◆People's Summit 2008 -We Can Change the World-◆
Taking place at the Sapporo Convention Center, NGO Forum and Hokkaido People's Forum collaboratively offered 2008 People's Summit in Hokkaido (Alternative Summit) as a place for citizens to express their opinions outside the G8 Summit. Besides the Opening Symposium (July 6) and the Closing Ceremony (July 8), sectional meetings (with themes of environment, peace and human rights, development and poverty, etc), workshops and seminars featuring NGO Forum participating organizations and guests from overseas were offered.
You can download the memo of the main event of People's Summit 2008.Memo of the Opening Symposium
Memo of the Closing Ceremony
◆Points◆
＊To address issues on the environment, poverty, health and human rights with members from all over the world.＊To discuss global scaled-issues and to look at what NGOs and civil societies can do to help resolve these issues.
◆Schedule◆
July 6 Afternoon Opening SymposiumJuly 6 Evening Reception
July 7 Whole day Sectional meetings, workshops, seminars
July 8 Morning Sectional meetings, workshops, seminars
July 8 Afternoon Closing Ceremony
Sapporo Convention Center
(English) http://www.sora-scc.jp/english.php
(Japanese) http://www.sora-scc.jp/
◆Venue◆
Sapporo Convention Center (Main venue)Sapporo Elle Plaza
Hokkaido Christian Center
Hokkaido University Academic Hall
◆What's Hokkaido People's Forum on G8 Summit◆
Hokkaido Peoples' Forum on G8 Summit was organized in September 2007 by citizens' groups working in Hokkaido. Its main purpose is to think about global issues from the local point of view. Proposals are made from the standpoints of "poverty and development", "environment", "peace and human rights",. Currently 50 organizations are participating.
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