Glasgow, Scotland

The CIVICUS World Assembly is a forum for international civil society representatives to get together, exchange ideas, experiences and build strategies for a just world.

"People, Participation and Power" is the focus theme of the 2008 CIVICUS World Assembly. The theme came out of a serious need to look at civil society's capacity to act in concert to realise the big picture and knowing there are allies in government, business, media and donor bodies who are similarly involved and from whom strength can be drawn. The main questions will be on the role of civil society; why its participation is so resisted; what civil society needs to do to overcome those challenges; what are the obstacles to civil society's participation and what is the importance.

Click here [1] for more information on the e-CIVICUS website.
Click here [2] to download a brochure on the World Assembly in English [PDF].
Click here [3] to download a brochure on the World Assembly in Spanish [PDF].
Click here [4] to download a brochure on the World Assembly in French [PDF].

Contact

The organisation of the event is co-ordinated by Project Manager Eva Rehse at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) to whom all general enquiries about the programme, grant applications, venue, volunteering etc. can be directed.  Eva can be reached by email civicusassembly@scvo.org.uk [5] or by telephone +44 (0)131 474 6194.

For specific enquiries regarding the CIVICUS World Assembly programme, please contact worldassembly@civicus.org [6]