Since Seattle in 1999, huge demonstrations against the G8 / other Summits as well as the international organizations such as the IMF / World Bank, and WTO have taken places in opposing neo-liberal globalization that promotes maximum profits for big transnational corporations.
On the other hand, people at the grass roots, have been carried out solidarity socio-economy, such as cooperatives, mutuals, non-profit organizations, social money, micro-credits, fair trade movements, that promotes solidarity between peoples.
This meeting in Tokyo will be a first attempt to dialog between leaders of anti-neoliberal globalization movements and those who have been involved in the solidarity socio-economy movements.

I. Workshop (Closed)

Co-connivers: (1) WSES of Alliance for a United, Plural and Responsible World
-Charles Leopold Mayer pour Progres de L'Homme,( Alliance 21) Paris, France
(2) Pacific Asia Resource Center ( PARC ), Tokyo, Japan

Date: October 8 - 11, 2003
Venue: SOHYO KAIKAN ( Japan Confederation of Trade Unions-RENGO)
Tokyo, Japan
Participants: Overseas: 8
―4 from future International Regulations Workshop
―4 from Work Group of Solidarity Socio-Economy(WSSE) coordinators,

Japanese: 4

Coordinators: Marcos Arruda (WSSE-EGA)
Yoko Kitazawa (PARC)

Schedule of Preparatory Meeting

Day One
October 8, 2003 (Wednesday)
18:00am Registration of Participants
19:00am Reception

Day Two
October 9, 2003 (Thursday)
9:00am-12:00pm
Session One: On International Regulations within the context of Socio-Economy of Solidarity in an era of Neo-liberal Globalization

Presentation: Marcos Arruda (WSES, PACS, Brazil)
Christophe Aguiton (ATTAC France)
Discussion: 2 hours

13:00pm-15:00pm
Session Two: On External Debt and the IMF/World Bank

Presentation: Oscar Ugarteche (WSSE Peru)
Njoki Njoroge Njohu (50 Years Enough, Kenya/USA)
Discussion : 1 hour
15 minutes : Coffee break

15:15pm-17:15pm
Session Three: On Currency Transaction Tax and Social Money

Presentation: David Hillman (War on Want, UK)
Heloisa Primavera ( WSSE, Argentine)
Discussion: 1 hour

Day Three
October 10, 2003 (Friday)
9:00am-12:00pm
Session Four: On WTO and Fair Trade
Presentation: Reiko Inoue ( Pacific Asia Resource Center)
Peirre Johnson (WSSE Fair Trade, France) 30 minutes
Discussion: 2 hours

13:00pm-16:00pm
Session Five: On TNCs- Code of Conduct and Legal Regime
Presentation: Joy Kennedy (Kairos, Canada)
Discussion: 2 hours

Day Four
October 11, 2003 (Saturday)
9:00am-12:00pm
Session Six: Final summery of discussion on International Regulation in the context of WSES
And how to organize workshop on International Regulations of WSES
Coordinator: Yoko Kitazawa
Reporters: Marcos Arruda
Discussion: 3 hours

October 11, 2003 (Saturday)
18:00 - 20:00pm
Reception
At the Chinese Restaurant MARABOU

October 12, 2003 (Sunday)
14:00pm -18:00pm
Public Symposium organized by PARC
Venue: Rissyo University in Tokyo
Theme: Another World is Possible !
- WSSE and International Regulations in an era of Globalization-

Coordinator: Yoshinori Murai（Sophia University，PARC）
Reiko Inoue (PARC)
Keynote speakers: Marcos Arruda on Solidarity Socio-Economy
Yoko Kitazawa on International Regulation
Panelists :Marcos Arruda
Njoki Njoroge Njohu
Oscar Ugarteche
Joy Kennedy
David Hillman
Heloisa Primavera
Pierre Johnson