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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Amigas, friends,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>below you will find the link to sign a petition to
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, it is in several languages.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Debajo encontrarán un link también en español para
firmar la petición a la Canciller de Alemania, Angela Merkel, que está
ejerciendo la presidencia del G8.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Saludos,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ana</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>ICAE<BR>International Council for Adult Education<BR>General
Secretariat<BR>18 de Julio 2095 apto. 301<BR>11200 Montevideo -
Uruguay<BR>Tel/fax: (598-2) 409 7982<BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:ana@icae.org.uy">ana@icae.org.uy</A><BR><A
href="http://www.icae.org.uy">www.icae.org.uy</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=globalactionforum@whiteband.org
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<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=katsuji.imata@civicus.org
href="mailto:katsuji.imata@civicus.org">Katsuji Imata</A> ; <A
title=henri.valot@civicus.org href="mailto:henri.valot@civicus.org">Henri
Valot</A> ; <A title=kumi.naidoo@civicus.org
href="mailto:kumi.naidoo@civicus.org">Kumi Naidoo</A> ; <A title=info@sappk.org
href="mailto:info@sappk.org">info@sappk.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 25, 2007 1:11 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [GCAP globalactionforum] CALL FOR SUPPORT: G-8 Summit June
6-8,2007 Rostock,Germany and Mobilization from GCAP in Alternative
Forums</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">May 25, 2007</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>CALL FOR SUPPORT: G-8
</STRONG><STRONG>Summit</STRONG><STRONG> </STRONG><STRONG>June 6-8,
2007</STRONG><STRONG> </STRONG><STRONG>Rostock</STRONG><STRONG>,
</STRONG><STRONG>Germany</STRONG><STRONG> and Mobilization from GCAP in
Alternative Forums</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Attention:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Focal persons in National Coalitions, Regional/sub-regional Coordinators,
task group members and constituency group coordinators. </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Dear All,</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">As you all know, GCAP is mobilizing its coalitions and
other peer networks at an alternative summit around the G-8 Summit June 6-8,
2007 in Rostock, Germany (see </FONT><A href="http://www.g8-germany.info"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.g8-germany.info</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman">). GCAP's response to the summit will come in different
ways and forms. The GCAP German coalition and other peer networks are mobilizing
to prepare mutual activities and events around the venue between June 2
<SUP>nd</SUP> and 8<SUP>th</SUP>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>We will also be participating in rallies/ actions in all G-8 countries on
June 2<SUP>nd</SUP>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our presence
in Rostok will include media appearances, street actions, signed petitions for
German Chancellors (aiming for at least a million signatures) and of course our
response to the G-8 communiqué from a global, Africn and Asian perspective among
others. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The most important items on the GCAP agenda
are:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Solidarity march in Rostock
Germany with other coalitions and networks June 2<SUP>nd</SUP>.</FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Press conference and media
interviews by some GCAP ambassadors and coalition members, IFT members between 2
<SUP>nd</SUP> of June and 8<SUP>th</SUP> in particular</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Visibility at a massive
open-air concert in Rostok on the evening of June 7th</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Getting maximum number of
signatures from GCAP constituents on petition prepared by German coalition
</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Presenting immediate response
on G-8 summit communiqué especially from Africa and Asia on June 8th </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">In this regards we need your support to:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Inform us who is actually attending these alternative
events, forums and rallies in Rostock or other countries and what actions are
you planning to take/organize. </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face="Times New Roman">To all those
that are planning to participate in the alternative forums in Rostock, can we
request you please bring your GCAP slogan banners, white-bands, T-shirts and
another material to Rostock. The idea is to be present there and be visible in
our response. </FONT></B>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Please sign the online petition that is available on
</FONT></LI></OL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dutch: </FONT><A
href="http://www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/stem.html" target=_blank><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/stem.html</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">English: </FONT><A
href="http://www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/voice.html" target=_blank><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/voice.html</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">French: </FONT><A
href="http://www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/voix.html" target=_blank><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/voix.html
</FONT></A><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">German: </FONT><A
href="http://www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/stimme.html" target=_blank><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/stimme.html</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Indonesian: </FONT><A
href="http://www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/suara.html" target=_blank><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/suara.html</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Italian: </FONT><A
href="http://www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/voce.html" target=_blank><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/voce.html</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Portuguese: </FONT><A
href="http://www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/voto.html" target=_blank><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/voto.html</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Spanish: </FONT><A
href="http://www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/voz.html" target=_blank><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.deine-stimme-gegen-armut.de/voz.html</FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Try to get as many signatures on this petition from your
constituents before June 1<SUP>st</SUP>. 2007</FONT></P>
<OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1 start=4>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Can we also initiate a process of formulating other
regional joint statements in response to the G-8 Communiqué that is expected
on June 8 <SUP>th</SUP>? There will be a press statement from GCAP and its
member coalitions immediately after the summit. The Africa group is already
preparing their statement. Is there any possibility that we can prepare a
statement from Asia and Latin America? </FONT>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="BACKGROUND: #e0ecff; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">A generic Opinion editorial piece has been circulated
already to many of you via Ciara O'Sullivan, our Media Coordinator . Please
try to personalize this to your local context and publish in the media where
you are BEFORE the summit begins on June 6 <SUP>th</SUP>.</FONT></LI></OL>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Please also note some important links that will help
you:</FONT></P>
<P><A href="http://www.heiligendamm2007.de/" target=_blank><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.heiligendamm2007.de</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> Website with information about the action conferences
and the international demonstration. </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A
href="http://www.g-8.de/Webs/G8/EN/Homepage/home.html" target=_blank><FONT
face="Times New Roman">http://www.g-8.de/Webs/G8/EN/Homepage/home.html</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Official website of the German government on the German
G8 presidency.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">For
further details and help you can contact:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Ciara Sullivan, GCAP Media Coordinator: </FONT><A
href="mailto:ciara_os@hotmail.com"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">ciara_os@hotmail.com</FONT></A> <FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Kel
Currah : </FONT><A href="mailto:kel_currah@wvi.org"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">kel_currah@wvi.org</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> (leading GCAP's G-8 task force)</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I
look forward to your active participation and support in making these peoples
voices heard by the G-8 leaders.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">In
solidarity</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Irfan Mufti</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">GCAP
Campaign Manager</FONT></P><BR clear=all><BR>
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