With the placing of this activity in WSF 2016/17extension dynamics,answering the2017 invitation,COOPERATION JACKSONconfirm they consider themselves, as per their own internal decision processes to be aparticipating instancein theworld social forum process,as both described in theCharter of principles of world social forum

WHENApril 4th

DOCUMENTATION : more to come

WHEREJACKSON CITY HALL as announced in https://www.ungovernable2017.com/

WHAT see below the photo

HOW IS REMOTE PARTICIPATION INCLUDED?:come incontact with us before during and after the face to face convening, and be included somehow during it:join the permanent skype chat room with your sype account ( you will be given a24h account if you do not have an account) :https://join.skype.com/fHqUI60ksjiu

video facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/CooperationJackson/videos/1057873981011071/?pnref=story

video youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5eg9hDatnmc34be9Hv1cEQ

JACKSON TIMEhttps://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/jackson

PURPOSE OF CONVENING

Building our future in the current USA and world context

https://www.facebook.com/events/713655168817258/

Social Justice, Economic Democracy and Human Rights: Building a Better Jackson for All

Mississippi possesses some of the greatest racial disparities in the United States. Despite the many gains of the Freedom Struggles of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s, Blacks in the state of Mississippi have one of the lowest per-capita incomes of any population in the country, some of the greatest health disparities, and suffer some of the most egregious incarceration rates in the world.

This conference will address the underlining roots of racial inequality and inequity in Jackson and the state of Mississippi - namely the lack of self-determination and economic sovereignty. This conference will discuss how a people-centered human framework, grounded in the promotion of Economic, Social, and Cultural rights can be used to alleviate injustices through the promotion of grassroots organizing, participatory democracy, and a solidarity economy.

Goals
1. To educate the general public about the relationship between cooperative economic models, practices, and systems and human rights and the human rights framework.
2. To educate the general public about the Human Rights Institute and its mission to create a Human Rights Charter and Commission for the City of Jackson.
3. To document human rights abuses in Jackson and throughout the state of Mississippi to use for ICERD and ICCPR advocacy.
4. To strengthen international advocacy for economic, social and cultural rights through international bodies like International Labor Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).