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> > *** PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY! *** > > Pour une version de cette invitation en français, s'il vous plaît > contacter > [log in to unmask] > > > The 2010 People’s Summit > Building a Movement for a Just World > > June 18, 19 & 20, 2010 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada > > 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: [log in to unmask] > 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) > • 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. > > > -- > Ian Thomson > Program Coordinator - Ecological Justice and Corporate Accountability > > KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives > (Ottawa office) > 211 Bronson Ave, Suite 211 > Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1R 6H5 > Tel. 613-235-9956 ext 222 > www.kairoscanada.org > Noah Quastel PhD Student, UBC Geography 1984 West Mall, UBC Vancouver, BC V6T 1S2 604 736 6640 [log in to unmask]