CCS hosts Durban environmental network, 15 November ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK SUMMIT @ Centre For Civil Society, UKZN PROGRAM: Nov 15th, 2014 9:00am - 9:45am MTB 602 Tea / Meet & Greet Welcome by Sarah Bracking, Des D'Sa, V. Govender Video on Durban Port Expansion 10:00am - 12:45pm MTB L1 Presentation on regional affairs 5 - 10 mins each. 10:00 am 1. SDCEA • Earthlife Durban • Operation Phakisa 10:10 am 2. SDCEA • Durban Port Expansion 10:15 am 3. LaMRAG • La Mercy Desalination Plant 10:20 am 4. Biowatch • Critique of Industrial Agriculture /Climate Smart Agriculture / GMOs, Promotion of Agro-Ecology and Food . 10:30 am 5. Timberwatch • World Forestry Conference, Plantations, Pulp Mills 10:40 am 6. GeaSphere / SA Water Caucus KZN • Water and Sanitation 10:50 am 7. Ground Work • Fracking / Coal / Power / Bhopal, India 11:00 am 8. Greenpeace Durban • Climate Change 11:10 am 9. Right2Know • Joanne Adams: Do we have a Right 2 Know ? 11:20 am 10. Sarah Bracking • Climate Change & Protecting the coastline in Kwa Zulu, Natal. 11:30am 11. Marina Ciardo * Recycling, Job Creation, Youth Engagement in Italy. 11:40am 12. Events in 2014/2015 a. March Against Monsanto https://m.facebook.com/MAMSouthAfrica b. Sept 2015 http://www.fao.org/forestry/wfc/en/ c. Sept 2015 http://www.wssf2015.org d. COP 21 - DEC 11 http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/unfccc-cop-21/ 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Questions & Answers * Define Action Items. • Questions from the audience to the panel of presenters regarding regional issues. • Each group will establish 5 of its regional action items established by the general discussion on items from the program. • This should include organizing networks locally to expand your respective bases. • Religious houses of Worship, Schools, Unions, Business Associations, and such. • Social Media Networks must interface and network efficiently sharing and cross posting on events calendars. • Continued organizing is key to coordinated and efficient mobilization. • Regionalize issues that are challenges in your community as it relates to the environment. 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm MTB 602 Lunch 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm MTB L1 Break Out Session on Action Items • Each group will discuss its Action Plan for 2015 and address its needs assessment: • What do we need to do make this happen ? • What outcomes are we projecting to accomplish ? • How do we empower our local communities to now own the Action Plan for 2015 and begin to take action. • Each group will discuss potential dates for mass mobilization with allies at the Environmental Network and select a date for mobilization around issues addressed in your Action Plan. • Cop 21 - Dec 11th, 2015 • Bhopal India Disaster Memorial • World Forestry Conference • March Against Monsanto • More options from the discussion.... 3:00pm - 4:00pm MTB L1 Action Plan vs Timeline with the whole group. • Each group leader will present its Action Plan 2015 to the group.  Back