[Debate] Fwd: The New Focus on the Global South

Wed Apr 18 02:03:57 BST 2012

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Worlds in (constant) movement…

Although we do not post organisational news, I’m sure that there are  
many on this list who would be interested in having this news and in  
seeing this posting – and with due apologies for any cross-postings ! :

The New Focus on the Global South

With Pablo Solon as their new Executive Director !

             Congratulations, Pablo, and congratulations, Focus !  And  
with all good wishes to Walden Bello and to Nicola Bullard in your new  
lives !  And with thanks Dorothy, for this posting.

             In solidarity !

             JS

[Am travelling, and am having some problems sending my mail from my  
main eddress jai.sen at cacim.net.  Am therefore using my gmail id to  
send this. If you’re only replying to me personally, please do so at  
my main eddress.  Thanks !]

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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Dorothy Guerrero <d.guerrero at focusweb.org>
> Date: April 17 2012 11:27:12 AM GMT-04:00
> To: "CJN!" <cjn at lists.riseup.net>
> Subject: [climate justice now!] The New Focus on the Global South
>
>

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The New Focus on the Global South

,
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

To download this document click here

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

-- 
Dorothy-Grace M. Guerrero
Programme Coordinator
China and East Asia
Focus on the Global South

4th flr. CUSRI Wisit Prachuabmoh Bldg
Chulalongkorn University
Phyathai Road 10330
Bangkok, Thailand
www.focusweb.org

office tel: 66 2 218 7329
mobile: +66 85 217 7937

______________________________

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