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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 30 November 2006 |
 ARENA’s triennial congress was held at Suyu Academy House in Seoul on Nov.11-14 with the main theme of “Connecting Practices: Empire, Politics of Terror and Crisis of Democracy”. Together with ARENA fellows participating in this Congress, a large number of Korean audience and speakers came and joined in special workshops organized during the Congress.
The first interactive workshop was organized under the themes of “Globalizing Social Movements and Their Implications”. The second interactive workshop during the Congress was co-hosted by the Korea Democracy Foundation on Nov.13 under the theme of “Democracy in Asia: its Present and Prospect”. The workshop provided a valuable exchange of views on the diverse experience and prospects of democratization in Asia.
The Congress elected Mushakoji Kinhide and Lee Jeong-ok as new co-chairs of the Council of Fellows along with new board members, and adopted Congress Statement in addition to the regular review and planning of activities. (See 2006 ARENA Congress Statement: Http://www.arenakorea.org/images/Statement) Congress and workshop documents will be updated soon.  Prior to the Congress, ARENA co-hosted the 2006 Asian Civil Society Education Forum together with SongKongHoe University and others, on Nov. 9-10. The forum discussed ways of cooperation and networking for civil society education in Asia, which were put together in its final consensus. A number of ARENA fellows contributed to the Forum as keynote speakers and discussants. Papers and discussions will be soon posted in a new website for the Forum. (See Seoul Consensus : Http://www.arenakorea.org/images/seoulconsensus)  Immediately after the Congress, ARENA also co-hosted an international symposium and interaction with local groups together with the government of Suncheon City in the southwestern province of Jeolla on Nov. 14-17. The main theme of the symposium was “The reality and vision initiated by women working for local governance”. More information will be updated soon.
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