PHA-Exch> Egyptian Activities - WSF Global Call for Action, 26 Jan.

[PHM Global Secretariat]

Egyptian Activities in response to the WSF Global Call for Action, 26-27 January 2008.


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Globalization and the Social Movement of Resistance

26 January 2008

Palestine Hospital, Cairo, Egypt

 

Partner Organizations:

People's Health Movement (PHM) - The Global Secretariat

Arab Social Forum - The Cairo Secretariat

Tagamo' National Party

The Egyptian Movement for Change (Kefaya)

Right to Health Committee

Association for Health and Environmental Development (AHED)

Development Support Center (DSC)

Palestinian Red Crescent Society)

The Coordinating Committee for Workers' Rights

El-Helaly Alliance for Liberty

El-Helaly Foundation for Workers Rights

 

Program:

 

I.      Dislodges

      Timing
     Activity
     
      09:00 - 09:30
     Opening Notes

      - Dr Fakhry Labib (on behalf of the Cairo Secretariat of the Arab Social Forum)

      - Dr Alaa Shukrallah (On behalf of the People's Health Movement and other organizations)
     
      09:30 - 11:00
     First Session: Militarizing the Globalization

      Chair: Dr Abdel Wahab El-Missiri

      - The war as a valid possibility (20 minutes)

         Mostafa El-Gammal (Arab Research Center)

      - The coming war (20 minutes)

         Prof Abdel Monem Ebeid (Right to Health Committee)

      - The Arab governments and the possible war (20 minutes)

         Nabil Sobhi (Political writer and researcher)
     
      11:00 - 11:30
     Break
     
      11:30 - 01:00
     Second Session: Globalization and Resistance

      Chair: Medhat El-Zahed (Al-Badeel Newspaper)

      - Objection moments in Egypt (20 minutes)

         Prof Raouf Hamid (Association for Health and Environmental Development - AHED)

      - Negative implications of globalization and forms of social resistance (20 minutes)

        Mohamed El-Agati (Anti-Globalization Egyptian Group - AGEG)

      - People's Health Movement and Global Challenges in the area of Health (20 minutes)

        Hani Serag (People's Health Movement - PHM)

      Discussions (30 minutes)
     
      01:00 - 02:00
     Lunch Break
     
      02:00 - 04:30
     Third Session

      Chair: Mamdoh Habashi (AGEG)

      - Experiences from the resistance in Egypt (60 minutes)

      - The Egyptian Campaign against the dismantling of the health insurance system (20 minutes)

        Dr Mohamed Hassan Khalil (Right to Health Committee)

      - The war and resistance (20 minutes)

         Saad Al-Taweel (Political writer and translator)

      Discussions (40 minutes)
     
      04:30 - 05:00
     Break
     
      05:00 - 06:00
     Final Session

      Chair: Dr Zohdi El-Shami

      - Open discussions

      - Final Statement
     

II.   Exhibition

- Photographs (Artist Yasser Elwan).

- Paints (Liberty with paints) - "We are the Future" - Youth of the Tagamo' Party.

- Palestinian Folklore (Palestinian Red Crescent Society).

- Publications of the partner organizations.

 

III.Cultural Ceremony

- Theatre: Roa'a Moghayra Ensemble

- Singing: The Palestinian Dabka (Palestinian Red Crescent Society).

 

For Further information or inquiries:

- The Global Secretariat of People's Health Movement - Tel: +20 2 22565613 - Fax: +20 2 22565612 - e-mail: secretariat at phmovement.org - web: www.phmovement.org

- Cairo Secretariat for the Arab Social Forum - Tel: +20 2 3623700 / +20 2 3630190 / +20 2 3622946 / +20 2 3636081 - Fax: +20 2 3637361
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