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SUMMARY:18- [Iraq] ICSSI Iraqi Civil Society Conference (conferenza) DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:

ICSSI Conference 2017

Solidarity wit h Iraqi Civil Society in its Nonviolent Struggle Against Injustice and Extr emism

We are calling for iraqi and internationa l participants to attend the annual conference of the Iraqi Civil Society S olidarity Initiative, on Wednesday, the 18th of January 2017, in Sulaymaniy ah, Kurdistan Region, IRAQ.

Iraqi and international mem bers of the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative have been working ove r the last months – in partnership with the Iraqi Social Forum and the foun ding group of the new Kurdistan Social Forum – to organize an international conference focused on Iraqi and particularly Kurdish civil society resista nce to injustice. This effort follows an impressive wave of nonviolent prot ests, in Baghdad and Sulaymaniyah, against the corruption and extremism tha t have paralyzed Iraqi society, depriving people of security and the basic necessities of daily life. Protesters are demanding the creation of a civil and democratic state that guarantees the involvement of local communities in ensuring security, a political system based on equal citizenship for all , and public policies which promote employment and secure provision of esse ntial services. Meanwhile the military offensive against Daesh is producing thousands of victims and wounded among members of security forces and civi lians, a worsening humanitarian crisis and a political crisis, while very f ew resources are being invested in peacebuilding and conflict prevention.
The conference will address many urgent issues all linked to the core question: “What forms of solidarity are needed today to suppor t Iraqi civil society activists in their nonviolent struggle against injust ice and extremism?” We will examine the specific needs of trade un ions defending social-economic rights; those working to promote access to w ater and environmental rights; and those defending freedom of expression. I mportant themes we will explore include: promoting dialogue, reconciliation and peacebuilding; the issues confronting returning refugees and IDPs; and how Iraqis envision rebuilding cities and society after Daesh. We will lea rn about Iraqis’ commitment to nonviolence in their public protests; women’ s participation and gender equality; youth activism; and how sports and art s can be used in the struggle against violence.

We are i ssuing an urgent call for activists from around the world to come to Sulaym aniyah to learn from Iraqis about the current situation in the country. Int ernational participants need to understand how to support Iraqis’ activism and work in solidarity for a peaceful and just resolution of the on-going c risis. All international organizations and activists who stand in solidarit y with the Iraqi people, and want to understand their reality from the poin t of view of local civil society, are invited to participate.

The principles of the conference have been set by the Iraqi and Inte rnational organizers, and should be respected by all participants: there wi ll be no discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, religion or gender; part icipation will be independent of political parties and religious or sectari an affiliation; we support nonviolent struggle as the only means of change; we are committed to the fundamental importance of voluntarism and non-prof it ethics; we advocate for an active, dynamic civil society to build a demo cratic Iraq, free from extremism and corruption.

A draft program is available here.
http://www.iraqicivilsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ICSSI-Con ference-Program-Jan-2017-FINAL.pdf
The final program will be publi shed and disseminated by ICSSI in early January 2017.

If you wou ld like to participate, please click here to register within the 10th of Ja nuary 2017.
http://www.iraqicivilsociety.org/archives/6153

The ICSSI Conference 2017 is supported by:
Fondation Assistance Inte rnationale, Karibu Foundation, and CCFD-Terre Solidaire

http://www .iraqicivilsociety.org/archives/6182

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