[Oct. 23 to 27] Peace for Life’s Third People’s Forum Invitation

[아름드리 나무]

(Fwd by Carmencita Karagdag)

3rd People's Forum Invitation

We are pleased to invite you to Peace for Life’s Third People’s Forum on the theme, “Affirming Life Together in the Face of Belligerent Empire,” scheduled to be held in Jeju Island, South Korea, from the 25th to 27th of October 2013. Prior to the People’s Forum, there will be a Women’s Peace Pilgrimage on October 23-24 and an International Solidarity Mission, on October 24. You are also enjoined to participate in these pre-Forum programs and plan your arrival and departure accordingly (one day earlier than the designated dates and one day after or evening of the last day).

The People’s Forum is a regular PfL event primarily envisioned as a space where emerging geopolitical realities are viewed and analyzed from the perspective of concrete people’s struggles at the local and national levels. It is an arena for discourses and debates, for analyses and opinions—a seat for reaffirmation of our common humanity, dedication to justice and respect for life. It is also a cultural event and a symbolic tribunal where perspectives on solidarity and resistance are expressed in various creative forms. Organisationally it functions as PfL’s equivalent of a general assembly.

 Following the militant yet celebratory  tradition of the inaugural People’s Forum held in 2004 in Davao City, Philippines, and the Second, held in 2009 in Bogota, Colombia, the Third People’s Forum will take place in Jeju Island, also called “An Island of Peace”, but site of a widely-contested U.S. naval base, signifying the East Asian pivot in the new U.S. geopolitical strategy and thus posing a challenge for mobilizing the larger faith community in confronting the Empire's renewed focus on Asia Pacific.   

We thus invite you to accompany us and all members and partners of Peace for Life in this renewed effort to build, strengthen and expand international and interfaith solidarity for a new world of peace, justice and ecological wholeness; a new global order as well as national and local structures freed from all forms of hegemony.

Please find, attached,  the Concept Paper and Draft Program for the 3rd People’s Forum. You may also visit our website to know more about PfL’s recent issues and work: www.peaceforlife.org.

You may kindly appreciate that, given the limited financial capability of PfL as a South-led organization, we expect participants to raise their own funds for travel. Limited travel subsidies may be available for participants from the South.  A registration fee will also be charged to help cover the cost of accommodation and meals.

In view of necessary preparations for this international event, we request that you send us notice of your intent to participate no later than the 26th of August 2013. Attached is a Pre-Registration Form which you need to fill up and return to us for this purpose.  

We will be sending you more information in the coming weeks along with details of the programme and other lined-up activities. Please send your questions, if any, to secretariat@peaceforlife.org.

Sincerely yours,

Carmencita Karagdag

Coordinator

People’s Forum on Peace for Life

879 EDSA Ave., Quezon City, PHILIPPINES

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3^RD PEOPLE’S FORUM

Affirming Life Together in the Face of Belligerent Empire

PRE-REGISTRATION FORM

Please read the initial reminders carefully on the next page before completing the form. Deadline for submission is 23 August 2013. Completed forms should be sent to 3rdpeoplesforum@gmail.com.

I.                    PERSONAL INFORMATION
1.    First Name:	2.    Last Name:
3.    Gender:	4.    Age:
5.    Nationality:	6.    Religion/Faith:
II.                  CONTACT DETAILS
7.       Name of Organization:			8.  PfL Membership Status: (Pls. highlight your answer) a.       I am an individual member b.      My organization is a member c.       I would like to become a member d.      N/A
9.       Position in the Organization:
10.   Office Address:
11.   Telephone (country code) + (area code) + (tel. no.):			12.   Other Main Affiliations and Position, if any:
13.   Mobile (country code) + (mobile no.)
14.   Primary email: 15.   Alternate email:			16.   Skype ID:
III.                PARTICIPATION AND TRAVEL DETAILS
17.   I will attend the People’s Forum on Oct 25-27 and also: (Pls. highlight your answer/s) a.    Women-led Peace Pilgrimage to Jeju Island, Oct23-24 b.   Solidarity Mission/Community Visits, Jeju Island, Oct24 c.    PfL Madang Workshop at the WCC Assembly in Busan, Nov. 4		18.      Subsidy Needs        (Pls. highlight your answer) I will fund my own participation I will pay for my airfare only I will pay for my  accommodation  only I need full subsidy for my participation
19.   City and Country of Origin:
20.   Passport No. 21.   Place of Issue: 22.   Date of Issue: 23.   Date of Expiry:		24.   Special Dietary/Accommodation/Other Needs and Concerns:

INITIAL REMINDERS

1. Registration fee. USD100 for participants from the South and USD 200 for participants from the North will be collected upon arrival to help cover the costs of food, lodging, local transportation and conference kit.
2. Arrival and departure dates. Participants are advised to arrive 1 day before and leave 1 day after the activity/ies to be attended. Please advise us if you are arriving or leaving earlier/later than the prescribed dates.
3. Visa arrangements. For visa information, please visit http://www.mofat.go.kr/ENG/visa/application/
4. Plane tickets. PfL-funded participants are required to submit three economy airfare quotations from their local travel agents so that the Secretariat can compare and advise on which to book. Amounts incurred beyond the cheapest/best available flight shall be shouldered by the participant.   
5. Booking your flight. There are few direct international flights to Jeju Island. If you’re coming from a country without direct flights to Jeju, you will first have to fly to Incheon or Kimpo airport. Flight tickets to Jeju almost double over summer seasons (early July to late August) and the holidays, and then drop significantly.
6. Accommodation. Accommodations are on a twin-sharing basis. If you have special needs that require you to stay in a single room, please advise the Secretariat. Those who prefer to be in single rooms will have to shoulder the extra costs.
7. Participation Subsidy. PfL has limited funds and offers participation subsidy only to a limited number of members from the South and are attending all PfL activities in Jeju (People’s Forum + Peace Pilgrimage/Solidarity Mission). PfL-funded participants will be reimbursed their economy airfare to and from country of origin upon presentation of duly accomplished reimbursement form and original receipts. 
8. Membership dues will be collected from members with outstanding dues. Members can also pay their next year’s dues in advance. Membership dues will be deducted from the reimbursements of PfL-funded participants.
9. Members and non-members are also strongly encouraged to attach their latest CVs and works (analyses, statements) as we are planning to make a compilation of participants profiles and works.
10. Those also interested in attending the PfL Madang workshop in the WCC assembly (on a self-funding basis) should register with the WCC. Registration information is at http://wcc2013.info/en/about-the-assembly/how-to-participate
11. The Secretariat will send you an acknowledgment and confirmation along with other pertinent documents (e.g. activity concept papers, logistics note, and reimbursement forms) upon review of your pre-registration form. Updates and selected documents will also be made available at www.peaceforlife.org.

-          The Secretariat