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Editorial.(Editorial)
July 1, 2006... In this newsletter, we focus on the World Social Forum (WSF), which is coming to the African continent for the first time in January 2007. Beginning January 20th to January 25th 2007, social movements from around the globe will gather in...
The World Social Forum (WSF) 2007: a historical background.
July 1, 2006... It is finally here. For the first time, the World Social Forum (WSF) takes place on African soil, specifically in Nairobi, Kenya. With this event comes a blend of constituencies across the globe. A powerful platform of social movements from...
Feminists to join: World Social Movements In Africa.
July 1, 2006... Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya is the venue for-the 2007 World Social Forum that will be held from 20--25 January, 2007. This will be the first time the WSF will be hosted on the African continent since 2001, when the first WSF was held in...
Engendering the World Social Forum.
July 1, 2006... While gender refers to both women and men, there has always been a general misconception that gender means only women. Some people have assumed that the goal of engendering an initiative means turning the initiative into one focusing on women...
Women speak out on high costs of sanitary products.(Zimbabwe ...)
July 1, 2006... Feminine sanitary products are finding a new place on the agenda in Zimbabwe, as women join together to make their voices heard on how high costs are affecting their daily lives.
During a recent visit to the supermarket to buy an emergency...
The International Youth Camp youth struggles, youth alternatives.
July 1, 2006... The energies, visions and creativity of young people have been intrinsic to the struggles against neo liberalism. From the streets of Prague, Genoa and Seattle to the dynamic expressions of resistance, a young generation of activists have...
Media prepares for upcoming World Social Forum (WSF) 2007.
July 1, 2006... More than twenty journalists and communication officers drawn from both the mainsfream media and non-governmental organizations on 25 September 2006, took part in a training exercise aimed at enhancing capability on reporting matters related to...
Darfur conflict move task of protecting civilians to the UN-rights bodies urge.
July 1, 2006... The recently signed Abuja Agreement between the government of Khartoum and elements of the armed opposition movements was highly applauded by Arab and African Human Rights Organisations who termed it as a bold move towards establishing lasting...
Annan stresses importance of supporting countries emerging from conflict.
July 1, 2006... The notion of a Peace building Commission was first proposed in 2004 by the High-Level Panel on Threats Challenges and Change, reasoning that the prevention of violent conflicts would be more effective, than ending existing conflicts. In his...
Information, experiences, ideas, strategies.(about femnet)
July 1, 2006... The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) was set up in 1988 to share information, experiences, ideas and strategies among African women's non-governmental organisations (NGOs) through communications, networking,...
Editorial.(Editorial)
July 1, 2006... Dans la presente edition, nous mettons L'accent sur le Forum Social Mondial (FSM) qui, en janvier 2007, vient sur le continent africain pour la premiere fois. Du 20 au 25 janvier 2007, les mouvements sociaux en provenance du monde entier vont...
Le forum social mondial (FSM) 2007: rappel historique.
July 1, 2006... Il est finalement ici. Pour la premiere fois, le Forum Social Mondial (FSM) se tient sur le sol africain, specifiquement a Nairobi, Kenya. Avec cet evenement vient un melange d'entites en provenance du monde entier. Une puissante plateforme de...
Les feministes vont se joindre aux mouvements sociaux mondiaux en Afrique.
July 1, 2006... Nairobi, la ville capitale du Kenya, est le lieu du Forum Social Mondial 2007 qui se tiendra du 20 au 25 janvier 2007. Ce sera la premiere fois que le FSM sera accueilli sur le continent africain depuis 2001, Iorsque le premier FSM s'est tenu a...
Impliquer le genre dans le forum social mondial.
July 1, 2006... Alors que le genre renvoie tant aux femmes qu'aux hommes, il y a toujours eu une mauvaise conception generale comme quoi genre signifie seulement les femmes. Certaines gens ont suppose que le but d'impliquer le genre dans une initiative...
Les Femmes parlent ouvertement au sujet du prix eleve des produits d'hygiene.(Zimbabwe ...)
July 1, 2006... Les produits d'hygiene feminine sont en train de trouver une nouvelle place au programme au Zimbabwe, comme les femmes se rejoignent pour faire entendre leurs voix sur la maniere dont les prix eleves affectent leurs vies quotidiennes.
Au...
Les medias se preparent au prochain forum social mondial (fsm) 2007.
July 1, 2006... Plus de vingt journalistes et d'agents charges de la communication en provenance tant des principaux medias que des organisations non-gouvernementales ont pris part le 25 septembre 2006 a un exercice de formation ayant pour but de renforcer la...
Camp international des jeunes luttes des jeunes, alternatives des jeunes.
July 1, 2006... Es energies, les visions et la creativite des jeunes ont ete intrinseques aux luttes contre le neo--liberalisme. Des rues de Prague, de Genoa et de Seattle aux expressions dynamiques de resistance, une jeune generation d'activistes ont continue...
Le conflit de darfur: passez a I'ONU la tache de proteger les civils--demandent ardemment les corps de droits humains.
July 1, 2006... 'Accord d'Abuja signe recemment entre le gouvernement de Khartaum et les elements des mouvements de l'opposition armee a ete hautement applaudi par les organisations arabes et africaines de droits humains qui l'ont appele un pas clair vers...
Annan souligne l'importance de soutenir les pays qui sortent des conflits.
July 1, 2006... La notion de Commission de Construction de la Paix fut proposee la premiere fois en 2004 par le Panel de Haut Niveau sur les Menaces, les Defis et le Changement, avec le raisonnement comme quoi la prevention des conflits violents serait plus...
Renseignements generaux, experiences, idees, strategies.
July 1, 2006... Le Reseau de Developpement et de Communication dos Femmes Africaines (FEMNET) futcree en 1988 pour le partage d'information, d'experiences, d'idees et de strategies entre les organisations non-gouvernementales africaines a travers les...