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Who are we and what are our objectives? |
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Monday, 04 February 2008 |
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Welcome to the Asia-Europe People’s Forum, an inter-regional network of civil society and social movements across Asia and Europe!
The Institute for Popular Democracy is the coordinating organization of the International Organizing Committee of the AEPF for Asia.
The Seventh AEPF will be held in Beijing, China on 13-17 October 2008.
Our Purpose The purpose of the AEPF is to contribute to the realisation of a world based on the principles of peace, participatory democracy, social justice, human rights, food sovereignty, sustainability and people’s rights to self-determination. The AEPF is a space to link visions of, and struggles for, alternative futures.
The formation of the interregional network opens a new chapter in people to people relations among civil society organizations in Asia and Europe. Social actors from both regions recognise the growing significance of inter-governmental relations between Asia and Europe and the necessity to develop new political and organizational responses.
The AEPF has positioned itself as a space for political mobilization at the interregional level. The network seeks to develop alternatives to neo-liberal policies in both regions—in particular, the market-driven policies that are inimical to the aspirations for peace, development, and well-being of the peoples of Asia and Europe. Moreover, the collective and coordinated actions of the AEPF enable the peoples of both regions to influence policies on Asia-Europe relations at the national, regional, and inter-regional levels.
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