Seminar between economists
June 7th, 16:30
Olympic Stadium (Irini station)
(Interpretation EN, FR, EL)
organized by Économistes Atterrés and EuroPen
Short introductions:
Bruno Théret ( Université Paris-Dauphine) José M Mella (Econonuestra Spain) John Milios (National Technical University of Athens Greece)
Mariana Mortagua (Economist and member of Left Block Portugal)
Sarah Brennan (Political Analyst Ireland)
and dialogue with the participation of Cédric Durand (Économistes Atterrés French) Mireille Bruyère (Économistes Atterrés French) Thomas Coutrot (Attac France), Franco Carminati (Attac (...)
Athens
Latest update : 13 June 2013.
Articles
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What alternative economic policies to get out of austerity ?
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Austerity and the economic external agenda of the EU
6 June 2013Dialogue between economists, politicians and social movements
7 June 14:00 Olympic Stadium (Irini station) Room 6, Interviews Hall of Olympic Natatorium (Interpretation EN, FR, EL)
on the issue of: Austerity and the economic external agenda of the EU
Welcoming words from Gabi Zimmer (President GUE/NGL) and Nikolaos Chountis (GUE/NGL MEP for Syriza) Short introductions of the issue by: Asborn Wahl, (Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees – and Campaign for the Welfare State): Austerity: The hidden agenda of the EU Debbie Valencia (Campaign for Migrant Domestic Workers: (...) -
Labour assembly
4 June 2013Title : Labour - Precarity - Unemployment: change the course of European policies on workers’ rights. Organizing workers struggles in Europe
With 2 coordinators
Program of the assembly:
1) Introduce the assembly giving a framework of attacks to labour rights at a European level [Apostolis Kapsals (scientific collaborator at the Labour Institute of GSEE)] (15’-20’ min)
2) Presentation of their own experience of a struggle by participants to assembly (5’ each one - 60’ min)
3) Debate: " struggles, the strategy and the tactics of them, not only to stop attacks on labor rights (...) -
Reclaiming democracy
4 June 2013Title : Reclaiming democracy - Peoples united against the Troika - Strategising to subvert the EU’s neoliberal economic governance and the Troika
economicgovernance@altersummit.eu
Saturday the 8th of June
Preparatory texts : Slovenia Greece France Austria The EU response to the crisis has been to impose austerity measures, attack social and economic rights and to roll back democracy. In some countries the main challenge is the Troika and the harsh conditions of the loan programmes, in others it’s the general rules on economic policy of the European Union that has been developed (...) -
Commons and public services
4 June 2013Title : Defending the commons: A key (struggle) for change
Chairmen: Dimitra Spatharidou (Greek Organizing Committee) / Pablo Sanchez (EPSU)
The Commons Assembly plans to focus on the anti-privatization struggles across Europe, with special focus on countries under the troika like Greece. It will take as case study the successful stories of the European water movement in order to reinforce the notion of common goods in the social movements that are fighting against privatization in public services or for re-municipalisation.
At the first half of the Assembly, there will be a discussion (...) -
Solidarity assembly
4 June 2013Title : Solidarity in action: The Europe of the 99% to the forefront
This assembly is part of the Alter Summit aiming at discussing proposals for concrete actions and campaigns of solidarity on a European level. Any ideas and suggestions regarding common actions or forms of networking and coordination between different fields of solidarity work are welcome. They will be distributed widely among the participants from now until the date of the assembly in order to foster debate and inspiration, so do not wait the last day to express them. As it was discussed at the preparatory meeting of (...) -
Ecology and commons assemblies
4 June 2013Title : Defending the commons: A key (struggle) for change
Chairmen: Dimitra Spatharidou (Greek Organizing Committee) / Pablo Sanchez (EPSU)
The Commons Assembly plans to focus on the anti-privatization struggles across Europe, with special focus on countries under the troika like Greece. It will take as case study the successful stories of the European water movement in order to reinforce the notion of common goods in the social movements that are fighting against privatization in public services or for re-municipalisation.
At the first half of the Assembly, there will be a discussion (...) -
Social rights
4 June 2013Title : Fight against poverty and resistance over the dismantlement of the welfare state in Europe-Social Rights for All
Coordinator: Katerina Poutou, President of the Greek Anti-Poverty Network, founding member of the Organization for Social Support of Youth "ARSIS", active member in the field of social demands and social policy at National and European level.
Setting the context: "Challenges and dilemmas of National and European Policies to combat Poverty, Requirements and conditions for the organization and coordination of Social movements"
9:30 a.m. -10.45 a.m.: Part A - (...) -
Peace assembly
4 June 2013Title : Peace and international relations: From military to economic interventions?
peace@altersummit.eu
Saturday 8th –
facilitators: Sissy Vovou, Lucas Wirl
Two lectures introduce to militarization processes in Greece and EU. In following short interventions different topics of and actions for peace get introduced from various groups. Aim is to exchange information from different regions and to bring together activists for discussing common action.
Introduction lectures (10’) Antinationalist-Antimilitarist Initiative (Sissy Vovou): analysis of the situation of defence spending in (...) -
Debt, banks, tax havens
4 June 2013Title : Peoples in debt – banks in heaven
End the debt slavery (part I); Ways towards appropriate banking (part II); Discussion on the strategies to achieve the main targets that would have been defined (part III).
Facilitation : Myriam Bourgy + Haris Golemis
Saturday Morning assembly
Initiatives, articulating European and national perspectives, related to the chapters I and IV of the manifesto.
Part I: End the Debt slavery - 1h30 (1h debate) Inputs (less than 10min each) : Citizen Debt Audit (CADTM Europe) Wealth Redistribution campain (German unionist) Which ECB intervention in (...) -
Far-right assembly
4 June 2013Title : The face of new-Fascism in Europe and the Emerging Repression State
far-right@altersummit.eu Statement of the Assembly
8th h9,30
Facilitators . Yannis Almpanis - Walter Baier,
There is a significant rise of Far Right and neo Nazism in Europe after the crisis and the implementation of austerity programs. All over Europe far right populists, facists and nazis obtain electoral gains. In addition to that, a wave of racist attacks threatens immigrants. Our assembly aims to exchange experiences from all over Europe and discuss how could it be possible to coordinate anti-fascist (...) -
Housing assembly
4 June 2013Title : No roof for one - no peace for all: The right to housing
“urgent” ideas towards COORDINATED ACTION and JOINT ADVOCACY within the coming 1-2 years. Because of the scarce time these ideas have not really been discussed in depth. But we think it is important to spread the idea now, so that you and others may be able to relate and react to that in time. We hope that this impulse may lead to a real process of better organizing among activists and organizations for the right to housing and the city across Europe. Ideas for coordinated trans-european action and advocacy 2013-2014 (...) -
Migration assembly
4 June 2013Title : Migrants, refugees, border controls, crisis and fortress Europe
migration@altersummit.eu
7th of June from 2 pm till 4 pm.
Facilitators: Edda Pando (Arci) and Yanis Felekis (ODKE).
Reporting: Mikaël Franssens (Ciré) and ….. Contact: migration(at)altersummit.eu
Introduction
As many others, we struggle for a world based on equality, liberty and democracy, where human rights and dignity are fully respected. It is therefore impossible for us to endorse current migration policy implemented by the EU and its Member States.
The EU and its Member States wage a war on migrants. Doing (...) -
Health assembly
4 June 2013Title : Austerity kills: The assault on public health care – Demanding health rights for all
Titre : L’austérité nuit gravement à la santé ! La sortie de crise doit passer par la Santé pour tous!
Objectif du séminaire : nous démontrons la nécessité et l’urgence de politiques publiques en faveur de la Santé pour tous ; nous affirmons que la lutte contre l’austérité, la justice fiscale et l’annulation d’une part importante de la dette, la relance, la protection des droits démocratiques et participatifs, y compris en matière de genres, le droit à un travail décent, la prise en compte des déterminants de la (...) -
Education assembly
4 June 2013Title : Resistance to the destruction of public education - Defending next generation’s future
Facilitators : Themis Kotsifakis, Florian Lascroux
Questionnaire :
Program : 5-10 min : presentation of the assembly, the objectives, the different parts
Women from OLME (Greece) 20-30 min : presentation of the situation of Education in Europe (thanks to the questionnaires)
Manuela Mendonca - FENPROF (Portugal)
Michal Mlcousek - ETUCE 10-15 min : presentation of the manifesto, the different parts, the purpose ; presentation of the links between the manifesto and the problems in Education (...) -
Feminist assembly
4 June 2013Title : feminist’s movements and women’s rights in crisis-hit Europe: Proposals for a feminist Europe
Titre : Mouvements féministes et droits des femmes dans l’Europe frappée par la crise. Propositions pour une Europe féministe
Compte rendu de l’assemblée (cliquer ici)
Présentation de l’assemblée
Modératrices/animatices : Véra Siaterli – Grèce et Frédérique Payen – France
Déroulé : Introduction : Les assemblées de l’AS ne sont des assemblées préparées et décidées par l’ensemble des organisations membres. But : Il s’agit de faire se rencontrer les luttes de terrain et le manifeste…… Interventions : 10mn ( (...) -
Register for Athens!
18 April 2013 -
Program
17 April 2013Friday June 7th
12AM to 2PM : Feminist’s movements and women rights in the crisis-hit Europe: Strategies (contact : womenassembly@altersummit.eu) More...
2:30PM to 5PM : Open network assemblies Resistance to the destruction of public education - Defending next generation’s future ; (contact : education@altersummit.eu) More... Austerity kills: The assault on public health care – Demanding health rights for all ; (contact : health@altersummit.eu) More... Migrants, refugees, border controls, crisis and fortress Europe ; (contact : migration@altersummit.eu) More... No roof for one - no (...) -
Athens, June 7th and 8th !
17 April 2013On June 7th and 8th, movements and organizations from all over Europe attended to the Alter Summit in Athens. This event was organized, with the Greek social movement, by civil society organizations, trade unions, NGOs, with the support of personalities from all over Europe.
The Alter Summit in Athens has been a step forward in the building of more convergence between movements opposed to the current anti-social and anti-ecological policies promoted by European governments and institutions.
It was a highly symbolic gathering, since Greece has been the laboratory of the destructive (...) -
Practical Information
16 April 2013Assemblies, network meetings and the plenary will take place on Friday and Saturday at the Olympic Stadium (Irini station, 25 min from Omonoia sq. metro station). For direct access to the Olympic Stadium, where the Alter Summit will be held, you can take the Athens Suburban Railway from the airport to the Nerantziotisa station; from there change to the Green Line (Athens Metro) to Irini station.
To get to downtown Athens you can take the Blue Line (Athens Metro) to Syntagma station.
here you can see the venue
http://www.altersummit2013.blogspot.gr/p/blog-page_3.html
The demo on (...)
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