Fw: [fse-esf] Proposals for speakers of big events Athens ESF

[Matyas Benyik]

Dear Friends,

I fully agree with Jon and wish to remind you that after the London ESF the 
Greek Organisers promised to change the
undemocratic practise followed until now. We were promised also that the 
Central and Eastern Europeans will be much more involved into the process. I 
am astonished to see that you do not keep your given words and the same 
"bloody" people are on the speakers list of the "BAPTIZED PLENARIES".

I insist on  that you should put CEE people as well to the Athens ESF list 
of speakers of big events, namely:

Events of great visibility No. 3.
Immigrants and refugees against racist policies in Europe. Fighting for 
legalisation, political asylum, equal rights.

TAMAS KRAUSZ, Univ. Professor, Historian,  Topic: Nationalism, Chauvinism, 
Racial discrimination, exclusion
in Eastern Europe, with special attention to Hungary

Events of great visibility No.4.
Globalization, environment climate change and alternatives

ERZSEBET SZALAI, Sociologist, Univ. Pofessor, Topic: CEE Experiences, New 
Socialist Alternatives

Awaiting your positive reply,

Best friendly regards,

Matyas Benyik
CEESF Initiative
HSF Foundation
ATTAC Hungary



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Cloke" <damage61 at hotmail.com>
To: <jspg at otenet.gr>; <albert51 at telefonica.net>; 
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Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [fse-esf] Proposals for speakers of big events Athens ESF


> To my sure and certain knowledge Walden Bello (who I have a good deal of 
> time for) has been a 'recognizable personality' and 'key' speaker at every 
> ESF since Florence...
>
> Firstly, even if you insist that it's vital that all such speakers be 
> 'recognizable personalities' why do they have to be the same bloody people 
> every ESF? Is it beyond the bounds of possibility that there are other 
> such people who might have something interesting to say but from a 
> different point-of-view?
>
> Secondly, by insisting on having 'recognizable personalities' who are 
> exactly the same each ESF what you're really doing is narrowing the range 
> of views that will be heard and limiting participation - and who the hell 
> are you aiming these 'recognizables at anyway? Have you got some kind of a 
> book deal going with Walden Bello?
>
> Jon Cloke (Unrecognizable Personality)
>
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