THE JO'BURG MEMO
FAIRNESS IN A FRAGILE WORLD

A Memorandum for the World Summit on Sustainable Development

What should, what must be the agenda of the Johannesburg Summit? The Heinrich Böll Foundation has invited sixteen eminent activists, politicians, intellectuals, and businesspersons from across the world to join forces in writing a memorandum in preparation of the Johannesburg Summit. The Jo'burg Memo focuses on the challenges of ecology and equity in a socially divided world, and develops an agenda for the Summit and beyond. Find out more and discuss with us at the first international launch and presentation of the Jo'burg Memo, featuring eminent guests and commentators as well as authors of the Memorandum.

The Memorandum will be presented to the public during the PrepComm III.
Date: Thursday April 4, 2002
Time: 3 - 5 pm
Place: German House, 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
With: Klaus Töpfer, Wolfgang Sachs, Ashok Khosla, Hilary French, Chee Yoke Ling, Daniel Mittler, Remi Parmentier, Johannah Bernstein

Another presentation is planned in Wahsington
Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2002
Time: 9-11 am
Place: Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC
With: Hilary French, Ashok Khosla, Wolfgang Sachs

If you would like to attend any of the presentations, please register via phone: +1-202-4627512 or eMail: info@boell.org.

The programme of the presentaiton can be downloaded here. Find out more about the Memorandum here.