Regional Meeting, Rabat, Morocco, 30 October 2011
The Role of Arab Women in Emerging Democracies
Programme
Venue: Sofitel Rabat Jardin des Roses
Friday 30 September
09.30 – 10.00 hrs Opening
- Opening remarks by Pia Locatelli, President of the Socialist International Women, SIW
- Welcoming address by Abdelwahad Radi, First Secretary, Socialist Union of Popular Forces, USFP, Morocco
- Welcoming address by Zoubida Bouayad-Elmejjad MP, President of the Socialist Group, House of Parliament, USFP, Morocco
- Introduction by Marlène Haas, Secretary General, SIW
10.00 – 13.00 hrs Speeches and Debates chaired by Maribel Montaño, SIW Vice-President, PSOE, Spain
- Ouafa Hajji, Member of the National Council, USFP, Morocco
- Farida Messaoudi, National Secretary for Associated Organisations, Socialist Forces Front, FFS, Algeria
- Yosra Messai, Candidate for the Constituent Assembly, Sawt Mostakel, Tunisia
- Lynda Tamdrari, Journalist and TV Presenter, Algeria
Debate and Questions to Speakers
*** Lunch Buffet 13.00 – 15.00 hrs ***
13.15 – 14.00 hrs Press Conference
15.00 – 16.30 hrs Speeches and Debates chaired by Antigoni Karali-Dimitriadi, SIW Vice-President, PASOK, Greece
- Maha Al Aswad, Blogger, Egypt
- Bahia Amra, Palestinian National Initiative, PNI, Palestine
Debate and Questions to Speakers
16.30 – 16.45 hrs Contribution by Nazha Alaoui MP, USFP, Coordinator of the Network 'Women for Women", Morocco
16.45 – 18.30 hrs Contributions by Participants on Different Topics
18.30 – 19.00 hrs Presentation of the Declaration and Closing Remarks
Evening Dinner hosted by the National Secretariat for Women, USFP