GCAP Uruguay
Quick Background
GCAP Urugay has completed a one-page brief including background info.
If you want to get involved in the campaign in Uruguay, please contact:
CNSMujeres por Democracia, Equidad y Ciudadanía
Lilián Abracinskas
cnsmujeres[at]adinet.com.uy
Social Watch
Cecilia Alemany
calemany[at]socialwatch.org
Events in 2005
WHITE BAND DAY II - Wake-Up to Poverty! on Saturday 10th. September
The focus of the second key day of global GCAP mobilisation was a music event which attracted 2.000 people.
BACKGROUND
The first meeting to set up a coalition of Uruguayan social organisations for the Global Call to Action against Poverty was held on Thursday, June 2, 2005.
The meeting was called by the CNS (National Follow-up Commission – Women for Democracy, Equity and Citizenship), REPEM (Popular Education Network among Women) and ICAE (International Council for Adult Education).
The following organisations took part: Casa de la Mujer de la Unión, Iglesia Metodista, Mundo Afro, CLAEH, Social Watch/ITEM and Red Género y Familia.
Members of the campaign urban actions team as well as individuals in their own name also participated.
