As the SADC Heads of State will be meeting in Windhoek, Namibia in August 2010, the ordinary peoples of Southern Africa will also converge at the Catholic Cathedral Hall in Windhoek on the 15th – 16th of August 2010 under the auspices of the Southern Africa Peoples’ Solidarity Network (SAPSN).

Theme
This year’s Summit is expected to bring together participants from community-based groups, social movements and civil society organizations from all corners of the region under the theme “Reclaiming and Reuniting SADC for People’s Social and Economic Rights”

Agenda

The broad thematic issues on the agenda for the 2010 Peoples’ Summit are as follows:
Democracy and Human Rights
Youth and Unemployment
Gender and Women’s Rights
EPAs and Regional Integration
Social and Economic Safety Nets
HIV/AIDS/Health Issues
Free Movement of Persons
Debt and Trade Justice

The Peoples’ Summit is a people’s platform to share experiences, map out strategies and build solidarity around common challenges. A key output from the Summit deliberations will be the SADC Peoples’ Declaration to be submitted to the SADC Heads of State and disseminated throughout the region.

Your Participation and Contribution
SAPSN is pleased to invite you to participate in this landmark event. Participation is open to all ordinary citizens of the region. Groups, organizations and individuals that are interested in participating are requested to complete the attached form by 25 July 2010. Organizations are encouraged to support their representatives to the summit.

Dates and Venue
The 2010 Summit will be held at the Catholic Cathedral Hall (91 Werner List Street, Windhoek) on the 15th – 16th of August 2010.

You may download the registration form on www.sapsn.org and email it to [email][email protected]
For more information on the 2010 Summit contact SAPSN Secretariat
on [email][email protected] Tel/Fax +263 4 776830/1