Invitation to the Yearly Convention of the Society for Threatened Peoples

and the public programme

„CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS THE INDIGENOUS OF ARCTIC”

13 th of May 2006, 20.00

Location: Max-Planck-Gymnasiums (MPG), Theaterplatz, Göttingen

PROGRAMME

SATURDAY, MAY 13th, 2006

8:30 Breakfast at Max-Planck-Gymnasium (MPG)

9:30 Beginning of the convention in the MPG

Opening by Tilman Zülch, General Secretary

9:45 Representatives of threatened peoples from 4 different continents give account

– Larisa Abryutina, Siberia: indigenous peoples of Arctic – the first victims of climate change need support

– Lipkan Basajewa, Chechnya: Genocide at Europe’s brink – finally introducing peace to Chechnya

– Dr. Quais Saidi, Iraq: No future in the Middle East – the Mandaeans are looking for recourse in Europe

– Philipp Tartisio, Southern Sudan: Darfur – Congo – Uganda: End genocide, civil war and flight of masses

– Mojés Pianko, Brazil: Representative of the Ashaninka minority, an indigenous society of the Brazilian rain forest

– Fadila Memisevic, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Don’t leave survivors of the genocide by themselves – encourage reunion

– Brigitta Pihl and Anna Klint, Sweden: representatives of the Swedish human rights organisation for ethnic minorities „Föreningen Fjärde Världen”: preserve minority rights

– Prof. Dr. Jhy-Wey Shieh, representative of Taiwan, Taipei-representation Berlin

– Tsering Lhanzom-Everding, Chair of the Tibetan Association in Germany

– Erkin Alptekin, President of the Uigurian World Congress

12:00 Vote of a chairman, nomination of a recorder, resolution of the agenda

12:15 Report of the GfbV-Chairman Heiko Wächter, the members of the board as well as the representatives of the regional groups

13:00 Lunch break

14:30 Report of the auditor, report of the arbitration committee

14:50 Discussion of the reports, exoneration of the board

15:30 Coffee break

16:00 Vote of a board, a recorder and an arbitration committee

18:00 Discussion and vote on proposed changes of articles

18:30 Supper

20:00 Public programme

at the Max-Planck-Gymnasium

„CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS THE INDIGENOUS OF ARCTIC”

– including contributions of representatives of the Inuit,

„Chukchi” and „Itelmen”: Larisa Abryutina and

Tjan Zaotschnaja on the threat against the Arctic people

by oil production and gas gathering, the militarization of

Alaska’s privatisation of the Siberian forests and the

destruction of nature in Northern Europe

– featuring short presentations by GfbV and other

experts on the responsibilities of German cooperations

like Ruhrgas (Essen) and Wintershall (Kassel)

– presenting reports and pictures of GfbV’s work for indigenous societies against exploitation of their territory, the GfbV-project „fish men-boats for the Itelmen”, the GfbV-lobbying for its movements and even its initiatives concerning the ratification of the internationally unique convention on the protection of the Indigenous – the ILO Convention 169.

SUNDAY, MAY 13th, 2006

8:30 Breakfast at Max-Planck-Gymnasium (MPG)

9:30 Discussion and adoption of the resolutions

10:00 Tilman Zülch awards honoured members

10:30 Working groups

1. Arctic: Climate change threatens Indigenous peoples – GfbV-Human Rights Campaign for volunteers 2006. Moderation: Wolfgang Blümel (GfbV board member)

2. Chechnya: Protect refugees – stop genocide. Moderation: Sarah Reinke (GfbV-office)

3. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Support returnees – support reunion. Moderation: Fadila Memisevic (GfbV Bosnia and Herzegovina)

4. Kosovo: „We are humans, too!” Relocate Roma-refugees from contaminated camps! Moderation: Jasna Causevic (GfbV-office)

5. Iraq – Iran – Turkey – Syria: „Assyro-Chaldean Christians”, „Mandaeans”, Kurd speaking Yezids, Kurds, Baha’i – victims of religious fanaticism and persecution. Moderation: Dr. Kamal Sido (GfbV-office)

6. Congo – Uganda – Darfur: Stop mass-dying and mass-flight. Moderation: Ulrich Delius (GfbV-office)

7. National minorities in Western Europe: In attendance of Sorbs, Ladiners, „Kärntner Slovenes” and „Gottscheer”. Moderation: Heinrich Schultz, Vice-President of the Federation of European Ethnic Groups (FUEV)

12:45 Short reports by the working groups

13:15 Review and preview

13:30 Closing of the Convention