World Social Forum

8 - 9 February 2011

Dakar, Senegal

Programme of GPF – FEPS – SOLIDAR – ITUC

Tuesday 8th February

12.30 -14.00Workshop 1: “Water: The urgent need for global solidarity to protect a public good”

Moderator: Ernst Stetter, Secretary General, FEPS

Introduction:

- Martine Aubry, First Secretary, PS, France

Speakers:

- Mamadou Faye, Former Water Minister, Senegal

- Jo Leinen, Member of the European Parliament, S&D Group, Germany

- Martin Lofete, Vice-president, CSC, Democratic Republic of Congo

- Uttam SINHA, Research Fellow, IDSA, India

14.00 -15.30Workshop 2: “Migration: Key for Global Development?”

Moderator: Javier Moreno Sanchez, Secretary General, GPF

Introduction:

- Massimo D’ALEMA, President of FEPS, former Prime Minister of Italy

Speakers:

- Corina Cretu, International Secretary, Member of the European Parliament, PSD, Romania

- Jesus CALDERA SÁNCHEZ-CAPITÁN, Executive Vice-President, Ideas Foundation, Spain

- Barry Gilder, Mapungubwe Institute, Former Director-General Department of Home Affairs, South Africa

- Ramesh BADAL, General Secretary, GFONT, Nepal

- Christa Randzio-Plath, Vice-President, VENRO, Germany

- Kristian Vigenin, PES Presidency Member, Member of the European Parliament, BSP, Bulgaria

16.00 -18.30Workshop 3: “Global social protection: An agenda for all”

Moderator: Conny Reuter, Secretary General, SOLIDAR

Speakers:

- Marc BECKER, Advisor, CSC, Belgium

- Kurosh Danesh, Immigration Coordinator, CGIL, Italy

- Zita Gurmai, PES Women President, Member of the European Parliament, MSZP, Hungary

- Mohamed Haidour, Secretary on Migration, CCOO, Spain

- Drame Ndiankou, Representative, CGIL, Italy

- Robert MKezalamba, Secretary General, MCTU, Malawi

- Suman SAHAI, Founder, Gene Campaign, India

- Daniel Van Daele, National Secretary, FGTB, Belgium

18.00 - 20.00 FEPS Reception

Welcoming Senegalese partners, PES, GPF, ITUC and SOLIDAR members.

Address:

Massimo D’ALEMA, President of FEPS, former Prime Minister of Italy

Hosted by Khalifa Sall, Major of Dakar, BSS/PS, Senegal

Venue: DakarTown Hall gardens

Wednesday 9th February

08.30 -10.30Workshop 4: “Fair Trade, Decent Work, Financial transaction tax: A New Progressive Agenda”

Moderator: Philip Cordery, Secretary General, PES

Speakers:

- Kwasi ADU-AMANKWAH, General Secretary, ITUC Africa

- Kader Arif, Member of the European Parliament, PS, France

- Anne Demelenne, Secretary General, FGTB, Belgium

- Walter POMAR, Secretary General, Foro de Sao Paulo, Brazil

- Henri Weber, Member of the European Parliament, PS, France

10.30 - 10.45Closing of the GPF, FEPS, SOLIDAR, ITUC Seminar

Speakers:

- Josef WEIDENHOLZER, President, SOLIDAR

Venue: CheikhAntaDiopUniversity, B.P. 5005 Dakar-Fann

Contacts:

FEPS / Charlotte Billingham
Ernst Stetter
Yolanda Fernandez / +32 484 25 75 80 and Dakar: 777150949
+32 485 33 00 50
+32 492 73 03 33
GPF / Cecilia Gondard
Yonnec Polet / +32 494 64 80 54
+32 475 32 48 72
ITUC / Isabelle Hoferlin / +32 473 50 18 93 and Dakar: 774795739
SOLIDAR / Conny Reuter / +32 473 647 063

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