A meeting for NGOs from Eastern and Central Europe

[Katalin Fabian]

Subject: A meeting for NGOs from Eastern and Central Europe
> Original sender: Jacqueline Kacprzak <jacquel at hfhrpol.waw.pl>
>
> Subject: A meeting for NGOs from Eastern and Central Europe
>
>
> Please find attached information about the regional NGOs meeting for
> representatives from Eastern and Central Europe, which is a part of
> preparation for the World Conference against Racism in South Africa
> 2001.
>
> The attachments include:
> Information for NGOs
> Application form
> Program of the NGOs meeting
>
> For people interested to find the Russian version of these documents,
> they are available on our web site:  http://www.hfhrpol.waw.pl
>
> With best regards
>
> Jacqueline Kacprzak
>
> --------------------
> Jacqueline Kacprzak
> Program Coordinator
> Human Rights Training Center
>
> Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
> 00-028 Warsaw,
> 18 Bracka St. Apt. 62
> (tel./fax) 0-048/22/828-10-08, 828-69-96, 82698-75
> e-mail: jacquel at hfhrpol.waw.pl
>
> -------------------------------------
>
>
> HELSINKI FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
> Bracka str. 18, apt. 62
> 00-028 Warsaw, Poland
> tel./fax: (+48 22) 828 10 08
>                    828 69 96
>
>
> Information for the NGOs
>
> As a part of the preparation process for the World Conference against
> Racism which will be held in the Republic of South Africa from 31
> August to 7 September 2001, and on the request of the UN Office of the
> High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Helsinki Foundation for Human
> Rights will organize a meeting for NGOs representatives from Eastern
> and Central Europe.
>
> The NGOs meeting will be held from 15 to 18 November 2000, in a
> Conference Center located 15 kilometers from the center of Warsaw.
>
> The role of this meeting is to discuss the roots and sources of
> discrimination, the forms it takes and ways it can be combated by
> public authorities (legislative, executive and judiciary) as well as
> other bodies of public life (such as media or NGOs). Recommendations
> will be prepared for:
>
> (a) the NGO Forum which will take place in South Africa overlapping
> with the World Conference, from 28 August to 1 September 2001; and
> (b) the World Conference itself, which will be a diplomatic conference
> of government, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations.
>
> The participants of the meeting will also discuss possible ways for
> NGOs to combating discrimination.
>
> Please find enclosed the program of the meeting.
>
> Approximately 100 representatives from different NGOs will be invited
> to participate from the following countries: Armenia Albania,
> Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech
> Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan,
> Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldavia, Poland, Russian Federation, Romania,
> Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia.
>
> The working languages of the meeting will be English and Russian.
> Ability to communicate well in one of the above languages is required.
>
> The selection of participants will be made on the basis of
> applications (form enclosed) which must be sent to HFHR by email or
> fax. The deadline for receiving applications is 18 October 2000.
>
> A regional Steering Committee has been mandated to select the NGOs to
> invite on the basis of the following ground rules: (1) at least two
> NGOs per country; (2) all major issues in the area of racism, race
> discrimination, xenophobia and related phenomena should be covered by
> matching them to the NGO profiles; (3) the conference will to achieve
> gender balance; (4) there can be more than one person per NGO; (5) the
> SC will take collective responsibility for the selection results.
>
> Final decisions will be announced on or around 30 October 2000
>
> The organizers will cover economy travel expenses (whether by bus,
> train or plane), accommodation  (in double rooms) and board during the
> meeting. The organizers will either send participants prepaid tickets
> or ask the participants to purchase their tickets and be refunded once
> they reach Warsaw.
>
> Steering Committee of the NGO meeting took into consideration the
> possibility of the participation of other representatives of
> international organizations and NGOs from Western Europe and has
> reserved space for up to 30 of such individuals. These representatives
> will, however, have to pay for their travel, room and board. The costs
> of accommodation in the conference centre, in a double room, including
> meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner, coffee breaks is US$ 90 per day
> per person. Interested persons are requested to fill in point 20 of
> the application form.
>
> If you have any additional questions please feel free to contact us
> Tel./Fax: (+ 48 22) 828 1008, 828 6996, 826 9875
> e-mail: NGOsMeeting at hfhrpol.waw.pl
>
> Yours respectfully,
>
> Adam Pyrek
> Program Coordinator
>
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>
> South Africa 2001
> World Conference Against Racism,
> Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia
> and Related Intolerance
>
> The meeting of NGOs from Eastern and Central Europe
>
> Warsaw, 15 -18 November 2000
>
> Program (draft)
>
> Tuesday, 14 November 2000
> Arrival of the participants, registration.
>
> Wednesday, 15 November 2000
>
> 8.00 -   9.00  Breakfast
> 10.00 - 10.45  Opening Session
> 10.45 - 11.15  Introduction to Topic I: Sources, roots and causes of
> racism and racial discrimination and related intolerance
> 11.15 - 11.45  Questions to the speaker on the Topic I and explanation
> of the procedure of the Working Groups
> 12.00 - 13.30  6 Working Groups on Topic I
> 13.30 - 14.30  Lunch
> 15.00 - 16.30  6 Working Groups on Topic I
> 17.00 - 19.00  Presentation of work of the Working Groups on Topic I
> 19.30          Reception
>
> Thursday, 16 November 2000
>
> 8.00 -  9.00   Breakfast
> 9.30 - 10.00   Introduction to Topic II: Manifestations of racism,
> racial discrimination and related intolerance (signs present in the
> activities of governments and social relations).
> 10.00 - 10.30  Questions to the speaker on the Topic II
> 10.45 - 13.00  5 Working Groups on Topic II
> 13.00 - 14.00  Lunch
> 14.30 - 16.30  5 Working Groups on Topic II
> 17.00 - 19.00  Presentation of the work of the Working Groups on Topic
> II
> 19.00 - 20.00  Dinner
> 20.00          Continuation of work if needed (without interpretation
> service)
>
> Friday, 17 November 2000
>
> 8.00 -  9.00   Breakfast
> 9.30 - 10.30   Introduction to Topic III: What activities can be
> undertaken by the public authorities as well as by NGOs to combat the
> manifestations of racism, racial discrimination and related
> intolerance?
> 10.30 - 11.00  Questions to the speakers on the Topic III
> 11.15 - 13.00  5 Working Groups on Topic III
> 13.00 - 14.00  Lunch
> 14.30 - 16.30  5 Working Groups on Topic III
> 17.00 - 19.00  Presentation of the work of the Working Groups on Topic
> III
> 19.00 - 20.00  Dinner
> 20.00          Continuation of work if needed (without interpretation
> service)
>
> Saturday, 18 November 2000
>
> 8.00 -  9.00  Breakfast
> 9.30 - 10.00  Introduction to the work on the recommendations of the
> NGOs from Eastern and Central Europe meeting
> 10.00 - 10.30  Discussion
> 11.00 - 13.00  3 Working Groups on recommendations
> 13.00 - 14.00  Lunch
> 14.30 - 16.00  3 Working Groups on recommendations
> 16.30 - 19.00  Adopting of the recommendations of the NGOs from
> Eastern and Central Europe meeting
>                Closing session
> 20.00          Farewell Dinner
>
> Sunday, 19 November 2000
>
> 8.00 -  9.30   Breakfast
>                Departure of participants
> 9.30 - 13.00   Continuation of the Steering Committee work
> 13.00 - 14.00  Lunch
>                Departure of the S.C. members
> -------------
>
> South Africa 2001
> World Conference Against Racism,
> Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia
> and Related Intolerance
>
> The meeting of NGOs from Eastern and Central Europe
>
> Warsaw, 15 - 18 November 2000
>
> APPLICATION FORM
>
> 1. Name of organization
>
> 2. Full name of the representative of the organization
>
> 3. Sex:         __ Male         __Female
>
> 4. Date of birth
>
> 5. Passport No.
>
> 6. Preferred language:   __ English      __ Russian
>
> 7. Your position/function in the organization
>
> 8. Full address of organization
>
> 9. Telephone/Fax number (including the area code)
>
> 10. E-mail
>
> 11. Internet address
>
> 12. Please indicate your organization's main areas of activity
>
> 13. Please describe in details activity results of your organization
> during last 2 years (description no more then 100 words)
>
> 14. Does your organization have consultative status with:
>       Council of Europe           __ Yes    __ No
>       United Nations (ECOSOC)     __ Yes    __ No
>
> 15. Has your organization have been accredit to:
> European Conference (Strasbourg, October 2000)    __ Yes     __ No
>
> 16. Has your organization been accredited to the World Conference
> against Racism (South Africa 2001)      __ Yes     __ No
>
> 17. Does your organization belong to any network with other
> organizations? If yes, which?
>
> 18. What do you see as the main problems related to the NGOs meeting
> theme?
>
> 19. In which Working Group would you wish to participate (please
> indicate every day 1 Working Group):
>
> 16 November: Manifestations of racism, racial discrimination and
> related intolerance
> (signs present in the activities of governments and social relations).
>    __ Working Group -1 Executive power
>    __ Working Group -2 Legislative power
>    __ Working Group -3 Judicial power
>    __ Working Group -4 Media
>    __ Working Group -5 Society
>
> 17 November: What activities can be undertaken by the NGOs to combat
> the manifestations of racism, racial discrimination and related
> intolerance?
>   __ WG-1 Legislation and legal defence
>   __ WG-2 Public education and awareness, mass media communication
>   __ WG-3 Improvement of discriminated groups, its rehabilitation and
> compensation
>   __ WG-4 Public policy changes
>   __ WG-5 Combating extremism and hate speech
>
> 18 November: Recommendations of the NGOs meeting
>   __ WG-1 Recommendation to the WCAR
>   __ WG-2 Recommendation to the NGOs Forum
>   __ WG-3 Discussion of possible ways for NGOs to combating
> discrimination
>
>
> .................................................
>                   Signature
>
>
> To be filled in only by international and nongovernmental
> organizations from Western Europe delegating their representatives for
> the participation in the NGOs meeting at their own expense.
> Accommodation in double room and meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner,
> coffee breaks) for 1 person per day = $90.00
>
> 20. My organization is ready to finance my participation in the
> meeting of NGOs from Eastern and Central Europe
>
> ..................................................
>     Signature of the Head of organization
>
>