TO PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS OF UKRAINE
Dear colleagues!
The Organizing Committee of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine, which currently includes 32 representatives of public organizations and networks from various regions of Ukraine, invites you to take part in the preparation and holding of the forum of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine "Political Crisis: Positions of Civil Society."
We propose:
FIRST – to hold broad public discussions in all regions of Ukraine on the following issues: 1. Threats and challenges of the political crisis for society. 2. What demands should citizens put forward to politicians and the election campaign? 3. What and how should organized civil society do in conditions of political crisis?
SECOND – to elect and delegate regional representatives of public organizations from the regions to the Civic Assembly of Ukraine.
THIRD – to hold on July 24, 2007 in the city of Kyiv the forum of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine "Political Crisis: Positions of Civil Society," at which final documents will be developed and adopted that will record the position of civil society regarding the causes of the political and legal crisis, announce guidelines for current politicians and political forces regarding the exit from the crisis desired by society, as well as – a list of citizens' demands for the conduct of the election process in conditions of early parliamentary elections. The Head of State and leaders of the main political forces will be invited to the final session of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine.
In Volyn, the regional conference of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine is organized by the Volyn public organization "Association of Young Reformers" and the Volyn representation of the Civic Network "OPORA." The event is held with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation.
To participate in the work of the forum of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine "Political Crisis: Positions of Civil Society," you need to: 1. Fill out the Registration Card of a participant of the regional event of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine (provide data about your organization and propose your organization's vision regarding the issues brought up for discussion – up to 15 answers to each of the issues). 2. Send the completed Registration Card of a participant of the regional event of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine to the email address of the regional coordinator [mike.shelep@gmail.com].
ATTENTION! THE VENUE OF THE EVENT HAS BEEN CHANGED. Date, time and venue of the regional conference of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine – July 5, 2007 (Thursday), Lutsk, conference hall of the "Profspilkovyi" hotel (2nd floor) (24 Vidrodzhennia Ave.), start – 11:00.
We remind you that a mandatory condition for participation in the event is filling out the Registration Card of a participant (organization data and questionnaire) of the regional event of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine.
For additional information, please contact the regional coordinator of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine in the Volyn region, Mykhailo Shelep, by phone [work (0332) 78-82-89, mobile (8067) 41-65-086], or by email [mike.shelep@gmail.com].
Annex No. 2 Registration form of a participant of the regional conference of the CAU Organization data 1 Name of organization 2 Head of organization 3 Contact information of organization: postal address, email, fax 4 Full name of the delegate from your organization to the regional conference of the CAU 5 Contact information of the delegate from your organization to the regional conference of the CAU: email, mobile phone 6 Date of filling out the registration form
Annex No. 3 Registration form of a participant of the regional conference of the CAU Questionnaire Threats and challenges of the political crisis for society What demands should citizens put forward to politicians and the election campaign? What and how should organized civil society do in conditions of political crisis?