[fse-esf] Re: [esf-ceec-wg] Re: EPA Vienna - new information

[prokes at duha.cz]

Dear organizers,

I absolutely agree with Matyas. As I wrote already after EPA Istanbul if you
really want to have a strong participation from CEEC it is of vital
importance to GUARANTEE at least a partial reimbursement of their travel
costs AND to secure a free accommodation, be it on a floor. There are not so
many active people which would risk to pay all the costs. "We will do our
best but we do not guarantee anything" is not sufficient - they want to hear
something like "We guarantee 50 per cent, we will do our best to raise funds
for the rest".
In no way is it enough to rely on the registration fees alone. Do not forget
that CEE pax have also problems to get visa, to get a leave from work/school
(because of a long journey), etc.

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year in which all of us will see a big impetus
for our alterglob movements,

Mirek Prokes, ISF Czechia




----- Original Message -----
From: "Matyas Benyik" <mbenyik at freemail.hu>
To: <fse-esf at lists.fse-esf.org>; <esfeast at yahoogroups.com>;
<esf-ceec-wg at ngo-bg.org>; "EPA Vienna" <EPA.Vienna at reflex.at>
Cc: <huem.otero at oeh.ac.at>; <erich.dittrich at m15.magwien.gv.at>; "franz
schaefer" <schaefer at mond.at>; <lgabriel at gmx.net>; <anna.daimler at oeh.ac.at>;
<vera.gusenbauer at oeh.univie.ac.at>; <karin.kueblboeck at attac.at>;
<dworczak at hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 4:12 PM
Subject: [esf-ceec-wg] Re: EPA Vienna - new information


> Dear Friends,
>
> Thanking you for the new pieces of information, which are discouraging for
> the Eastern Europeans (e.g. especially as for free accomodation and for
> travelcost reimbursement).
> Anyhow it is of vital importance for us to have our say in the ESF
process.
> We wish to request the Vienna EPA organisers to
> secure timeslot and room for the Initiative for the Central and Eastern
> European Social Forum (CEESF) on Friday 6th January 2006. Will you please
> confirm.
>
> Thanking you in advance,
>
> Friendly greetings,
>
> Matyas Benyik
> International Working Group
> of the Initiative for CEESF
> HSF Foundation
> Attac Hungary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "EPA Vienna" <EPA.Vienna at reflex.at>
> To: <adam at sudptt.fr>; <isolation at post.com>; <sandersson at webaid.nu>;
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:10 PM
> Subject: EPA Vienna - new information
>
>
> > Dear participants,
> >
> > we have to correct the last email due to some recent changes. Please
read
> > the follwing information carefully.
> >
> > 1) Finances
> > a) Solidarity fund
> > As at every EPA, every particpant will pay ? 10 into the solidarity
fund.
> > Additionaly, every particpating organisation will play 50? into the
fund.
> > This fund supports people who cannot afford their travel and stay and
who
> > stand in a close relationship to the ESF process. As the fund has to
> > finance the food costs and costs for the rent of the Kongresshaus, the
> > money for people who cannot afford their participation will be quite
> > small. Please do not count on this fund! Please try to organise the
money
> > for the travel costs from your own organisation!
> >
> > When the solidarity fund is empty, we can do nothing about it. Please
> > note, that we cannot guarantee the refundation of your
travel/accomodation
> > costs! The money will be divided in equal shares to different countries,
> > the people from these countries will have to share the money between
them.
> >
> >
> > Additionaly, there is an organisation which will provide financial
support
> > for a limited number of people from the new Eastern European
EU-countries,
> > Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Turkey. They only provide money for 2-3
> > persons from each country. This organisation gets money from the EU and
> > therefore relies on strict rules. They cannot support people from other
> > countries than mentioned above.
> > Additionally, the organisation cannot pay in advance. They will send you
> > the money when you sent them the copies of your invoices, boarding
passes,
> > etc.
> >
> >
> > 2) Visa
> > Some of you have already sent the required information for the formal
> > letter. Some of you have only sent their name. Please note:
> > We need your name, country, city, birth date, your fax number, your
local
> > Austrian Embassy's fax number in order to send you the formal letter.
> > I you have not done so anyway, please send us the information as soon as
> > possible
> > Please note, that we can only support Visa for people from countries
which
> > get supported via Trialog. We cannot bear the financial risk of your
> > travel because of the reasons mentioned above. You will have to organise
> > the money (and therefore the visa) for the travel by yourself.
> >
> > 3) Accomodation
> > We will not book any youth hostels or hotels. Please book yourself. On
> > http://esf.socialforum.at are addresses of close youth hostels and
hotels.
> > Do this as soon as possible, as there are holidays in January.
> >
> > 4) Free accomodation
> > Unfortunately, the Viennese schools have not been cooperative and
> > therefore we didn't manage to organise a dormitory.
> > We are currently trying to find as many private flats at friends of us
for
> > providing free sleeping places for you. But the number of people who
> > require free sleeping places is too large. Please take a sleeping bag
and
> > a meadow with you, for the case that there are too many people for too
few
> > beds.
> >
> > 5) Raw Program
> > The Program Group will meet on Jan 5th. The other networks will meet
from
> > Jan 6th to Jan 8th.
> > Currently, the following groups have asked for a room on Jan. 6th:
> > - Constitution Group: 2pm - 7 pm
> > - European Local Social Forum Network Group: Must not collide with the
> > "Women Group" and the "Constitution Group"
> > - Precarity-Exclusion-Poverty Group
> > - Anti-Racist Group
> > - Health-Group: 5pm - ?pm
> >
> > Please inform us about further group meetings so we can arrange the
rooms!
> >
> > Regards,
> > EPA Team Vienna
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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