[GJM] Fwd: [simpol] Global Justice Strategy Forum - London 24thNov. - Public meeting

Sun Nov 11 09:50:06 MST 2007

--- Rodney Shakespeare
<rodney.shakespeare1 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> Dear Mukhtar,
> The organiser of this meeting is Simpol which is
> part of the Global Justice Movement just as you are
> and many other groups and individuals are.  
> 
> Simpol has a good amount of support and looks
> towards agreeing to agree,  in particular, as its
> strategy for achieving global justice whereas the
> Global Table and www.globaljusticemovement.net have
> that specific policy which can unite and is
> practical in present political, financial and
> economic circumstances.
> 
> As you know, we, like you,  have just responded to
> the UNDP request for major new policy to address the
> big environmental issues and it is signifcant that
> the GJM and www.globajusticemovement.net were able
> to make a big response whereas, as far as I know,
> very few other groups or individuals were in a
> position to be able to do so.
> 
> I do not know if the people attending the meeting
> below are really trying to find the specific new
> policy required but, recently, John Bunzl, leader of
> Simpol, was at a Four Authors meeting and I
> certainly set out in my speech the response made to
> UNDP.
> 
> Of course it is still not known if the UNDP will
> accept any new ideas at all and,  if it does not, we
> shall probably be back again in the position we were
> in before with individuals and groups thinking their
> own way is the only way forward.
> 
> However, world financial, economic and political
> circumstances are rapidly changing and I am hopeful
> that Global Justice people in general are beginning
> to focus their minds on what is, or is not,
> practical.
> 
> Roldney
> 
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Dr.Muhammad Mukhtar Alam 
>   To: Discussion Forum for Global Justice 
>   Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 8:00 AM
>   Subject: [GJM] Fwd: [simpol] Global Justice
> Strategy Forum - London 24thNov. - Public meeting
> 
> 
>   Dear Rodney,
> 
>   Is the Global Justice Movement referred in this
> mail and the GJM www.globaljusticemovement.net same
> ?
> 
>   Dr.Muhammad Mukhtar Alam
> 
> 
>   "Centre For Ecological Audit, Social Inclusion &
> Governance" <ceasig at gmail.com> wrote:
>     Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:26:21 +0530
>     From: "Centre For Ecological Audit, Social
> Inclusion & Governance" <ceasig at gmail.com>
>     To: mukhtaralam2000 at yahoo.com
>     Subject: Fwd: [simpol] Global Justice Strategy
> Forum - London 24th Nov. - Public meeting
> 
> 
> 
>     ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>     From: John Bunzl <jbunzl at simpol.org>
>     Date: Oct 24, 2007 3:58 PM
>     Subject: [simpol] Global Justice Strategy Forum
> - London 24th Nov. - Public meeting
>     To: simpol at yahoogroups.com,
> simpol-uk at yahoogroups.com , feasta at yahoogroups.com,
> UKFOODGROUP at yahoogroups.com,
> servasnet at yahoogroups.com 
> 
> 
>     Please forward to your networks
> 
>     What's Wrong with the Global Justice Movement?
> 
>     Global Justice Strategy Forum
> 
>     Saturday, 24th November 9.00am to 3.00pm 
> 
>     Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL 
> 
>     Open to the public - free admission* - Tube:
> Holborn
> 
>     While global activists cheerfully proclaimed
> 'victory' over globalisation after shutting down the
> WTO ministerial meeting in Seattle in 1999, nearly
> 10 years on it has to be admitted that the
> free-market juggernaught has comprehensively swept
> the global justice movement aside. 
> 
>     Despite numerous protests, the World Social
> Forum, Make Poverty History, Live 8 and the support
> of a string of high-profile rock-stars, we should
> acknowledge that, while we've done a great job in
> raising public awareness of global problems, by and
> large our efforts to obtain adequate action by
> governments have failed. It's not that we've failed
> to get ANY government action; it's that it remains
> far too little compared to the really decisive moves
> needed if global warming, let alone other issues,
> are to be properly addressed. 
> 
>     Something is deeply wrong with our movement's
> strategy - meanwhile the planet burns. Isn't it time
> we admitted this failure and discussed it openly and
> honestly? If you're fed up with hearing only about
> global problems and want to hear about and work on
> practical and coherent solutions, be they local,
> national or global, then this forum is for you! 
> 
>     The Forum is being hosted by Simpol-UK and will
> open with a Forum Focus at which all attendees will
> have an opportunity to frame the debate and identify
> the key issues to which our panel of invited
> speakers will be asked to respond. The Forum will
> finish with a further opportunity for
> cross-fertilising the reactions and ideas of all
> present, crystallising the most promising solutions,
> while identifying any key issues which may need to
> be dealt with at a future Strategy Forum. 
> 
>     * Admission is free but to ensure sufficient
> space, you must reserve your seat by emailing Diana
> Trimble at dtrimble at simpol.org by no later than
> Friday 9th November.
> 
>     Speakers:
> 
>     Charles Secrett, former director, Friends of the
> Earth UK
> 
>     Colin Hines, activist, author and former
> economist for Greenpeace 
> 
>     Aubrey Meyer, director, The Global Commons
> Institute http://www.gci.org.uk
> 
>     David Wasdell, director, the Meridian Programme
> http://www.meridian.org.uk
> 
>     John Bunzl, founder, the Simultaneous Policy
> http://www.simpol.org
> 
>     Note: The Forum will be followed at 3.30 pm by
> Simpol-UK's Annual General Meeting. 
> 
>     [Non-text portions of this message have been
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> 
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