[homeles_ot-l] FW: Call for Program Submissions - 2010 People's Summit

[Lynne Browne]

FYI . . .  one of the areas in the Invitation for Program Proposals is
homelessness and poverty. Also please note the People's Summit cannot cover
travel or lodging expenses.

 

Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)

147 Besserer St., 2nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7

Cell 613-513-6647

Office 613-241-7913, ext. 205

 <http://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/> www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca

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From: Linda Lalonde [mailto:linda_lalonde_ottawa at yahoo.com] 
Sent: March 7, 2010 2:47 AM
To: undisclosed recipients:
Subject: Call for Program Submissions - 2010 People's Summit

 


 



 

*** PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY! ***

Pour une version de cette invitation en français, s'il vous plaît contacter
coordinator at peoplessummit2010.ca
<http://ca.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=coordinator@peoplessummit2010.
ca> .


The 2010 People's Summit
Building a Movement for a Just World

June 18, 19 & 20, 2010 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

http://www.peoplessummit2010.ca <http://www.peoplessummit2010.ca/> 

Invitation for Program Proposals
Proposals are invited for the program of The 2010 People's Summit taking
place in
Toronto on June 18, 19 and 20, 2010. The Summit will create a space for
community
organizers, activists, non-governmental organizations, independent media,
workers,
artists - the people - to mobilize for global justice in advance of the
G8/G20 Summits,
happening June 25, 26 and 27 in Huntsville and Toronto.

Below are some broad categories we are organizing around. Proposals beyond
these
topics are also welcome:

Global Justice - Connecting local and global struggles; creating and/or
protecting the
commons; transformative justice and the search for harmony...

Local Struggles and Holding Canada Accountable - Canadian mining and
extractive
industries; homelessness and poverty; Harper's neo-liberal agenda;
Indigenous
struggles for autonomy and justice; democracy and government
accountability...

The Environment and Climate Change - The climate change crisis; the
obligation of
industrial countries to support climate solutions in the poorest and most
vulnerable
countries; sustainability; environmental justice; climate justice; just
transitions; localism;
food sovereignty...

Economic Justice - Challenging neo-liberal capitalism; no-growth economy;
local and
alternative economic systems; root causes of poverty...

Human Rights - Peace and civil liberties; anti-oppression; sovereignty;
global
Indigenous struggles; migrant justice; police brutality; war and occupation;
equity;
gender; labour rights...

Building the Movement - Self-care for activists; solidarity across
movements; skills for
activists; spirituality and social change; alliance building...

Guidelines for Program Proposals
* Proposals may include lectures, workshops, skills training, films,
interactive
artistic spaces, etc...
In order to create a diverse and engaging program, we encourage you to
consider;
* making your workshop accessible to many ages, learning styles and levels
of
education
* using interactive formats and popular education tools
* diversity in age, culture, and experience of presenters
* including action-based, solution-oriented, and/or skill building
components
* integrating arts and culture into your presentation
* creating spaces that are accessible to those with disAbilities
* creating web-based content

Submission Procedure:

Submissions should include;
(1) topic title and description
(2) contact person (tel & email)
(3) sponsoring organization (if any)
(4) name of speaker/participants/facilitator (include short biographical
info)
(4) technical and space requirements (if any)

The People's Summit would like to encourage collaboration and alliances. If
you are
open to collaboration, or interested in being connected with others working
on similar
issues, please indicate as much in your proposal.

The People's Summit will strive to support the creation of diverse and
accessible
workshop spaces. If you need help or suggestions about how to make your
workshop
more accessible, please ask. We welcome submissions in languages other than
English.

Initial deadline for submissions: April 1st, 2010

Please submit proposals to:
Programming Committee, c/o Marya Folinsbee
Email: coordinator at peoplessummit2010.ca
<http://ca.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=coordinator@peoplessummit2010.
ca> 
Tel: 905.218.5131

We would prefer to receive submissions by email, but you can also mail
submissions to
2010 People's Summit, c/o Council of Canadians, 210-116 Spadina Ave.,
Toronto, ON
M5V 2K6.

Review Process
The People's Summit seeks to represent a diversity of approaches, subjects,
perspectives, experiences, and demographics. The Programming Committee of
the
2010 People's Summit will review all proposals and correspond with the
listed contact
person. We will notify you of the status of your workshop no later than May
30th, 2010.

We will prioritize proposals which are;
* In line with the Basic Principles of the 2010 People's Summit:
(www.peoplessummit2010.ca/section/9<http://www.peoplessummit2010.ca/section/
9>)
* Reflective of the diverse communities in and around Toronto and Canada
* Representative of the struggles of the Global South
* Interactive, engaging and accessible
* Connected to People's Summit issues and the G8/G20 agenda
* Action- and solution-oriented

Please note, the People's Summit cannot cover travel or lodging expenses.


For informational purposes only: For details of actions planned between June
21 and
27, please visit http://g20.torontomobilize.org
<http://g20.torontomobilize.org/> .
--
Marya Folinsbee
G8/20 People's Summit Coordinator
coordinator at peoplessummit2010.ca
<http://ca.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=coordinator@peoplessummit2010.
ca> 
905.218.5131

http://www.peoplessummit2010.ca <http://www.peoplessummit2010.ca/> 

 

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