NAIROBI, KENYA—October 28, 2011-Kenyan progressive political parties and social movements will gather in a Nairobi hotel on Saturday October 29 to fix the date for the National Convention that will see the birth of a progressive third force coalition for the 2012 General elections.
This is the first major meeting since the Progressive Third Force Consultative Conference in Murang’a on August 26-28, 2011 that was attended by 22 political parties and 14 social movements. It is expected that participating organization will sign an Agreement in Principle and establish the steering committee for the formation of the Progressive Third Force. The meeting will also select an interim executive team to help coordinate the tasks ahead.
According to those who have received invitation letters, the meeting starts at 10 am up to 5pm
Contacts: Erick Matsanza (Labour Party of Kenya) Tel. +254-722-830-639639 or Tegi Obanda (Madaraka People’s Movement) Tel. +1-647-889-7410
Email: info@kenyapyla.org.
For more information, please visit www.kenyapyla.org
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AGENDA
1. Defining the parameters of what a progressive is–some working criteria.
a. belief in one Kenya, one people, (b.) no organizing along tribal lines (c.) clean government
d. Prioritizing the country’s needs as par the marginalized and poor and commitment to eradicate poverty
2. Agreement in Principle
3. Date of Third Force National Convention
4. Start date of Occupy Nairobi
5. Selection and establishment of the steering committees for
a. Third Force National Convention (b.) Resource Mobilization
c. Membership and Recruitment of other organizations.
d. Public Relations and Media engagement (e.) Social Media
6. Administration and Secretariat
a. Identifying secretariat (b.) Administrative Assistant.
c. Logistics Coordinator (d.) PR Coordinator (e.) Volunteers
7. AOB
In order to be part of the email-based brainstorming, please subscribe to email discussion by sending empty email to: kenyaprogressivethirdforce-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Join the Third Force Facebook discussion at:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/kenya3rdforce2012/
Progressive Third Force Diaspora Coordinators ComfortMwangi, Matunda Nyanchama and Tegi Obanda will be on the East African Radio from 8.45pm Eastern Friday Oct 28.
To listen and ask questions, please call +1 347 856 1206.
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