Council, Athens, Greece, 28 and 29 June 2011
Arab Women and the Road to Democracy
Programme
Venue: Grand Resort Lagonissi
Tuesday 28 June
15.00 – 16.00 hrs Opening
- Opening remarks by Pia Locatelli, President of the Socialist International Women, SIW
- Video message by George Papandreou, President of the Socialist international, SI; President of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, PASOK; Prime Minister of Greece
- Welcoming address by Zefi Dimadada, Secretary of the Women’s Department, PASOK, Greece
- Introduction by Marlène Haas, Secretary General, SIW
16.00 – 19.00 hrs Speeches
- Antigoni Karali-Dimitriadi, SIW Vice-President; Adviser on Women’s Issues to the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, PASOK, Greece
- Mona Makram-Ebeid, Lecturer on Political Science and Sociology at the American University of Cairo; Founding Member of the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights, Egypt
- Nana Mint Cheikhna, MP, President of the National Women’s Commission, Assembly of Democratic Forces, RFD, Mauritania
Debate and Questions to Speakers
20.00 – 22.00 hrs Reception at the Grand Resort Lagonissi hosted by PASOK
Wednesday 29 June
09.00 – 10.00 hrs Closed session for member organisations only
10.00 – 13.00 hrs Speech on the Theme
- Ouafa Hajji, Member of the Commission for International Affairs, Socialist Union of Popular Forces, USFP, Morocco
- Harriet Harman, MP, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party; Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, The Labour Party, Great Britain
- Chantal Kambiwa, Socialist International, SI, Vice-President; SIW Vice-President, Social Democratic Front, SDF, Cameroon
- Maria Stratigaki, Secretary General of Gender Equality, Interior Ministry, Greece
Special Contributions
Debate and Questions to Speakers
*** Lunch Buffet 13.00 – 15.00 hrs ***
14.00 – 15.00 hrs Meetings Between SIW Vice-Presidents and the Member Organisations of their Region (during the break)
15.00 – 17.00 hrs Participants’ Contributions on Different Topics
17.00 – 18.00 hrs Adoption of Resolutions