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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">The Bangkok WSF 2006, </span></b></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">originally planned as a S.E. Asia / E. Asia Social Forum, </span></b></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">has now been changed to a "Thai Social Forum".........</span></b></div>
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<div style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt">We sincerely apologise to all friends in Asia\Australia who were hoping to attend an international forum in
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Bangkok</span></i></b><b><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt"> and who have put much work into the preparation for such a forum.</span></i></b></div>
<div style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt">We ask for your understanding on the basis that a majority of Thai organizations felt unready to take part in an international forum this October, but were prepared to hold a "Thai Forum" .
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<div style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt"></span></i></b> </div></span></b></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Agreement from a meeting of 25+ Thai Organisations</span></u></b></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Held on </span></u></b><b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Friday 5 May 2006</span></u></b><b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">On the issue of the Bangkok 2006 Forum</span></u></b></div>
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<div style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span>1.<span> </span></span></span></b><span dir="ltr"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">
The Forum will be changed from an international forum (SEAsia\EAsia) to a "Thai Forum" </span></b></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">(the minority dissenting view bowed to the majority wishes)<b></b></span></div>
<div style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span>2.<span> </span></span></span></b><span dir="ltr"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">
The Thai Social Forum will be held 21-23 October 2006 at Thammasart University<span lang="TH"> </span></span></b></span></div>
<div style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span>3.<span> </span></span></span></b><span dir="ltr"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">
Theme of Forum: "Thai Social Reform"</span></b></span></div>
<div style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><span>4.<span> </span></span></span></b><span dir="ltr"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">
It was agreed in principle to try to get wide ranging discussions across the boundaries of issue-based networks, to promote grass-roots participation and to include sectors which have traditionally been left out of previous meetings eg. Gender groups, Minority groups and new Student and Youth groups.
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><u><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Steering Committee of the Thai Social Forum</span></u></b></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><span><span><font size="3">1.</font><span> </span></span></span><font size="3"><span dir="ltr"><span>AIDS\HIV network</span></span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><span><span><font size="3">2.</font><span> </span></span></span><font size="3"><span dir="ltr"><span>Labour Union\ Rungsit Area Committee</span></span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><span><span><font size="3">3.</font><span> </span></span></span><font size="3"><span dir="ltr"><span>Thai Labour Campaign </span></span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><span><span><font size="3">4.</font><span> </span></span></span><font size="3"><span>American</span><span> </span><span>Center</span><span> for Labor Solidarity
</span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></span></font></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt"><span><span><font size="3">5.</font><span> </span></span></span><font size="3"><span dir="ltr"><span>Thai Labour Solidarity Committee</span></span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">
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<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span><font size="3">N.G.O. Coordinating Committee</font></span>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span><font size="3">Consumers Association</font></span>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="3"><span>Peoples Media Network</span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></span></font>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span><font size="3">International Network of Disabled</font></span>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="3"><span>Thai Disabled Association</span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></span></font>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span><font size="3">Agriculture for Development</font></span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="3"><span>Peoples Coalition Party</span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></span></font>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="3"><span>Rainbow Sky</span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></span></font>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="3"><span>Focus On Global </span><span>South Thailand</span><span></span></font>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="3"><span>Forum<span> </span></span><span>Asia</span><span> </span></font>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span><font size="3">F.O.P.</font></span>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="3"><span>Womens Coalition</span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></span></font>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="3"><span>Religious network</span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></span></font>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="3"><span>Urban Community Netwrok</span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"></span></font>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span><font size="3">Youth for Development</font></span><span lang="TH" style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </span>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span><font size="3">Action Aid </font></span>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span><font size="3">APWSL </font></span>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span><font size="3">Ethnic Groups network</font></span>
<li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span><font size="3">TWAT </font></span></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></ol>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><u><span><font size="3">Next meeting of Steering Committee</font></span></u></b></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><u><span><font size="3">Sunday 21 May, Thammasart Rungsit<span> </span>10.00 Room 206 BR1 building</font></span></u></b></div>
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<div><strong><font color="#ff7f00">Secretary office of <br>World Social Forum, Thailand <br>Giles Ji Ungpakorn tel (+66) 13469481 (+66) 22187221</font></strong></div>
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