[WSF-Discuss] Description TNI activities at ESF

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European Social Forum 5
Date 17 September 2008 End Date 21 September 2008
Location Malmo, Sweden
*Description TNI activities at ESF* 5

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*Thursday 18 September *


*9:30-12:30 *

*Globalisation of Militarism*
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Sal 4
workshop
A look at the spread of militarism in our societies, the military-industrial
complex & militarisation of civilian infrastructure. After a short intro we
will break into workshops: Resistance to Military Infrastructure (military
bases, military use of civilian airports, ports, railways); Campaigns
Against War Profiteering EPA's focus is facilitating effective, grassroots,
anti-militarist action

*People's struggles against European corporate power *
Rosengård, Enskifteshagen, Tält 1
seminar
Europe's TNCs and its corporate-driven agenda for the global economy are
having devastating impacts on social, human, and environmental rights in the
global South. This seminar will hear from growing grassroots resistance to
these impacts in Latin America, Africa and Asia, and discuss new campaigning
strategies and activities, including bi-regional alliances and the Permanent
Peoples' Tribunal.

*Global Europe – will the EU External Trade Strategy create more and better
jobs in
Europe?*
Möllevången, Chokladfabriken, Cacaosalen
The EU Commission and EU governments claim that further trade liberalization
will spur growth, create more
and better jobs in Europe and save the European Social Model. In this
seminar we would like to assess the
impacts of the EU's free trade agreements to date on jobs, workers and trade
unions in particular in Europe and
the Global South and discuss alternatives to free trade agreements.
Speakers : Gonzalo Berron (Trade Union Confederation of the Americas-TUCA),
Tim Costello (Global Labor Strategies, US), John Hilary
(War on Want, UK), Nicoletta Rocchi (CGIL, Italy)...
Co-organisers: Labour and Globalization Network, Seattle to Brussels
Network, European Attac Network, CGIL, Sindacato Intercategoriale dei
Lavoratori (SdL), War on Want, Weed, Institute for Agriculture and Trade
Policy, AITEC-IPAM, European Network for Public Services, Women in
Development Europe – WIDE, FIOM


*14:00-17:00 *

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*The end of poverty?
Film and Debate with Susan George, Eric Toussaint and John Christensen *
Documentary, 104 mins
Thursday, 18 September at 16:00
Spegeln Theatre
Looking beyond "solutions" for poverty, The End of Poverty? asks if the true
causes of poverty today stem from a deliberate orchestration since colonial
times where 25% of the world's population consumes 85% of its wealth. The
documentary is followed by a debate by Susan George, Eric Toussaint (CADTM),
and Jon Christensen (Tax Justice Network).
www.theendofpoverty.net

*Democratize and revitalize our common welfare - examples of participation
by employees and citizens*
Möllevången, Chokoladfabriken, Vörtsalen
seminar
How can local authorities contribute to solidarity and a sustainable society
in dialogue with employees, citizens and social movements? How can public
services be a democratic instrument for developing social, economical and
cultural alternatives? What is Model Municipality Methodology and Ecocity
Malmö? How to revitalise public services in Europe instead of increasing the
privatisations?

*European Imperialism. The role of the EU in destroying social and
environmental rights globally*
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Festhalen
assembly
EU trade, defense, aid, energy, investment, security, border and migration
policies, etc are designed to serve the economic and corporate interests.
However, there is a growing opposition to this neo-imperial Europe. Networks
and groups in the EU and the Global South will discuss about the links
between our struggles and how to build a broader resistance against the
destructive EU policies.

*Nuclear Weapons *
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Sal 4
workshop


Organised by TNI and partners
Nuclear weapons are the ultimate expression of militarism. After a short
intro we will break into workshops: Resistance to US Nuclear Weapons in
Europe (all NATO countries are part of nuclear first-strike war plans); New
Nukes: Nuclear Upgrades in France & UK; Camping Against Nuclear Weapons &
Tracking Nuclear Convoys. EPA's focus is facilitating effective, grassroots,
anti-militarist action


*Creating new spaces: multilingual technical communication tools of  the
left*
Kvarnby Folkhögskola.
Thursday, 16.00 - 19.00
seminar
Crossing the experience of different media makers within the European left
and to explore feasible cooperations. Transform! Europe  publishes since
last spring a multilingual biannual political journal of about 200 pages. So
far editions in English, German, Greek and French appeared. The Spanish and
the Portuguese edition will follow soon. Next spring we intend also to
experiment with a multilingual internet tool. transform.italia copperates
closely with the openESf.net initiative. Of course we want to present this
specific experiences in the seminar. However our main concern is how we all
could benefit from the different efforts by organising synergies?
Speakers: Ruurik Holm (Transform!), Eric Canepa, (coeditor of the English
edition of the transform!journal), Dominique Crossard collaborator of the
French edition, Angelo Tria, (openESf.net) and Hillary Wainright (Red
Pepper/TNI)

*18:00-21:00 *

*Linking campaigns on TNC lobby, democracy and Global Europe to reclaim the
EU *economy
Möllevången, Tangopalatset
seminar
Exposing the links between EU's undemocratic corporate driven free-trade
policies and EU economic decision making structures resulting from corporate
lobbying, and highlighting TNC practices. Activists working on TNCs,
lobbying, democracy and trade can come together in this space to discuss
possible joint activities and campaigns to achieve stronger mobilisation to
roll back corporate influence at EU level.

*Building the alternative solidarity economy *
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Festsalen
seminar

This activity proposes a comprehensive, comparative US/EU/global look at
alternative economic initiatives and principles by sharing best practices in
the cooperative/solidarity/social economies and in alternative Labor
initiatives in the public and private sector. We seek to build a
cross-national, global network to concretely push this process forward.
Moderator: Pasqualino Colombaro
Speakers:
Hilary Wainwright, Stefano Maruca, Kristoffer Lüthi, Lars Pehrson and
Mariateresa Ruggiero, Fritz C. Holte,József Róbert, Benyik Matyas, Jennifer
Cox,Judith Hitchman, Kellie Germond, Martin Prieto,
Organised by
Attac Norway
Ekobanken, Sweden
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
Global Economic Alternatives Network
Andelskassen Merkur, Denmark
Transnational Institute
Massachusetts Global Action

*The growing influence of NATO and the militarisation of EU ****
Folkets hus Nobeltorget, Sal 1
workshop
Since the cold war NATO has been expanding into new roles. The EU is
creating a military role for itself. Both are willing to act unilaterally.
After a short intro we will break into workshops: New NATO Countries;
Military Aspects of the Lisbon Treaty; NATO & EU: Common Command Structures
& Excuses for Interventions. EPA's focus is facilitating effective,
grassroots, anti-militarist action

*EU climate policy - and what we can do about it *
Sofielund, Folkets hus Nobeltorget, Sal 2
seminar
The EU is currently negotiating a new climate and energy package, which sets
out its approach to climate change until 2020. This first part of this
seminar will describe critically the EU's proposals, unpicking the jargon of
the 'emissions trading scheme' and 'effort sharing'. An interactive second
part invites participants to get involved in campaigns to critique and
improve the EU's approach.
Speakers:
Jens Holm MEP (GUE/NGL)
Oscar Reyes (TNI)
Susann Scherbarth (Friends of the Earth Europe)




*Friday 19 September *



*Towards the World Water Forum in Istanbul and alternatives *
The fifth edition of World Water Forum will be held in Istanbul in March
2009. This forum is illegitimate and it is organized by multinational water
companies. Turkish State wants to use these meetings as a propaganda of
building new big dams. It will be also a step for water privitizations. We
will discuss the global campaign against this illegitimate forum and shape
the alternatives.
CO-ORGANISERS: Stop the Ilisu Dam Campaign, Global Action Group (Turkey),
CEO (Netherlands), World Water Contract, TMMOB (Turkey), Heinrich Boll
Stiftung, CeVi, Free Women's Foundation (Netherlands), Aquasuav,
Transnational Institute, France Libertè
SPEAKERS: Huseyin Yesil (TMMOB), Ingrid Spiller (Heinrich Boll Stiftung),
Anil Naidoo (Council of Canadians)

*9:30-12:30*

*Alternatives to privatisation: progressive public water management in
Europe*
Möllevången, Tangopalatset
seminar
This seminar focuses on how to strengthen the resistance to the intensifying
push by EU institutions and governments for privatising and commercialising
water supply in Europe. Activists, unionists and public water managers will
present examples of successful progressive public management from across
Europe as well as campaigns that promote such models as alternatives to
privatisation.
SPEAKERS; Emanuele Lobina, (PSI Research Unit), Martin Pigeon (Corporate
Europe Observatory), Mehmet Kartal (Local Agenda 21 of Bursa-Nilufer
Municipality, Turkey), David Hachfeld (Berlin Water Table / ATTAC Germany),
Jacques Perreux (Association pour la Fondation Copernic, France), -
(Managing director for VASYD, the municipal water company of Malmö),
Guiseppe Nicosia (mayor of city in Sicily, Italy), Gith Andersson (Swedish
Network for Common Welfare), Rosario Lembo (Italian committee for the World
Water Contract), Jan Willem Goudriaan (European Public Services Unions
(EPSU)
FACILITATORS: Rosa Pavanelli (CGIL-FP, Italy) and David Boys (Public
Services International )
CO-ORGANISERS: Association pour la Fondation Copernic, Corporate Europe,
Observatory (CEO), European Public Services Unions (EPSU), Svenska
Kommunalarbetareforbundet, France Libertè, Transnational Institute, Italian
Forum for Movements for Water, World Water Contract, Attac Germany, Local
Agenda 21 of Bursa-Nilufer Municipality.

*14:00-17:00 *

*Against foreign military bases *
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Festsalen
Organised by
Apulian Committee for Malmo, Italy
Inicjatywa Stop Wojnie (Stop the War Initiative), Poland
Global Peace and Justice Coalition, Turkey
Europan No-Bases Network
Transnational Institute
Greek Social Forum
There are over 200 US military facilities within the EU, and the EU member
states among them maintain a formidable global network of military
installations themselves. These facilities are used to launch wars and
interventions across the globe, and are maintained outside democratic
control. this session will include testimonies from local campaigns all over
Europe.


*Role of Nonviolence in the Antimilitarist Movement*
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Sal 4
workshop
As a stage in between analyses of the issues facing the anti-militarist
movement and action co-ordination, we will evaluate nonviolence strategies
used over the years and try to come up with more effective strategies to
strengthen the movement. We will use methods from nonviolence trainings for
campaign / action planning

*Preventive repression in Europe - the EU security policy *
Rosengård, Rosengårdsskolan
Organised by TNI, Statewatch and ESF Repression Network
In the years that have passed since the atrocities of 11 September 2001, the
European Union has adopted a series of measures that were previously
unthinkable. These measures include the mandatory fingerprinting of the vast
majority of the EU's law-abiding population, the mandatory retention of all
telecommunications traffic data for law enforcement purposes.
Seminar aimed at building a democratic and rights based Europe, against
'securitarian' policies. For participation, openness, equality, freedom and
minority rights

*Re-inventing a Labor and Union Strategy to Globalization *
Rosengårds Sporthall
seminar
Neoliberal globalisation is contested. people look for alternatives. but
organisations and strategies rooted in the traditional labour movement
appear deeply challenged. what do we need to break the deadlock o this
crisis? what kind of labour unionism is necessary? Labour activists from
different experiences of Europe and World (USA, Brazil, South Africa) debate
strategies and innovations.

*European migration and trade policies: building joint analysis and
resistances*
Sofielund, KFUK-KFUM
This seminar aims at understanding the impacts of the restrictive and racist
EU migrations policies, and at
helping to build common analysis and struggles together with european social
movements and migrants groups.
Co-organisers: Seattle to Brussels Network, Fédération Syndicale Unitaire,
Grön Ungdom / Swedish Young
Greens, Transnational Institute, RESPECT Europe-wide Network of Migrant
Domestic Workers, Platform of
Filipino Migrant Workers in Europe, Greek Social Forum, AITEC/IPAM,
Flyktinggruppernas- och
asylkommittéernas riksråd, Asylgruppen i Malmö, Gröna studenter, Ecologistas
en Acción

*Parliamentarians and civil society: joining forces to tackle Global Europe*
14.00-15.30
VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED
After similar seminars held in Hong-Kong (Alternatives to WTO policies) and
Lima (EA3), this workshop aims at
gathering parliamentarians (European, National, Regional) and social
movements interested in improving
exchanges, co-operation and developing a permanent co-ordination to tackle
EU's neoliberal policies both
inside and outside Europe. Open to all networks and organizations
interested.
Co-organisers: Seattle to Brussels Network, Bi-regional network Europe-Latin
America and the Caribbean
Enlazando Alternativas, Transnational Institute, Ecologistas en Acción,
ACSUR-Las Segovias


*18:00-21:00 *

*Joining struggles to fight Global Europe and FTAs****
Möllevången, Mazettihuset, Lagret
seminar
Strategy session with the aim of gathering social movements and civil
society organisations from Europe and the Global South involved in the
struggles against Global Europe and the various EU Free Trade Agreements to
exchange on the state of regional and sectoral campaigns (migration, labour,
environment, etc), analysis on the impacts of EU's Global Europe strategy
and explore joint alliances.
Speakers : Enrique Daza (Hemispheric Social Alliance, Colombia), Dot Keet
(TNI/African Trade Network, South Africa), Sammy Gamboa
(Focus on the Global South, Philippines)...

*The criminalisation and repression of social movements*
Rosengård, Folkets hus Rosengård, Stora salen
Organised by TNI and ESF Repression Network
In the last decade social movements resist against the neoliberal capitalist
globalization. Therefore governments increasingly use internal security and
(anti-)terrorism frameworks to crack down on such movements in Europe and
elsewhere. Analysis of these restrictive policies; Discussion of
alternatives, strategies and collaboration to counter the growing
authoritarianism in Europe.



*Parliamentarians and civil society: Joining forces to tackle Global Europe
*
Sofielund, Studiefrämjandet, Sal 202
workshop
Organised by TNI, Enlazando Alternativas, Ecologistas en Acción, Seattle to
Brussels Network
After similar seminars held in Hong-Kong (Alternatives to WTO policies) and
Lima (EA3), this workshop aims at gathering parliamentarians (European,
National, Regional) and social movements interested in improving exchanges,
co-operation and developing a permanent co-ordination to tackle EU's
neoliberal policies both inside and outside Europe. Open to all networks and
organizations interested.



*Saturday 20 September *



*9:30-12:30 *

The militarisation of space
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Festsalen
workshop
Space is an integral part of modern warfare. From US "missile defence"
systems to GPS to basic communications, modern militaries rely on space
capabilities. After a short intro (by Bruce Gagnon) we will break into
workshops: Resistance to US Missile Offence Installations in Europe;
European Military Ambitions in Space. EPA's focus is facilitating effective,
grassroots, anti-militarist action




*Sunday 21 September*



*9:30-12:30 *

*Left and enlightment values *
Vänstern och upplysningsvarderingar, Café Möllan
workshop

*Assembly of Water Movements*
Möllevången, Moriskan
assembly
This assembly will be the launch of the first truly pan-European network of
water activist groups, networks and movements. among our goals are:
resisting the push for water privatisation in Europe, halting the EU's use
of aid and trade policies to promote privatisation in the south, promoting
the right to water, participatory public water management and public-public
partnerships
CO-ORGANISERS: Transnational Institute, France Libertes, Swedish Network,
for Common Welfare, World Water Contract, Italian Forum of Movements on
Water, Attac Germany, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), Berliner
Wassertisch and many others
SPEAKERS: Renato Di Nicola, Olivier Hoedeman, Gunilla Andersson, Anil
Naidoo, Susan George and many others


*Co-ordinating Anti-Militarist Action *
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Festsalen
workshop
The idea behind the EPA forum was to enable us to coordinate our activities
better, to support each other better, to have better communications to be
more effective. this final session will draw everything together and map a
way to build on the contacts made during the forum. we hope EPA will
continue as a loose, facilitatory network but the details are up to those
who want to use it.


*****

*Labour and Globalization Network Meeting - Debating Its Future in Europe
and in the next WSF *
Meeting of the Network "Labour and Globalization". Debating the development
of the network in the WSF process, after Nairobi and Malmoe: future tasks,
plans, organization of the network in Europe and in the next World Social
Forum. Participants from the Americas and Africa and Asia. The meeting is
open to all the interested organizations: trade unions, think thanks and new
social movements

*European migration and trade policies: building joint analysis and
resistances *
This seminar aims at understanding the impacts of the restrictive and racist
EU migrations policies, and at helping to build common analysis and
struggles together with european social movements and migrants groups.



*Linking campaigns on TNC lobby, Democracy and "Global Europe" to reclaim
the EU economy *
Exposing the links between EU's undemocratic corporate driven free-trade
policies and EU economic decisionmaking structures resulting from corproate
lobbying,and higlighting TNC practices. Space for activists working on TNCs,
lobby, democracy,and trade to come together to discuss possible joint
activities and campaigns to achieve stronger mobilisation to roll back
corporate influence at EU level.





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