Periscópio Internacional – 2006 Calendar – July

2 – Presidential elections in Mexico.

2-9 – International Meeting of the World March of Women. In Lima, Peru.

5-9 – Caribbean Social Forum. In Martinique.

7-9 – 2nd Mercosul Solidarity Economics Fair. In Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul.

10-11 – Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development. In Rabat, Morocco.

12-14 – 2nd Conference of Intellectuals from Africa and the Diaspora (CIAD), in partnership with the African Union. In Salvador, Bahia.

12-15 – 1st Congress of the Coordination of Andean Indigenous Organizations. In Cuzco, Peru.

14-15 – International seminar “The UN new Peacebuilding Commission: the role of Latin America”, organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Cooperation Program for Regional Security. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

14-16 – National meeting of the women of Guatemala, with the participation of Central America’s women’s coordination.

15-17 – Rallies against the G-8 meeting. In Saint Petersburg, Russia.

17-18 – Seminar prior to the celebrations of the 27th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution. In Managua, Nicaragua. More info

18 – Social participation in the Mercosul, series of activities organized by the Latin American Summit for Sovereignty and Regional Integration and the Somos Mercosur. In Cordoba, Argentina.

18-23 – World Festival of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) 2006. In Spain.

19 – 27th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution.

19-20 – Meeting for a Social and Productive Mercosul, organized by the Latin American Summit for Sovereignty and Regional Integration and the Somos Mercosur. In Cordoba, Argentina.

20-24 – Central America information MINGA summit, with the participation of ALAI. In Managua, Nicaragua.

20-22 – Summit of the Heads of States of Mercosur Member Countries and Associated States. In Cordoba, Argentina.

21-23 – 2nd Triple Border Social Forum. Ciudad del Este, Paraguay.

26-28 – Regional Conference of the Americas. Activity held by the UNDP in Brazil to discuss initiatives to combat discrimination on the American continent. Information

26-28 – 2nd Brazil-Italy Decentralized Cooperation Forum. In Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

27-28 – Meeting of the World Trade Organization General Council. In Geneva, Switzerland. Social movements will hold mobilizations, in parallel.

27-29 – Congress of the Latin-American Federation of Cities, Municipalities and Associations. In Santiago de Calí, Colombia.