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Index

commented document - introduction –. 1

One year later. 2

Main Theme. 2

Main Issues: 3

Webpage: (by end of July) –. 3

Secretariat: (by end of July). 3

Venue Confirmation: 4

Event Permission: 4

Logistics: 5

Communication and Mobilization: 5

Fund Mobilization: 6

Finalization of Time: 6

Next Steps: 6

 

commented document - introduction –

Thanks for criculating this synthetic document showing the progress of BSF /SASF process

we are  sending you below  a version

 

it includes in blue and starting with  >>    

- a  question about themes and issues and

- some suggested additions about the expanded facet of  BSF/SASF  in website , logsitics, and communication which aim at making BSF/SASF a better , more inclusive and communicable event

 
Also you can take a look a the check list proposed for wsf 2011 dakar to be held february 6-12 2011 in senegal as an input for a technical seminar next week

Changing "Dakar extended" by "Dacca extended"  and dividing figures by a reasonnable factor 2 or 3 you can derive a draft check list  

http://openfsm.net/projects/sfexintercom/daket-checklist

 

Some assessment discusion about point 1 and 3 inside the organizing committee can help, this require interest from  and some exchanges with some member of OC

 

Sfex facilit group will be glad to answer any comment you would want to share on those inputs , with you or a smaller group of people possiby invovlved having some politically based genuine interest on developing distant participation , which we do not consider a technical issue , but a political one ( check list point 2)

 

 One year later

 

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Main Theme

       South Asia Social Forum

Democracy for Social Transformation

Participation, Equity, Justice and Peace

 

• 1.  Democracy for Social Transformation: Participation, Equity, Justice and Peace
• 2.  Democracy for Participation, Equity, Justice and Peace
• 3.  People’s Democracy `for Equity, Peace and Justice
• 4.  Democratization for People’s Justice
• 5.  Democratization for Regional Peace and Justice
• 6.  Democracy for Access, Equity, Peace and Justice
• 7.  Democracy against militarism   

 

 

>>The 7 subthemes are quite similarly worded what is the added value of the  7 subthemes

 

democracy is not listed in the issues only in the themes

How are the 20+ issues and 7 themes connected and used  ?  I do not get a clear view  

is it an intended  cross use: eg  democracy for social transformation in the field of issue x ? democracy for social transformation in the field of issue y etc..

 

>>is it a thematic forum on democracy

,  or a regional forum with a focus on democracy

  when organizations register an activity I suppose  they will have to locate the activity in the theme  and in some issues ( acting as “tags or keywords)

 

 

 

Main Issues:

 

• 1.  People’s Participation
• 2.  Poverty
• 3.  Human rights and dignity
• 4.  Children’s rights
• 5.  Workers’ and Farmers’ rights
• 6.  Climate Justice
• 7.  Peace and Security (religious fundamentalism, cast, class and
• 8.  Gender
• 9.  Indigenous Rights
• 10.  Food Sovereignty
• 11.  People’s globalization vs. IFIC, TNC and Trade Body
• 12.  Natural Resource (Forest, Land, Water & Mineral etc.)
• 13.  Livelihood Security
• 14.  Migration and Trafficking
• 15.  De-Militarism
• 16.  Education
• 17.  Knowledge, Technology and people’s entitlement
• 18.  People’s health (Public Heath Care, HIV/AIDS.)
• 19.  Privatization and public services
• 20.  Regional Cooperation

21.  >>Wsf process in Asia and in the world as change factor

22.  >> distance intercommunication  in wsf process , asia participation in wsf2011

 

Webpage: (by end of July) –

Question : which commission is in charge of webpage?

1.  One week – a functional webpage with call and tentative program (about the event, WSF-intro, intro to Bangladesh and South Asia Social Forum, theme, draft event calendar, general letter of invitation and call for registration, e-group, blog, space for working committees and progress of work).

2.  Full –may require a month (authorization, content and form development etc.)

3.  >>Goals are  to reflect and support the methodology of wsf , stimulate quality and anticipation in preparing activities in BSF/ SASF and be a strong  inclusive factor  for distance participation in BSF/ SASF

 

NOTE See elements proposed for dakar website and implemented partially in Palestine website

 

Secretariat: (by end of July)

 

1.  Real address, office communication logistic, Coordination, Web-update (rented/allocated by initiators)

2.  Full time staff (recruited/deputed by initiators)

3.  Office-Volunteers

 

 

ð    >>   it is important to think about where the extension team would be located between communicaton commission – mobilization  methodology commission – or a stand alone commission

 

 

 

 

Venue Confirmation:

 

ð       University Area – permission (Public Library, Museum, Arts Institute, Shishu Academy, TSC, Engineers’ Institute, Shilpakala Accademy, Bengla Accademy, Gymnasium, University Ground, Ramna and Sharoardy Uddayan) – by mid August

ð       Trade Fair Ground and Moitree (initial interest should be shown but perused only if university area cannot be obtained)

 

Event Permission:

 

ð       PM Secretariat

ð       Ministry of Home Affairs (security)

ð       Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ð       Ministry of Youth and Sports

ð       Ministry of Culture

ð       Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs

ð       Ministry of Education

ð       Ministry of Health

ð       Ministry of Tourism

ð       University Authority

ð       Ministry of Communication/Transportation

ð       Bangla Accademy, Shilpakala, Arts Institute, Public Library, Shishu Accademy, Engineers’ Institute, Museum, Dhaka Medical College, BSMMU, BMA, Mukti Joddha Accademy, Short Film Forum/ Federation of Film Societies, Jatio Kobita Porishad, Shommilito Shangshkritic Jote, BRTC, PARJATAN, Aviation authority, travel agency, Hoteliers’ Association)

ð       City Corporation

ð       DPDC

ð       Local MP

ð       Political parties including the opposition

ð       Student and Youth Organization

ð       Professional Groups/Associations

ð       Cultural Groups and Networks

ð       NGO

ð       Scout, BNCC, Girls Guide

ð       Sport Clubs

 

Logistics:

ð       Event Management (out sourcing)

ð       Sound

ð       Tent and Enclosure

ð       Multi-media and Communication

ð       Accommodation (Hotel, Guest house, Tent)

ð       Food (menu, preparation, distribution and disposal)

ð       Volunteer (Political volunteers, student, youth, workers, cultural, NGOs, scout, BNCC, Girls Guide, Sport Clubs)

ð       Waste disposal

ð       Health Support

ð       Alternative power supply

ð       Sanitation

ð       Security (government and private)

ð       Transport pool (management)

ð    >>  

 Distance participation team X rooms equipped for distance  intercommunication  by internet, contact with distance organizers,  making sure distance participation is included in all aspects ( program , communication, logistics


relation of methodology  and program  to extension

 

ð   

QUESTION Is there a methodology commission ? what is its scope?

 >>   Program team,- allocation room and time, On line program finalization, paper program finalization

ð     >>  Memory team : Memory of activities and collection of outcomes declared by participants – including extended activities

 

 

Communication and Mobilization:

ð       Media Communication

ð       Warm-up poster

ð       Main calls

ð       Festoon, Banner, Billboard

ð       Hand-bills

ð       Invitation to dignitaries

ð       Invitation to regional resources

ð       Electronic media (TV, mobile phone, radio etc.)

ð     >>  Communication for Distance mobilization for distance participation in asia and world wide  (see proposed check list )

ð    >>   Website for communication methodology ,  program , distance participation, memory after the event

 

Fund Mobilization:

 

ð       Self contribution of participants (registration fees, subscriptions, donations

ð       Local fund mobilization (Development partners, corporate-preferably without display of complements)

ð       Financial management (committee, procedures, banking, budgeting, accounting)

ð    >>   inasmuch there is a perseverant communication and a consistent inclusion effort for local activities, some funds could be raised by volunteer donation on the website as contribution to the cost of the centric event giving occasion for a larger mobilization

 

 

Finalization of Time:

 

ð       The November 2010 may be very difficult to mobilize the adequate resources

ð       Alternatively it may be shifted to January 2011, February 2011 (taking advantage of Book Fair and Language Day) or First week of March 2011.

ð    >>   wsf2011 is 6-12 februrary   in Dakar - options are  to hold event at least two week before  and feed Dakar with some outcomes of  dacca event , or  be after Dakar -

 

Next Steps:

 

1.  Next date of meeting (secretariat working group will decide and invite )

2.  Secretariat (first year’s contribution by ActionAid Bangladesh, till a full secretariat Angikar will contribute its space and logistics as the secretariat)

3.  Working committees :

 

ð       Web Committee  (Aaman , INCIDIN Bangladesh and NRDS)

ð       Secretariat Interim communication and Planning for full secretariat (Angikar, Numan , INCIDIN Bangladesh, Equity BD)

4.   Inclusion of others (listing of essential participants-national and regional): All should send their participants’ lists to secretariat by next Sunday).