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Conference of the Progressive Alliance

Empowering the people: Our agenda for a democratic, inclusive and sustainable society

10 – 11 November 2017, San José, Costa Rica

 

Friday, 10 November 2017

Hotel Aurola Holiday Inn

5th Avenue and 5th Street

San José, 1000, Costa Rica

http://www.aurolahotels.com/

 

08:00 hrs         Registration

 

09:00 hrs        Meeting of the Steering Committee

All parties and associated organisations of the Progressive Alliance are entitled to send delegates to the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee prepares the conference, discusses and approves resolutions and the upcoming activities of the Progressive Alliance.

Chaired by Konstantin Woinoff, Coordinator, Progressive Alliance

Welcome by the Citizens’ Action Party (PAC)

  • Marcia González, President, Citizens’ Action Party (PAC), Costa Rica

Introduction into the input paper

  • Bonaventure Mbaya, President, Citizens’ Convergence (CC), Republic of the Congo

Current Situation in Iraq

  • Sadi Pire, Member of the Politburo, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Iraq, Member of the Board of the Progressive Alliance

Challenges and Opportunities for Peace in Middle East

  • Esawi Frej, Member of Parliament, Meretz Party, Israel
  • Faraj Zayoud, Fatah, Palestine

Amendments of the Guiding Principles of the Progressive Alliance

 

10:00 hrs         Coffee Break

 

10:30 hrs         Progressive Alliance Working Group on Gender

Chaired by Marja Bijl, Vice-Chair, Dutch Labour Party (PvdA), Member of the Board of the Progressive Alliance and Bahia Amra, Palestinian National Initiative (PNI)

Prospects for gender equality policy in Costa Rica

  • Nielsen Pérez, Citizens’ Action Party (PAC), Costa Rica

Prospects for gender equality policy in Nicaragua

  • Ana Margarita Vijil, President, Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS), Nicaragua

Prospects for gender equality policy from the European perspective

  • Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero, Member of the European Parliament, S&D Group, Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE), Spain

Introduction into the “Guidelines for an inclusive gender approach” and discussion

  • Marja Bijl and Bahia Amra

 

11:45 hrs         Progressive Campaigning

  • Robert Fox, National Director, New Democratic Party (NDP), Canada
  • Marije Laffeber, Deputy Secretary General, Party of European Socialists (PES)
  • Iain McNicol, Secretary General, Labour Party, Great Britain, Member of the Board of the Progressive Alliance
  • German Pino, Secretary General, Party for Democracy (PPD), Chile

Moderator: José Irán Moreno Santos, International Secretary, Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), Mexico

 

13:00 hrs         Lunch

 

14:00 hrs         Plenary Session: Empowering the people: Our agenda for a democratic, inclusive and sustainable society

 

14:00 hrs         Welcome

Margarita Bolaños Arquín, Citizens’ Action Party (PAC), Costa Rica, Member of the Board of the Progressive Alliance

 

14:10 hrs         Video

14:15 hrs         Introductions into the first topic: Technical innovation and Social Justice – Our Progressive Agenda

Speech

Víctor Báez, Secretary General, Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA-CSA)

Speech

Elke Ferner, Deputy Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Member of the Board of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Germany

 

14:45 hrs         Video

 

14:50 hrs         Key Debate: Technical innovation and Social Justice – Our Progressive Agenda

  • Dante Delgado, National Coordinator, Citizens’ Movement (MC), Mexico
  • Katarina Nevedalova, Vice President, Party of European Socialists (PES), SMER – Social Democracy, Slovakia
  • Eduardo di Pollina, Member of Parliament of Santa Fe, Socialist Party (PS), Argentina
  • Pablo Velozo, International Secretary, Socialist Party of Chile (PSCh), Chile, Member of the Board of the Progressive Alliance

Moderator: Humphrey Polepole, Ideology and Publicity Secretary, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), Tanzania

16:00 hrs         Progressive Alliance Award for special political courage to Etta Rosales

For the jury of the Progressive Alliance Award: Giacomo Filibeck, Deputy Secretary General, Party of European Socialists (PES)

 

16:05 hrs         Laudatory Speech

Mathias Tegnér, Member of Parliament, Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP), Sweden

 

16:15 hrs         Speech by the Laureate

Loretta Ann “Etta” P. Rosales, Chair emeritus of AKBAYAN, Philippines

 

16:30 hrs         Video

 

16:35 hrs         Speech: Central American’s challenges to build democratic, inclusive and sustainable societies

Carlos Andrés Alvarado Quesada, Presidential Candidate, Citizens’ Action Party of Costa Rica (PAC)

 

16:50 hrs         Speech

Monica Xavier, Secretary General, Socialist Party of Uruguay (PSU), Uruguay, Member of the Board of the Progressive Alliance

 

17:05 hrs         Speech

Josh Osih, Vice President, Social Democratic Front (SDF), Cameroon, Member of the Board of the Progressive Alliance

 

17:20 hrs         Key Panel Discussion: Empowering the people: Our agenda for a democratic, inclusive and sustainable society

  • Moussa Boly, Vice President, Movement of People for Progress (MPP), Burkina Faso, Member of the Board of the Progressive Alliance
  • Neena Gill, Member of the European Parliament, S&D Group
  • Eran Hermoni, Secretary General, Israeli Labour Party, Israel
  • Jesus Zambrano, Member of Parliament, Party of Democratic Revolution (PRD), Mexico, Member of the Board of the Progressive Alliance

Moderator: Kirsten Meijer, International Secretary, Labour Party (PvdA), The Netherlands

 

18:30 hrs         Family Photo and Closure

 

19:30 hrs         Reception

 


 

Saturday, 11 November 2017

 

11:00 hrs         Discussion: Recent Developments in American Countries

  • Rafael Baéz Pérez, International Secretary, Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Dominican Republic
  • Johanna Paola Ortega Ghiringhelli, International Secretary, Party for a Country of Solidarity (PPS), Paraguay
  • Viviana Piñeiro, International Secretary, Socialist Party of Uruguay (PSU), Uruguay
  • Rotsay Rosales, Professor at the University of Costa Rica

Moderator: Sandra Cartin, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Costa Rica

 

12:30 hrs         Lunch

 

13:15 hrs         Visit and Discussions

Visit local experiences that promote environmental sustainability

There are two options to choose.

Tour 1: Visit to the cooperative farm COOPENARANJO to get to know the production and processing of coffee beans grown at high altitudes. These are among the best coffee products because of its aroma and flavour. The cooperative is located in the Naranjo district of Alajuela province.

Tour 2: Visit to the Rural Aqueduct Association of Paso Ancho y Boquerón, to learn about small-scale water resources management as a rural development experience. The project’s aim is to promote the protection of water resources, sustainable agriculture and rural landscapes. It was launched and implemented by the Rural Ecotourism and Multiple Services Cooperative Paso entre Volcanes which is situated in the Oreamuno district of Cartago province.

 

Note: for both tours it is necessary to have suitable footwear to walk on farmland, as well as comfortable clothes and a parasol. It is recommended to bring a coat in case of temperature changes, especially for the visit to the Oreamuno district.

 

18:00 hrs         End of the Conference

Return to Hotel Aurola, evening at your free disposal.

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