Forum des peuples - Kita 2004 - English programm

Sunday June 6th

 Departure from Bamako at 2 P.M
 Arrival in Kita at 6 P.M
 Participants welcoming and settling
 Cultural manifestation with local artists 8 : 30 P.M

Monday June 7th

 Opening ceremonies :

• Visiting peoples’ market
  
• Speech of traditional authorities of Kita
  
• Speech of the town council of Kita
  
• Speech of the administrative authorities of Kita
  
• Speech of the President of Jubilee 2000/CAD-Mali

 Sketch : Peoples refuse resignation
 Symposium : “the destruction of Africans’ peasants agricultures by the north dumping”

• Food sovereignty (W.T.O and agricultural trade)
  
• Who benefit from the neo-liberal project and transformation of west African cotton ? (peasants, government, intermediaries of negotiation, multinational companies etc.)
  
• What are the responsibilities of Africans’ public authorities and their allies of the north?
  
• What are the wishful a non-wishful futures of agricultures and peasants in Africa?
  
• What alternatives to build to make peasants’ agricultures lead the food sovereignty in African countries?

 Workshop I : Food sovereignty, case of rice and film projection
 Workshop II : Lands and lands statute in Africa : land privatisation, an obstacle promotion of peasants agricultures and to the sovereignty.
 Workshop III : G.M.Os : Food and cotton
 Workshop IV : Negotiation results around the Malian Company for the Development of textiles (agricultural structural adjustment plans) strategies of mobilisation and alternatives to manage the company

Tuesday June 8th

 Sketch : Peoples’ refuse the resignation
 Restitution of workshops works
 Peasant Popular Conference : Peasants resistances and alternatives facing neo-liberal offensive
 Debates Conference : Agony of the public service (Health, Education, Water, Transport...)
 Debates Conference : Mine exploitation, gold : impacts, peoples’ rights, State responsibilities, mining companies and populations plus film projection
 Workshop I : Geopolitical of managing natural resources : case study of mining area of Sadiola.
 Workshop II : Poverty and environment (exploitation of resources)
 Workshop III : Concession of rail road : history, impacts, strategy of fight and mobilisation
 Workshop IV : Local managing and privatisation of water
 Workshop V : Conflicts in Africa and proliferation of weapons : responsibilities of war responsible, States, U.N and multinationals.

Wednesday June 9th

 Sketch : Peoples’ refuse resignation
 Restitution of workshops works
 Plenary Conference : Debt cancellation strategies of mobilisation - Refusal of payment of some Latino American countries
 Debates Conference : What economic strategies Africans countries must develop against liberal economy? How to leave an economy of indebting ?
 Debates Conference : Neo-colonial subtleties in the North - South cooperation (NEPAD, Cotonou agreement, AGOA, DSRP...
 Debates Conference : Decentralisation and sectorial programs. Articulation between sectorial planification (PRODEC, PNIR, PASAOP, PRODES) and local planification (case study of hydraulic).
 Debates Conference : Tran nationality and new identities
 Debates Conference : African civil society : configuration, strengths and weaknesses
 Workshop I : Debt - International law - Debt audit
 Workshop II : Decentralized financial system : situation, local development alternative or grassroots impoverish. What relationship with the international financial system.
 Workshop III : NEPAD - AGOA : Result - mobilisation - propositions
 Workshop IV : Cotonou Agreement, DSRP : Result - mobilisation - propositions
 Workshop V : Immigration from south to north as logical response of the south population to the hard economic, politic and social situation of their countries.
 Restitution of workshop works

Thursday June 10

 Resolutions
 Closing ceremonies
 Returning to Bamako midday