"From Engagement to Protest"
A Public Forum on Citizens' Challenges to the World Bank
Washington, DC, 18-19 April 2002

PROGRAM

Thursday, 18 April

1:30 - Registration

2:00 - Opening Remarks

Steve Hellinger (The Development GAP/SAPRIN)
Hellen Wangusa (African Women's Economic Policy Network/SAPRIN)

2:10 - BBC Film, "Profits of Doom," on Structural Adjustment in Ghana

Discussion Led by Hellen Wangusa

3:15 - "The Structural Adjustment Roots of Economic Crisis and Poverty: SAPRI Findings & World Bank Response"

Chair: Lidy Nacpil (SAPRIN Executive Committee/FDC - Philippines)
Doug Hellinger (SAPRIN Global Coordinator/The Development GAP) - Global Findings
Ivan Cisneros (SAPRIN-Ecuador/IEDECA) - Ecuador Findings
Godfrey Kanyenze (SAPRIN-Zimbabwe/ZCTU) - Zimbabwe Findings
Mahbubul Karim (SAPRIN-Bangladesh/PROSHIKA) - Bangladesh Findings
Karoly Lorant (SAPRIN-Hungary) - Hungary Findings
Questions Regarding SAPRI Findings
Doug Hellinger - SAPRIN's Experience with the World Bank
Discussion

5:30 - 7:00 - Reception

Friday, 19 April

8:45 - "The Role of the IFIs in Shaping Poverty Reduction Strategies: Civil Society Experience with PRSPs"

Chair: Fantu Cheru (American University/Former Special Rapporteur, UN High Commission on Human Rights)
Warren Nyamugasria (Uganda National NGO Forum/SAPRIN-Uganda)
Irungu Houghton (ActionAid)
Joy Chavez (FOCUS on the Global South/SAPRIN-Asia)
Alejandro Bendana (CEI-Nicaragua/Jubilee South)
Discussion

10:15 - Break


10:30 - "Challenge from Within: Other Direct Engagements with the World Bank"

Chair: Peter Riggs (Rockefeller Brothers Fund)
Patrick McCully (International Rivers Network) - World Commission on Dams
Steve Kretzmann (SEEN/IPS) - Extractive Industries Review
Graham Saul (Bank Information Center) - Information Disclosure Policy
MST Representative (Brazil) - World Bank Inspection Panel (Land Reform)
Discussion

12:00 - Lunch

1:15 - "Public Challenges to the Bank: Vehicles for Change and Accountability"

Chair: Liane Schalatek (Heinrich Boell Foundation)
Hellen Wangusa (AWEPON/SAPRIN/Jubilee South) - UN System (FfD)
Sameer Dossani (Globalization Challenge Initiative) - World Bank Board (Private Sector Development)
Dennis Brutus (Center for Economic Justice/Jubilee South Africa) - Public Campaigns (World Bank Bonds Boycott)
Joanne Carter (RESULTS) - Legislative Action (User Fees)
Soren Ambrose (50 Years Is Enough Network/New Voices) - Media
Discussion

2:45 - Break

3:00 - "Challenge from the Street: Mobilization to Confront the IFIs"

Chair: Njoki Njehu (50 Years Is Enough Network)
Ivan Cisneros (IEDECA/SAPRIN-Ecuador)
Jorge Carpio (FOCO/SAPRIN-Argentina)
Lidy Nacpil (Freedom from Debt Coalition/SAPRIN-Philippines/Jubilee South)
Robert Weissman (Essential Action)
Discussion

4:30 - "Implications for Action: From Engagement to Protest"

Strategy Session Led by Forum Organizers

5:30 - Adjournment

The forum will be held at the Rosslyn Spectrum, 1611 North Kent Street, a three-minute walk from the Rosslyn Metro on the Blue and Orange Lines.

Those who do not understand both English and Spanish can reserve an interpretation headset at rsvp@saprin.org. General questions about
the event should be addressed to secretariat@saprin.org .

The Development GAP: www.developmentgap.org
50 Years Is Enough Network: www.50years.org
Structural Adjustment Participatory Review Initiative Network: www.saprin.org
International Rivers Network: www.irn.org