World Urban Forum III

Follow-up

Cynthia Gervais, Coordinator of the Rights & Democracy Network, presented on the implementation of the Montreal Charter of Rights & Responsibilities and the Network Café Project, as well as on a toolkit developed by Equitas aiming at integrating human rights in day camps in cities across Canada. The event benefited from the participation of Mr. Jules Patenaude, Coordinator of Public Consultations at the City of Montreal. In addition, Josh Bloch, Festival Director for ARCFEST, addressed the topic of “The Power of Art for Social Change”. Simon Schachner, of the Popular Participation Movement, presented about youth in municipal politics. Finally, Glenn Raynor, Executive Director of the Pacific Peoples Partnership held a talk on “Urban Tensions, Cultural Differences, and Violence on the Solomon Islands.”

A number of members and partners of the Network from Moncton, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Toronto who were participating in the World Urban Forum came to this event to pass along words of encouragement and support, or to show their support.

About the World Urban Forum

The World Urban Forum will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from June 19th to the 23rd to address the challenges posed by rapid urbanisation and the impact it has on communities, cities, economies and policies.

The Forum will bring together partners from non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, urban professionals, academics, governments, local authorities and national and international associations of local governments who will attack issues surrounding the Forum’s main theme: “Our Future: Sustainable Cities – Turning Ideas into Action.”

These partners will look to create action-oriented proposals to foster the sustainable development of cities while simultaneously keeping in mind the challenges of minimizing poverty, improving the urban poor’s access to basic facilities such as shelter, clean water, and sanitation, and achieving environmentally-friendly sustainable urban growth and development.

For more information, see the World Urban Forum website.

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