International Workshop “Progress in the implementation of the Right to the City in Latin America and in the world”


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Workshop Description

The workshop consists of two sessions (Thursday 17 October
from 09.00 to 18.30 and Friday 18 October from 09.00 to 15.00)

Participant Profile

International networks representatives, social
movements, NGOs, human rights activist, academics and governmental institution
representatives

Program

1st session
Thursday October 17, 2013

TOPICS

PROCEEDINGS


TIME

1. Registration, welcome, introduction of participants (organization, city/country, and
their involvement in the right to the city issues, and processes underway).

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Registration

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Introduction
to workshop by HIC-AL

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The
facilitator (VMAP) explains the objectives of the workshop and the work
program

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Schedules
and working rules

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Participants
introduce themselves with a brief resume about themselves and their
respective organizations

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General introduction of the project (background,
context, objectives, activities and expected results) HIC-AL


09.00

9.00-10.00

10.00-11.00

Break/Coffee

11- 11.25

2. Presentation of progress in regional
research (identifying the general approach, struggles and instruments,
preliminary analysis, obstacles, gaps, proposals for following stage).

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First presentation. South Africa – by Isandla
Institute, Cape Town, South Africa

Prerecorded presentation with the right to the
city in Kenya, Johannesburg and Cape Town. The participants’ questions and
observations shall be made in writing to the presenter for corresponding feedback

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Second presentation.
Middle East and North Africa, Joseph Schechla from HIC’s Housing and Land
Rights Network (HLRN) in Cairo, Egypt

Presentation
related to the right to the city in Jerusalem and Cairo

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Questions/Answers/Discussions


11.25-11.40

11.40-12.10

12.10-12.40

.

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Third presentation. Europe, Eva García, Spain
Presentation
on the right to the city in Spain, France and Italy

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Questions/Answers/Discussions


12.40-
13.10

13.10-13.40

Lunch

13.40- 15.10

Dynamic

15.10-15.25

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Fourth
Presentation. Latin America –
Irene
Guimarães, Instituto Polis, Brazil

Presentation
on the right to the city in Brazil and Colombia and in the cities of Medellín,
Bogotá, São Paulo

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Questions/Answers/Discussions


15.25- 15.55

15.55-16.25

Break/Coffee

16.25 – 16.40

3.
Establishing bases
for defining strategies, based on the analysis, conceptual debate, and further
exploration of the three presentations given (Part I)

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Form two large working groups (English/Spanish language),
which may be subdivided as necessary to analyze, to discuss and establish the
bases of the strategy in order to implement the right to the city in the
various regions and across the world, on the basis of questions to introduce
the topic

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Each group prepares a presentation to develop in the
plenary session


16.40-17.50

3.
Establishing bases to define strategies …(Part II)

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The two large groups and their subgroups present
their respective analyses and conclusions


17.50-18.30


Second session
Friday October 18, 2013

TOPICS

PROCEEDINGS

MATERIAL

TIME

3.
Establishing bases to define strategies …(Part III)

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After the presentations, rotating roundtable
discussions will take place in which each group analyzes and develops the
presentations made by the other teams. The first round shall take 5 minutes,
and the duration will decrease with each turn

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The debate is opened to the plenary session to
define the regional and global strategic lines for the right to the city,
thus contributing to international discussions on the issue – in light of
progress made between 2005 and 2013 – in order to make progress toward its
recognition, implementation and enforceability


9.00-9.20

9.20-10-00

4.
Definition of regional and global articulations based on
defined strategies

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Form the same
number of working teams as strategies defined (4 max.)

Each group works with the
chosen strategy, exploring and defining viable regional articulations to
strengthen the implementation of this strategy, and presenting their work


10.00-12.00

Break/coffee

12-12.30

5.
Discussion of
contents for medium-term strategies 2013-2016 (World Urban Forum Medellín
2014, International Forum on the Right to the City Brazil 2014, Habitat III
2016)

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Plenary
session moderated by HIC and Foro Nacional de Reforma Urbana (base discussion document)


12.30-14.30

6.
Evaluation and
closing session

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Works
evaluated

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Workshop
closed


14.30- 15.00


Lunch


15.30-16.15


Upon completion of
the workshop we will go to Mexico City’s Human Rights Commission (CDHDF), the
venue for the International Forum on the Right to the City.