A
call to social movements, frontline communities
and
campaigning networks, and progressive NGOs,
Join the 10th
Asia-Europe Peoples’ Forum
“Towards
a Just and Equal Asia and Europe -
Building States of Citizens for
Citizens”
Milan, Italy, 10-12 October 2014
On
16-17th October 2014 the 10th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM10) will take
place in Milan hosted by The European Union. Heads of State and
Government from across Asia and Europe will meet to discuss their
future priorities and plans.
Prior
to ASEM10, the Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF) will hold its 10th
biennial People’s Forum on10-12
October 2014 under the title “Towards
a Just and Equal Asia and Europe - Building States of Citizens for
Citizens”.
AEPF10
will tackle major themes or People’s Visions, which represent
AEPF’s hopes for citizens of Europe and Asia. These are:
- Socially Just Trade and Investment
- Universal Social Protection – Guaranteed decent jobs, access to Essential Services and Social Security;
- Food Sovereignty and Sustainable Land and Natural Resource Management;
- Climate Justice, Sustainable Energy Production and Zero Waste; and
- Peace and Security
Progress
towards the realisation of these People’s Visions, or Alternatives,
is at the heart of a way out of the multiple crises confronting
people, states and institutions. The ecological, debt, financial,
energy and food crises, which have been caused and compounded by the
policies and practices of many governments in both rich and poor
countries and their approaches to regulation of business, have caused
increasing social polarization between peoples and states. In Asia
the crises are exacerbating poverty and inequality, already
widespread before the present crises. In Europe the crises are
creating indebtedness, joblessness and insecurity. We are
increasingly experiencing ‘corporate capture’–multinational and
national corporations structuring and determining our lives and
livelihoods. The responses of citizens are often at local and
national levels and to complement these, the AEPF is looking to
encourage and strengthen cooperation and solidarity of people’s
networks regionally, inter-regionally and globally.
This
is a call to social movements, frontline communities and campaigning
networks, and progressive NGOs, academics and parliamentarians across
Asia and Europe to come and join us,
to be part of the AEPF10 Forum. You can be part of an event that is
open, dynamic and inclusive and focuses on meaningful and practical
discussions for change.
AEPF10
will be an exciting series of interlinked dialogues, workshops,
actions, policy debates and open spaces. You can be part of this in
many ways: you can actively participate in the discussions
and building of People’s Visions, co-organize
an event, and/or contribute human and financial resources.
There will be a call for expressions of interest to organise
workshops and events soon.
Interested
in joining us? Contribute your knowledge, resources or time to
enable AEPF10 to be a success.
This
is your forum!
Please
watch out for announcements on AEPF10 activities and on how to
register as participant or co-organizer of events at the AEPF website
www.aepf.info.
For further information, you may contact aepf10milano@gmail.com
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