This report compiles the exchanges of analysis on the role of Europe in a globalized world over three interconnected issues: climate change, trade and regional integration held during two debates which took place in Belem during the World Social Forum (January 2009), and in Bangkok, Thailand during the ASEAN Peoples’ Forum (February 2009):
- Emerging crises: [...]

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Watch online the video recording from the International Conference of Governments and Social Movements “Regional Integration: an opportunity to face the crises” held 21-22 July 2009 in Paraguay.
The Conference was organised as a series of round tables for dialogue bringing together parliamentarians, governments and civil society representatives from Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe.
The objective [...]

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20 October 2009,18-21hs, Cha-am, Thailand
This Public Forum was held during the 2nd ASEAN Peoples’ Forum / 5th ASEAN Civil Society Conference 18-20 October 2009 Cha-am, Phetchaburi Province, Thailand
Introduction
Finding solutions to the crises (economic, energy, food, climate and security) is urgent, and today it is at the core of the agenda of both social movements and [...]

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Watch the photos from the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE of GOVERNMENTS and SOCIAL MOVEMENTS “Regional Integration: an opportunity to face the crises” (21 and 22 July 2009, Paraguay). Organised by Hemispheric Social Alliance (HSA), Iniciativa Paraguaya para la Integración de los Pueblos, People’s Agenda for Alternative Regionalisms (PAAR), Focus on the Global South and Transnational Institute (TNI)

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See Programme and download some of the presentations of the
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE of GOVERNMENTS and SOCIAL MOVEMENTS “Regional Integration: an opportunity to face the crises”
DATES: 21 and 22 July 2009
VENUE: PRODEPA, Sala 1, Consejo Nacional del Deporte, Asunción del Paraguay
TIME: 9am-20pm

PROGRAMME

21 JULY

09:00–09:30

Opening: Greeting from organisers
- Enrique Daza, Executive Secretary, Hemispheric [...]

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From participants in the conference “Regional Integration: A new opportunity to face the crisis”, Asunción, Paraguay, July 21-22, 2009
We, representatives of social movements, labour and civil society organisations from Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe, who are meeting in Asunción to discuss the vital importance of regional responses to the current global crisis, call upon [...]

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[ July 21, 2009 to July 22, 2009. ] “Regional Integration: an opportunity to face the crises”

21 and 22 July 2009, Consejo Nacional del Deporte,
Asunción del Paraguay

Co- Organisers
Hemispheric Social Alliance (HSA), Iniciativa Paraguaya para la Integración de los Pueblos, People’s Agenda for Alternative Regionalisms (PARA), Focus on the Global South and Transnational Institute (TNI)
In cooperation with
Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA), [...]

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Workshop Emerging crises: De-globalisation and Alternative Regionalism?
Opportunities and challenges for regional alternatives
During ASEAN PEOPLE’S FORUM (Bangkok, 21-22 February 2009)
21 February 2009 / 9-11 am / B2 106
The global financial system is unravelling at great speed. This is happening in the midst of a multiplicity of interlinked crises in relation to food, climate change and [...]

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Workshop organised during World Social Forum in Belem
31 January 2009
Introduction

The global financial system is unravelling at great speed. This is happening in the midst of a multiplicity of interlinked crises in relation to food, climate change and energy arising from the workings of the currently dominant global neo-liberal model. The failure of [...]

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