„REVOLTS IN THE PERIPHERY ?“:CENTRAL- AND EASTENEUROPEAN SOCIAL- AN ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM CAMPUS UNI-VIENNA MAY 2nd-5th
CENTRAL- AND EASTERNEUROPEAN SOCIAL- AND ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM
CAMPUS UNI-VIENNA
MAY 2nd-5th
MAY 2nd-5th
Since one year we prepare the CENTRAL- AND EASTERNEUROPEAN SOCIAL- AND ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM- as part of the European Socialforumprocess. The FORUM will happen- in close cooperation with the Österreichischen HochschülerInnenschaft (the Austrian „Studentparliament“)- on the Campus of the University Vienna 9. Alserstraße from May 2nd-5th . We will have 4 thematical axes:
– social, economic, ecological, situation in the different countries
– how are the negative consequences of the combined crises of capitalism reflected on the political level: reduction of democracy, corruption, rise of the far right etc.
– which alternatives exist (already)?
– how can the movements against the capitalist crises and the devastation of nature coordinate themselves in a better way?
On the opening day ( Thursday May 2nd) there is at 19h the first big panel: „Which EUROPE do WE want?“ (with Gaspar Tamas Miklos, Elisabeth Gauthier, Buzgalin, Monika Vana, Michel Rousseau,…..)
Freitag Mai 3rd : In the morning we will have a thematical „block“ on ENVIRONMENT/ TRAFFIC (with Tord Björk, Mirek Prokes, Josef Baum, Ruediger Maresch,….)
A thematical block consists of infotheks, seminars and panel/s.
Afternoon there will be a block on „RIGHTWINGPOPULISM and RIGHTWINGEXTREMISM“ ( with David Ellensohn ,Tamas Krausz, Hermann Dworczak, comrades from Borotba/Ukraina and Russia, …. ) We will have – in the open air- a SOLIDARITY-ACTION with the RESISTANCE against the austeritypolitics in GREECE !
SATURDAY May 4th morning: WOMEN (with Elisabeth List, comrades from Croatia,….);
Afternoon: (YOUTH)UNEMPLOYMENT; precarian conditions; people witout appartements ; (forbidding of ) begging etc. (with Matyas Benyik, representatives from Roma and Sinti organizations, comrades from Greece, Herrmann/ Germany,…)
Evening 19h: there is the second big panel : „Possibilities for der international cooperation of the movements“(with Leo Gabriel, Piotr Kawiorkski, Zachar Popovich, comrades from Russia , Walter Baier, Angela Klein,….)
We will have seminars/ panels on REFUGEES /people who seek ASYL( with comrades from the refugeemovement in Vienna; Karl Fischbacher; Wilfried Hanser,…); on the Euro; on the state of the WORLD SOCIAL FORUM-process (with Johann Schögler,…)- andandand .
Sunday May 5th morning: FINAL ASSEMBLY – where we discuss and DECIDE about our COMMON ACTIVITIES in the next time
We will have 3 languages: Englisch, Russian, German.
There will be movies, art performances etc.
We are organizing cheap accomodations and there will be reimbursement for comrades from the „East“ to a certain extent.-
As You can see comrades we have the „framework“ of the Forum: now it is up to YOU to „fill“ this framework with YOUR proposals: please send us for above all QUICK Your proposals for-selforganized- seminars (titel; responsible person; how many people You are awaiting for Your seminar)- we will give You the necessary rooms.
Deadline für programme proposals: Sunday April 21st
Afterwards we need some days to bring similar proposals togehter („merging“). We want to present around April 28th the -printed- programme. For above all on MAY 1st we will mobililze for our FORUM.
More Infos on: www.sozialforum-asf.at
ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE!
Hermann Dworczak (member of the preparationgroup; 0043 / 676 / 972 31 10 )