It is very difficult for trade unions to address the needs of workers in the informal sector economy and thus difficult to get a common framework that will serve workers in both informal and formal sector," said Mr Luca Piazzi of the Italian Christian Workers’�Association. Piazzi singled out the rising problem of temporary jobs, which he said is being caused by the emerging new economy in which employers prefer to pay less taxes and terminal benefits. "This is affecting people�s lives around the world because they cannot afford to do what they would like to do for themselves," said Luca Piazzi. This, he said, presents a problem to the trade unions because they are used to dealing with the problems of permanent workers. He said the challenge they faced as the World Social Forum was that they do not offer direct answers to the problems that workers face. It is an issue that Cotu secretary general, Mr Francis Atwoli, on the first day of the World Social Forum, said would become their main agitation point this year. But delegates dismissed this as a public relations gimmick, because "the union has been so complicit to the misdeeds of the employers and Government." "On occasions, Cotu issues empty warnings against employers who engage in unfair labour practices. Of course such warnings are issued as a public relations gesture, as the unfair labour practices have continued unchecked over the years," said Kanyari. While the delegates blamed multinationals for perpetuating this culture of blatant violation of the workers’�rights, they also pointed out that it was not a problem only for the multi-nationals. "Even the mainly localised employers have taken cue and are doing the same," said Piazzi. The multi-nationals were criticised for causing environmental degradation, with delegates taking particular issue with America�s decision to undermine the Kyoto Protocol on gaseous emissions, saying it was merely a ploy to protect its big industries at the expense of humans.

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Fred Kachero

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11.30am-2.30pm

Grapevine

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FKachero:

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a hours ago i thought wiki and wsf are the same. that is because in my place where i use internate, I can access wsf.org. but mediawiki never been opened. i do no why. Getrude.

Gossip page? Let me do it a bit. As an old man,it seems this project has mainly attracted the admission of (1) young people, and (2)ladies.
An old man like me can feel very lonely!

FKachero

=== Communication ===
The word is not just synonymouse but means a lot!

The My Blog-feature has been added to this Wiki. See the most recent blogs via "recent blogs" in the left navigation bar. --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 14:49, 11 May 2007 (EAT)

It looks like we are not updating our media wiki. This has made the KENET management quite concerned. Remember that if you do not practice your skills on this project, you will lose them. We still hope that we shall get someone to finance our next project of going to document the Commonwealth meeting in Kampala, Uganda. So please be active.
Esther

Today marks the completion of the editing process. Today we also managed to upload the Full List of books and materials we collected during the forum. The list can be found at at http://www.wsflibrary.org/images/1/12/Documentation_-_materials.doc.

Regards

Simon--[[User:Gatonye|Gatonye]]

This is to let you know that a lot of work has been going on since we left Kasarani. The student volunteers from Moi University have done a lot of work on our MediaWiki. If you look at the editing that had been done, you will agree with me that they need a pat on the back. They have also processed the hard copies that were collected during the Forum.These copies are now ready for circulation. Soon the entire list will be posted to our website. Thank you all for the good work
Esther

We are already uploading the information the team is bringing to us.
: That was yesterday, Sunday. What are you doing today? On the TV news yesterday evening, it was said that about 20.000 people have arrived to Kenya by air or by road to participate in the Nairobi WSF. What estimates of the number of participants have you heard or seen? --[[User:Admin|Admin]] 13:20, 22 January 2007 (EAT)

The WSF organising committee has just released Final programme of the 4 days of conferences, meetings and workshops starting on
Monday 21 January ! This is really an achievement, indeed a world record. Never before has the final programme been available before the first day of
the mammoth event. Pongensi pongensi! To retrieve the excel file with the programme, go here: http://wsf2007.org/Programa_impressao_web.xls
--[[User:Admin|Admin]] 10:13, 18 January 2007 (EAT)

Category:Political Institutions and Democracy

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FKachero: