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Second Announcement for PHA 2

Voices from around the world are calling! Together, let us build a healthy world

Friends

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the People's Health Assembly 2 which will take place in Cuenca on July 18-23, 2005, we are pleased to announce the following:'

We are working very hard to make the Second Assembly a process that will encourage all people to participate in the fight for health.

We are working on programming, logistics, and pre-assembly events. The various themes must be addressed fully without losing sight of their interconnectedness on a global level. At the same time, we will try to build progressively on the efforts that have been made at a local level in different places in the world.

We will not neglect to look at the themes at the heart of our vision:

Experts will provide objective analyses, using displays and visual aids as much as possible to provide access to all whatever their mother tongue.

Community representatives, health activists, local leaders will tell the story of the fight for health through stories and testimonials. They will tell of the problems surrounding health issues, how the program came into being, its successes, its lessons, and its significance both locally and globally.

Photographic exhibitions, drawings, pictures, crafts, posters, sessions, rituals, music, drama, documents, books, videos etc. will also examine the themes.

The themes will form part of the agenda in the plenary sessions of the PHA 2. They will also be addressed in workshops, forums, and seminars. Given their importance and depending on the level of interest, some themes could become topics in their own right within the framework of the Assembly.

Without exception, each session will be planned with specific objectives in mind to allow for follow-up, decision-making, and inclusion in the final strategic plan. At all times, we will strive to reach conclusions that will have a lasting impact.

We are calling on all organizations and all peoples to unite as one in this worldwide movement to construct a viable world, a world where the health of all is an expression of solidarity, liberty, and human development.

Yours in solidarity
Arturo Quizhpe
Coordinator, People's Health Assembly 2