[fse-esf] Conference in Hungary - invitation

Fri Sep 7 08:41:30 CEST 2007

Simo Endre says that they will continue with the "open orientation of social alliances for achieving concrete social goals with other forces not of left". This is why they organize a conference with the Hungarian Catholic Church Iustitia et Pax Committee. 

I can't judge the positions of the Hungarian Church. But speaker at this conference is (between others) also the director of the foreign office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (-Foundation) in Hungary. And I can judge this Foundation.

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is the party's foundation of the German Christian Democratic Union, the party of Helmut Kohl and Angela Merkel. Its aim - as well as the aim of the other foundations of the German political parties - is to develop the political opinions and propaganda of the party (think tank) and to propagandize these opinions in Germany and the world. You can read about the foundation at their website (in English) http://www.kas.de/wf/en/.

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung is (with the Hans-Seidel-Foundation of the CSU) the most right-wing foundation of the German parties. This think tank tries to combine the policies of the neoliberal globalization with the most reactionary ideas of family, Christianity and patriotism. It might not be the fountain of German "neocons", but generally most of the ideas and principles discussed in these circles are very close to the ones of Bush and his friends.

Personally I think that it is not a very good idea to cooperate with such men. They try to exploit the dissatisfaction and the anger of the people suffering from the neoliberal globalization and to attract them to policies, which in the best case are dead-end-streets. They often criticize neo-liberalism from a far right point of view. This is what the fascists in Germany did before 1933. (And we remember that the German neo-fascists of the NPD demonstrated against the G8 and the neoliberal globalization on June 2nd i.e. the same day we demonstrated at Rostock.) 

We as ESF should criticize the globalization from progressive and not from right and reactionary positions. I don't say that we should not cooperate with other forces than left ones. But not every alliance is allowed to oppose the opponent. Such alliances do not "help to find the way out from the crisis" as Simo says. Quite on the contrary. This is why I believe that at least alliances with such reactionary forces should not have any acceptance within the European Social Forum or any national Social Forum.

Achim, Network for Political and Social Rights Athens

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Simó Endre 
  To: ESF ; esfeast at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 6:36 PM
  Subject: [fse-esf] Conference in Hungary - invitation

  We continue with our open orientation of social alliances for achieving concrete social goals with other forces not of left. As part, on 11 September we will organize a conference with the Hungarian Catholic Church Iustitia et Pax Committee by the title â01EFor a more just and fraternal Societyâ01D, making a common effort to show an other social-ethical order in front of the existing neoliberal one, and help to find the way out from the crisis. 
  Her you can find our invitation in german and hungarian to the mentioned conference.

  Magyar Szociális Fórum                                        Professzorok Batthyány Köre

  Az igazságosabb és testvériesebb társadalomért

  Für eine gerechtigere und brüderlichere Gesellschaft

  a Magyar Szociális Fórum, a Konrad Adenauer Alapítvány és a Professzorok Batthyány Köre 

  konferenciája

  Konferenz des Ungarischen Sozialforums (Magyar Szociális Fórum), 

  der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung und des Batthyány Professorenkreises

  Időpont / Datum:

  2007. 09.11. / 11. September 2007

  Helyszín / Ort:

  Központi Papnevelő Intézet / Zentrales Priesterseminar

  (1053 Budapest, V. ker, Papnövelde u. 5-7.)

  Program / Programm

  15.00    Regisztráció / Registrierung

  15.30    Sajtótájékoztató / Pressekonferenz

  16.10    Megnyitó / Eröffnung

              Dr. Náray-Szabó Gábor akadémikus, professzor, Professzorok Batthyány Köre elnöke / Dr. Gábor-Náray-Szabó Mitglied der Ung. Akademie der Wissenschaften , Professor,      Vorsitzende des Batthyány Professorenkreises

  16.15    Köszöntő / Begrüßung

  Hans Kaiser, volt miniszter, a KAS budapesti képviseletének vezetője / Hans Kaiser,       Minister a. D., Leiter des Auslandsbüros Ungarn der Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

  16.30    A társadalomszervezés elvei az Egyház társadalmi tanításában / Grundsätze der             Gesellschaftsorganisierung in der Soziallehre der Kirche

  Dr. Dr. Goják János professzor, Pécsi Püspöki Hittudományi Főiskola, 

  MKPK Iustitia et Pax Bizottsága (IUPAX) főtitkára / Dr. Dr. János Goják Professor, Theologische Hochschule Pécs, Generalsekretär von IUPAX

  17.00    Hatékony társadalomszervezés, nagyobb társadalmi igazságosság / Wirksame   Gesellschaftsorganisierung, größere gesellschaftliche Gerechtigkeit

  Dr. Gazsó Ferenc professzor, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem / Dr. Ferenc Gazsó Professor, Corvinus Universität Budapest

  Felkért hozzászólók / Angefragte Referenten zum Thema:

              Dr. Szabó Endre elnök, Nagycsaládosok Országos Egyesülete / Dr. Endre Szabó,       Vorsitzende des Landesvereins für Großfamilien

              Prof. Dr. Ángyán József egyetemi tanár, Gödöllői Szent István Egyetem / 

              Prof. Dr. József Ángyán Universitätsprofessor, Szent István Universität Gödöllő

              Dr. Szalay István tanszékvezető főiskolai tanár, Szegedi Tudományegyetem / 

              Dr. István Szalay, Lehrstuhlleitender Professor, Universität Szeged

  18.00    Kávészünet / Kaffeepause

  18.30    Vita / Diskussion

  19.10    Zárszó / Schlusswort

              Dr. Simó Endre közgazdász, újságíró, Magyar Szociális Fórum / Dr. Endre Simó,        Diplomvolkswirt, Journalist, Ungarisches Sozialforum 

  Moderátor: Broczky Beáta hivatalvezető, MKPK Iustitia et Pax Bizottsága / Moderator: Beáta Broczky, Geschäftsführerin, IUPAX 

  19.30    Fogadás / Empfang

  Részvételi szándékát kérjük, jelezze! / 

  u.A.w.g.

  Tel.: +36 1 487 50 10

  E-mail: schmidt.marta at adenauer.hu

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