[fse-esf] ESF Methodology Working Group Notes Paris 19/02/07.
Simó Endre
drsimoendre at freemail.hu
Tue Mar 6 07:55:11 CET 2007
Please, tell us, what were the decisions taken by the Group of
Methodology, to be presented at the next EPA! (We do'nt need only
notes!)
CymruEuropaPress <waleseuropa at yahoo.co.uk> írta:
> ESF Methodology Group Meeting.
> CGT HQ Paris Monday 19th February 2007.
> (Notes on discussions by Merlin- background to Fabrice's:
> 'Proposals from Methodology Group 11/01/07 Brussels, 19/02/07
Paris'
> Below...........
>
> PM4. Athina ESF experience – Is it possible to strike a balance
between the Seminars/Workshops. E.g. There were 30 on War – 2 on
Racism.
> Some organizations don’t accept proposals from other groups.
> This is linked to PG2.
> How to build the programme from below? Not repeat activities.
> How can we fill the gaps in the programme?
> Merging in Athina was a product of lobbying. Originally 55 on War –
5 on The Environment.
> How can the EPA intervene to correct the inbalance between
themes?
>
> We must construct Thematic Spaces.
> We need more Time and Push for better merging. And equilibrium
between themes.
>
> We need more and better communication. Develop ESF Website to
include NewsLine and interactive Forum.
> EPA to propose Tematic Spaces.
>
> We must CONFRONT the EU (Council of Ministers decisions).
> Some Themes, Organisations are not involved in the ESF process.
> We must contact these Organisations and bring them in!
> We must decide to Decisively orient the ESF to ACTION.
> Give more space to The Assembly of the Social Movements (Active
Networks)
> (see Fabrice’s notes on decisions)
>
> PM5 covered
> PM6. We must have an Active Working Group on the ESF Website
with an All-European Newsline and interactive Forum feature.(see PM4)
> PM7 is redundant.
> PM8. How can we put the 3rd Point of the Porto Alegre Charter (CO-
ORDINATED ACTION) plus existing PM8 into Practice?
> PM9. put all this to the EPA in Lisboa.
>
> PE1. (see PM9)
> PE2.Should we have a continuous Methodology Group.
> Should we combine PE1,2,3. and put proposals of what kind of
working group to build to the EPA Lisboa?
> How to improve the efficiency of theEPA?
> A Methodology Working Group including 1) The Host Country2)The
Last Host Country3) The next Host Country.
>
> Other Models for Continuity and Efficiency:
> 1.The Belgian Social Forum with 2 part-time workers (making one full-
time Co-ordinating Post (Job). With their up to date Website.
> 2.The World Social Forum Office in Porto Alegre . With their up to
date website and Bulletin.
>
> PE4. PE5. Do we want an Active Moderation?
>
> PE.6. Agenda balance and efficiency.(see PM4.)
>
> PE7.PE8.PE9. How to bring More People, Organisations into the ESF
Process?
>
> PE10. How to sort out Language Questions?
>
> LOGISTICS:
> PL1.Funds to facilitate East European Participation at all EPAs, ESFs
– A Full-Time Fund Raiser from the Rich West. (see also PE2. PE3.)
> There are Funds to support Civil Society activities (e.g EPA, ESF) at
EU Member State.other States, EU Parliament, EU Commission Levels.
> Some people in th process have a lot of experience of getting
Grants (e.g. Rafaella Italia, Leo Austria.). This good practice should be
Generalised.
> Fund Raising is a COLLECTIVE Responsibility.
> We need Emergency Funds.
> We need Guidelines for Use of Funds.
> Imposed Quotas for Numbers coming from individual East European
States to EPAs and ESFs because of limited Solidarity Funds was
proposed at the meeting.
> There was no consensus on this. In the absence of Eastern
European comrades at the meeting this was regarded as ‘Western
Colonialist’ by some .
>
> PL2.Media Tools. Enhanced ESF Website.
> We need to set up Training Courses for Activists to become
Journalists Also on Our ESF Website and with Our Media Group.
> We need an Active/Efficient Communication/ Media Group/Network in
the ESF.
> We must ask again in Lisboa for new active people to join our
Website Working Group.
>
> The Portugese Hosts gave an ouline of preparations in Lisboa.
> It was pointed out that greater participation from the Poor areas of
West Europe and no doubt East Europe would be Dramatically
Increased if Hosts could find a lot more Free Accomodation e.g at
Community Centres,Workers Social Clubs, Rugby/People’s Sports
Centres,Squatts etc. This on a ‘Bring your own Sleeping Bag/Camping
Mattress’ basis.
> This would also enhance ‘Informal Networking’ and making the
whole thing a much more PLEASURABLE experience.
>
> There were proposals to have much more FOCUSED POLITICAL
DISCUSSIONS at the Lisboa EPA:
> e.g. ‘THE ESF ‘IN OPPOSITION TO’ THE EU Council of Ministers
Rather than ‘In Parrallel With’.
> Opposition to US Military Bases in Europe.
> Against the G8.
> Nairobi Report Back.
>
> It was proposed that Networks should discuss these Political
Questions and possible Co-ordinated Actions.Also discuss Co-ordinated
Actions Decided already at the Nairobi WSF.
>
> Hwyl, Salud, Bottoms Up,
> Merlin
>
> Proposals from Methodology group 11/1/07 Brussels, 19/02/07
Paris General proposals PG. 1. The European Social Forum should
have a focus?
> PG. 2. What is the role of the Porto Alegre Charter and what
should be the relations between ESF and WSF?
> PG. 3. ESF needs to be in one location
> PG. 4. ESF frequency and in-between
> PG. 4.1. What is the frequency of the ESF? Every 2 years?
> PG. 4.2. How to coordinate the ESF and the European agenda?
> PG. 4.3. What between 2 ESF
> PG. 5. An international collective working group for the ESF on
organising the last demonstration to avoid what happened in the last
ESFs
> PG. 6. What is the type of relation between the ESF and the
political parties? Should the parties have an independent space of the
ESF ?
> P.G. 7. How to fulfil Forum task (from Porto Alegre charter)
consisting of launching campaign and articulating actions (place for
Assembly of Social Movements, 1 day of campaign group at ESF
). How
can the EPA and the whole process make sure this work will be better
prepared.
> Methodology Proposals PM. 1. Do we need a political discussion
before merging process and program definition?
> PM. 2. ESF architecture, thematic definition
> PM 2. 1. The ESF architecture should be elaborated before or after
the proposed activities?
> PM 2. 2. Should be the networks, the local organizational
committees or EPA that define the thematic discussion?
> PM. 3. Should we improve the merging process by new
methodology
> - first selecting themes
> - than having discussion by themes for merging preparation
> - networks actors of the merging
> - selfmerging is important and needs more time
> - we have to find a way to push for more merging acceptation by
the organisations
> - a working group should facilitate the merging process
> PM. 4. How to include the women?
> - Parity in all levels of the process
> - Self-organization of the autonomic space of the women
> - Reflect in all thematic the women's perspective
> PM. 5. Do we need to launch a new enlargement process (not
only to other country but also new organisations, other components of
the movement)
> PM. 6. How to include the self-organized spaces in the process?
> PM. 7. ESF in a country where there is a will of co-operation?
Small countries can be also chosen as the Greece experience shows
> PM. 8. How to improve communication, how to build an
interactive website and to make sure that information on network is
spread
> PM. 9. How to involve more and better the participants with
different methods (smaller groups for discussion, notes written at the
computer simultaneinly with a projector
, brainstorming, informal
meetings)
> EPA organisation proposals PE. 1. Should we have a
methodology group working on EPA’s and ESF improvement?
> PE. 2. How to improve the efficiency of the EPA and ESF process
there are several proposals:
> PE. 2.1. Have a rotating coordination group composed by a) the
ESF hosting country, b) the last EPA’s hosting country, c) the current
EPA’s hosting country. (as decision made in Brussel 2005)
> PE. 2.2. Have rotating EPA facilitation groups
> PE. 2.3. Have a permanent comitee
> PE. 2.4. No coordination at all.
> PE. 3. How to favour discussions at country/local levels and
bring back the ideas to the EPA and vice versa
> PE. 4. Rules at debates
> PE. 4.1. Do we need rules for the debates in the meetings and an
active moderation for the respect of them.
> PE. 4.2. Which kind of rules do we need (time to speak, repetitions,
out of agenda, number of speaker from the same association, number
of country speaking, avoiding dogmatic lecturing
..)
> PE. 5. Does the EPA agenda must be agreed beforehand, better
structured, respected and circulated in the list
> PE. 6. How to give the possibility for people to take an active
part in EPA’s while keeping efficiency : i.e. work more on small
workshop groups during EPA’s
> PE. 7. How to sort out problem of language at EPA: number of
translation available, possibility to express in one’s own language.
> Logistics proposals PL. 1. Funding is a collective responsibility
for ESF future.
> PL. 1.2. What political choice, guideline for funding and solidarity
(how to raise the money collected, where does money come from and
go to).
> PL. 1.1. How can we allocate funds for ESF preparation (EPA,
methodology, program meeting
) and ESF organisation (i.e. Eastern
organisations participations, grassroots participation
).
> PL. 1.3. What about having a group focussed on funding and
finance control.
> PL. 1.4. What about fundraisers.
> PL. 2. We need to improve our communication before, during
and after ESF.
> PL. 2.1. Do we need to organise our media tools: newspaper,
radio, internet
and what about the current website updating?
> PL. 2.2. How to train activists for improving our communication
> PL. 2.3. What about an international communication group on:
communication with people and media, before, during and after ESF.
> PL. 3. Should we continue to use non commercial items: foods,
tools for translation (ALIS, BABEL
)
> PL. 4. How can we better use the experiences as a resource
(from one ESF to the other)
> PL 5. How can we better solve security issues at the Forum and
during demonstrations.
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