Dear IC members,
Following the decision taken at the last IC meeting to organize its next
meeting in the Maghreb-Mashrek region, a series of preparatory activities
towards the 2013 WSF and larger discussions on the current political
context are planned to be held in Monastir (Tunisia, around 1 hour from
Tunis by train), from *July 12th to 17th 2012*. The main idea is to
organize a special and enlarged IC meeting, taking into account a series of
important issues to be addressed by different social actors.
In this sense, this Global Preparatory Assembly, in the framework of the
WSF-IC meeting, is been planned to include:
1) a visit of a flotilla of boats in solidarity with migrants lost at sea,
and to demand freedom of movement and respect for migrants' rights;
2) an international meeting of the Indignad@s-Occupy-Arab Spring-Y’en a
marre-M23 movements, to reaffirm the denial of people around the world of
paying the price of the financial and economic crisis and their rejection
of the hegemonic financial power;
3) An Assembly of Social Movements of the Maghreb and Mashreq region; and
4) a meeting of the African Social Forum Council.
All these meetings will take place between *July 12th – 14th*, so its
discussions can contextualize and enrich the political debate inside the IC
meeting itself, which is going to be held from *July 15th to 17th*.
*The organization of the Global Preparatory Assembly considered that this
IC meeting can have a different and new dimension: it offers the
possibility for the IC members to participate, previously to the IC
meeting, of a series of activities linked to the WSF 2013 mobilization
process and to the new movements all over the world. This could effectively
enrich the IC political debate taking place in its first day, as well as
give a concrete framework to the Commission’s work. The IC members could
participate of all these previous activities at least as observers. So
hopefully they could come to the next IC meeting in Monastir not to
accomplish a bureaucratic task, from the 15th, but entering, with all
their political will, from the 12th, in the 2013 preparation and
mobilization process. *
*A preliminary agenda for the IC meeting, to be proposed by the Liaison
Group, includes, besides the political debate, a discussion on the meaning
and aims of the 2013 WSF, LG renewal, commission’s tasks and preparatory
process towards the next centralized event, as well as its financial and
organizational issues (WSF office, Local Organizing Committee, registration
schedule etc). It is also a good occasion to a reflection about the IC
itself. *
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*This enlarged meeting in July is, therefore, going to be an important step
towards the next WSF, an opportunity to better anchor the WSF process in
the region and, at the same time, opening it to the new social movements
and actors of the Tunisian Revolution, highlighting the so reclaimed values
of dignity and freedom. *
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In order to prepare all the logistics of the meeting and the solidarity
fund, we request all organizations to confirm as soon as possible their
attendance. Due to all budgetary constraints involved, for each time the
organization of an IC meeting is a challenge... In this sense, and in order
to help us better organize it, we kindly ask you to start booking your
flights at earliest, avoiding the highly expensive tickets bought at the
last minute. It will certainly not be possible to cover 100% of the tickets
costs; nonetheless, we do insist on solidarity mechanisms of either
contributions to the solidarity fund or self-paid tickets (including
organizations from the South which are able to make it). You may find below
the registration form and all requested info for those who need visa:
Participant’s name:
Organization:
Country:
It will contribute to the solidarity fund with 400 euros ( )
It will contribute with a bigger amount of € _________ ( )
Request support for reimbursing transportation ticket? Yes ( ) No ( )
Requested amount (even if a provisional one):
Do you need accommodation? ( ) Yes ( ) No
For which nights?
Do you need support from the solidarity fund for accommodation? ( ) Yes
( ) No
VISA LETTER
- Complete name AS IT APPEARS IN THE PASSPORT: (Mr./Ms.)
- Name of the organization:
- Birth date (month/day/year):
- Passport number:
- Passport expiry date:
- Your phone contact (country code-local code-number):
- Your address:
- Fax (country code-local code-number) of the Tunisian embassy or
consulate in your country and/or other place to where the letter should be
sent (besides the embassy/consulate):
For now we are waiting your registration form and confirmation of
attendance. We insist that you send the confirmations of attendance until *June
10th* due to the short time we have for all the necessary organization of
the meeting.
Sincerely yours,
--
Hélio Menezes
WSF Office / Escritório do FSM
+55 11 3258 8914
www.forumsocialmundial.org.br
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