Global Economic Justice Workshops 2012
Workshops Coordinators
Mary Donahue
Jubilee USA Network
Susan Starrs Thompson
Medical Mission Sisters Alliance for Justice
As the interconnected global economy continues to be in crisis the fast we seek must restore economic and social relationships across the world. it must be a fast that lifts up the voices of our impoverished brothers and sisters globally. Within these workshops, engage with the intersections of the economy and inequality - from the global financial system, to food justice, to corporate responsibility. Take on these broad issues and walk away feeling educated and empowered to help transform our world together.
Workshops
- The World's Hunger, Citizen's Solutions
Organizer: David Andrews, Food and Water Watch
This workshop will be interactive and will include a co-presenter from a farmers' organization in the developing world. For many years experts from USAID, The World Bank, The FAO have been talking about world hunger. The numbers of hungry have only increased. While the world summits on food security and related meetings on global hunger have been held for many years, 2011 is the first time that civil society including farmer's organizations have been invited to have a voice at intergovernmental meetings like the Committee on World Food Security housed for 37 years at the FAO. This workshop will review the solutions provided by the world's farmers for global food security. It will review the proposals and their reception or rejection by governments in solving hunger and related issues: climate change, gender, production, environment and trade. The current status and likely future of such solutions will be reviewed, weighed and discussed.
- Foreign Assistance Reform
What is foreign assistance right now and what kinds of reform are being discussed? Foreign assistance should be aimed at being efficient in the most equitable and sustainable manner.
- Corporate Behavior or Wall Street and the Global Economy
What are some ways that corporations are exploiting impoverished countries and the movements challenging them?
- Sovereign Debt Workout Mechanism
- Agro-ecology Can Feed the Future
Organizer: Karen Hansen-Kuhn, IATP
Agro-ecology applies ecological principles to agriculture systems, enhancing yields, rural incomes and farmers� control over seeds and local knowledge, while reducing the use of fossil-fuel based inputs and protecting the environment. Learn about farmers� experiences with agro-ecology in Africa and Asia, why it should be at the heart of US food security programs, and what we can do to make that possible.
- What is happening in Trade?
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