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ASEAN People's Forum
13-15 December 2008Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
EXTENDED UNTIL 30 OCTOBER 2008
Prior to the 14th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, civil society organizations and social movements from all over the region will gather together for the ASEAN Peoples' Forum, a People-to People platform to discuss common issues confronting the region, and to articulate and strategize around peoples' aspirations and alternatives for ASEAN and the ASEAN people.
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Programmes Alternatives An ASEAN We Can Aspire To? Where is ASEAN Now and Where is it Taking Us?
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Focus on the Global South-Philippines Programme and
Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC)-Cebu Civil Society Consultation on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) August 19, 2008 (Tuesday), 9:00AM-5:00PM Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center (EADSC) Plenary Hall
During the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore in November 2007, ASEAN Leaders signed the ASEAN Charter, or what is touted as the Constitution for the regional association.
The ASEAN Charter specifies lines of responsibility and obligations of members, establishes new mechanisms for operations, as well as mandates a revitalized ASEAN Secretariat. On the same occasion, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint was also signed. The blueprint lays down the commitments and timelines for economic liberalization and integration in ASEAN. Both documents can be considered milestones, and have significant implications on the life of ASEAN peoples and communities. But they have been signed without meaningful participation or involvement of ASEAN constituencies, through processes that have not been transparent or accessible. Still, two more documents -- the ASEAN Political Security Community (APSC) Blueprint and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Blueprint -- are being drafted without active scrutiny from civil society. These two blueprints will supposedly complete the requirements for the realization of the ASEAN Community. In its haste to formalize itself and its processes, ASEAN has neglected to bring the people along with them. This one-day forum will provide updates on ASEAN and interrogate its various initiatives. It hopes to even out understanding of regionalism and answer the question of whether regional responses are necessary, and if so, what appropriate regional responses can best serve the interests of the people? Finally, it will try to surface ideas of whether it is possible, and what proactive people’s actions are necessary, to build an ASEAN Community we can aspire to. Program 9:00 – 10:00 AM Registration Introduction: Purpose/objective of the consultation Updates on ASEAN Civil Society Initiatives 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon Inputs and Open Forum (a) The ASEAN Charter and the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint (b) The Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint (c) The Political-Security Community Blueprint (including the ASEAN Human Rights Body) (d) The Campaign on ASEAN FTAs and EPAs, with focus on the EU-ASEAN FTA and the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (AJCEPA) by Joseph Purugganan 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM Lunch 1:00 – 2:30 PM Workshops and Report Back 2:30 – 3:00 PM Break 3:00 – 5:00 PM Ways Forward ▪ Visayas Plans? (ASEAN and the campaign on ASEAN FTAs and EPAs) ▪ The ASEAN People's Charter Initiative -- discussion of the talking points, initial ideas/inputs ▪ The ASEAN People's Forum and the ASEAN Civil Society Conference IV 5:00 PM Closing Organized by Focus on the Global South, in cooperation with Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC)-Cebu ================================================================== Kindly forward confirmations to: Lito Vasquez, FDC-Cebu Telefax: (032)-4124335; Mobile: 0919-5080908, 0916-2518454 E-mail: , |
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