[Mayworks-org] World Social Forum (North American Chapter)

[Bradley Hughes]

International Society for Peace and Human Rights
www.peaceandhumanrights.org
C/O Bradley Hughes
#6 2212 Eton St.
Vancouver, BC
V5L 1C8

Dear Friends,
         On behalf of the International Society for Peace and Human Rights 
we are pleased to invite you to the first annual Unity Festival. The 
Festival will be a province wide gathering of Non-Governmental 
Organizations, civil society and progressive groups and individuals.  It 
will be held on Saturday, November 23rd at the Ukrainian Community Hall 
(154 East 10th Avenue, Vancouver) from 1:00pm to 5:00pm.
The Unity Festival will provide a platform for networking and coalition 
building among the province's progressive community.  It will also allow 
for discussion and sharing of views about the future of our movement, 
namely a proposal to form the North American Chapter of the World Social 
Forum.
At the beginning of the 21st Century, our planet is entering a new era of 
corporate domination in which the protection of human rights, the 
preservation of the environment and the struggle against global poverty and 
disease becomes most critical.  It is clear that our efforts will be most 
effective if we can work together and share our resources.  Then we will 
enter a new phase within which we can actively participate in shaping the 
future of this planet.  We will create the path by walking it.
The Unity Festival is an opportunity for us to identify and communicate 
common grounds and goals, and the means of working together toward 
organizing a continental gathering of the World Social Forum.  While there 
will be musical celebration of our unity and presentations on a number of 
critical issues, parts of the Festival will be specifically devoted to 
discussions around the first meeting of the North American chapter of the 
World Social Forum (proposed for August 2003 in Vancouver).
There is limited table space available for display booths and 
information.  Please confirm your participation before November 12th by 
emailing us at  bhughes at sfu.ca and indicate if you need table space 
(display setup must be completed by 11:30am).
We look forward to seeing you at the Unity Festival.  Please feel free to 
forward this invitation to other individuals and groups who may be 
interested.
In solidarity,
Bradley Hughes, on behalf of
International Society for Peace and Human Rights (www.peaceandhumanrights.org)
World Social Forum Council (North American Chapter) 
(www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/home.asp)