Following is the message of the Executive Committee to Association members upon the end of its term.

Dear friends,

These seem to be times of “shareholders” yet maybe even more so times of people who share. In fact, a key reality of our time is that we have to share ever more our present challenges and our common future. In this context the sharing of visions, of values and of commitments is ever more essential. Read more »

On the occasion of the upcoming World Social Forum 2008: a Global Day of Action and Mobilisation, thousands of people all over the world will march, speak, celebrate, and dialogue in villages, rural zones, and urban centers, in the context of hundreds of decentralized self-organized actions. They will mobilize over a one-week period in January, culminating in a Global Day of Mobilisation and Action on 26 January to show that another world is possible. Read more »

The annual IPS Support Group Meeting, was held in Venice, Italy, on November 29, 2007. The meeting focused on “The role of communication in the alliance among civilizations”. The event was co-organized with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and counted on the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Province of Venice. Read more »

Continuing our media partnership with the Helsinki Process, IPS organized special coverage and proposed journalists from around the world to attend the HP Review Conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on 27-29 November 2007. The Conference was about “Inclusive Governance - Bridging Global Divides” and IPS contributed to the communication and media dimensions.
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The European Commission announced today that a consortium led by IPS with Friends of the Earth International (FOEI) has been selected to receive funding for a three-year project to undertake news reporting, opinion building and media training regarding climate change, biodiversity, food security and extractive industries.
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