2007/05/01

Launch of the Italian Social Watch Report 2006

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Social Watch Italy organized several activities on occasion of the launching of the 2006 Report “Architettura Impossibile”. Areli Sandoval (Equipo Pueblo, SW Mexico), co-chair of the Coordinating Committee of Social Watch made a presentation on 2 May, at the Italian Parliament in Rome, with the presence of members of the European Parliament as well as Italian government representatives. On 3 May, a debate was organized at the Municipality of Florence, where the SW Report was launched with a strong message on the role of civil society in promoting social development and human rights.

Italian Parliament
Rome - May 2, 2007

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Social Watch - international financial architecture and policy coherence
Parlamentarians and government. representatives invited
Alfiero Grandi - Undersecretary to the Finance Minister
On. Sabina Siniscalchi - Foreign affairs Parlamentary commission
On. Vittorio Agnoletto - European Parliament
Areli Sandoval - Equipo Pueblo, Social Watch (Mexico) and International Coordinating Committee
Alex Wilks - Eurodad
Giulio Marcon - Sbilanciamoci! (Campaign on national budgeting)
Antonio Tricarico - CRBM / Mani Tese
Coordination: Jason Nardi - Social Watch Italy

Municipality of Florence
Florence - May 3, 2007

Social Watch - presentation of the report, with specific focus on civil society's role in promoting human and social development/rights. The gender policies and indicators will also be discussed.

See the news A Firenze la presentazione del rapporto annuale.

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Cristina Bevilacqua - City councelor for democratic participation and lifestyles
Areli Sandoval - Equipo Pueblo, Social Watch (Mexico) and International Coordinating Committee
Giovanni Andrea Cornia - economist, professor at the University of Florence
Paolo Beni - president of ARCI
Laura Pennacchi - economist, unionist, democratic party
Ugo Biggeri - president of the Ethical Bank foundation
Francesco Petrelli - president of Ucodep, ngo

See the news Firenze: Social Watch 2006 sull'architettura finanziaria di 60 paesi del mondo

See the Italian Social Watch Rapporto 2006

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