[fse-esf] Proposed ESF seminars

[Tord Bj ö rk]

Proposed ESF seminars

Below you find the list of proposed activities at ESF. I have tried to go
through tem primarily to see which ones were proposed from CEE couintries,
but also to see which were of transversal caracter.

As it takes time to open all proposals I have made a list below including
some detailed information about a selected number of proposals, mainly
describing the content more and what organisation is the main organiser.
Sometimes i add the webb national identity domain to informa about what
country the organisation comes from.

Apart from CEE contributions and transversals i have made a biased selection
with more details in certain areas out of interest for organisations like
Network Instute for Global Democracy focusing on scientific issues and the
social forum process and some democratic and environemtnal issues were many
seem to be interested (or at least myself). In general the proposals aks for
cooperation partners. For more detailed information, look at
www.esf2008.org, Sometimes there has been double submissions.

I hope this can inspire more organisations to submit proposals.


Tord Björk

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

The list 9th of May:


  Exclusion, poverty, discrimination – Dalits/Dalit women in India -
 
  S2B / Empire Europe - The role of Europe and European TNCs/capital in
destroying labor, social and environmental rights in Europe and globally,
Seattle to Brussels network with some social movment assemblies.
 
  USA SOCIAL FORUM AND SOCIAL MOVEMENT IN THE USA, Arci.it
 
  Building Solidarity with the Venezuelan revolution
 
  Socialism of the 21st century
 
  "Market oriented health care reforms - winners and losers"

  How to fight market oriented health care reforms. Experiences and
perspectives, Nätverket för gemensam välfärd.se
 
  Fight racism! Smash fascism! The role of youth in the struggle to defend
migrants, Muslims, and minorities from the threat of the far right
 
  THE ALTERMONDIALISTIC MOVEMENTS: HOW WE ARE?
Aim of activity.: 
Perspectives on social forum process, social movements, global justice
movement
Abstract of program activity.:
The seminar will be the second session of a series composed by three
meetings on "The future of WSF process". The same debate was initiated by
the WSF International Council in order to take in Belem strategic decisions
on the future, and our aim is to make the discussion as much partecipative
as we can. This second seminar will be devoted to a discussion about the
situation of the altermondialistic movements. What did we achieved? What did
we failed? How we are changing? What are the new challenges?
Name of organization.:
Arci (Associazione Ricreativa Culturale Italiana)
 
  THE ALTERMONDIALISTIC MOVEMENTS: HOW WE ARE?
 
  THE NEW PHASE OF NEOLIBERAL GLOBALIZATION, Arci.it
 
  The relationship between social movements and left -green parties,
Cross-movement dialogue/debate ('confrontative dialogue')
Fundació Nous Horitzons
 
  Women,Peace and Democracy; the role of women in decisionmaking on issues
concerning war and arms proliferation; strategies for disarmament, conflict
prevention and the implementation of Resolution 1325.
 
  Women and the Lisbon Treaty: Precariousness and the undermining of equal
opportunities for women by EU economic policies
 
  Connected Dreams
 
  An Ecofeminist Gathering for All Our Relation
 
  EPAs - consequences and alternatives, Afrikagrupperna.se
 
  Listening as a Tool for Uniting People Targeted by Racism
 
  Listening as a Tool in Ending Racism and other Oppressions
 
  Participatory democracy –time for new constitutions

Abstract of program activity.:
With globalized neoliberalism the liberal democracy has come to ends way.
Deformed by the transnational corporations the dominant system can not
deliver even the most fundamental prerequisites for dignified life, nor in
the imperialist centers nor in the peripheries. Especially in the third
world peoples majorities are fed up with empty promises and organize to take
back the concept of democracy, fill it with its original meaning, people’s
power. Movements of women, of indigenous people, of the landless, jobless,
roofless arise to work for social, economic change and sustainable
development. Our conference aims to connect experiences and to exchange
knowledge about the different forms of particiaptory people's power that
have emerged in the third world. What can we learn from the processes for
new constitutions for participatory democracy in Latin Ameria?
Name of organization.:
Vänsterns Internationella Forum (VIF)/Left International Forum.se
 
  NGOs or WGOs? VIF.se
 
  Is development aid an imperialist tool? Many of the organisations
participating at the ESF, inclusive the Left International Forum, work with
development aid projects in countries in the South or East. Most of us
receive funds from our governments. But aid conditionality affects the
receiving countries directly or indirectly in areas such as economic
politics, the political system and the focus of civil society organisations.
What is an appropriate strategy and position of progressive organisations in
Europe toward development aid? Is the development aid today an imperialist
tool? Is it possible to transform it into a tool for the liberation of poor
people and countries and how can that be done? These are questions we would
like to discuss with European organisations, as well as with the guests and
participants from aid receiving countries.
Name of organization.:
Vänsterns Internationella Forum (VIF)/Left International Forum.se
 
  Empathic Communication
 
  Hidden Ruling Structures and Empathic Communication
 
  Women, peace and democracy
 
  la décroissance : réseau des objecteurs de croissance européen et
relocalisation de l'économie .
Developing strategies, visions and alternatives, Analysing present social
issues, Cross-movement dialogue/debate ('confrontative dialogue')
Theme of activity: 
Working for a sustainable world, food sovereignity, environmental and
climate justice
Abstract of program activity.:
Concept de la décroissance (Latouche, Ellul, Illich, Partant, Gorz ...
Jonas, Castoriadis, Georgescu-Roegen) + chantiers et réalisations concrètes
pour une alternative au capitalisme et au productivisme (AMAP, éco-village,
éco-habitat, circuit-cours ...) organisation d'un réseau d'objecteur de
croissance à l'échelle européenne (en coopération avec nos amis belges)
Name of organization.:
Objecteurs de croissance France
 
  Fight against climate change and energy poverty on a local level by
self-organisations supported by social movements

In the fight against mounting energy costs and under the threat of a warming
climate, civilians organize themselves in groups to look for sollutions that
can answer the challenge to reduce their energy consumption. Social
organizations assist and support them. In many European countries people own
the house they live in. Those owners feel the need to invest in their house,
even those who have a modest or moderate income. Many lack the knowhow and
the financial means. They stand alone in their search for cheap(er) energy
on a free market, and they don't have enough knowledge of this complicated
matter, e.g. the processes behind tariffs and the laws and regulations
concerning contracts. Collective action is the best approach: Social
movements have developed methods to combine these actions with community
building. Some of these methods use the internet. This approach has the
additional advantage of generating political power that in it's turn can be
used to force the authorities to take consequent action. In the Belgian
province of Limburg, citizens organize collective purchases of energy (gas,
oil fuel and electricity), of materials and equipment to make their houses
cold-resistant and of alternative energysources (mainly solar panels). They
are supported by ACW, a social organization. Actions taken: Raising public
awareness and consiousness by means of actions, media releases and meetings.
Organizing energy scans and audits of private houses. Actions aimed at lower
prices: collective purchase of oil fuel (30,000 families involved)
collective purchase of gas (15,000 families involved) collective purchase of
electricity (15,000 families involved) Actions to facilitate investments:
collective purchase of isolation materials (130,000 m² in 5 months)
do-it-yourself construction of solar boilers (1,000 families involved)
collective purchase of solar panels (500 families involved) These
investments are further facilitated by offering low-priced loans. 'Climate
quarters' come into existance. Groups of people living in the same quarter
save energy by changing their behaviour. Political action to obtain bonuses
or grants for investors and people who participate in collecive purchases.
Build networks involving local authorities to develop campagnes.
Name of organization.:
ACW-Limburg
 
  FOA, Denmark: Projekt Mangfoldighed og fælleskab på arbejdspladsen
 
  The Role of White People in Ending Racism
 
  THE FUTURE OF THE WSF PROCESS, Arci.it
 
  THE ALTERMONDIALISTIC MOVEMENTS: HOW WE ARE?
 
  Gender. renewable energy and nuclear power

Kvinnor är mer intresserad av att vilja ha förnyelsebar energi. Varför syns
det inte i verkligheten och varför styrs energivalet av de strukturer som
finns och varför hörs inte kvinnors röster samt varför tas inte den
småskaliga tekniken fram i större utsträckning och varför satsas det på
storskalig projekt. Kan det bero på de strukturer som finns?
Name of organization.:
Gröna kvinnor.se
 
  Anti-nuclear Strategy and Networking

Presentation of local problems and activities as well as discussion of
overall strategy.
Name of organization.:
Miljörörelsens kärnavfallssekretariat, Milkas / The Swedish Environmental
Movement’s Nuclear Waste Secretariat
 
  "El sindicalismo ante el recorte del Estado de Bienestar"
 
  The Vision for Europé

Abstract of program activity.:
Presenting and discussing an alternative to the present EU. The EU - as it
is - is dysfunctional in its open disregard for democratic principles. In
the vision we propose a free political cooperation in the form of a
confederacy. The quality of life is the top priority, in contrast with the
EU perspective of becoming a world power. According to the vision all power
emanates from the citizen. Therefore the vision deals also with a
development of democracy with citizens participation, responsibility and the
right of initiative.
Name of organization.:
Frit Europa.dk
 
  Somalia fighting for independence
 
  Delocalization and Union Strategies - Example NOKIA
 
  Meeting of German Participants
 
  Flexisecurity: analysis and proposals
 
  For a social and democratic Europe
 
  For a European Citizenship
 
  For a European Constitutional Democracy
 
  Law and society
 
  Droit Paysan - Halem / No-Vox : New practices of self-government: chosen
housing and food self-sufficiency / Nouvelles pratiques d'autonomies :
habitat choisi et autosuffisance alimentaire.
 
  DAL / No-Vox : Demand the right to housing for all and all in Europe /
Exiger le droit au logement pour toutes et tous en Europe
 
  DAL / No-Vox : Property and land speculation in Europe: analysis en
effects / Spéculation immobilière et foncière en Europe : analyse et
conséquences
 
  Grassroots movements of have nots (right, job, house, undocumented people)
assembly / Assemblée des Sans ( emploi, logement, papiers, droits )

To build solidarities and struggles against poverty, precariousness of life
to access social rights for anybody in equality / construire des solidarités
et luttes contre la pauvreté, les précarités de vie pour l'accès de toutes,
tous aux droits sociaux dans l'égalité.
Name of organization.:
No-Vox.fr
 
  Relative poverty and absolute poverty. Analysis of the policies of
solidarities dislocation and new strikes against social welfare system in
Europe / Pauvreté relative, pauvreté absolue.
 
  To eradicate poverty in Europe: the right to an universal income of
existence / Eradiquer la pauvreté en Europe : le droit au revenu d'existence
universel
 
  A Policy for Peace - a Different Security Policy for Europe.
 
  How can social banks be a tool for social entrepreneurs?
 
  Reception of ESF Charter in CEE countries vs extension of EU
Constitutional Treaty

Critical debate on the achievements of the ESF Charter process so far as
opposed to the extension of the EU Constitutional Treaty in the reloaded
form of the Lisbon Treaty. Finding social and political possible solutions
for building a Better Europe for All as opposed to a Europe led by
neoliberal oligarchy and transnationals from above only to meet their
interests. This workshop, which may become a seminar should other partners
agree and require, can be a part of the chain of Charter seminars.
Name of organization.:
Romanian Social Forum.ro
 
  S2B / Reclaiming democratic control over the economic agenda - Linking
campaigns on TNC`s, "Global Europe" and Democracy

The seminar aims at exposing the links between Corporate practices, EU´s
undemocratic free-trade agenda and EU-Institutions resulting from corporate
lobbying. It provides a space for activists working on TNC´s, Trade and
Democracy to come together and discuss possible joint activities and
campaigns, and start developing alternatives.
Name of organization.: S2B. Attac...
 
  Popular Education for Empowerment

Education embedded in the struggle of popular movements is an important tool
for social change as it contributes to empowerment and the development of
the political and social movements involved. The workshop will focus on
experiences and visions from the field of participatory popular and adult
education, and aims to promote the constitution of a European network of
progressive popular and adult educators. We want to find examples of good
practice in order to exchange knowledge and experience and underscore the
importance of participatory and dynamic education as a tool for global
change. the workshop is even aimed to be a starting point for the
development of an European network of progressive popular and adult
education agents.
Name of organization.:
Kvarnby Folkhögskola - Kvarnby Folk High School
 
  Implementing a holistic approach and program for homeless people. (The
hungarian case.)

What we need is a completely new approach. The Hungarian Future for the
Homeless Foundation (JAHA) has worked out a project which offers an
alternative to deal with this issue. The "base shelter" term has been
introduced to the legislation. The 4 phases program: Physical and mental
examination, the proper therapy, individual plans, reintegration into the
society.
Name of organization.:
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
 
  A new political and power structure overcoming formal democracy.

The way to institutionalize the participatory democracy: the House of the
representatives of the party independent organisations. New division forms
of the executive and the legislative powers proposed by Gabor Janosi.
Name of organization.:
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
 
  Carpathian Basin Ecological Conflicts and the way to get out.

The Carpathian Basin is the main water collecting area between the Alpes and
the Carpaths in Central Europe. Increasing pollutions have risen hard
conflicts of interests between Austria, Hungary and Romania, and are
requiring common solutions. Our civic organisation, ADOB has elaborated some
important proposals, but we do not know, how to take in consideration the
political problems related with. We hope to find common point wit other
interested people in Malmö. (Committee for the Hungarian Jobless
Graduates-ADOB).
Name of organization.:
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
 
  The only way to grant any sustainable development.

Anti-equilibrium, recycling, dematerialization, the great problems of the
sustainabiliy. We want to show, that the only way to a sustainable
development is to activate many more work capacity. Sustainability strictly
related with the social aspect by the borning of a new Working Class.
Seminar proposed by the Committee for the Hungarian Jobless Graduates
(ADOB).
Name of organization.:
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
 
  Freedom of opinion, cyber democracy: the limitation of the Rights.

The freedom of the expression is a democratic right of freedom, granted in
the Constitutions. Do the new communication spaces (Internet) garantee more
freedom for the civilian society or at the contrary? We would like an
exchange of opinions about. Hungarian Committee of Civil Jurists and October
23. Foundation for Human Rights. – CJB.
Name of organization.:
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
 
  Alternative forms of economy. The Change-Market System.

The system of the LETS circles of exchanges, bio-communities, ecologically
sustainable development. Committee for the Hungarian Jobless Graduates
(ADOB).
Name of organization.:
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
 
  Can the national element play a progressive role in the fight against
neoliberalism?

For the freedom of Peoples’ and the National Minorities Rights? (HSF-SR).
The problem is particularly important for Eastern Europe, but not only. We
consider, that the pure negation of the national element, and its
dissolution in the "individual freedoms" as well in the "europeans freedoms"
is breaking the struggle against the oppression and the "colonisation" of
the stateless peoples and the european national minorities. We propose to
put in focus the Rights to Freedom, to the national identity and the right
to Autonomy.
Name of organization.:
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
 
  Nonviolent communication
 
  The city as a commond good. East and west together for more livable cities

The city as a commond good. East and west together for more livable cities
Type of program activity.:
Seminar
Aim of activity.: 
Developing strategies, visions and alternatives, Analysing present social
issues 
Name of organization.:
Zone onlus
 
  Education for Non-violence
 
  Combatting Anti-Black Racism: From Slavery to the Durban Review Conference
 
  Freedom struggle is not terrorism

Alliance building for joint mobilizations, actions and campaigns
Theme of activity: 
Working for equality and rights, acknowledging diversities, against all
forms of discrimination. For feminist alternatives against patriarchy
Abstract of program activity.:
Information materials, panel debate, films etc.
Name of organization.:
Foreningen Oproer
 
  Poverty in Hungary and Central-Eastern Europe. Livelihood Anomalies.

The aim of this paper is to present a general survey of the depening poverty
in post Communist countries, Poverty is an increasingly anti-democratic and
segregating factor and points out the malfunction of our present democratic
rule of law. What pressing tasks lay ahead of us at a cooperative European,
at a national and a personal level? What to do against the poverty in
co-operation with the social organisations of other European countries
(Source of Life Foundation – LETFORRAS).
Name of organization.:
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
 
  Hungarian Social Concepts in an EU perspective, NGOs in the Hungarian
Social Security System.
 
  Ending corporate privileges and lobbying secrecy in the EU - the next
phase in the ALTER-EU campaign, FOEE..
 
  Putting decent work on the agenda for the European Parliamentary election
 
  Migration and decent work: practical strategies for building solidarity
between workers from old and new member states, from within and outside of
Europe
 
  Stagegies for antiracist strugle

A short presentation of historical and strategic strugle against racismen.
2. part off the workshop will be a short presentation on how, unions could
colaborate with the fight against racisme, and then a diskussion with the
participants, on how it is differetnt contries? and how we can get better at
collaborate on this subject?
Name of organization.:
ARN - Antiracistisk netværk
 
  Representation of the Social Diversity in the Institutions

The idea is to debate about the current reality in our institutions. Is the
social diversity properly reflected into the decision-making or conversely
the decisions are ruled by a concrete social niche? Are thus different
perspectives from different social groups taken into account? The idea is to
discuss on how ensure a fair representation of young people, women,
migrants, elderly in an equitative way to ensure mainstreaming and cross
policies for these more vulnerable collectives.
Name of organization.:
Federation of Young European Greens
 
  Two documentaries about global resistance
 
  Public service media, a cornerstome of European democracies
 
  How to confront media concentration and the decline of quality journalism
in Europe
 
  Protection of journalists’ sources: the cornestone of press freedom
 
  Immaterial property rights -- state of the art and needed reforms
 
  The right of ageing in dignity
 
  Social and ecological sustainability in the transport sector

Sustainability has to be considered widespread and not only as an aspect of
environment, but the political debates concern mostly with this part.
Especially the social aspects and expectations of the population as well as
of the workers should be included. The liberalisation and deregulations of
the last few years had bad consequences of the environment and social
conditions. We demand that that future generation also has the possibility
to develop themselves in a healthy environment as well as with good social
conditions and high social standards.
Name of organization.:
Gewerkschaft vida
 
  After Laval: Next steps
 
  Labour Rights in the European Union - Debate on Stretegies After the
Judgements in the Laval- , Rüffert and Viking Cases
 
  Från utanförskap till aktivt medborgaskap - folkbildning i Serbien

Hur kan du också göra ett projekt - praktiska exempel Beskrivining av
projekt - praktiska exempel Ringar på vattnet - vad blev det mer?!
Erfarenhetsutbyten
Name of organization.:
ABF SydHalland
 
  Common Wealth

Michael Hardt & Antonio Negri will present their latests book "Common
Wealth" to the ESF.
Name of organization.:
Arenagruppen/Fronesis.se
 
  less than 1 ton CO" pr person pr year / more then 10.000 trees pr person
pr lifetime

The permaculture strategy involves treeplanting strategies in coordination
with local food security. In relation to the actual global situation, with
climate changes and the disastrous food situation - will the wellprouved
permaculture consept be THE alternative to the actual development
Name of organization.:
VesterGror / international permaculture network
 
  Do you know when your bus-driver slept for the last time?
 
  youth and public transport

The permaculture strategy involves treeplanting strategies in coordination
with local food security. In relation to the actual global situation, with
climate changes and the disastrous food situation - will the wellprouved
permaculture consept be THE alternative to the actual development
Name of organization.:
VesterGror / international permaculture network
 
  Audit des dettes sociales, écologiques et historiques
 
  Banque du sud et nouvelles expériences de gauche en Amérique Latine
 
  Decent Work Towards & Beyond 2010
 
  Europeiskt fack och gränslöst kapital - om transnationell solidaritet och
nya fackliga mönster

- om transnationell solidaritet och nya fackliga mönster Ingemar Lindberg
inleder utifrån skrifterna "Blågult fack och gränslöst kapital" och "En ny
maktbalans"
Name of organization.:
Arenagruppen/Fronesis.se
 
  Organisera , men för vad, för vilken facklig idé?

Om Europas fackföreningar, medlemsflykten och dess orsaker och behovet av en
förnyelse.
Name of organization.:
Arenagruppen/Fronesis.se
 
  Trade union rights vs. EU court. The future of collective agreements?
 
  Bokbord
 
  Sexual violence and rape against women (Dedicated to Pippa Bacca)
 
  Demolitions and the right of Housing-The experience of Turkey

  The experience of struggle in the neighbourhoods of Istanbul against the
"Urban Transformation Plan" of the neoliberal AKP government, means of
struggle, alternatives, the demand "free housing for all".
Name of organization.:
Popular Coordination Against House Demolitions-Istanbul
 
  Food and water crisis; famine and drought

Focusing on the recent food crisis triggered by the food speculation,
bio-fuels and global warming, we want to analyse the results of imperialist
globalization in agriculture, discuss the alternatives and how to
struggle...
Name of organization.:
BEKSAV (Foundation for Researches of Arts, Esthetics, Science,
Education)-Turkey
 
  Labourer's solution to the Kurdish problem

The Socialist Platform of the Oppressed (ESP) is struggling for a labourer's
solition for the Kurdish question. This means in essence, that the Turkish
and Kurdish labourers shall be the collocutor of the problem. We reject the
military repression of the state and also we reject the
imperialist-bourgeois 'solutions' to the problem. We will put the aspects of
the problem and the way to solve it.
Name of organization.:
Socialist Platform of the Oppressed (ESP) Turkey
 
  The struggle of youth for future: The building of organisation and
resistance
 
  The new racist wave in Europe: Rise in official and non-official attack
against migrants

The new racist wave in Europe: Rise in official and non-official attack
against migrants
Name of organization.:
revolutionary proletariat
 
  The Balkanisation of Middle-East: Middle-East Enlargement Project
 
  Confrontation of capital and labor internationally
 
  Sustainable immaterial rights and reforms
 
  Work homicides, worker struggles and the experience of Tuzla dockyards
strike

Tuzla dockyards are a symbol of brutal capitalist exploitation in Turkey.
Since the year 2000, totally 83 workers had died because of the so-called
'work accidents'. Since those 'accidents' were surely preventable, but were
consequences of the vile exploitation, we name them as 'work homicides'. The
anger of the workers and the demand to secure work resulted in our
historical strike of 27-28th of February. This was a de facto strike which
stopped the production in the Tuzla dockyards area and the dockyards sector.
With this seminar we want to transfer this experience and discuss about the
possibilities of common struggle.
Name of organization.:
DISK/Limter Is
 
  Law and society
 
  Bokbord
 
  Bokbord
 
  S2B / Trading Away the Climate – How is Trade Liberalisation Aggravating
Global Warming

Climate change is the greatest threat our world faces. In December 2007,
Trade ministers have met in the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP/MOP in Bali to
discuss the contribution of trade rules and agreements to climate change.
The discussion was focussed on the positive side of trade liberalisation,
without looking at the possible conflicts or contradictions between the
trade and climate agendas. Justifying business-as-usual seems to be the
principal concern of most trade policy-makers at the moment, who fear that
the climate negotiations might bring about new burdens onto economic
operators. This workshop will address some of the main issues that arise in
the climate and trade nexus such as: the real impact of trade liberalisation
in green technologies the impact of intellectual property rights on
technology transfer of green technologies the role of offsetting border
measures that address international competitiveness concerns (“carbon
tariff”) the “waste economy” model, environmentally-wasteful and redundant
trade
Name of organization.:
Seattle to Brussels Network
 
  S2B / Another Europe in the World - 2nd session: Joint strategy discussion

The second session aims at bringing groups from different regions and
sectors together, to discuss possible joint strategies and activities
against the EU´s corporate "Global Europe" agenda and towards building our
alternatives
Name of organization.:
Seattle to Brussels Network
 
  S2B / Another Europe in the World - 1st session: Alternatives to "Global
Europe"

The seminar provides a space for groups from different world-regions and
different sectors to present and discuss proposals for alternatives to the
EU´s free trade model.
Name of organization.:
Seattle to Brussels Network
 
  Building the peace in Colombia. Presentation a European Network
 
  Pulic water in public hands

Best practises to stop privatisation, remunicipalisation, public-public
partnerships
Name of organization.:
Svenska Kommunalarbetareförbundet
 
  Migrant workers rights
 
  The next next desaster:Biofuel

There is a world wide discussion about the use of bioful for petrol. Is the
production and use of biofuel as a reneable energy source ecologically
responsible? Or is it a misuse of resources? May we destroy food production
possibilities for petrol? Who is resonsible for hunger in the world and the
growing food prices?
Name of organization.:
International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility
(INES)
 
  Climate change and new military conflicts

The implication of climate change effects like desertification, increase of
storms, water and hunger problems and climate refugees for the peacefull
development of the world. Are the wars of the 21 century climat wars?
Peacefull conflict prevention. What are the new challenges for the peace
movements?
Name of organization.:
International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility
(INES)
 
  Military research in Europé

Overview about the military reserach in the "old" European countries above
all France, Great Britain and Germany and the new above all CR and Poland.
The ambivalence between military and peacefull research (dual use problems).
Name of organization.:
International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility
(INES)
 
  Nuclear Weapons in Europé

Analysis of the actual nuclear weapons development (modernizing). Nuclear
weapons and the new NATO strategy. Alternatives of the Peace Movement.
Name of organization.:
International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility
(INES)
 
  The responsibility of scientists: From Einstein to Vanunu

Overview about the military reserach in the "old" European countries above
all France, Great Britain and Germany and the new above all CR and Poland.
The ambivalence between military and peacefull research (dual use problems).
Name of organization.:
International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility
(INES)
 
  Développement durable : rôle des recherches scientifiques fondamentale et
appliquée

Développement durable : importance de la recherche scientifique, tant
fondamentale qu'appliquée ; dangers de la dictature du court terme sur la
recherche ; nécessité de garanties sociales pour les chercheurs
scientifiques
Name of organization.:
Word Federation of Sceintific Workers/Fédération mondiale des travailleurs
scientifiques
 
  Big dam projects in Turkey and the struggle against WWF5-Istanbul

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
want to discuss as Turkish and Kurdish environmental organizations the
campaign against this illegitimate forum on global level.
Name of organization.:
Global Action Group - Turkey
 
  Campaign against nuclear power

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
want to discuss as Turkish and Kurdish environmental organizations the
campaign against this illegitimate forum on global level.
Name of organization.:
Global Action Group - Turkey
 
  Struggle Against Climate Change

WE want to discuss the activities and strategies agaiinst global climate
change
Name of organization.:
Global Action Group - Turkey
 
  Migration and Cultural Assimilation

WE want to discuss the activities and strategies agaiinst global climate
change
Name of organization.:
Global Action Group - Turkey
 
  Alevi Belief in Anatolia and the Struggle for Identity
 
  The Responsibility of Europe in the Solution of Kurdish Question
 
  Women question in the oppressed societies
 
  The results of the national research fiom-cgil: the voices of 100.000
women and men METALworkers- who are the actors; wages situation;
workingtime; work organisation and contents ; social and physical 
environement; safety; health; perception of the future
 
  From credit crunch to a crisis of globalisation
 
  F Type Prisons and the Isolation Conditions of Abdullah Ocalan

WE want to discuss the activities and strategies agaiinst global climate 
change
Name of organization.: 
Global Action Group - Turkey
 
  Mother Tongue and the Freedom of Culture

- The struggle for Kurdish Language and Kurdish Culture in Turkey - 
Assimilation politics in Kurdistan on the Kurdish Culture - Kurdish art and 
literature
Name of organization.: 
Mesopotamia Cultural Center - Istanbul
 
  Empowerment of youth through peace work
 
  Climate changes and environmenta refugees: the right to water, to clean 
energy and food safety

Working for a sustainable world, food sovereignity, environmental and 
climate justice
Abstract of program activity.: 
Name of organization.: 
Legambiente onlus
 
  Self organized space / Espace autogéré
 
  Sri Lanka, Sinhalese chauvinism and the war: a radical programme for 
resistance and solidarity with the Tamil people
 
  The Bolivarian revolution and the working class
 
  The struggle for Palestinian liberation, national liberation and the wider 
Middle East context
 
  What sort of Europe do we want?

Speaker: Nina Gunić (Speaker at the final rally at the national 
demonstration against the EU Reform treaty in Austria on 5th April 2008) The 
ruling elite in the European Union is working hard to push through the 
Reform Treaty. There are many campaigns in Europe against the treaty because 
it means more war, more social cuts and less democracy in Europe. But what 
are our alternatives? Should we go back to the national state? Shall we try 
to reform the EU? Or should we be fighting for a socialist Europe?
Name of organization.: 
League for the Fifth International
 
  S2B / The EUs Global Europe Strategy

This seminar aims at introducing the so called "Global Europe" Strategy in 
its internal and external dimensions, as the EU developed it in october 
2006. We propose to exchange analysis and situations related to its 
perspective and its impacts both in north and south, and to start discussing 
campaign strategies and opportunities in the different networks.
Name of organization.: 
Seattle to Brussels Network
 
  Faut-il brûler la valeur travail ? / Should we burn down the value of 
labour ? / Muss man den Stellenwert der Arbeit verbrennen ?
 
  le travail entre délocalisation et migration/labour between delocalization 
and migration
 
  le travail entre délocalisation et migration
 
  Quelle politiques économiques alternatives face à l'Europe libérale et au 
dévelloppement de la crise financière/which alternativ economical policies 
facing the neoliberal European syustem and the development of financial 
crisis
 
  Democratie et citoyenneté européenne/Democracy and European citizenship
 
  quelle démocratie pour une autre Europe/which democracy for another Europe
 
  2) Fléxi-sécurité et précarisation/flexisecurity and casualization
 
  1)Droits sociaux et du travail en Europe de l’Est et de l’Ouest face aux 
politiques économiques de l'UE
 
  68 student movements

For the anniversary of 1968 movements, an arguement about the reflection of 
this movements in different countries.
Name of organization.: 
Gelecek Dergisi
 
  Kurdish problem and cohabitation struggle

As the failure of nationalist policies in Turkey, Kurdish problem becomes a 
complicated problem. For fighting against all forms of racism and 
discrimination we should argue the Kurdish problem and solution 
alternatives. To strengthen the cohabitation struggle of the Kurdish and 
Turkish proleterians is important to solve the problem.
Name of organization.: 
Gelecek Dergisi
 
  Globalization and Political Islam In Turkey

In Turkey, we can analyze the parallel process between globalization and 
rising of political Islam. A radical neoliberal programme and privatization 
policies are developed by a conservative / Islamic party in Turkey. When 
social state and social security sistem are eliminating, charity 
associations are replaced. As national connections are weakening in 
globalization process, religious communities, ethnic connections strengths. 
AKP is the new phenomenia of neoliberalism, globalism and post-modernism age 
in Turkey
Name of organization.: 
Gelecek Dergisi
 
  Video exhabition about Madeira's River Dams
 
  Protection sociale, santé, retraites, les réformes en europe
 
  Work Shop with Workers against racism
 
  Campaign Against Coca-Cola
 
  EPSN - Reclaiming Public Services and social rights, fighting against 
privatisations
 
  EPSN - The role of the Global Europe strategy in the dismantling of Public 
Services in Europe and the world
 
  EPSN - Public Finances for High-Quality Public Services
 
  EPSN - A future for Nordic Welfare models?

In Turkey, we can analyze the parallel process between globalization and 
rising of political Islam. A radical neoliberal programme and privatization 
policies are developed by a conservative / Islamic party in Turkey. When 
social state and social security sistem are eliminating, charity 
associations are replaced. As national connections are weakening in 
globalization process, religious communities, ethnic connections strengths. 
AKP is the new phenomenia of neoliberalism, globalism and post-modernism age 
in Turkey
Name of organization.: 
Gelecek Dergisi
 
  EPSN - Developing the reflexion on a regulatory framework for Public 
Services/Common Welfare
 
  Démocratie européenne, citoyenneté et institutions
 
  migrations et développement : s'opposer aux orientations de l'immigration 
choisie",
 
  Analysis of risks of ESS European Spallation Source, planned to be built 
in Lund Sweden
 
  Analysis of risks of ESS European Spallation Source, planned to be built 
in Lund Sweden
 
  Analysis of risks of ESS European Spallation Source, planned to be built 
in Lund Sweden
 
  Equal opportunity, domestic violence, prostitution.
 
  Rights of languages, the necessity of a non discriminative international 
language.

How to communicate in the EU? What's about the equal rights of the 
languages? The necessity of one non discriminative international language. 
The Esperanto and its economical, cultural and psycological advantages.
Name of organization.: 
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
 
  Rights of languages, the necessity of a non discriminative international 
language.
 
  How to overcome the expansion of NATO in the sense of a new collective 
security system?

A new vision of the collective security in Europe, starting from the 
collective respnsibility, instead of the NATO unilateralism. Inclusion 
instead of exclusions.
Name of organization.: 
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
 
  How to follow towards a Social Europe? What to do, with whom to do?

Experiences of the hungarian social movement in the struggle for a Social 
Hungary. (HSF-SR).
Name of organization.: 
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
 
  Unilateral Society: without a real emancipation of the womens. Are there 
real perspectives to change it? (Alliance for Poor and Defenceless People – 
SZKSZ).

Are there real perspectives to change it? (Alliance for Poor and Defenceless 
People – SZKSZ.)
Name of organization.: 
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
 
  Defending our homes and neighbourhoods

Housing for working class people is under attack. Public owned estates are 
being privatised and the rights and conditions for ordinary people 
threatend. In Stockholm we defend the working class suburb Husby against 
privatisation, shock rent increases and demolition of peoples homes. How can 
the attacks be stopped? And what is our alternative in developing working 
class neighbourhoods on our own terms?
Name of organization.: 
Committee fo a Workers' International
 
  A socialist respond to the climat crisis

The climate crisis affects everyone. Even amongs big business and right wing 
governments, the climate change has earned a place on the agenda. But will 
their attacks on welfare, global trade on carbon emissions, and "green 
taxes" really help the environment and the poor? Can the climate crisis be 
solved within capitalism? Is socialism needed to provide sustainable 
development? And how can the environmental struggle take steps forward?
Name of organization.: 
Committee fo a Workers' International
 
  The rise of class struggle in Europe and new workers' parties
 
  China in turmoil - mass struggle and environmental disaster
 
  How the west makes a bogeyman out of Islam, Bundesausschuss 
Friedensratschlag
 
  Afghanistan: Troops out! Bundesausschuss Friedensratschlag
 
  NATOs 60th anniversary: time to bury not to celebrate Bundesausschuss 
Friedensratschlag
 
  Another world it s possible by the Liberation of Women-For the Future of 
the Humanity a new Women's Liberation Ideologi, CENI-Kurdisch Women Peace 
Office
 
  the role of women's in the struggle for democratie, liberty and peace, 
CENI-Kurdisch Women Peace Office
 
  Education-mother tongue, International Free Women's Foundation
 
  Dam of ILISU-protect environment, International Free Women's Foundation
 
  When Religion and Tradition contradict Women´s Rights

For a seculare Europe/World against religious fundamentalism and 
conservative traditions that contradict women´s rights (and human rights) 
Different points of views in these subjects.
Name of organization.: 
Nätverket mot hedersrelaterat våld (Network against honour crimes)
 
  Europe and Mediterranean. The need for developing relation between Civil 
Society.

The seminar is willing to discuss the state, and the need for improvement, 
of Euro-Mediterranean links between Civil Society Organisations, for a 
Euro-Med CS alliance for peace and democracy. This links are very weak at 
the moment. Medlink meetings in 2006/07 in Rome (see www.medlinknet.org) has 
been an occasion of discussion between CSOs that we would like to develop 
with other Euro and Med organisations. Some short introduction to facilitate 
the discussion 1. Mediterranean Sea VS Atlantic Ocean, the need for a CS 
Euro-Med alliance 2. Social fights and civil resistance in the Mediterraneum 
3. Religion and Politics
Name of organization.: 
Medlink Italian Commettee
 
  Kurdish people struglle and Iranian political system
 
  Equal social rights for all EU residents
 
  The issues at stake with the common asylum regime in the EU
 
  Diversity of racism in Europe: common and specific answers

The characteristics of racism vary in the different European countries. The 
activity shall give an analyse of the diversities we face and address the 
issue of the common and specific answers which can reinforce the efficiency 
of our fights against racism all over the continent. Entre pays européens 
les caractéristiques du racisme sont différentes. L’activité proposée 
permettra de présenter les diversités auxquelles nous sommes confrontées et 
réfléchir ensemble aux réponses communes et spécifiques qui peuvent 
renforcer l’efficacité de nos combats contre le racisme sur le continent 
européen.
Name of organization.: 
Ligue des droits de l'Homme
 
  Special Economic/Export Zones
 
  Analysis of risks of ESS European Spallation Source, planned to be built 
in Lund Sweden
 
  CLOSE DOWN MILITARY BASES, GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE COALITION, Stop the 
war coalition of Greece, COBAS, No to War of Denmark
 
  Fight against imperialism in the Middle East, GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE 
COALITION,
 
  End the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE 
COALITION,
 
  Student stuggle and student organization

Across Europe - and the world - students are taking an active part in the 
struggle for social justice and equality and the right to education for all. 
2008 marks the 40th aniversity of the 1968 student protest across Europe. 
Today we are witnessing another wave of student protests as attacs from 
capital interets against the so called 'welfare state' and the higher 
education. What has happened in the 40 years since '68?, and, more 
importantly, what type of student struggle and student organization are 
taking form today and in the future? What are the stuggles we have ahead of 
us? How can we work together in these struggles?
Name of organization.: 
Vänsterns Studentförbund - Left Student's Union Sweden
 
  Consequences of trauma on migrant women's in Europe
 
  Bokbord
 
  music actvity for diversity culturelle
 
  Creating Success – Equal opportunities: Case Finland
 
  Exchange of experience about local social forum processes in Europe
 
  Hur skapar vi ett socialistiskt europa?
 
  No Volveran-the Venezuela revolution right now
 
  Alternative to the EU-constitution

The Treaty of Lisbon is not better then the "EU-constitution" was. How 
should an constitutional process from below be initiated? What could be the 
framework for the Other Europe we wish?
Name of organization.: 
Euromarches
 
  Social rights
 
  Minimum income and minimum wage
 
  A PROPOSAL FOR AN RADICAL EUROPEAN BUDGET FOR SAVING THE CLIMATE

DET HÄR SEMINARIET ÄR ETT FÖREDRAG OCH EN PRESENTATION AV EN ALTERNATIV 
BUDGET FÖR EUROPAS STATER I SYFTE ATT STOPPA KLIMATHOTET. En genomgång av de 
offentliga resurser som finns, de alternativa tekniker som finns och de 
politiska krav som kan ställas utifrån behovet av att snabbt växthusgasernas 
koncentration. Seminariets politiska vision finns som podcast (nationell 
version) på http://etc.se/podcast/
Name of organization.: 
ETC
 
  Global Climate demonstrations - Poznan 2007 and Copenhagen 2008

There will be a global day of action on climate again this year on December 
6 at the time of the UN climate talks in Poznan, with a demonstration in 
Poznan and in many other parts of the world. In 2009 the UN talks will be in 
Copenahagen, and we plan to have a large demonstration there as world 
leaders try to negotiate the agreement to follow Kyoto. This seminar will 
bring together activists from Poland, Denmark and across Europe to discuss 
how to build these demonstrations.
Name of organization.: 
campaign against climate change
 
  Buy Africa! Build Africa!
 
  Assembly of people living whithout job or otherwise in precarity