The meeting is prepared through the
following activities :
The
publication on May 24th (in the first anniversary of the
liberation of South Lebanon from Israeli occupation) of the
first issue of "Majalat"
(the Arabic review that the CCSL, supported by the FPH, will
produce as an Arabic contribution to the alliance.
In the issue,
Ziad Majed has written an article on the continental
meetings, on Porto Alegre, and on the African caravan.
The
preparation of the Alliance brochure in Arabic.
The
publication of two books containing all the papers presented
in the previous two meetings in Beirut (December 1998 and
November 1999) with the discussions that followed them and
their final declaration. Summaries of these two books are
prepared by Ziad Majed and will be ready end of May.
Coordination
with local activists in the South is taking place in order to
prepare meetings with the participants in the encounter, and
visits to some of the municipalities to discuss local
governance issues.
A group of volunteers is being gathered
to support logistically the meeting and cooperate with
Gustavo Marin, Nadia Aissaoui and Ziad Majed for translation
during the working sessions, and link to other continental
meetings through media, Internet and other communication
channels.
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A press conference will take place
before the encounter to invite Lebanese and Arab journalists
to cover the event.
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