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isf video26
last modified October 2, 2013 by chris
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This page is censing the videos of day 26th in ISF and their collected transcription
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LIVE STREAM IRAQ SOCIAL FORUM (page on ISF site)
FIRST DAY 26
Opening event and speeches – Baghdad University - Morning of 26th September 2013
Baghdad University - Morning of 26th September 2013
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Greetings (summary by Chris)
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The opening activities at Baghdad University (Jadryah Compound) got off to a good start, with a welcoming crowd and fine weather. After a musical opening and a campus walkaround, it was time for the 5/10km footraces.
Leaders of local Iraqi organsiations addressed the crowd [Arabic]. Then Martina (Italian NGO) extended a welcome on behalf of the international visitors (10:00-21:00)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5E1_ivb5rY&feature=youtu.be
You can recognise Martina, she's wearing Competitor bib 130 from the footrace. She welcomed guests from Bangladesh, Tunisia, Palestine, Egypt, Kurdistan, Spain, Germany, France, United States and Belgium. She recounted that, earlier in the week, she had been farewelled by an Italian gathering of 300 well-wishers, and extended solidarity to all Iraqi participants in the Forum.
The next highlight for me was the narrated Taekwondo demonstration, where the choreography was specifically scripted for the current security conditions of Iraq (23:23-32:00).
This demonstration was followed with speeches from delegates from US (35:00), Germany (1:00:40), Spain (1:05:50), Norway (over Skype, 1:09:15). We also met Johanna L. Riviera from Brazil (1:19:00) who will be a keynote speaker on water issues tomorrow.
The day's activities concluded with energetic communal dancing, and everyone seemed to get into the spirit for the next two day's activities. -
1/ recorded streams from Abdulkarem
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Opening Address. Martina Pignatti, president of Un Ponte Per, giving opening remarks in Bagdad University during the opening ceremony of the Iraqi Social Forum. Video by Johanna Rivera.
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