AEFJN

1. CONGO JPIC HUNGER ACTIVITIES AEFJN ECOLOGY TRAFFICKING CHILDREN WATER FAIR TRADE UN-NGO

2. 20 YEARS AEFJN An inter-congregational lobbying initiative At the European Parliament For economic justice for Africa

3. Lobbying initiative Not building schools Not funding water projects Not medical care Lobbying for economic justice At the European Parliament Not lobbying the US Congress Not targeting the UN Not lobbying in Geneva

4. A specific focus... ECONOMIC JUSTICE

5. AEFJN

6. LOOKING AT THE ELEMENTS

7. EXECUTIVE ANTENNAE CONGREGATIONS BRUSSELS CONTACTS

8. EXECUTIVE ANTENNAE CONGREGATIONS BRUSSELS CONTACTS A rather complicated NETWORK

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10. Goal: a lobby engine BRUSSELS OFFICE ANTENNAE EXECUTIVE CONTACT PERSONS ... dynamic interaction that facilitates effective lobbying

11. ? ANTENNAE A growing dimension

12. and what are Antennae? CP

15. How does one make contact with these Antennae? How do I know if anyone in my congregation participates? ? But... who is in these Antennae?

16. EUROPEAN ANTENNAE

17. EUROPEAN ANTENNAE BELGIUM Anvers UNITED KINGDOM New Barnet Herts FRANCE Paris and Strasbourg PORTUGAL Lisbon SPAIN Madrid and Barcelona NETHERLANDS Hertogenbosch GERMANY Berlin and Bonn IRELAND Dublin SWITERLAND Lausanne ITALY Rome POLAND AND MALTA … new antennae

18. WWW.aefjn.org

19. Réseau Foi et Justice Afrique Europe  AEFJN  Africa Europe Faith and Justice Network    Guy Vuillemin M.Afr.Président de L'antenne France5 rue Roger Verlomme 75003 PARIS Tél. : 01 42 71 06 70Fax . 01 48 04 39 67 E-mail  Annie Girard XavièreSecrétaire exécutiveAntenne France34 avenue Reille75014 ParisTél : 01 53 80 08 40 Fax : 01 53 80 02 41E-mail

20. Paris http://www.afrikaeuropanetwerk.nl/ www.peres-blancs.cef.fr/foijus2.htm

21. http://www.netzwerkafrika.de

22. Lobbying at the national level NO EPA's

23. Antennae lobby at the National level ...they also help to set the Action Plan for each year.

24. Action Plan 2005-06 AFRICA-EUROPE FAITH AND JUSTICE NETWORK Réseau Foi et Justice Afrique-Europe 174, rue Joseph II B-1000 Bruxelles - Belgique Tel. 32 (0)2 234 68 10, Fax 32 (0)2 231 14 13 aefjn@aefjn.orghttp://www.aefjn.org AGA Rome Plan of Action 2006 8 November 2005 The representatives of the 12 Antennae who gathered in Brussels, at the beginning of October, decided to focus the common Action Plan for 2006 on the following issues: 1. TRIPS (Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights): quality of the medicines that are produced to be sold on the African markets (pro- active topic); 2. Analysis of Food Sovereignty in the African countries; 3. Sugar and Dairy Products in the context of Food Sovereignty; 4. EPA: the year 2006 will be a crucial one in reviewing the EPA´s; 5. Follow-up issues: Debt and Arms. We decided to exclude the GATS issue from the 2006 Action Plan since the negotiations that are currently going on in Europe do not seem to be reaching any consistent result, as far as the African countries are concerned. However our network is free to take part in any concrete action plan dealing with water.

25. Representatives gather in Brussels twice a year April and October Before the Meetings in Rome

26. HOME • Welcome to AEFJN • Antennae • Areas of Work • Campaigns & Actions • Agriculture • Arms • Debt • EU-ACP-WTO • Medicines • Services – Water • Publications • Bulletins • Dossiers • Info Flashes • Updates • Documentation • Links • Spirituality • Contact Us • Version français • Antennae Meetings • Members • Action Plan 2006 www.aefjn.org

27. … lobbying at the European Parliament BRUSSELS OFFICE is just a short walk from the parliament

28. The rented space allows for • office space • shared meeting space • easy access to the parliament • close contact with others NGO’s

29. The Office Staff ... • Executive Director • Policy Officer • Lobbyist • Volunteers

30. Researching • Lobbying • Building alliances • Collaborating with the Executive and Antennae • Communicating • Co-ordination and animation of the antennae • Establishing the Action Plan A Work Group

31. ? EXECUTIVE animating the organization

32. Jim Greene President Donna Collins Vice-President Roxanne Schares Vice-President How did they get to be on the Executive? Who are the Executive? Monica Adigwe Gaby Gheysens Tom Wright Arnel Alcober Franca Secca Hélène Mbuyamba Paul Frechette

33. give direction and set policy • hire the staff • provide an orientation for Contact Persons • pursue new member congregations • pursue financial support • locate personnel for contracting out specific tasks

34. So what is this AEFJN? ROMA!

35. So I am an AEFJN Contact Person... So what are my responsabilities? CP

36. You are the link to your congregations active participation in AEFJN CONTACT PERSON

37. ECONOMIC JUSTICE Informing your General Council

38. CONTACT PERSONS Target persons for membership in the different national Antennae

39. But that means I have to know something about the issues Where do I get the information? CP

40. HOME • Welcome to AEFJN • Antennae • Areas of Work • Campaigns & Actions • Agriculture • Arms • Debt • EU-ACP-WTO • Medicines • Services – Water • Publications • Bulletins • Dossiers • Info Flashes • Updates • Documentation • Links • Spirituality • Contact Us • Version français • Agriculture • Arms • Debt • EU-ACP-WTO • Medicines • Services – Water www.aefjn.org

41. AEFJN WORKING PAPERS A comprehensive packet of information on the issues related to the Plan of Action FORUM FOR ACTION 3 times per year UPDATES – ad hoc info on issues related to the Action Plan INFO FLASHES – last minute news of issues and concerns

42. WORKSHOPS FOR YOUR CONGREGATION the office staff can give inputs on structural injustice issues

43. ALSO AVAILABLE AT WWW.AEFJN Lobbying Handbook

44. BRUSSELS OFFICE ANTENNAE EXECUTIVE CONTACT PERSONS A dynamic interaction that facilitates effective lobbying?