[fse-esf] Last call: Speakers at inauguration, demo and party

[Tord Bj ö rk]

Last call: Speakers at inauguration, demo and party


Much have been solved and confirmed concerning speakers at inauguration,
demo and party. Thanks to Italian suggestions, German agreement and a
Swedish host we now have both a Palestinian and Israeli peace movement
speaker at the inauguration confirmed. But there remains some slots were we
do not get any answer from the organisations or country that have made the
proposal.

That is especially from Greece who should appoint a student and ESF
activists and Italy who should appoint a anti-war activist from Vicenza. We
also lack the name on the two different Turkish trade union representatives
supposed to speak at the party on Saturday and together with WSF end the
closing session on Sunday together with WSF. So please can anyone from these
countries tell us what to write in the program paper, we need the
information today.

There are some other problems, mostly concerning persons in Malmö and
Copenhagen were final confirmation is not settled but this can be solved.
The biggest changes is that the mayor Ilmar Reepalu cannot participate,
instead we will probably have the mayor responsible for democracy welcoming
the guests. Wahu Kaara from Kenya anti-debt movement could not come and will
be replaced by Margarita Teran from Bolivia or Blanca Chancosa from Ecuador,
both indigenous leaders from movements struggling against neoliberalism and
500 years of occupation. We do not get answer either from a young activist i
Slovenia but have similar alternatives from West Balkan if necessary.




Speakers at common ESF activities 2008

The order may change. There will be a lot of cultural activities mixed with
the speakers including an choir from Greenland. Speaches should be short.

1. Inauguration

- Anneli Philipsson, democracy mayor, to be confirmed

- Pal Aradi, President of BCKSZ (Alliance of Public Personages of Borsod
County), Romani, Hungary. Confirmed via Matyas Benyik, HSF-CC

- Nina Sankari, European Feminist Initiative, Warsaw, Poland. Confirmed
directly

- Vandana Shiva, Ecofeminist and WTO critic, India. Cogito responsible, many
contacts but we have not seen final confirmation.

- Wanja Lundby-Wedin, chair European Trade Union Confederation, Sweden.
Confirmed through the NOC board.
 
- Mustafa Barghouti, confirmed via Palestinian groups, Sweden

- Sven Giegold, Attac Europe, Germany, via Attac Sweden

- Nn, Student movement and ESF, Greece. Email sent, no answer.

- Angela Godfrey-Goldstein, icahd, Confirmed directly

- Sebahat Tuncel, MP, Turkey, Confirmed via Yildiz Onen, TSF

- KG Hammar, former Arch bishop of Church of Sweden, confirmed directly.
 

2. Demonstration


- Margarita Teran from Bolivia or Blanca Chancosa from Ecuador, indigenous
movements

- Boris Kagarlitski, Institute of Globalization Studies, Russia,

- Josie Riffaud, Via Campesina Europe and International, Bordeaux region,
France. Confirmed via Morgan Ody, VC

- Nn local anti-war activist, Vicenza, Italy. Email sent, no answer

- Christine Lundgaard, Foreningen Oproer/Rebellion Denmark, Still no final
confirmation, Ola Nilsson responsible.

- Gunilla Andersson Attac and Network for common welfare, Sweden. Confirmed
directly


3. Party

- Nn, Roc factory, squat and migrant activist, Ljubljana, Slovenia or
Darko Brkan, Kampanja za Prigovor Savjesti u Bosni i Hercegovini, Bosnia

- Kajsa Lindqvist, Klimax activist Malmö, chair Friends of the Earth Sweden,
Confirmed via FoE Sweden

- Jan Hammarlund, LGBT and socialist cultural activist, Sweden. Confirmed
directly

- Chico Whitaker, WSF International Committee. Confirmed direcly

- Trade unionist from DISK and Turkish Social Forum. Confirmed but no name.


4. Conclusion (Not the responsifbility of the European Contact group)

- WSF speaker on Belem 2009

- TSF speaker on Istanbul 2010





Tord Björk

Coordinator, 
Contact group for Europe and the World, Nordic Organizing Committee ESF 2008

Finlandsgatan 2
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E-mail: tord.bjork at mjv.se (best way for contacts)

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