Nov. 25th-30th, Break Free from Debt/Voices from the Global South conference (fwd) conference (fwd)

[Richard Roth]

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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 11:54:05 -0800 (PST)
From: Student Global Health Coalition <sghc at u.washington.edu>
To: Student Global Health Coalition <sghclist at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Nov. 25th-30th,
     Break Free from Debt/Voices from the Global South conference


Break Free from Debt conference: Nov. 25th - 30th, Seattle, WA.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity, during a critical moment in
our world, to join with economic and social justice leaders from the
Global South to listen and respond to their proposed alternatives!
Issues that will be covered include: debt, economic globalization,
militarism, ecological devastation and indigenous people's and workers'
rights.   The spirit of friendship and genuine solidarity leads to
action...

Sunday, November 25
6:30-9:00 pm
St. Marks Cathedral, Bloedel Hall,
1245 10th Ave East
Welcome - Hanna Petros of Ustawi
Opening Statement - Alejandro Bendaa
Overview of Debt and Structural Adjustment - Dennis Brutus, Milalani Trask
& members of Jubilee South

Monday, November 26
12 noon-2:30 pm
St. Marks Cathedral, Bloedel Hall,
1245 10th Ave East
Luncheon: Jubilee South meeting with Interfaith Community
Key Speakers - Jubilee South: Alejandro Bendaa, Lidy Nacpil & Georgine
Kengne with other members of Jubilee South, on Illegitimacy of Debt,
Neoliberal Polices, colonial impact, and identity.

Monday Evening
7:00-9:00 pm
University Temple United Methodist Church
1415 N.E. 43rd Street
Separate Caucuses for Strategic Planning of Global South & Global North
Participants
Key Speakers - Jubilee South: Rebecca Lozada, Wahu Kaara
Moderated panel discussions for each of the regional groups
South Panel Moderator: Georgine Kengne
North Panel Moderator: Beverly Bell

Tuesday, November 27
Time & Location: TBA
Afternoon: Global South meeting with Elected Officials
Key Speakers Jubilee South:
Dennis Brutus, Lidy Nacpil & Beverly Keene with other members of Jubilee
South, on public rhetoric and global realities, toward sustainable global
trade.

Tuesday Evening
7:00-9:00 pm, Mt. Baker Community Center
2811 Rainier Dr. S.
Impacts of Debt on Indigenous Peoples and Environment:  Milalani Trask,
Tacko Ndiaye, Cecilia Diocson, Yolanda Sinde

Wednesday, November 28
2:00-5:00 pm, Seattle Vocational Institute Room 102
2120 S. Jackson St
North/South Strategic Dialogue
(Moderated Discussion)
Moderators: Georgine Kengne, Beverly Bell

Wednesday Evening
7:00-9:00 pm
Seattle Vocational Institute Room 102
2120 S. Jackson St
-Impacts of Debt on Labor & Human Rights
The role of women in a global economy  Thereza Santos
- Workers organizing against domestic structural adjustment programs
Numisio Domingo, Tyree Scott, Roger Maldonado
- Informal Sector  Moderator: Gary Owens

Friday, November 30
5:45-7:45 pm, Town Hall, Seattle, Washington
Closing Celebration - Where Do We Go From Here?
Keynote Speaker:  Dennis Brutus & members of Jubilee South; Locally:
coalition members

The week's event are sponsored by Ustawi in coalition with American
Friends Service Committee, Communities of Color, Independent Media
Center, People for Fair Trade, Peoples Assembly, Edmonds Institute,
Northwest Labor and Employment Law Office (LELO), Coalition for
Environmental Justice, Washington Association of Churches, Jubilee
Northwest and St. Marks Cathedral.