South-South Cooperation: Charting the way for people to people collaboration
The roundtable discussion is aimed at bringing together participants from African, Asian and Latin American civil society organisations and movements to discuss the concept of South-South cooperation from a peoples’ perspective. The roundtable will interrogate the challenges and opportunities for people centered South-South cooperation in the context of Southern ‘emerging powers’ and increased intergovernmental relations.
South-South Cooperation: Charting the way for people to people collaboration
The Emerging Powers in Africa initiative is pleased to announce the following roundtable dialogue at the forthcoming World Social Forum to take place in Dakar, Senegal, February 2011.
The roundtable discussion is aimed at bringing together participants from African, Asian and Latin American civil society organisations and movements to discuss the concept of South-South cooperation from a peoples’ perspective. The roundtable will interrogate the challenges and opportunities for people centered South-South cooperation in the context of Southern ‘emerging powers’ and increased intergovernmental relations. It will also debate the intentions and impact of the BRICS state to state relations and how collaboration and co-ordinated people to people interventions can be achieved towards greater synergy and action. Moreover the forum is aimed at developing collective reflections and promote a platform for South-South dialogue on the perspectives and strategies for the future, thereby guaranteeing that the voices of people and movements contribute to the effective achievement of another possible and urgent World for all.
Date: 8 February
Time: 08:30-11:30
Venue: TBC
Panelists include Mercia Andrews (African People’s Dialogue – South Africa), Ebrima Sall (CODESRIA - Senegal), John Patrick Ngoyi Kasongo (Justice Development and Peace Commussion - Nigeria), Dongying Wang (Global Environment Institute – China), Alyxandra Gomes (Fahamu and Sephis Programme - Brazil), Aissatou Diallo (ENDA – Senegal), Yuhua Xiao (Institute for African Studies – Zhejiang Normal University China) and Rahul Goswami (India).