TERRAVIVA - THE INDEPENDENT FAMILY OF PUBLICATIONS FROM INTER PRESS SERVICE. http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/civicus/default.asp Copyright © 2006 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. en-US http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/civicus/viewstory.asp?idnews=666 Hilmi Toros The Glasgow powwow could best be considered as another rung, major or minor, in the ever-growing ladder of civil society’s involvement in the lives of citizens anywhere and everywhere http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/civicus/viewstory.asp?idnews=667 Sanjay Suri It is time for some of the busiest in civil society to confront its weaknesses and to explore its strengths. Civil society is by definition the custodian of social capital that political leaders rely on. It must exercise the power we have, even if it is not political authority. http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/civicus/viewstory.asp?idnews=668 Sanjay Suri Civil society needs to look at how it engages with the formal democratic institutions. It has a responsibility to strengthen itself but also needs to breathe new life into formal democracy http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/civicus/viewstory.asp?idnews=669 Susan Smith Participants share experiences and gain new insights within the confines of the Exhibition Centre at CIVICUS World Assembly. And beyond it, too. http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/civicus/viewstory.asp?idnews=670 John Ferguson Over 60 delegates headed east to the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city, for the ‘civil society and participative democracy’ learning exchange. http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/civicus/viewstory.asp?idnews=671 Zofeen Ebrahim When both money and power are given to women, the country is bound to develop in leaps and bounds. But getting your hands to both is indeed an uphill task or as was realised by Nouzha Skalli, member of the parliament in Morocco, "a long, hard struggle". http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/civicus/viewstory.asp?idnews=672 Zarina Geloo As debate on non- violent vs violent protest goes on, peaceful protests have succeeded in some countries. There are others like Palestine, which have had to mix the two to fight their cause. http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/civicus/viewstory.asp?idnews=673 Gavin Yates Over the three days of the CIVCUS World Assembly, there have been very few debates that have not featured a call for ‘better communication’ or an ‘improvement in messaging to government’. Isues surrounding the media and particularly the use of technologies such as the internet are providing both challenges and opportunities for civil society. http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/civicus/viewstory.asp?idnews=674 Alejandro Kirk The right to work is more than getting a job. ILO's head, Juan Somavia, calls for a wide agreement to put job creation at the top of economic policies. A handicapped Lebanese participant raised a powerful complain: disabled workers are ignored. http://www.ipsterraviva.net/tv/civicus/viewstory.asp?idnews=675 Zarina Geloo Not much was negative and, if anything was, it was overridden by Scottish patience and hospitality