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WORLD CLASS CITIES FOR ALL (WCCA) CAMPAIGN

DRAFT  PROGRAMME

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN MEETING

 Wednesday and Thursday 7^th and 8^th March 2007

Day 1  (Wednesday 7^th March)

7 – 8 a.m.     Breakfast

8 – 9 a.m.     REGISTRATION

9 – 10 a.m.    INTRODUCTIONS

-         campaign participants introduce their interest in the campaign

10 – 11 a.m.   INTRODUCTION OF THE CAMPAIGN

-         presentation by StreetNet

-         discussion of participants’ experiences this far

11 – 1 p.m.   POLICY CONTEXT FOR STREET VENDORS

-         common issues facing street vendors worldwide

-         ILO policy (Decent Work and the Informal Economy)

-         Urban policy (KZN Green Paper, Durban Policy)

1 – 2 p.m.    L U N C H

 2 – 4 p.m.   GROUP WORK  (30 minutes)

                  Based on StreetNet’s WCCA demands to municipalities, discuss: 

-         what are common issues between your sector and street vendors ?

-         what demands would your sector like to see included ?

-         which municipalities would you like to approach ?

-         which other actors would you like to approach ?

Report back to plenary  (30 minutes)

DISCUSSION  (one hour)

4 – 6 p.m.   INTERACTION WITH INCLUSIVE CITIES CONFERENCE ???

Day 2  (Thursday 8^th March)

7 – 8 a.m.   Breakfast

8 – 9 a.m.   REGISTRATION

9 – 10 a.m.  Where we are in the WCCA campaign in South Africa

(synopsis of previous day’s discussions)

10 – 11 a.m.   Street vendors organise in Kenya (presentation by Winnie Mitullah)

-         establishment of KENASVIT

-         relationship between action research and organizing

-         Nairobi street vendors’ census by NISCOF

11 – 1 p.m.   GROUP WORK  (1½ hours)

                   Developing a participatory campaign strategy (2007 – 2010)

-         how to ensure significant women’s leadership of the campaign

-         what kind of campaign structures should we put in place ?

-         suggestions for self-organised campaign activities

-         how to encourage creativity but maintain consistent focus

-         effective publicity strategy for the campaign

Report back to plenary  (30 minutes)

1 – 2 p.m.    L U N C H

2 – 4 p.m.   PUTTING TOGETHER A CAMPAIGN STRATEGY

-         StreetNet framework

-         campaign structures

-         guiding principles

-         issues needing policy decisions (how to manage)

-         presenting municipalities with WCCA campaign demands

-         other campaign activities (joint and self-organised)

-         media and publicity part of campaign

-         2007 – 2010 campaign schedule

4 – 5 p.m.            WAY  FORWARD

DOCUMENTATION

1. WCCA demands to municipalities
2. WCCA campaign documentation
3. Model street trade bylaws
4. Durban’s Informal economy Policy
5. KZN Green Paper on Informal economy Policy
6. ILO Conclusions on Decent Work and the Informal Economy
7. Papers on street trade in Africa, Asia, Latin America
8. Internet references on street vendors and urban policies