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



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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.