Erbil to host the third Conference of the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Iraqi civil society members including labor unions, NGOs, independent media agencies and individual activists are organizing the third conference of the Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative, to be held in Erbil (Iraqi Kurdistan) on October 8-9, 2011. All international organizations and activists who stand in solidarity with the Iraqi people, and want to understand the Iraqi reality from the point of view of its civil society, are invited to participate.

The conference aims to provide an analysis of the current situation in Iraq, discussing the role of civil society and social movements in shaping a better Iraq – with social justice and real democracy and an Iraqi Social Forum, building solidarity campaigns and cooperation projects with international partners.