News and Events from G8-Germany.info
www.g8-germany.info updated its website with infos on all the activities surrounding the G8 summit, Civil Society activities both running up to and during the G8. They also offer a tool for announcing events and activities in your own countries.
The G8-Germany team is planning at least four G8-related events at the World Social Forum in Nairobi, which will take place from January 20-25. For most of these events, there are no clear dates yet:
- January 21st: High-level panel discussion “What do the Poorest (P8) have to say to G8?” – with representatives from Africa (Bishop Dandala, Agnes Aboum), India (Vandana Shiva) and Germany (German Development Minister, Association of German Development NGOs – VENRO).
- January 22nd or 23rd: Panel discussion: “Legitimacy of G8: Should we try to influence their agenda or should they be substituted by other institutions?” – with representatives of GCAP, African and German Civil Society and activists.
- January 22nd or 23rd: Planning workshop: “The G8 2007 Alternative Summit” – How do we increase International participation?
- January24th: Workshop and info-event: “How is Civil Society preparing for G8 2007 in Germany?” – How do we increase International participation? With presentations from all parts of German Civil Society and International Networks.
It is clear by now, that the Sherpa-Stakeholder meeting in Bonn will be in the afternoon of April 26, 2007. For the day before that, there are plans for an international Civil Society Forum on G8.
For more information, please contact:
Mona Bricke
G8 Project Coordinator/Projektbeauftragte
c/o Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung
Am Michaelshof 8-10
D – 53177 Bonn
Germany
mona@forumue.de
