a chance for global dialogue

Wed Nov 16 00:21:38 PST 2005

Hi there:

I'm right now conducting an OST practice workshop on Vancouver Island and
one of the partiicpants is a youth who has been spearheading the World Urban
Cafes mentioned in this email. She is working with a number of youth jamming
with world cafe approaches and Open Space. She's heading to India next week
to do some OST work in New Delhi with slum residents. all of whom are
illiterate. I'm turning her loose on John Engle for an intensive in how to
do that, but if there are OST facilitators in New Dehli or nearby that might
want to work with Arunima, please let me know and I'll connect you. There is
lots to be done and she needs all the help she can get.

Cheers,

Chris

On 11/15/05, Christine Whitney Sanchez <milagro27 at cox.net> wrote:
>
> *Unprecedented Global Event:*
> *Tens of Thousands of World Citizens Unite Online
> to Debate Urban Sustainability Issues*
> *Habitat JAM* www.habitatjam.com <http://www.habitatjam.com/>
> *Thursday, December 1 - Saturday, December 3, 2005*
> *O**pen to everyone interested in creating a better world.*
> *Come for an hour or stay online for three days*
> * ---- Register NOW at* www.habitatjam.com <http://www.habitatjam.com/>
>
>
> London, UK (PRWEB) November 5, 2005 -- Habitat JAM, an unprecedented
> online global dialogue on urban sustainability, will be held for 72 hours
> from 1-3 December, 2005.
>
> Sponsored by the Government of Canada, in partnership with UN-HABITAT and
> IBM, the Habitat JAM promises to engage, empower and stimulate tens of
> thousands of global citizens, rich and less fortunate alike, with the
> ultimate goal of turning ideas into action on critical issues related to
> urban sustainability.
>
> Under the leadership of the Honourable Joe Fontana, Minister of Labour and
> Housing, the Government of Canada is taking a highly innovative approach by
> investing in global sustainability and funding Habitat JAM.* "Canada is
> pleased to partner with UN-HABITAT and IBM to introduce this experimental
> form of problem solving -- a dialogue that cuts across the borders and silos
> of politics, culture, economics, social class and expertise, to extract
> concrete solutions to the urgent and controversial issues facing our rapidly
> urbanizing planet. The Government of Canada is proud to host this event
> because Canada recognizes the enormous impact of urbanization on the
> sustainability of the planet."*
>
> The Habitat JAM is a preparatory event to the third session of the World
> Urban Forum being held in Vancouver in June 2006. The World Urban Forum is
> an initiative of the United Nations Settlements Program (UN-HABITAT) held
> every two years to debate ideas and issues about sustainable development in
> today's context of rapid urbanization.
> Topics for discussion will include:
>
>  § improving the lives of people living in slums,
> § access to water,
> § environmental sustainability,
> § safety and security,
> § finance and governance,
> § and the future of our cities.
> "We live in an increasingly urban world which is unfortunately divided
> between the North and the South. What is worse is that in most cities,
> wherever they are, people are forced to live in divided cities. Cities in
> developing countries are suffering from problems associated with rapid
> urbanization, which has led to over one billion people living in slums
> without adequate shelter and basic services. In developed countries,
> citizens suffer from the effects of ill-planned cities and environmental
> degradation. At the heart of this crisis is a failure to consult and to
> allow the full participation of ordinary people in the development of the
> city. It is my hope that innovative technologies associated with Habitat JAM
> will help bring people closer together to plan and develop truly human
> settlements," adds Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-HABITAT.
>
> The Habitat JAM will bring together academics and students, planners and
> builders, politicians, governments, the private sector and ordinary citizens
> from across the globe in real time, all contributing ideas and expertise
> during the 72-hour global problem-solving session. Moderators will include
> government leaders, renowned experts, and key thinkers.
>
> To ensure the most inclusive event possible, grass root organizations,
> institutions, women, youth groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
> are helping to bring people to the technology who might otherwise not have
> access or opportunity to share their experiences and ideas with others
> around the world.
>
> To name just a few examples, the Habitat JAM is teaming with the:
>
> ---- World Bank Institute to offer access to many of their satellite-based
> Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) to enable people living in
> regions with inadequate or no Internet access to participate in the Habitat
> JAM.
>
> ---- Huairou Commission and GROOTS Canada to bring the voice of
> non-English speaking women into the Habitat JAM.
>
> ---- World Urban Forum and Youth Organizing Committee (WUFY) who will hold
> over a dozen World Urban Cafe JAM Sessions to engage communities in slums
> and impoverished human settlements in Asia, Africa, India and Latin America.
>
> In hosting and providing the technology for the JAM, IBM is enabling this
> innovative democratic process where, without hierarchy, people from all
> walks of life have the opportunity to come together to present and evaluate
> ideas on how to solve a focused set of issues or problems.* "IBM has used
> JAMs internally to involve employees in over 75 countries to collaborate in
> real time on the company's values and then to develop pragmatic solutions
> and best practices around growth and innovation,*" said Irving
> Wladawsky-Berger, Vice President of Technical Strategy and Innovation, IBM.
> *"JAMs enable a kind of mass collaboration and problem-solving that has
> simply never before been possible on a global scale. This is innovation that
> matters for the world.*"
> For additional information on Habitat JAM and to register for the event,
> visit www.habitatjam.com <http://www.habitatjam.com>.
>  *Christine*
> **
> *Christine Whitney Sanchez*
> *KAIROS Alliance Inc.*
> 2717 E. Mountain Sky Avenue
> Phoenix, AZ 85048
> 480.759.0262
> www.kairosalliance.com <http://www.kairosalliance.com/>
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