All are welcome, especially Africans! Ebrima Ceesay formerly Editor of The Observer newspaper, and now at Birmingham University hopes to be there. If you are based in Birmingham or district do try to come along! TO BOOK - SEE BELOW. REDDITCH ONE WORLD LINK (Redditch / Mtwara, Tanzania) presents: TOURISM, CURSE OR BENEFIT? Seminar Sat 20th November 1999 at the Town Hall, Redditch Trains run from Birmingham New Street via Selly Oak to Redditch. Bham New St 8.18 8.48 Redditch 4.27 5.01 5.31 Selly Oak 8.25 8.55 Selly Oak 4.56 5.26 5.59 Redditch 8.57 9.23 Bham New St 5.06 5.36 6.06 It is 15 min walk from Redditch Railway Station to the Town Hall, which is near the PostOffice. PROGRAMME 9.30 Registration 10.00 Welcome by the Mayor of Redditch Introduction by Simon M'lay, Chair Director of Tanzanian Trade Centre, Tanzanian High Commission, London Facts about Tourism - presented by tourism students of the N E Worcestershire College 10.45 Coffee 11.10 Eco-tourism. Arthur Poulton, Director of Trade Aid. 11.40Tourism - Curse? -Drawbacks and Disadvantages of Tourism. Ven Dr Odubata Onunwa, Selly Oak Colleges, University of Birmingham 12.10 - 1.30 Lunch Three workshops: Each participant spends 20 minutes in each, rotating round. Tony Janes, of Tanzania Study Tour Company Leader to be announced later. Ven Dr Udobata Onunwa of Selly Oak Colleges Subject Eco-tourism Mass tourism Undesirability of tourism 2.45 Plenary Session with Simon M'lay 4.00 Depart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Points to be investigated during the seminar:- a.. Tourism - desirable for a hedonistic world and for the local people. b.. Ethical Tourism - as tourism is inevitable, then make the best of it. c.. Tourism - absolutely undesirable bringing unwanted effects. Does it benefit the local people anyway? Cost: £6. Concessions. Lunch: £3.50. Bookings to Secretary: Jackie Morgan, Karibuni, Chamberlain Lane, Cookhill, Alcester, Warks, B49 5LD. Tel: 01527 893408. This event is run by a group which has links with Tanzania, but it is very relevant to The Gambia and everyone is very welcome, especially Africans. Bring your friends! Hope to see you there. Mike Carrick.