Sunday, November 30, 2008
proposals for projects
PROPOSAL FOR PROJECTS
(Collective Action)
The participants came up with several proposals for projects to strenghthen the effectiveness of the social movements. It was required that the participants come up with priority projects.
1) Support for campaigns
2) Global unified campaigns
3) ESCR door opening to the UN
4) Exchange
5) Manuals
6) Trainings
7) Missions
8) Inspirational books of success stories
9) Accompanying videos and projects, which should be more expansive
10) Newsletters highlighting organizations’ success
11) Organizing conventions both locally and international e.g in land rights-(In and outside participation.)Training activists and social movements on research on activism and documentation, for magnification
(Collective Action)
The participants came up with several proposals for projects to strenghthen the effectiveness of the social movements. It was required that the participants come up with priority projects.
1) Support for campaigns
2) Global unified campaigns
3) ESCR door opening to the UN
4) Exchange
5) Manuals
6) Trainings
7) Missions
8) Inspirational books of success stories
9) Accompanying videos and projects, which should be more expansive
10) Newsletters highlighting organizations’ success
11) Organizing conventions both locally and international e.g in land rights-(In and outside participation.)Training activists and social movements on research on activism and documentation, for magnification
A Great Start!
Well here I am – in Nairobi again – this time for the meeting of the ESCR Net. The main meeting will start tomorrow on the 1 December but I am here attending the social movement meeting which started yesterday, and what a great experience it has been so far.
We are a bit over thirty people at the social movement gathering – movement leaders from all corners of the world gathered here to share, to learn, to strategise and to move forward. Over the past days I have heard stories of courage, stories of sacrifice, stories of successes and stories of successes yet to come.
It’s energizing to meet with our brothers and sisters in the frontline of the human rights struggle – be inspired by their courage and determination often fighting against all odds to bring about positive change for their communities. There is a common thread to the success stories - that when people get together and organize, change can happen!
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It was wonderful to enter the hotel lobby last night as the new arrivals for the main strategy meeting were just checking in – friends and colleagues that we have interacted professionally and personally over the past 10 years – some whom I have not seen in years and others we work with on a regular and even daily basis.. anyway too many to mention all – but it was wonderful to see them in person and to reconnect. Seeing so many familiar faces, and reading the participant list of people who are still to arrive was a big treat. It seems like this meeting is the place to be. “….you don’t exist if you are not here…” commented a friend. Perhaps theres some truth in that if you are engaged in ESC rights work?
The main formal meeting may not have started yet but the networking is happening – the exchanges are happening at the meal tables, in the walks in the grounds and in other informal spaces, so part of the objective is already being achieved. I hope that in the coming days the formal discussions will go well and that the expectations will be met – that the meeting will lead to the strengthening of the work on esc rights around the world – strengthening the work of the network members and strengthening of the network secretariat.
Unfortunately I will need to leave after the social movement meeting is over as we have our 7th Annual Global Linking and Learning Programme which is starting on 1 December and ending on 10th December – it’s a fixed date on our Dignity calendar and I will need to make my way there.
Congratulations to the Secretariat – Julieta, Suad, Liz, Nikko, Chris, Marla, Rebecca (I hope I have not forgotten others!) and the organizing committee who have done an excellent job in thoroughly preparing this meeting - leaving nothing to chance and doing their best to ensure everything is working well and above all managing to keep a smile under a stressful situation. At least from my experience with the meeting so far - from arrival at the airport, the pick up, the check in, the registration, preparation of the meeting papers as well as the content and direction of the meeting every aspect has been perfect… I raise my hat to you all.
Aye Aye Win
Dignity International
We are a bit over thirty people at the social movement gathering – movement leaders from all corners of the world gathered here to share, to learn, to strategise and to move forward. Over the past days I have heard stories of courage, stories of sacrifice, stories of successes and stories of successes yet to come.
It’s energizing to meet with our brothers and sisters in the frontline of the human rights struggle – be inspired by their courage and determination often fighting against all odds to bring about positive change for their communities. There is a common thread to the success stories - that when people get together and organize, change can happen!
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It was wonderful to enter the hotel lobby last night as the new arrivals for the main strategy meeting were just checking in – friends and colleagues that we have interacted professionally and personally over the past 10 years – some whom I have not seen in years and others we work with on a regular and even daily basis.. anyway too many to mention all – but it was wonderful to see them in person and to reconnect. Seeing so many familiar faces, and reading the participant list of people who are still to arrive was a big treat. It seems like this meeting is the place to be. “….you don’t exist if you are not here…” commented a friend. Perhaps theres some truth in that if you are engaged in ESC rights work?
The main formal meeting may not have started yet but the networking is happening – the exchanges are happening at the meal tables, in the walks in the grounds and in other informal spaces, so part of the objective is already being achieved. I hope that in the coming days the formal discussions will go well and that the expectations will be met – that the meeting will lead to the strengthening of the work on esc rights around the world – strengthening the work of the network members and strengthening of the network secretariat.
Unfortunately I will need to leave after the social movement meeting is over as we have our 7th Annual Global Linking and Learning Programme which is starting on 1 December and ending on 10th December – it’s a fixed date on our Dignity calendar and I will need to make my way there.
Congratulations to the Secretariat – Julieta, Suad, Liz, Nikko, Chris, Marla, Rebecca (I hope I have not forgotten others!) and the organizing committee who have done an excellent job in thoroughly preparing this meeting - leaving nothing to chance and doing their best to ensure everything is working well and above all managing to keep a smile under a stressful situation. At least from my experience with the meeting so far - from arrival at the airport, the pick up, the check in, the registration, preparation of the meeting papers as well as the content and direction of the meeting every aspect has been perfect… I raise my hat to you all.
Aye Aye Win
Dignity International
Suzanne sharing during strategy session
Suzanne from Comité de Emergencia Garifuna de Honduras
Watch the Rights Alert version of "Garifunas Holding Ground," produced by Comité de Emergencia Garífunas de Honduras and WITNESS.
ANALZING THE ROOTS OF COMMON CHALLENGES
TREE OF OPPRESSION
This session was led by Julie where she gave an example of a tree which had its leaves and its roots. The branches represented the problem/ injustices faced by the community and the roots present the underlying causes. The participants were divided into groups and came up with the following general problems and roots:
PROBLEMS
(i) Land
· Privatisation
· Resettlement
· Displacement
· Food Access
· Monoculture
(ii) Government
· Coorporate expolitation
· Natural resource exploitation
· Human Exploitation
· Water privatization and contamination
· Rights of fishermen
(iii) Militarization and Criminalization of Human rights Activists
(iv) Repression
(v) Cooperatization of food
(vi) Gender Dimension
(vii) Differences in religious Backgrounds
(viii) Inhuman development processes
ROOTS
(i) Lack of respect to diversity
(ii) Lack of representation structures
(iii) Ongoing colonialism
(iv) Holistic understanding
(v) Commoditization and Capitalism
(vi) Lack of political will
(vii) Lack of good leadership
(viii) Lack of Acccoutability
(ix) Lack of participation
(x) Selfishness
(xi) Disempowernment
(xii) Lack of information on human rights
This session was led by Julie where she gave an example of a tree which had its leaves and its roots. The branches represented the problem/ injustices faced by the community and the roots present the underlying causes. The participants were divided into groups and came up with the following general problems and roots:
PROBLEMS
(i) Land
· Privatisation
· Resettlement
· Displacement
· Food Access
· Monoculture
(ii) Government
· Coorporate expolitation
· Natural resource exploitation
· Human Exploitation
· Water privatization and contamination
· Rights of fishermen
(iii) Militarization and Criminalization of Human rights Activists
(iv) Repression
(v) Cooperatization of food
(vi) Gender Dimension
(vii) Differences in religious Backgrounds
(viii) Inhuman development processes
ROOTS
(i) Lack of respect to diversity
(ii) Lack of representation structures
(iii) Ongoing colonialism
(iv) Holistic understanding
(v) Commoditization and Capitalism
(vi) Lack of political will
(vii) Lack of good leadership
(viii) Lack of Acccoutability
(ix) Lack of participation
(x) Selfishness
(xi) Disempowernment
(xii) Lack of information on human rights
Collaboration and Solidarity- Strategies
DAY TWO
30TH NOVEMBER 2008
REFLECTING ON COLLABORATION AND SOLIDARITY
Other effective strategies in our different communities as shared by the participants.
They include;
Sussane from Honduras
Strategies;
Educating young people, for them to get better jobs.
Trainings for teachers on Human Rights,
Elberto from Angola
Strategies;
Having a manual on ESCR using simple and understandable language.
Carrying out alot of trainings for the community.
Humphrey from Kenya
Strategies;
Use of publications, both literature and pictures to reach out to the communities on Human Rights.
Budget Targeting- Organise the Peoples’ budget forum which is then presented to the government. This has brought people to the Solidarity Spirit.
Involving the members of the communities fully.
Joji from Philipines
Strategies;
Use of support groups
Use of documentations to strenghthen petitions
Encourage participation by all.
Ezekiel from Kenya
Strategies;
Mobilize the community.
Prepare documents and forward them to the government.
Networking with international organisations.
Ida from Trinidad
Strategies;
Capacity building especially for women.
Use of community theatre.
Facillitate for women participation of women groups.
Use of mass media.
Use of banners, posters and other publications to educate.
Aye Aye from Dignity International
Strategies;
Engage the community leaders.
Training of the public
Training of Trainers.
Networking as organisations and with NGOs
- Use of people to people strategy, people meeting and share ideas and experiences.
30TH NOVEMBER 2008
REFLECTING ON COLLABORATION AND SOLIDARITY
Other effective strategies in our different communities as shared by the participants.
They include;
Sussane from Honduras
Strategies;
Educating young people, for them to get better jobs.
Trainings for teachers on Human Rights,
Elberto from Angola
Strategies;
Having a manual on ESCR using simple and understandable language.
Carrying out alot of trainings for the community.
Humphrey from Kenya
Strategies;
Use of publications, both literature and pictures to reach out to the communities on Human Rights.
Budget Targeting- Organise the Peoples’ budget forum which is then presented to the government. This has brought people to the Solidarity Spirit.
Involving the members of the communities fully.
Joji from Philipines
Strategies;
Use of support groups
Use of documentations to strenghthen petitions
Encourage participation by all.
Ezekiel from Kenya
Strategies;
Mobilize the community.
Prepare documents and forward them to the government.
Networking with international organisations.
Ida from Trinidad
Strategies;
Capacity building especially for women.
Use of community theatre.
Facillitate for women participation of women groups.
Use of mass media.
Use of banners, posters and other publications to educate.
Aye Aye from Dignity International
Strategies;
Engage the community leaders.
Training of the public
Training of Trainers.
Networking as organisations and with NGOs
- Use of people to people strategy, people meeting and share ideas and experiences.
Reflecting on Collaboration and Solidarity
DAY 2
SUNDAY 30.11.2008
REFLECTING ON COLLABORATION AND SOLIDARITY
Effective strategies in our different communities as shared by the participants.
SUNDAY 30.11.2008
REFLECTING ON COLLABORATION AND SOLIDARITY
Effective strategies in our different communities as shared by the participants.
- Educating young people, for them to get better jobs.Trainings for teachers on Human Rights,
- Having a manual on ESCR using simple and understandable language.
- Carrying out alot of trainings for the community.
- Use of publications, both literature and pictures to reach out to the communities on Human Rights.
- Budget Targeting- Organise the Peoples’ budget forum which is then presented to the government. This has brought people to the Solidarity Spirit.
- Involving the members of the communities fully.
- Use of support groups
- Use of documentations to strenghthen petitions
- Encourage participation by all.
- Mobilize the community.
- Prepare documents and forward them to the government.
- Networking with international organisations.
- Capacity building especially for women.
- Use of community theatre.
- Facilitate for women participation of women groups.
- Use of mass media.
- Use of banners, posters and other publications to educate.
- Engage the community leaders.
- Training of the public
- Training of Trainers.
- Networking as organisations and with NGOs
- Use of people to people strategy, people meeting and share ideas and experiences
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Common challenges to many groups and the common causesof them
The group had almost same challanges which means we all face the same problems and were as follows:
- infrastucuturel
- law struggle especially in Kenya, Nigeria, India and almost all countries in Africa
- gender in equality
- H.I.V/AIDS
- Millitraisation
Regis speaks about root causes
Regis from South Africa's Treatment Action Campaign in a conversation about what might be the causes for the common challenges that the social movement are facing. At ESCR-Net's Social Movement and Grassroot Gathering, Nairobi, kenya
Friday, November 28, 2008
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