[Debate] (Fwd) Pablo Solon now directs Focus on the Global South - an institute for radical soc. mvts.

[Patrick Bond]

  The New Focus on the Global South

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    A Letter from our Chairman of the Board


Dear Friends,

As many of you have heard, Focus on the Global South has been going 
through a transition. Financial realities have forced us to make some 
difficult decisions, including a significant cut in our staff size. At 
the same time we have been able to use this situation to re-examine our 
work in light of the crisis of international capitalism and related 
changes that have been occurring in the global economic and political 
systems, and I believe the result will make us a stronger and more 
effective member of the global justice movement over the coming years. 
As you may have already seen on our website, we are approaching these 
changes through our new programme, Whose New Asia? Understanding the 
political, economic, social and ecological challenges of the New Asia; 
building resistances, alternatives and solidarity.

It is in this atmosphere that I am very excited to announce that Focus 
on the Global South will be approaching this next stage under the 
leadership of our new Executive Director, Pablo Solon. Many of you 
already know Pablo through his extensive involvement in the global 
justice movement over the years, including years as a social activist 
involved in indigenous movements, workers' unions, student associations, 
human rights and cultural organizations in his native Bolivia, and more 
recently as a tireless advocate for the rights of nature as the Bolivian 
ambassador to the United Nations.

In our new structure, Pablo is joined in our Bangkok office by our 
Operations Manager Andrew de Sousa, Finance Officer Nathaporn Meesuay, 
Administrator Kordet Thinkehkaew, IT and Communications Officer Raffy 
Simbol, China/East Asia Coordinator Dorothy Grace Guerrero, 
Thailand/Mekong Coordinator Jacques-chai Chomtongdi and Program Officer 
Shalmali Guttal. Our India/South Asia Coordinator Afsar Jafri leads our 
New Delhi office with Administrative Officer Mansi Sharma and Programme 
Officer Trisha Argawala. And our Manila office is lead by 
Philippines/Southeast Asia Coordinator Clarissa Militante, Program 
Officers Joseph Purugganan and Mary Ann Manahan, and Administrative 
Officer Lyn Cacho-dela.For more information about the new members of the 
staff please visit our staff page. While many of our former staff have 
continued on, others who have left the formal staff will continue to be 
active in the organization's analysis and activism as Focus Associates.

On behalf of the board of Focus on the Global South, I would like to 
thank all those who have contributed to our shared successes over the 
past 17 years, and welcome our continued collaboration in the struggle 
ahead.

Sincerely,

Surichai Wun'Gaeo

Board Chair

Focus on the Global South .


    Our Vision and Programme for 2012-2014

Our Vision for 2012-2014: The emblematic centrepiece of Focus work will 
be Whose New Asia? Understanding the political, economic, social and 
ecological challenges of the New Asia; building resistances, 
alternatives and solidarity Over the next three years Focus will produce 
and co-produce research and analysis; publish and popularize the 
resulting output; support contextualised political formation, education 
and training for emerging movements; engage media and policy makers and 
convene like-minded groups as well as forums bringing together diverse 
voices around common themes. READ MORE 
<http://www.focusweb.org/content/focus-global-south-vision-and-programme-2012-2014>


	

To download this document click here 
<http://www.focusweb.org/sites/www.focusweb.org/files/Vision%202012.pdf>

*Regional Headquarters/Mekong & East Asia Programmes*
Focus on the Global South
4th Floor Wisit Prachuabmoh Building
Chulalongkorn University, Phayathai Road
Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
Tel: +66 2 218 7363-68
Fax: +66 2 255 9976

	

*South Asia Programme*
Delhi office: C/o Intercultural Resources (ICR) 33-D, 3rd Floor, Vijay 
Mandal Enclave DDA SFS FLATS, New Delhi: 110016 +91 11 26560133
Tel: +66 2 218 7363-68
Fax: +66 2 255 9976

	

*Philippines Programme*
19 Maginhawa St. UP Village Diliman, Quezon City 1104 PHILIPPINES Tel: 
+63 2 433 1676 Fax: +63 2 4330899

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