Nepad and the Southern Africa Region - challenges for social movements

Mobilise and Organise for Social Change

Winter School 2003 - June 29 to 5 July 2003

The Khanya College Annual Winter School was launched in July 1999. The
Winter School represents an important step in Khanya College's response to
the changing political and economic environment within which social
movements have to work. In many different ways Khanya College programmes
seek to assist communities in the difficult task of developing their
responses to globalisation and its various manifestations.

The Annual Winter School provides the space for activists from various
social movements to work together across different sectors and interests.
This is an opportunity for activists from the different sectors to exchange
views and share experiences.

The post-1994 developments have posed new and difficult challenges for the
organisations of the working class and the poor. At the same, growing
economic integration in the Southern Africa region, mostly to the benefit of
South African corporation, makes the building of Southern African solidarity
among the social movements an immediate challenge. Khanya College hopes that
the Annual Winter School will contribute to regional responses that continue
to emphasise social solidarity, popular democracy, organisation and
mobilisation.

1. Aims of the Winter School
- To provide the space for activists to critically reflect on their
organising and mobilizing work in the present national and global context.
- To provide the space for activists to debate topical issues and exchange
experiences with each other.
- To provide the space for the emergence and revitalisation of progressive
perspectives on social change.
- To assist in developing the conceptual, organisational and public speaking
skills of activists from different social movements.
- To provide the space for building of regional social movements by bringing
activists from the sub-region together.
- To provide activists with the opportunity to build links and alliances
among their various movements.

2. Focus and Activities of Winter School 2003
Focus of Winter School
Winter School 2003 will focus on Nepad as an overall theme. Over the last
two years social movements in all parts of the continent have expressed
grave doubts about Nepad's ability to deliver on its promises. Many social
movements have pointed out that Nepad is a Structural Adjustment Programme
in the tradition of the Bretton Woods institutions.

Winter School 2003 aims to take the debate on Nepad further. This will be
done by:

1. Deepening activists' understanding of Nepad and its underlying
philosophy, and
2. Engaging in discussion about how social movements should respond to
Nepad, and how solidarity across African borders can be built in order to
make such responses effective.

As part of developing responses to Nepad, the Winter School will seek to
highlight the role of xenophobia as a barrier to building solidarity in the
sub-region.

4. Activities of Winter School 2003
The activities of Winter School 2003 will be:

- A series of two-day workshops on the theme of "Understanding Nepad"
- An activist forum on "Developing Strategies to Respond to Nepad"
- A cultural day around the theme: "Building a culture of resistance to
neoliberalism"
- Exhibitions by various social movements and NGOs
- A march against xenophobia
In addition to these activities, a range of other activities aimed at
promoting exchange of views and networking among the various social
movements will be undertaken.

5. Accommodation, fees and the application process

ACCOMMODATION AND FEES

The attendance fee R2100. This covers accommodation and meals for six days,
workshop materials, facilitation, accommodation, tea, lunch and visit to the
Apartheid Museum. A deposit of R600.00 should accompany the application
form. If your application has been accepted and you do not take your space
this amount of money will not be refundable. The rest of the money (R1500)
is payable during registration.

APPLICATION PROCESS

All applicants need to fill in the application form.

Applications must be accompanied by an attendance fee of R2100. Please send
a copy of a deposit slip, a postal order or a cheque made out to Khanya
College.

The banking details are:

Account holder: Khanya College JHB Trust - CDTD
Bank: Nedbank
Branch: Business Central
Account Number: 1284049892

Closing Date: 6 June 2003

Once your application has been accepted, Khanya will contact you for further
details about the Winter School. Applicants that are not accepted will get a
refund of their application fee.

Contact Details

Box 5977
Johannesburg
2000

Phone: 011 - 832 2447/ 834 1609
Fax: 011 - 832 2874
Email: [email protected]

Contact Persons: Eunice Morwana/Alina Mpembe

APPLICATION FORM WINTER SCHOOL 2003

(Please read the the infromation on the Winter School before filling in this
form)

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The closing date for application is 6 June 2003.

After filling in the form, please fax it to 011 832 2874 or email it to
[email protected]

For further information on Winter School 2003, including fees and other
matters, please contact Eunice Morwana at Khanya College, + 27 11 834
1609/9810. Or you can email [email protected]