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Forum gathers 100 participants; underscores key issues before SONA
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 01:12
More than a hundred participants from various people’s and civil society organizations attended the one-day forum “The Development Challenge Under P-Noy: Tackling the Hard Questions,” which Focus on the Global South-Philippines organized through its Development Roundtable Series (DRTS) at the convention hall of the Bureau of Soil and Water Management on July 18, a week before President Noynoy Aquino delivers his second State of the Nation Address (SONA).The forum would be one of the culminating activities...
Akbayan Congressman and Focus founder Walden Bello debates Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on "Asia: Who Owns the Wealth"
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 10:53
The debate sponsored by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) takes place 2-415 pm, Monday, June 13 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) being held at the Shangri-la Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event is a special edition of the BBC's World Debate Program. It will be broadcast at the following dates and times:
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BBC World News TV
18-Jun-11
9:10
18-Jun-11
5:10 PM
BBC World News TV
18-Jun-...
The Crisis of Global Capitalism and the Spectre of 21st Century Fascism
Monday, May 30, 2011 - 13:28
William I. Robinson* The crisis of global capitalism is unprecedented, given its magnitude, its global reach, the extent of ecological degradation and social deterioration, and the scale of the means of violence. We truly face a crisis of humanity. The stakes have never been higher; our very survival is at risk. We have entered into a period of great upheavals and uncertainties, of momentous changes, fraught with dangers if also opportunities. I want to discuss here the crisis...
[Event] Forum and Book Launch of "Transitions"
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 10:19
Focus-Philippines launches its newest publication Transitions/Yearbook 2011 through a forum, One Year after P-Noy’s Election: Where/What are we Transitioning to? Invited speakers: Prof. Roland Simbulan; Dean Rene Ofreneo; Sec. Dinky Soliman (tbc); Ka Bobby Tañada (tbc); peasant leader Corazon Peña; labor leaders Wilson Fortaleza/Yuen AbanaFocus offers a one- time huge discount on the first sale of Transitions — P250 only per copy! Regular price after launch is P350.
Alternative Regionalisms, Challenging Capitalist Agriculture, Climate Justice, Decommodification and Agrarian Reform, Essential Goods and Services, Peoples’ Food Sovereignity, Philippines, Project on Sustainable Cities, Critical Discourse on Alternatives, Deglobalisation, Finance, Trade, Peace & Democracy, Reclaiming the Commons
Trade and Health activists call on ASEAN Leaders to Defend Peoples’ Right to Health and Access to Medicines
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 03:24
JAKARTA- Trade and health activists came out with a joint open letter addressed to ASEAN leaders raising concerns over the negative impact of free trade agreements on peoples' access to medicines and right to health. Millions of people in ASEAN countries rely on affordable generic medicines to treat all kinds of diseases including HIV/AIDS, heart disease and cancer. According to the group, "the future supply of these life-saving medicines however is under threat from aggressive trade policies being...
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