*CIVIL SOCIETY CONFERENCE 27-28 OCTOBER 2010*
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Uniting and planning for Equality and Service Delivery*
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*Background*
South Africa is reaching a turning point. The World Cup showed us what we
are capable of as a country and the common purpose and pride that exist
across races and classes in South Africa. But the success of the World Cup
cannot hide the growing inequality, despair and failure to transform and
improve key social services particularly health and education. On key MDGs
we are one of the few countries in the world that has gone backwards.
Yet we are a country with a progressive, human rights based Constitution.
We have the instruments and the organisations to ensure transformation. Our
trade union movement is strong. Civil society is diverse and committed to
equality. We are capable of change if we campaign consistently for it.
The conference will be attended by approximately 500 people made up equally
of members of civil society movements and trade unions. It will also be open
to the media.
*This conference aims to:*
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- Establish closer working relationships and better co-ordination between
pro-poor civil society organisations and the trade union movement in
recognition of the fact that both are pursuing social justice and that many
of our campaigns will benefit from mutual support and solidarity;
- Strengthen appreciation in the trade union movement and civil society
of the centrality of the South Africa constitution as a mobilising
instrument that both legitimises campaigns to continually improve the
conditions of the poor and provides for mechanisms to address the needs of
the poor through the Chapter 9 bodies, the Courts and other institutions;
- Debate COSATU’s economic policy proposals and build consensus on the
need for an economic policy that expands the economy and is pro poor, job
creating and genuinely redistributive;
*DAY 1, 27 October 2010*
09h00-09h30 Welcoming remarks and acknowledge
organisations present COSATU President,
Sidumo Dlamini
09h30-10h00 Objectives of the conference and how the programme is
structured TAC General Secretary Vuyiseka Dubula
10h00- 10h45 South Africa and inequality (Presentation)
Mark Heywood
10h45-11h30 *Keynote address* Archbishop Njongonkulu
Ndungane
*11h30-12h00 Break
break
break*
*12h00-13h00 *How can we build on the World Cup successes on
mobilisation of our society to build a more egalitarian society, COSATU
General Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi
*13h00 – 14h00 Lunch Lunch
Lunch*
*14H00- 18h00 Discussions build up to the commissions*
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*Commissions*
1. Development of a Charter on Social Justice to give expression to
principles and priorities that will bind civil society and the trade union
movement;
2. Debate COSATU’s economic policy proposals and build consensus of us
the need for an economic policy that expands the economy and is pro poor,
job creating and genuinely redistributive
3. Establish closer working relationships and better co-ordination
between pro-poor civil society organisations and the trade union movement in
recognition of the fact that both are pursuing social justice and that many
of our campaigns will benefit from mutual support and solidarity;
4. Discuss key campaigns that collectively can take up in the country
*DAY 2*
09H00-09H30 Address by Graca Machel (not confirmed)
09h30-11h30 Report back of the commission
11h30-12h00 Presentation of the Civil Society Conference
declaration Zwelinzima Vavi
12h00-12h30 Closing remarks, TAC chairperson Nonkosi
Khumalo
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