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Osaka, Japan Social Forum

Sponsoring Organization: 
Detroit, US Social Forum
Contact Email: 
dex@lists.ussf2010.org
Date: 
Sun, 03/21/2010 - 12:00am - 1:00am
Location
Address (Line 1): 
TBD
City: 
Detroit
State: 
Michigan

Osaka Social Forum On-Line

March 21 13:00-17:00 JT (4:00 - 8:00 GMT)

The Organizing Committee of Osaka Social Forum is inviting you to join OSF On-Line!

We will broadcast the plenary session (Day 1).

During the time period above to see the live session on-line, just access:
Ustream URL: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/osaka-social-forum

You can also discuss with the on-site participants by connecting to:
Skype Name: attac_jp

Although OSF is a two-day events and there are more than 25 workshops to be organized on Day 2, broadcasting is only on Day 1. If you are interested in participating the program, see http://openfsm.net/projects/osaka-expanded/project-home.

The timeline of the event is as follows.

Day 1 Plenary
13:00-17:00 Kita Kumin Center

  1. (13:00) Opening : folklore music by WAIRA
  2. (13:20) Greeting from the organizing committee: Mr. Shoji Umeda
  3. (13:30) Relay Talk - short messages from local activists
    • Mr. Kien Higuchi:Citizens's Alternative to Neo-Liberalist Local Governance
    • Mr. Yasuyuki Hirota: For Solidarity Economy - a solution to global crisis
    • Mr. Kenro Taura: Climate Change and Citizens Proposal
    • Mr. Yoshihiro Takushige: Peace and Justice for Palestine
    • Mr. Akira Nakajima: Young Workers, Unite
  4. (14:05) Guest Speech

    5. Ms. Delfa Mantilla (Jubelee Ecuador): A challenge of the people for debt cancellation, preservation of nature, the rights of indigenous people

  5. (14:20) foke songs by Halumaki & Chimaki

    6. 14:40-50: Break

  6. (15:50) Special Program - Osaka Social Forum Interacitve

    7. Live Message from US Social Forum Organizers & Hong Kong Globalization Monitor.

  7. (15:00) Guest Speech

    8. Mr. Joseph Puruganan (Philippines, Focus on the Global South): Free Trade and Local Economy, Food, Agriculture in Asia

  8. (15:15) Guest Speech

    9. Ms. Lee, Ji hyun (S. Korea, Nautilus Institute): For Nuclear-free East Asia

  9. (15:30) songs of Amami Islands by Sakae Atsushi
  10. (15:50) Relay Talk - short messages from local activists
    • Mr. Osahito Koyama: A Perspective of Citizens Media
    • Ms. Huyumi Nakano: Single Mothers of Plight and Needs
    • Mr. Yiroyuki Hara: Where is the future of food and farmers in Japan
    • Ms. Etsuko Shodoshima: Handicapped people in Education
  11. (16:18) Free Speech from Audience
  12. (16:35) folklore music by Flores Duo
  13. (16:55) Message from Okinawa: We don't need U.S. Bases!
  14. (17:00) Closing: Mr. Sho Kasuga
  15. (17:05) Announcement: Mr. Tsutomu Teramoto

Coordinators: Ms. Nobuyo Fujinaga, Mr. Kunihiro Yasuhara