On March 29, 2009, the Civic Assembly of Ukraine "Action of Civil Society in Conditions of State Crisis" will be held at the Ukrainian House in Kyiv. About four hundred representatives of the public from all regions of Ukraine will take part in the work of the Third Assembly.
\n \nAt the initiative of the Organizing Committee of the CAU, with the aim of developing and publicly discussing documents that should record the position of civil society on key issues, declaring demands to current politicians and political forces regarding necessary changes, as well as proposals for conducting public campaigns, round tables and conferences were held in all regions of Ukraine, and in Kyiv – on March 29 the Civic Assembly of Ukraine "Action of Civil Society in Conditions of State Crisis" will be held.
\n \nThe goal of this year's Assembly is to determine joint actions regarding the components of the state crisis:
\n \n- Socio-economic;
\n- Political-legal;
\n- Constitutional.
\n \nAmong the main problematic issues, according to the public, remain:
\n \n1. Activity of the public sector in conditions of socio-economic crisis,
\n \n- proposals of the public regarding overcoming the socio-economic crisis,
\n- minimization of negative consequences with the help of NGO tools (which are developed by NGOs and which they use daily),
\n- goals and priorities of the activity of public organizations in conditions of crisis.
\n \n2. Strategic steps to overcome the political crisis
\n \n- adoption of amendments to the election legislation,
\n- introduction of the Constitutional Assembly,
\n \n3. Proactive activity of the public in conditions of crisis. Determination of priority public campaigns and their implementation.
\n \nTo update, search for answers and defend the importance of these issues, 24 regional discussions have already been held. The results of these discussions can be found on the page of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine.
\n \nOn the basis of regional developments, a draft final resolution has been prepared, which will be considered and finalized at the All-Ukrainian Assembly.
\n \nJoin us! Your participation in the discussion will allow for a comprehensive and substantive discussion of the identified issues and will contribute to the development of a common position of the public regarding the necessary actions for an optimal way out of the crisis.
\n \nRepresentatives of regional NGOs who wish to take part in the All-Ukrainian Assembly should resolve registration issues with regional coordinators.
\n \nRepresentatives of the public sector who are located in Kyiv must send a completed registration card to the e-mail address assembly@gau.org.ua by March 25, 2009.
\n \nFor preliminary registration for a speech, it is necessary to submit its theses, up to one page in volume, which will be included in the list of handout materials.
\n \nThe Civic Assembly of Ukraine is an initiative aimed at creating national and regional platforms for discussion, consolidation and expression of positions of representatives of public organizations regarding the strategic problems of Ukrainian society. The Organizing Committee of the CAU includes twenty-nine representatives of leading public organizations of Ukraine. Organizational and financial support for the activities of the Civic Assembly of Ukraine is provided by the International Renaissance Foundation.
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