Right2Know campaign runs provincial summits

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Danette Breitenbach

Right2Know will run its annual provincial summits will provide a space to reflect on what has been accomplished in 2011 and provide an opportunity to develop a 2012 strategy around the following themes: Secrecy Bill, Access to Information for Community Struggles and Media Freedom and Diversity.

The organisers remind people it is important to keep up mobilisation around opposition to the Secrecy Bill. Even though the Bill has been "put on hold" in Parliament, the ruling party will shortly be embarking on a countrywide consultative process on the Bill, and members of the public should be effectively empowered to participate in the ANC Forums.

Its provincial summits will give stakeholders an opportunity to propose and reflect on strategies to participate in these forums. Interested parties can also sign up to help lead the campaign in their province in 2012.

Summit dates

Western Cape summit
Date: Saturday 12 November 2011
Time: 8.30am-5pm
Venue: Johnson Ngwevela Hall, Washington St, Langa, Cape Town
RSVP: by 10 November to Tinashe (admin@r2k.org.za or fax +27 (0)21 461 7213)

Gauteng summit
Date: Wednesday 16 November 2011
Time: 9am-4pm
Venue: Indaba Room, CIVICUS House, 24 Gwigwi Mrwebi Street, Johannesburg
RSVP: by 10 November to Raashied (research@fxi.org.za or +27 (0)11 482 1913)

KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape Summits
Dates and times to be announced.

Interested parties who cannot make it to the provincial summits but would like to support Right2Know in 2012 can join its Facebook page.