[Gcap-mujeres] THE GCAP E-LETTER - MARCH 25 2009 - EDITION #39
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*THE GCAP E-LETTER*
*March 25^th 2009- Edition #39*
(available in Arabic
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at whiteband.org)
*Letter from the Global Secretariat*
There are just a few says left until the major civil society action
prior to the G20 in London. From Saturday March 28^th to April 2^nd we
hope that G20 cities will see the full force of the people and their
wishes for a people-centred financial system articulated through mass
rallies. GCAP will be present with placards and banners everywhere
possible, especially with the group in London so that the voices of
several coalitions and constituency groups will speak on our behalf,
more details below.
The FTF's */20 Days to the G20/* action has been really well received
and continues to the 28^th . Anyone who hasn't been getting the daily e
updates can download them on whiteband.org. Also keep across the build
up to the UN Special Summit in May and the G8 when the same themes will
reverberate around the world and GCAP's voice, especially from the
South, will need to be heard again.
Our global secretariat team is under transition too now with the arrival
of a new member of staff this week in Irene Muchemi Ndiritu as the Press
Officer covering Ciara's maternity leave. Irene is Kenyan and comes to
us directly from Action Aid's Johannesburg Press office where she has
been working for 18 months. We are delighted to welcome her to the GCAP
family. She and Ciara will do a handover during the coming weeks before
Ciara departs for 5 months. Details of the other vacancies we now need
to fill are below.
*Thank you,*
*The GCAP Global Secretariat*
**
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*In this e-letter*
*Ongoing and what's coming up?*
* G20 UPDATE
o FTF'S 20 DAYS ACTION CONTINUES
o MEDIA COVERAGE "WOMEN NEED A BIGGER VOICE AT THE G20 SUMMIT"
o UN COMISSION ON THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
* WHITEBANDACTION.ORG WEBSITE RELAUNCHED
* ITALIAN G8 -- ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS TO MEET IN APRIL
* LIVE ONLINE CHAT ON MATERNAL HEALTH
*What's been happening?*
* G20 FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING
*GCAP Internal Updates*
* ASIA - ALL PEOPLE'S INDIA MANIFESTO UPDATE
* AFRICA -- FESPACO FILM FESTIVAL WITH GCAP
* GLOBAL SECRETARIAT VACANCIES UPDATE
* LEARNING AND ACCOUNTABILITY
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*Ongoing and what's coming up?*
_*G20 UPDATE*_
Less than one week away from the G20 rally in London, campaigners are
already addressing the global leaders who will attend this summit. This
event is expected play a key role in shaping the future of the global
economic system, so it is crucial to ensure that our voices are heard.
GCAP's G20 Working Group has been convening regularly to coordinate
information and actions. As well as the existing toolkit, some GCAP
members will march together in London on March 28^th joining others in
Germany and Spain.
Blogging will be big around this summit. As well as a team blogging for
www.whiteband.org/blog
<http://www.whiteband.org/blog?utm_source=eletter090325>, there will be
a telecall on Wednesday March 25^th to coordinate the London team and
arrange a meeting point for the rally as well as any other actions.
As GCAP Co-chair Kumi Naidoo, commented on his last contribution to the
Huffington Post Blog, "we are at a critical turning point and may be
witnessing a shift in the way citizens view the world and distribution
of wealth. Opportunities for root and branch reform lay before us, but
rumours of squabbles behind the political scenes threaten the degree of
this shift--politics is once again hampering progress".
You can read Kumi's complete article at
www.huffingtonpost.com/kumi-naidoo/if-you-are-a-g20-finance_b_174835.html
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kumi-naidoo/if-you-are-a-g20-finance_b_174835.html>,
as well as other information on the summit.
*FTF'S 20 DAYS ACTION CONTINUES
*The Feminist taskforce has been issuing daily e-alerts linking gender
to the agenda of the upcoming G20.
The "20 Days to G20
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/f1bbb42d983a2d58e23788cb114c9a6b?utm_source=eletter090325>"
e-campaign will culminate on March 28, the beginning of the Global Week
of Action on the G20 (March 28 -- April 4), and will feed into the
global mobilizations planned around the G20 meeting on April 2,
2009. The emails have been sent out in both Spanish and English.
Previous alerts are on www.whiteband.org
*MEDIA COVERAGE "WOMEN NEED A BIGGER VOICE AT THE G20 SUMMIT"
*Rosa G. Lizarde, of GCAP's Feminist Taskforce, told IPS News Agency
last week that that the alliance is calling for women to be central to
crafting solutions to the financial crisis. Read the complete interview
at www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=46084
<http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=46084>
/"One of the reasons why we launched this "20 Days to G20" campaign was
to make those links between the feminisation of poverty and the
financial, food, energy, and the climate change crisis. And to have
women included in the dialogue and the decision-making of the economic
and financial summits - not just the G20 meeting, but also at the
upcoming conference on the economic and financial impacts on
development"/ said Lizarde.
*UN COMISSION ON THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
*The Third World Network is calling on the global civil society to
participate in the 25-27 March and early-June UN Summit in New York.
Around these two dates there will be two major summits: the UN General
Assembly President's Expert Commission led by Joseph Stiglitz, will have
its third meeting and also, there will be a Special Session of the
General Assembly, aimed at the participation of heads of states and
governments.
Unlike the G20, the UN approach to the financial crisis is expected to
take a comprehensive view on how this crisis is affecting developing
countries and hopefully, these meetings will allow for the participation
of civil society. It is crucial now to make an effort to let the poor's
people voice heard, as this UN General Assembly summit in June may be
reduced in its scoop to confine it to FFD and MDGs rather than the
systemic issues or a reform of the global systems..
More information on the UN Commission and its process can be found on
the following website:
www.un.org/ga/president/63/commission/background.shtml
<http://www.un.org/ga/president/63/commission/background.shtml>. Also,
for inquiries and discussion on this, you can contact Bhumika Muchhala
at bhumika en thirdworldnetwork.net <mailto:bhumika en thirdworldnetwork.net>
/ +41 22 908 3550
_WHITEBANDACTION.ORG RELAUNCHED_
The White Band Action website (which hosted the In My Name petition in
2008) has been relaunched to provide actions and updates to individual
activists across the world.
White Band Action is your home for all actions and updates from across
the global movement to End Poverty and Inequality. Our content comes
from over 100 national platforms forming a global alliance that demands
action from the world's leaders to end global poverty.
In addition to original content, this site curates content from across
the movement and from news sources to give you a snapshot of what is
happening with the campaign to make poverty history.
www.whitebandaction.org
<http://www.whitebandaction.org?utm_source=eletter090325>
_*ITALIAN G8 -- APRIL G8 ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS MEETING -- INVITATION*_
The G8 Environment Ministers will be meeting in Syracuse between April
22^nd and 24^th with the participation of some new members: Denmark and
Major Emitting Countries (MEM). To focus and promote solutions to the
environmental needs of developing countries, the Italian Coalition
Against Poverty and GCAP have been invited to participate in an NGO
outreach session dedicated to climate change and biodiversity, which
will take place on April 22^nd .
The Italian coalition is touch with the relevant offices to work out the
details of the outreach. It is important to make the most out of this
opportunity and we really need the support of GCAP and other concerned
networks.
We invite you to declare your interest in the outreach session by
writing to the Ana Tinnirello: gcap en gcap.it <mailto:gcap en gcap.it>, and
Laura Ciacci: l.ciacci en wwf.it <mailto:l.ciacci en wwf.it>
_*MARCH 25^TH - LIVE ONLINE CHAT ON MATERNAL HEALTH*_
On March 25 at 10:00 am Eastern Standard Time/ 14.00 GMT, Womens' eNews'
Kimberly Seals Allers will moderate a live chat with Annie Raja, General
Secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women, and Dr. Jemima A.
Dennis-Antwi, the International Confederation of Midwives' Regional
Midwifery Adviser for Anglophone Africa.
Every year, 500,000 women die while trying to give life and the vast
majority of these deaths are preventable. As part of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs), 189 world leaders have pledged to reduce
maternal mortality by three-quarters by 2015. But maternal health has
seen the least progress of all of the MDGs, and the Goal is unlikely to
be achieved unless urgent action is taken now.
Amidst this global emergency, the UN Millennium Campaign partnered with
Women's eNews, the online source of substantive information about issues
of particular concern to women, to host a live online chat about
maternal health.
Please visit www.endpoverty2015.org <http://www.endpoverty2015.org/> or
www.womensenews.org <http://www.womensenews.org/> to get more
information on this event.
*What's been happening?*
_*G20 FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING*_
Prior to the main summit on April 2, the G20 Finance Ministers' gathered
in London on Saturday March 14^th to advance the agenda. GCAP Co-chairs
issued an open letter to coalitions, government and media ahead of the
meeting outlining our demands for poverty eradication measures and the
needs of the poorest people to be prioritised. GCAP is calling for a
funding commitment for development countries and also a transparent
process for reforming the financial system. The letter can be found at:
www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2009/g20-2009/open-letter-to-g20-finance-ministers-meeting-14-march-in-london
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/137a7fb63e4e1693a4cdb6af39dc3a51?utm_source=eletter090325>
After the meeting, the Ministers released an official statement making a
pledged for a sustained effort to beat the recession but lacked any
concrete detail or sign that much would change in the existing financial
system. To read the official communiqué, as well as other documents
released after this meeting, go to: www.g7.utoronto.ca/g20/
<http://www.g7.utoronto.ca/g20/>
The April 2nd agenda now looks set to focus on three broad areas:
sorting out the crisis through fiscal and monetary means and encouraging
banks to lend; medium-term regulatory reforms; and strengthening
multilateral bodies such as the IMF so that they can give more help to
crisis-hit developing countries.
A complete list of media coverage related to this meeting, as well as on
other related issues including several interviews with Dr Kaberuku,
President of the African Development Bank, is available on the following
link:
www.whiteband.org/Action/take-action/gcap-mobilisation-2009/g20-2009/g20-2009-compiled-links-for-15-03-2009/
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/8bc08504a4061197c65d382a944cb195?utm_source=eletter090325>
*Regional Updates*
_*INDIA - ALL INDIA PEOPLE'S MANIFESTO, DEMANDS FOR WOMEN*_
The 'All India People's Manifesto' initiative is bringing together local
groups across 365 parliamentary constituencies to discuss and develop a
10-point development agenda for each constituency. This effort aims to
engage people with the national elections not only to cast their vote
but also shape the future that they want for themselves and for the country.
The Women's Manifesto has been compiled through the demands that have
emerged from the first phase of the All India People's Manifesto and the
first three key demands are: Education for Girls enforced by law,
enactment of the Women's Reservation Bill and the stronger
implementation of the Domestic Violence Act. Equally significant are the
measures proposed to strengthen the economic role and participation of
women which reflect a strong claim for their rightful share of the
nation's resources.
Some local celebrities like the actress and director Nandita Das,
support this campaign and help it reach an outstanding number of people.
"The first step for the youth to take is to start voting. People,
irrespective of their background and places need to start talking about
issues and working towards that change that they see. Otherwise one will
just miss that opportunity" she said.
For more information on this project please visit:
www.peoplesmanifesto.in <http://www.peoplesmanifesto.in/>
_AFRICA - GCAP BURKINA FASO REACHES OUT DURING FESPACO (PAN AFRICA
FILM AND TV FESTIVAL)_
FESPACO, the Pan African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou, is
the largest film festival and cultural event on the continent. GCAP
recognizes the enormous reach and impact of films in raising awareness
on key social issues and having this in mind *GCAP Burkina Faso* took
this 40th anniversary of Fespaco (28^th February to 7^th March 2009) as
an opportunity to reach out to film industry professionals, the public
and the media and encourage them to engage socially and politically.
GCAP participation aimed to inform film professionals and the public on
GCAP policy demands; engage film makers to produce movies that would
help Africans to free themselves and be full citizens; outreach film
makers and encourage them to support GCAP as Good Will Ambassadors
campaigning for poverty eradication and finally, reward the most
"socially relevant" movie dealing GCAP policy issues.
More information about this event and GCAP's participation on:
www.whiteband.org/regions/africa/bfa/gcap-burkina-faso-reaches-out-during-fespaco-pan-africa-film-and-tv-festival
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/ae9efef409e965a74503930632c11ea5?utm_source=eletter090325>
_JOB VACANCIES IN THE GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION AGAINST POVERTY_
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.
*GCAP Campaign Director*
www.whiteband.org/about-gcap/jobs/gcap-campaign-director
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/3e16b944120e2412bcc3eb93185db67e?utm_source=eletter090325>
/Reporting directly to Co-Chairs of the GCAP Global Council, and
liaising closely with Global Foundation Board, the GCAP Campaign
Director is responsible for coordination of the overall global campaign
and the management of the GCAP global team, composed of the mobilisation
coordinator, media coordinator, learning and accountability coordinator
and New Media coordinator as well as support staff including financial
officers and secretariat assistants and interns. /
*GCAP Mobilisation Coordinator
*www.whiteband.org/about-gcap/jobs/gcap-mobilisation-coordinator
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/decca5548ca6e16e775b7bd2ac487650?utm_source=eletter090325>
/Reporting directly to the GCAP Secretariat Director, and liaising
closely with other Campaign staff, the GCAP Mobilisation Manager is
responsible for driving large-scale GCAP mobilisation moments,
supporting the efforts of GCAP coalitions, liaising with key
international partners and constituency groups and reaching out to
potential new supporters./
*GCAP Global Secretariat Assistant*
www.whiteband.org/about-gcap/jobs/gcap-global-secretariat-assistant
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/41d5f06461de84b4de6ed3bfcca03a8e?utm_source=eletter090325>
/Reporting directly to the GCAP Campaign Director, and liaising closely
with other global team members, the GCAP Global Secretariat Assistant is
responsible for providing high-level support to a decentralized global
team and specific assistance to the GCAP Campaign Director as well as
supporting some of the wider GCAP operational needs./
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.
To apply for any of these positions, please send a *CV/Resume and cover
letter* to *rajiv en whiteband.org* <Rajiv en whiteband.org>, applications
must be received by* Midnight in your time zone on the 2nd April 2009*
and Interviews will be scheduled for shortly thereafter.
_*LEARNING AND ACCOUNTABILITY*_
By now, you have received several communications regarding the learning
exercise going on within GCAP. We are pleased that the external
evaluative element of the learning exercise has been completed, and we
would now like to share the report online at:
www.whiteband.org/about-gcap/reports/evaluation-2008
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/dfdaaac95bcf7da493c888daf32361d2?utm_source=eletter090325>
Particularly draw your attention to the executive summary,
recommendations, and helpful evaluative tools in the appendix. It is a
critical and comprehensive document raising key issues about GCAP's
function, so we hope you will give it your attention, and send your
comments through to the global secretariat.
We are currently working on implementing some of the key recommendations
from the evaluation. To do so, the Learning and Accountability Group is
going to be facilitating discussions around the five following streams:
* Political analysis
* Strategic discussion
* Partnerships
* Governance, decision making and leadership
* Values, identity, and indicators.
National coalitions and constituency groups will be contacted according
to the implementation plan, but if you would particularly like to feed
into any of the streams of discussion, please contact
Caitlin.blaser en civicus.org.
Many of you have already drafted a 1 page description of the work of
your coalition; if you have not yet, you are encouraged to do so, and
send it to us! If you would like to see your one pager, of that of other
coalitions, you can find them online at:
www.whiteband.org/about-gcap/reports/gcap-learning-excercise-2008
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/8cd6f5b69f6dfe2a1c234087e1062113?utm_source=eletter090325>
Some useful links:
* Read the whiteband blog
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/feb4f88eebf570d2d6297acf5acf65a4?utm_source=eletter090325>
* See the photo gallery
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/00bb6267afc698dbb9f684dcf9701b64?utm_source=eletter090325>
* Surf on GCAP sites
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/1ab94426dcd6ac80ae9e6618d0f2b806?utm_source=eletter090325>
* Learn about our issues
<http://www.whiteband.org/resolveuid/72bc0968c5bbdb9278c6c770acef3044?utm_source=eletter090325>
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>)
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>)
* Irene Ndiritu, Media Officer (irene.ndiritu en whiteband.org
<mailto:irene.ndiritu 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./
www.whiteband.org <http://www.whiteband.org?utm_source=eletter090325>
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