More than 1,000 participants from all over the country attended a two-day conference in Kathmandu on 'People's Initiative for Future'. The focus was to pressure the warring sides in the conflict towards a negotiated settlement.

Twenty-parallel workshops and two plenaries were held on constitution making, restructuring of the state, internal democracy in political parties, monarchy, natural resources, dalits, women, madesh, regional disparity and political economy of conflict. Participants decided to form citizen's pressure group for negotiation in all districts by 10 December, Human Rights Day. Peace rallies will be organised throughout the country during Martyr's Week in January 2005. A massive rally will be held in Kathmandu on Democracy Day, 18 February.