[Gcap-mujeres] THE GCAP E-LETTER - MARCH 10 2009 - EDITION #38

Mar Mar 10 15:02:08 UYT 2009

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  *THE GCAP E-LETTER*

*March 10^th 2009- Edition #38*

(Also available in Arabic 
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English 
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French 
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Portuguese 
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and Spanish 
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at whiteband.org)
/The Arabic version of the e-letter will not be posted online until 
tomorrow, March 11th. Apologies for the inconvenience/.

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*Letter from the Global Secretariat*

Last Sunday 8th March, the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) 
mobilized on International Women's Day 2009.

 From International Women's Day, GCAP and others will campaign for 20 
days to show the links between the feminization of poverty and the 
global economic crises, but also to show that women can play a central 
role in building sustainable economies.

This is part of a series of worldwide responses ahead of the G20 and 
culminating in the Global Week of Action called for by the World Social 
Forum. The week of action will start with rallies in London, Berlin, 
Frankfurt, Madrid and elsewhere on March 28th.

GCAP is calling on all leaders attending the G20 Summit in London to 
take back control of the international financial system and use this 
crisis to undertake a root and branch reform that puts their voters, the 
people, first. But we are also calling for power to be shifted to the 
G192 -- the United Nations, who should become central to the role of 
regulation of the financial systems.

Join the mobilisation in the coming weeks to call governments to take 
responsibility, take action and put people first.

/The Global Secretariat /

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*In this e-letter*

*What's coming up?*

    * G20 MOBILISATION TOOLKIT AND POLICY PAPER
    * PEACE ONE DAY FILM CAMPAIGN

*What's been happening?*

    * INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY MOBILISATION

*GCAP Internal Updates*

    * GLOBAL SECRETARIAT VACANCIES
    * LEARNING

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    *What's coming up?*

      _*G20 MOBILISATION TOOLKIT AND POLICY PAPER*_

Last week, the G20 Working group finalised and approved a Mobilisation 
Toolkit 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/4fb08bfbfd504adb3a7b445087857c58?utm_source=eletter090310>  
and Policy Paper 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/1782fd74fb418fa4a91edb6acee21a64?utm_source=eletter090310> 
for the G20 Summit on the financial crisis in London. As we know, this 
meeting is a follow-up to the G20 November 2008 meeting in Washington DC 
and their discussions will revolve around the current economic crisis 
and what to do about it. This makes it a rare opportunity in which, with 
effective civil society action and coordination internationally, we can 
move forward to achieve some real wins on GCAP demands.

On these documents you will find detailed information on GCAP's 
objectives for the campaign, messaging, suggested activities, materials 
and information sources, etc. A template *press release* 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/2a358e9f33219384815b9502e97f4791?utm_source=eletter090310> 
is also available online.

You can download all resources and materials related to this 
mobilisation at:
www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2009/g20-2009/ 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/49f3e759bab3d20af91974ea7fd3fdb2?utm_source=eletter090310> 
(use the language links on the top menu to see non-English materials)

    * G20 Summit April 2009 - GCAP Mobilisation Toolkit (English)
      <http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/4fb08bfbfd504adb3a7b445087857c58?utm_source=eletter090310> 
    * G20 2009 - April 2nd - GCAP Policy Asks (English)
      <http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/1782fd74fb418fa4a91edb6acee21a64?utm_source=eletter090310>

    * G20 2009 - April 2nd - GCAP Policy Asks (English)
      <http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/2a358e9f33219384815b9502e97f4791?utm_source=eletter090310>
    * G20 2009 - April 2nd - GCAP Press Release TEMPLATE (English)
      <http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/2a358e9f33219384815b9502e97f4791?utm_source=eletter090310>

*PLEASE SEND INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR PLANNED ACTIVITIES ON THIS 
MOBILISATION TO: **Helena Suarez** (helena.suarez en whiteband.org 
<mailto:helena.suarez en whiteband.org>), Rajiv Joshi (rajiv en whiteband.org 
<mailto:rajiv en whiteband.org>), Tim Gee (tgee en bond.org.uk 
<mailto:tgee en bond.org.uk>) *

Here's some information on activities related to the mobilisation:

*GCAP FEMINIST TASK FORCE "20 DAYS TO G20" E-CAMPAIGN*
The GCAP FTF will be sending alerts, updates and information through the 
GCAP FTF mailing list, showing the links between the feminization of 
poverty and the global economic crises, but also showing that women can 
play a central role in building sustainable economies. Join the mailing 
list by contacting Ana Agostino (ana en icae.org.uy 
<mailto:ana en icae.org.uy>), compilations will be published on:
www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2009/iwd-2009 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/f1bbb42d983a2d58e23788cb114c9a6b?utm_source=eletter090310> 
and on the whiteband.org blog 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/feb4f88eebf570d2d6297acf5acf65a4?utm_source=eletter090310> 

*BOND AND INTERACTION SEND JOINT LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA AND GORDON BROWN
*BOND and InterAction, the UK and USA platforms for NGOs respectively, 
sent a letter to Gordon Brown and Barack Obama ahead of their meeting on 
3 March 2009 urging them to consider four key issues to address the 
deepening global economic crisis in support of international social justice.
www.whiteband.org/blog/archive/2009/03/03/bond-and-interaction-send-joint-letter-to-president-obama-and-gordon-brown 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/8b5c999855583dc583ed2ac038b2fb1e?utm_source=eletter090310> 

GCAP National Coalitions in G20 countries may send a similar letter to 
their finance ministers ahead of their meeting on 14^th March. See a 
sample letter 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/6302a4ad9df03900d9352cf040c4c379?utm_source=eletter090310>.

*CALL FOR BLOGGERS
*Our friends at G20Voice.org have arranged to have 50 bloggers from 
around the world to go to the G20 Summit, to cover the event, in 
particular to ensure that issues of tackling climate change and global 
poverty don't get forgotten.  G20 Voice wants to you to help select 
which bloggers will attend, all you have to do is nominate a blogger, 
vlogger, podcaster or tweeter, that you would like to see attend the 
event. Go to http://www.g20voice.org <http://www.g20voice.org/> to 
nominate and find out more.

*KUMI NAIDOO ON BBC PROGRAM
*With less than a month until the G20 meet in London, Kumi Naidoo, 
co-chair of the pressure group 'Global Call to Action Against Poverty' 
pleads for the richest countries in the world not to forget about their 
aid obligations to the world's poor.
www.whiteband.org/blog/archive/2009/03/03/kumi-naidoo-bbc-programme/ 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/69844483700abcc3f0e027f4b5e36bc9?utm_source=eletter090310> 

*RALLIES IN MADRID, BERLIN AND FRANKFURT CONFIRMED
*Our GCAP G20 Working Group has so far confirmed that there will be mass 
public rallies organised by a wide range of groups taking place 
simultaneously on the 28th of March in advance of the G20.  While the 
London slogan is Put People First, others are focusing on messages 
around how people should not pay for the errors of the elite and 
thousands are expected to participate in all.

      *_PEACE ONE DAY -- SEPTEMBER 21 FILM CAMPAIGN_*

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Peace One Day (POD) is an NGO formed around the Peace One Day Film 
Project, which intents to celebrate one day of non violence around the 
globe. This year is POD's 10th anniversary they are launching a campaign 
to see screenings of their new film "The Day After Peace" in each of the 
192 member states of the United Nations on Peace Day, Monday 21 
September 2009.

The film is available in the six official languages of the UN: English, 
French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese and Arabic. POD would like to offer a 
FREE DVD to the first individual, group or organisation from each 
country to approach them wishing to screen the film to 21 people or more 
on Peace Day 21 September.

If you are interested in holding a screening of the film on Peace Day 
this year please email the details of your planned screening (including 
the size of your expected audience) to Katie Spong: 
Katie.spong en peaceoneday.org 
<https://webmail.webfaction.com/src/compose.php?send_to=Katie.spong%40peaceoneday.org>

If you would like more information about this campaign, go to the 
website: www.peaceoneday.org <http://www.peaceoneday.org/>

    *What's been happening?*

      _*20 DAYS TO 20 -- WOMEN CALL FOR VOICE AT G20*_

"Women are in a hugely vulnerable position in the current global 
economic crisis. Our leaders need to introduce specific strategies to 
provide both urgent assistance to cope with increased poverty and a 
space for the women's voices to be heard," according to Sylvia Borren, 
Co Chair of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP).

GCAPs International Women's Day Mobilization started last week with 
activities at the global level. As stated in our last e-letter, the 
emphasis of this mobilization will be to highlight the linkages between 
women, poverty and the global crises (food, fuel and financial).

*Please send reports on your International Women's Day activities to 
Helena Suarez (helena.suarez en whiteband.org 
<mailto:helena.suarez en whiteband.org>), Ana Agostino (ana en icae.org.uy 
<mailto:ana en icae.org.uy>) and Rosa Lizarde (rosaencasa en aol.com 
<mailto:rosaencasa en aol.com>), all accounts/photos and videos will be 
published on whiteband.org/blog 
<http://www.whiteband.org/blog/?utm_source=eletter090310> and shared in 
the next e-letter.*

You can read a full press release at:
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, March 8th, 2009: "20 DAYS TO G20" - WOMEN 
CALL FOR VOICE AT G20 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/f09455325c95dee84050daa595e27dbe?utm_source=eletter090310>  

These are some of the events and activities that have been happening 
around the world, more at ***whiteband.org/blog 
<http://www.whiteband.org/blog/?utm_source=eletter090310>*:

*MARCH 8^TH MOBILIZATION IN SANTIAGO, CHILE*
The Chilean Association of NOGs (ACCION) participated on a national 
march for International Women's Day. Also, they are currently preparing 
different papers with GCAPs statements on the crisis, to handle to 
different authorities visiting the country at the end of March.
For more information on Accion's mobilization, go to their webpage: 
www.accionag.cl <http://www.accionag.cl/>

*CELEBRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY BY AMCP / RDC*
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the AMCP Campaign, coordinated by 
LUNACOP (National Conflict Counters Poverty) has organized a series of 
activities in 4 provinces of the country: Sud Kivu, North Kivu, Maniema 
and Kinshasa, to celebrate the International Women's Day.

*GRAN MARCHA PASACALLE IN PERU*
GCAP PERU joined a mass rally with women movements in Peru, organized by 
Canto a la Vida.

*WOMEN ORGANIZING AROUND THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS IN NEW YORK*
Last Monday March 2nd was the opening of the Commission on the Status of 
Women (CSW) in New York with the theme of "The equal sharing of 
responsibilities between women and men, including care-giving in the 
context of HIV/AIDS" and its subtheme, "Emerging Issue: Gender 
Perspectives of the Financial Crisis". ENLACE and the GCAP Feminist Task 
Force organized a meeting^ at the United Nations Church Center entitled 
'Women organizing around the global financial crisis'.  The meeting was 
moderated by Rosa Lizarde and explored how women organizations and 
networks organize themselves to raise their voice on the financial, food 
and fuel crisis.
www.whiteband.org/blog/archive/2009/03/04/women-organizing-around-the-global-financial-crisis 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/3ec3e81206678af7fc99ebde96fa0b98?utm_source=eletter090310>
www.whiteband.org/blog/archive/2009/03/03/first-day-of-the-commission-on-the-status-of-women-in-new-york 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/b739265c1b3616194125d3322f74de79?utm_source=eletter090310> 

    *Internal Updates*

      _*GLOBAL SECRETARIAT VACANCIES*_

*PLEASE HELP US FIND AMAZING CANDIDATES! SEND THIS ADVERT TO ALL YOUR 
NETWORKS AND POST ON YOUR WEBSITE.*

The world's largest anti poverty alliance, the Global Call to Action 
against Poverty (GCAP), is seeking to recruit three full-time positions 
at its Global Secretariat.

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      GCAP Campaign Director
      <http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/3e16b944120e2412bcc3eb93185db67e?utm_source=eletter090310>

    *

      GCAP Mobilisation Coordinator
      <http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/decca5548ca6e16e775b7bd2ac487650?utm_source=eletter090310>

    *

      GCAP Global Secretariat Assistant
      <http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/41d5f06461de84b4de6ed3bfcca03a8e?utm_source=eletter090310>

These unique and challenging roles require dynamism and the flexibility 
to work within a diverse global anti-poverty alliance.  The successful 
candidates can be located anywhere that enables them to work in multiple 
time zones using Skype, e mail and telephone to stay in touch. 

See www.whiteband.org/about-gcap/jobs 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/825226dea9ee689313e37d23ca966451?utm_source=eletter090310> 
for full job descriptions. Interested candidates should send their CV 
and a covering note describing their suitability for the position to: 
rajiv en whiteband.org <mailto:rajiv en whiteband.org>

            _*LEARNING*_

T*he Costa Rican coalition* would like to expand its work to new areas, 
and is looking for coalitions who have done work in the following areas 
to share experiences with them:

    * social monitoring in situations of emergency (an earthquake, in
      the case of Costa Rica)
    * citizen monitoring on the right to water
    * sexual and reproductive health and rights
    * the right to education

If you are working on any of these areas, and would be willing to 
discuss your work with the Costa Rican coalition, please email 
caitlin.blaser en civicus.org <mailto:caitlin.blaser en civicus.org>

Also send an email if you want to get in touch with other national 
coalitions working on issues that are of interest to you.

        Regional Updates

See the whiteband.org blog 
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/feb4f88eebf570d2d6297acf5acf65a4?utm_source=eletter090310> 
for updates.

Send your national updates to your regional secretariat:

    * Africa - Christophe Zoungrana (christophez en whiteband.org
      <mailto:christophez en whiteband.org> gcap.africa en whiteband.org
      <mailto:gcap.africa en whiteband.org>)
    * Latin America and Caribbean - (gcap.lac en whiteband.org
      <mailto:gcap.lac en whiteband.org>)
    * Europe - (gcapeuropesecretariat en whiteband.org
      <mailto:gcapeuropesecretariat en whiteband.org>)
    * Middle East and Arab Region - Hamdi Al-Khawaja (hamdi en dwrc.org
      <mailto:hamdi en dwrc.org>)
    * North America - Dennis Howlett (dhowlett en makepovertyhistory.ca
      <mailto:dhowlett en makepovertyhistory.ca>)
    * South East, North and Central Asia - Chona Ramos
      (chlemara67 en yahoo.com <mailto:chlemara67 en yahoo.com>)

    Some useful links:

    * Read the whiteband blog
      <http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/feb4f88eebf570d2d6297acf5acf65a4?utm_source=eletter090310>
    * See the photo gallery
      <http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/00bb6267afc698dbb9f684dcf9701b64?utm_source=eletter090310>
    * Surf on GCAP sites
      <http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/1ab94426dcd6ac80ae9e6618d0f2b806?utm_source=eletter090310>
    * Learn about our issues
      <http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/72bc0968c5bbdb9278c6c770acef3044?utm_source=eletter090310>

The GCAP Global Secretariat:

    * Irfan Mufti, Campaign Manager (irfan.mufti en civicus.org
      <mailto:irfan.mufti en civicus.org>)
    * Ciara O'Sullivan, Media and Communication Coordinator
      (ciara.osullivan en whiteband.org <mailto:ciara.osullivan en whiteband.org>)
    * Helena Suarez, Web and New Media Coordinator
      (helena.suarez en whiteband.org <mailto:helena.suarez en whiteband.org>)
    * Caitlin Blaser, Campaign Officer (caitlin.blaser en civicus.org
      <mailto:caitlin.blaser en civicus.org>)
    * Budhi Bahroelim,Learning and Accountability Intern
      (budhi.bahroelim en whiteband.org) <mailto:budhi.bahroelim en whiteband.org>
    * Mercedes Alvarez Rudin, Learning and Accountability Intern
      (mercedes.alvarez en whiteband.org
      <mailto:mercedes.alvarez en whiteband.org>)
    * Ijeoma Uche-Okeke, Mobilisation Intern
      (ijeoma.ucheokeke en civicus.org <mailto:ijeoma.ucheokeke en civicus.org>)
    * Griselda Quintana, Media and Communications Volunteer
      (griselda.quintana en whiteband.org
      <mailto:griselda.quintana en whiteband.org>)

*GCAP Global Secretariat*

**C/O CIVICUS PO Box 933, Southdale 2135 Johannesburg -- South-Africa

Tel: + 27 11 838 0690

Fax: + 27 11 833 9779

/The Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance 
of trade unions, community groups, faith groups, women and youth 
organisations, NGOs and other campaigners working together across more 
than 100 national platforms. GCAP is calling for action from the world's 
leaders to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality. The white 
band is our symbol and expression of solidarity against poverty./

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