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On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected] > wrote: > > > *CIVIL SOCIETY CONFERENCE 27-28 OCTOBER 2010* > * > > Uniting and planning for Equality and Service Delivery* > * * > > *Background* > > South Africa is reaching a turning point. The World Cup showed us what we > are capable of as a country and the common purpose and pride that exist > across races and classes in South Africa. But the success of the World Cup > cannot hide the growing inequality, despair and failure to transform and > improve key social services particularly health and education. On key MDGs > we are one of the few countries in the world that has gone backwards. > > Yet we are a country with a progressive, human rights based Constitution. > We have the instruments and the organisations to ensure transformation. Our > trade union movement is strong. Civil society is diverse and committed to > equality. We are capable of change if we campaign consistently for it. > > The conference will be attended by approximately 500 people made up > equally of members of civil society movements and trade unions. It will also > be open to the media. > > > > *This conference aims to:* > ** > > - Establish closer working relationships and better co-ordination > between pro-poor civil society organisations and the trade union movement > in > recognition of the fact that both are pursuing social justice and that many > of our campaigns will benefit from mutual support and solidarity; > - Strengthen appreciation in the trade union movement and civil society > of the centrality of the South Africa constitution as a mobilising > instrument that both legitimises campaigns to continually improve the > conditions of the poor and provides for mechanisms to address the needs of > the poor through the Chapter 9 bodies, the Courts and other institutions; > - Debate COSATU’s economic policy proposals and build consensus on the > need for an economic policy that expands the economy and is pro poor, job > creating and genuinely redistributive; > > > > *DAY 1, 27 October 2010* > > 09h00-09h30 Welcoming remarks and acknowledge > organisations present COSATU President, > Sidumo Dlamini > > 09h30-10h00 Objectives of the conference and how the programme > is structured TAC General Secretary Vuyiseka Dubula > > 10h00- 10h45 South Africa and inequality (Presentation) > Mark Heywood > > 10h45-11h30 *Keynote address* Archbishop > Njongonkulu Ndungane > > *11h30-12h00 Break break > break* > > *12h00-13h00 *How can we build on the World Cup successes on > mobilisation of our society to build a more egalitarian society, COSATU > General Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi > > *13h00 – 14h00 Lunch Lunch > Lunch* > > *14H00- 18h00 Discussions build up to the commissions* > > * * > > *Commissions* > > 1. Development of a Charter on Social Justice to give expression to > principles and priorities that will bind civil society and the trade union > movement; > 2. Debate COSATU’s economic policy proposals and build consensus of us > the need for an economic policy that expands the economy and is pro poor, > job creating and genuinely redistributive > 3. Establish closer working relationships and better co-ordination > between pro-poor civil society organisations and the trade union movement > in > recognition of the fact that both are pursuing social justice and that many > of our campaigns will benefit from mutual support and solidarity; > 4. Discuss key campaigns that collectively can take up in the country > > > > *DAY 2* > > 09H00-09H30 Address by Graca Machel (not confirmed) > > 09h30-11h30 Report back of the commission > > 11h30-12h00 Presentation of the Civil Society Conference > declaration Zwelinzima Vavi > > 12h00-12h30 Closing remarks, TAC chairperson > Nonkosi Khumalo > > > > > > > -- > You are subscribed. This footer can help you. > Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to > this message. > You can visit the group WEB SITE at > http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery > options, pages, files and membership. > To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected]. > You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to > put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to > this address (repeat): [email protected] . > -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
