Second Meeting of the Trinational Network of Journalists

 

Date: October 27, 28 and 29

 

Venue:  HOTEL GOUVERNEUR PLACE DUPUIS MONTREAL

1415 rue Saint-Hubert, Montreal (Québec) Canada H2L 3Y9

 

Objective: To gather journalists from the Trinational Network (25 people from Mexico, Canada and the U.S) to analyse and exchange ideas on the right to water and migration vis à vis the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta). We look forward to the generation of agreements and tasks towards our common work in the Network for the future.

 

 

Thursday, October  27

09:00- 19:00.

Registration

19:00

Cocktail and welcome by Patrick White, Canadian Focal Point for the Trinational Network of Journalists and Miriam Ruiz, International Project Officer from CIMAC.

 

 

Friday, October 28

09:00- 09:40

Welcoming words by Patrick White, Canadian focal point for the Trinational Network of Journalists and presentation of the working methodology by Erika Cervantes, Networks Coordinator at CIMAC.

 

09:40 -10:00

Conference:

Maude Barlow

Water Wars in Latin America; The Crisis Deepens

Canadian Council

 

10:00- 10:20.

Conference:

Fabienne Venet

Internacional Human Trafficking

Sin Fronteras

 

10:20 - 10:35

Coffee Break

10:35 - 10:55

Conference

Jacques Gélinas

On globalisation

 

10:55 - 11:25

Questions round. Moderator: Hosting country

11:25 - 13:00

News filing time.

13:00 a 15.00

Lunch at Le Vignoble, mezzanine

15:00 a 16:30

Working groups: Balance and working objectives for the Trinational Network of Journalists

Facilitator: Erika Cervantes Erika Cervantes, Networks Coordinator at CIMAC.

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16:30 -17:30

Plenary session.

17:30 - 17:45

Coffee Break.

17:45- 18: 45

New perspectives and commitments to the Trinational Network of Journalists.

18:45 -19:00

Day Closing

 

Sáturday, October 29

09:00 - 10:00

Plenary Session.

10:00 - 11:30

Final document- Writing team

11:30 -  12:15

Presentation of final document and agreements

12:15 -  13:00

Closing Session.

13:00

Farewell lunch at Le Vignoble, mezzanine