Themes of the meeting
- "Etat des lieux" in the different
Arab countries represented in the meeting (democracy assessment,
support of the Palestinian intifadah, Iraq and the embargo, internal
conflicts and struggles for equality and justice).
- The Arab world as seen by the rest of the world
- The challenges facing local governance, and
development in this part of the world (South Lebanon as a case
study).
- Solidarity between peoples.
- The Arab declaration for the 3rd millenium.
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Programme
The meeting will be held in the southern part of
the country. A local association Dar al-inaya in Salhiyyeh (10 Km
to the east of Sayda) will host participants. Working sessions will
occur in different cites: in Salhiyyeh, in Nabatiyyeh, and in Darb
Assim. Participants will also meet municipal councils, representatives
of social movements in the region and discuss with them issues of
local governance, citizenship, human development, and challenges
facing their work. They will visit as well different southern villages
and cities, including Khyam and its prison (the notorious one where
the Israelis imprisoned Lebanese and Palestinian resistants), Khirbit
Silim, Sour and Sayda.
The meeting will start with the press conference
on the 21rst of June, followed by working sessions and visits till
the 24th of the month.
Around 35 participants from Lebanon, Palestine,
Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria will attend, in
addition to one participant representing the Asian meeting, and
another representing the American one. Gustavo Marin will represent
the FPH.
Access to the meeting is through Beirut,
Sayda, and then Salhiyyeh.
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