"AMERICA IS OUR MOTHERLAND."

Simón Bolivar

"I was born a Black woman

    Objectives:

1. To offer a democratic space for the reflection, discussion and articulation for organizations, social movements and individuals in order to discuss from the People's standpoint the theme presented in the exclusive meeting of the representatives of States and Governments, to offer different perspectives, alternatives and proposals to some of the social problems inflicting Latin America.

2. To be an alternative to the General Assembly of the O.A.S. in order to express the dire issues that concern our people.

3. To exercise public pressure, from the popular perspectives, on issues of interest for our people, so that they will be taken seriously and defended by the progressive representatives of States and Governments of the continent.

     Primary Themes of discussion:

1. Bad Governance.
   • Crisis of the representative system in Latin America, alternatives.
   • Popular mobilizations , perspectives.
2. Migration and Human rights.
   • Situation of the immigrants in the United States, new developments.
   • Situation of Haitian Immigrans in the Dominican Republic.
   • Women's Issues: Economic, Cultural, and Social Opression.
3. Neoliberal Globalization Crisis and Alternatives.
   • Instruments of domination: Post FTAA, Andean FTA, DR-CAFTA, EPA’S, CAN,  etc)
   • Alternatives (TCP (Trade Treaty of the Peoples), ALBA (Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, Mercosur, Petrocaribe, etc)
   • Socialism in the XXI Century
   • Elimination of the Foreign Debt.
4. North American military domination of the whole continent.

·         Plan Colombia.

·         New Deployments, United States activities and military bases in the continent. Campaign: “Not a single Yankee soldier in our America.

·         New Horizons Operation in Barahona, DR,  and Dominican Sovereignty

       Program of Activities:

1.      Installation of permanent international camps during the Alternative Summit.

2.      Realization of assemblies, conferences, forums, workshops and all type of relevant activities.

3.      Different cultural activities (theater, concerts, film projection, etc).

4.      Vigil/Manifestation to take place on Sunday the 4th of June, 2006.

5.      March of the People to take place on the 4th of June , 2006.

6.      Visit by a substantial delegation of congress people, religious and activists of the continent to observe and denounce the presence of foreign troops in Barahona, DR.

7.      Different actions of pressure and political denouncement.

             General Aspects.

1.      A formal invitation to participate will be made to the progressive representatives of States and Government of the region attending the Assembly.

2.      The Summit will demonstrate the rejection by our People of the presence of the representative of U.S. president, the genocidal and criminal, George W. Bush, possibly Condoleezza Rice.

           Place:

         Not determined

         Club of the Professors. (Possible)